At the highest levels of racing, like F1 and the LMP class in the WEC, it's generally believed that it's the manufacturer who bears the brunt of the financial burden associated with running a team. Sure, squads like Porsche's LMP Team get some dollars from their "partners" but everything we've read leads us to to believe it's probably not even a …
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Porsche’s Mid-Engine 911 RSR Catches Fire During Silverstone Race
Porsche’s Results, Video and Pictures from the WEC Season Opener at Silverstone
This past weekend marked the season opener of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, the first out of nine rounds, for both Porsche's LMP Team and the GT Team. The six-hour race at Britain’s famous Silverstone Circuit marked the first contest between the reworked Porsche 919 hybrid and the latest Toyota TS050 Hybrid. Despite having won world …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures From the Long Beach Grand Prix
Round 3 of the 2017 IMSA Weathertech Series was contested this past weekend on the historic street circuit in Long Beach, Ca., “The BUBBA Burger Grand Prix at Long Beach.” The Long Beach circuit is rich with motorsport history having hosted Formula 1 and IndyCar races since the 70’s. Long Beach has been good to Porsche through the years, in 2016 …
Continue to the full article2017 Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance Preview. Porsche Featured Marque!
About the author: Marvin Water's has been involved with the Porsche marque since 1994. He prefers track events but also enjoys showing Porsche's as well. Follow him on Instagram @swiftmotoring The 5th annual Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance (PCDE) is just around the corner, on Saturday May 6. This event quickly separated itself from other …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars North America Sales by Model: March 2017
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA) announced sales of 4,479 vehicles this week. This is 3.6% increase over March 2016 and a first quarter gain of 3.9% over the same period last year. Year-to-date 2017 sales stand at 12,718 vehicles. March results were strengthened by strong consumer demand for Panamera and Macan models. The 2017 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars Canada Sales by Model: March 2017
Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd. (PCL) reported a 17% increase in March 2017 sales, as compared to the same period last year, with 624 Porsches delivered to new customers. That brings Q1 deliveries to 1,399 units and the first time PCL sold more than 1,300 Porsches in the first quarter of any year. “Just as we celebrate a first quarter sales record, …
Continue to the full articleThis is the new Porsche LMP1 919 Hybrid
Porsche just announced their official 2017 919 Hybrid driver line-up. Now, earlier today, at Monza, Porsche unveiled the new 919 Hybrid. This isn't a small refresh. Instead, nearly 60% to 70% of the 919 had been reworked. Porsche's ambitions with the reworked race car are nothing if not aggressive. Their target is to to win the Le Mans 24-hours …
Continue to the full article8-Speeds for all needs: Inside the Panamera’s new 8-Speed PDK
When Porsche first introduced the 7-Speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) in 2009, the industry viewed it as a game changer. The modern PDK program can be traced back to the 956 and 962 sports cars of the 1980s, but it really came of age in 2009. The quick-shifting original 7-Speed PDK, which debuted in the 997, shared much of its architecture with …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 Turbo S Ties for 1st Place in the Robb Report USA 2017 Car of the Year
The Robb Report has been publishing their "Car of the Year" awards for 15-years now. In all that time, there has never been a tie, until now. This year, the event was not only judged by a familiar group of automotive panelists, but by millions of a "automotive aficionados" as well. Editors at the Robb Report decided to open the voting to …
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