We're constantly being asked from readers about the features and benefits of various options available from Porsche. Perhaps the one most commonly asked about is the Sport Chrono Package. What does it do? What does it include? Is it worth the cost? The video below does a great job of answering the first two questions. Is it worth the …
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Patrick Long To Race With Team Falken Tire
Late last year it was announced that Patrick Long, Porsche's only American factory driver, would be spending his entire season racing in the WEC GTE-Am class alongside Patrick Dempsey in his Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche. While I was excited at the prospect of seeing Patrick and Patrick together, I think they make a great team, I was severely …
Continue to the full articleThe Definitive Porsche Scottsdale Auction Preview
Every successive auction that we've covered over the last couple of years was just a little bit crazier than the one before. The cars continue to increase in profile, and the money that folks shell out for collector Porsche lots increased by leaps and bounds. The last real big auction in North America was Monterey, now more than 5 months ago, and …
Continue to the full articleRUF 993 Turbo R Crashed During A Porsche Enthusiast Drive
RUF's 993 Turbo R is not a common car by any stretch of the imagination. So you can imagine my horror when I first saw the video of this car wrecked in the middle of the road. I've always loved the cars that RUF creates, and the Turbo R is certainly among the greats. To see one die a horrible death is painful. Not only is the Turbo R one of the …
Continue to the full articleRauh Welt Porsche For Sale On eBay – Los Angeles Build #1
Numbering perhaps only in the dozens, Rauh-Welt Porsches are a bit thin on the ground, and honestly this is the first time I've seen one come up for sale. Usually, if you want one of your own, you find yourself a nice 964 or 993, order up the not-insubstantially expensive pieces of bodywork, have them painted in your color of choice, pick our your …
Continue to the full articleVideo: The Peaceful Tranquility Of The Porsche 918 Assembly Line
Car assembly is usually a loud and dirty process, and the assembly line is never a pleasant place to hang around. There are impact guns and automated robots making noise. Porsche's 918 Spyder assembly line does things a little differently, however. Everything is done by hand, everything is done by artisans. This video accurately depicts what its …
Continue to the full articleThe Iconic Brumos Livery Is Back For The Daytona 24 And 12 Hours Of Sebring!
Brumos Racing has been running the now-iconic red, white, and blue livery on Porsche race cars for decades, and in 2013 the team put their racing on an indeterminate hiatus. With the Brumos team's exit from the Grand Am GT class, the livery was absent from the grid for the first time in so many years. In just a few weeks, the famous colors will …
Continue to the full articleMeet Porsche’s 2015 Factory Drivers
Last week Porsche held their annual Night of Champions Dinner. As usual, besides reminiscing on the previous season in Motorsport, Porsche uses the evening as a platform to announce their plans for 2015. Amongst all the other announcements Porsche confirmed their factory driver line-up for 2015. Of the 14 drivers from 2014, 13 were named. …
Continue to the full articleDempsey To Contest The 2015 Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup
It was just two short weeks ago that we learned part of Patrick Dempsey's racing plans with Porsche for the 2015 season. At the time of the original announcement there was no word on if we would see Dempsey racing in the U.S. as part of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Today we received word that Patrick will partner with Wright …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Signs F1 Driver Nico Hülkenberg for 2015 Le Mans. Who’s Next?
Just last week Porsche announced the addition of a third 919 Hybrid for Le Mans in 2015. Now, less than a week later we've learned that Porsche has signed Nico Hülkenberg as one of the drivers for the third LMP1 entry. The 27-year-old German will be the first active Formula One driver since 2009 to take the start of Le Mans. As a prelude to Le …
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