Here at FlatSixes we are extremely excited about the future of electrified Porsche tech, and that's why we're working together with a crew of awesome individuals to bring the next generation of car culture into the here and now with an electrified automotive festival called Autopia 2099. The whole idea here is that we're optimistic about the …
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Is a 911 GT2 RS Faster Than A 918 Spyder at Hockenheim?
Unlike many cars of its ilk, this GT2 RS sees a great deal of track time. Whether it be racing against current GT3 Cup cars or highly modified Nissan GT-Rs, sebastian vittel's RS is a regular sight at tracks across France and Germany. It's been given a few tasteful modifications to suit it to the regular beating it takes; utilizing Endless pads, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Ten Best Colors Of All Time
Porsche has a habit of selling cars in incredibly interesting colors. From the very beginning they've had many interesting shades painted on the shapely fenders of their sports cars. They take risks on colors, risks that other companies are known to shy away from. There are dozens of bright and bold colors that make a Porsche stand out. For some …
Continue to the full articleHere’s Why the Porsche 918 is now Worth Nearly Twice its Original Price
The 918, with its combination of street appeal and otherworldly performance, has predictably ratcheted up its selling price in the last few years. It's not too difficult to accept the 918 is going for around $1.7 million these days—which is nearly twice the Porsche's base price when first released a few years ago. With 887 horsepower, purely …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 959, GT1, Carrera GT, 918 and other Hypercars Drag Race in Stunning Swiss Surroundings
When you've done well in life, doors open for you. In this case, the owners of these gorgeous hypercars were given free reign to drive as quickly as they like across the landing strip at the Cambri Airport, just outside of Village Quinto. On their way to this meeting of the latest and greatest hypercars on the planet, the picturesque Gotthard pass …
Continue to the full article918 Spyder Drag Races Again and Again at “Streetcar Takeover” Atlanta
By now we've seen a few 918s destroyed in terrible crashes and so many others for sale at crazy prices we began to wonder if most owners would keep them as garage queens. Not this guy. Taking part in last year's "Streetcar Takeover event in Atlanta, this 918 owner showed up to play. Participating in 1/4 mile drag race after 1/4 mile drag race …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Spyder Crashes Into Crowd At Malta Motor Show: 26 Injured
Another 918 has been involved in an accident, this time while participating in the Paqpaqli ghal-Istrina motor show in Malta. According to the report we read, the 918 was driven by "experienced driver and owner Paul Bailey" who lost control and crashed into a section of the crowd at about 2:00 pm on Park 4 of the airport in Hal Farrug. 26 people …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Shuts Down 918 Production Line. End Of An Era?
It was just a little over 4-years ago that Porsche invited us to Detroit for something they assured us would be spectacular. When they unveiled the 918 RSR at the 2011 Detroit auto show it was fairly apparent that "spectacular" was the automotive understatement of the decade. Now, after just 21 short months of production, the last Porsche 918 …
Continue to the full articleWin A 5 Day, 1000 Kilometer Road Trip In A Porsche 918 Spyder
When Porsche reached one million fans on their facebook page they held a contest. They did it again when they reached two million fans and most recently, in late 2013, when they reached five million fans. Now, barely 18 months later, Porsche hit a huge milestone, 10,000,000 facebook fans. Guess what they're doing to celebrate? That's right, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Drag Races A McLaren P1 And A Motorcycle To 200 Miles Per Hour
As I was watching this video, I couldn't help but feel slightly overcome by the steady marching wave of ever advancing technology in cars. Then I almost fainted in sheer terror at the thought of riding a motorcycle at 194 miles per hour. Autocar pits a Porsche 918 against a McLaren P1, and then throws in a Ducati Panigale Superleggera just for …
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