Porsche is very excited about the new Panamera E-Hybrid, and who can blame them? Hot on the heels of a Le Mans victory with a hybrid racecar, Porsche will have the hottest hybrid sedan on the market. To showcase the new model Porsche took the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid to London along with a very special escort: The 919 Hybrid driven by Mark Webber. The …
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Porsche Unveils New Half-LEGO 919 Hybrid Sculpture At COTA
Last year at Le Mans, Porsche unveiled a sculpture that was half Porsche 911 RSR race car and half LEGO sculpture. It was a really interesting piece, and it made the rounds to a few events, including Rennsport Reunion. This year, a similar sculpture has been crafted, but this time out of a 919 Hybrid LMP1 car. The left half is made of real-deal …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Factory Driver Timo Bernhard Set A New Hill Climb Record In A GT3 Cup. You Have To Watch The On Board Video!
Last weekend, during the Glasbach Rennen round of the FIA European Hill Climb Championship, the Le Mans winning driver set a new course record for GT and Touring vehicles while driving a standard 991 GT3 Cup car. This video is amazing from start to finish, showing off the 35 year old's amazing talent and quick reflexes. It's obvious he knows the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures, Results and Video In The WEC, Round 4, Nürburgring
Fresh off a last minute victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, Porsche was ready to continue their winning ways at home in Germany, fighting Toyota and Audi for the overall win at the Nürburgring 6 hour race. With two factory cars entered in LMP1, a single GTE Pro entry, and a trio of 911 RSRs in GTE Am, Porsche was ready for an assault on the …
Continue to the full articleWhat Does the 919’s Hybrid Technology Mean for Future Road Cars?
The current breed of hybrid LMP1 cars are the most technically advanced racecars built to date. The Porsche 919 incorporates a wide variety of technologies to improve both power and efficiency. The 919's small displacement V4 engine and high-discharge batteries are among the most sophisticated of their type, and give the 919 a whopping 900 …
Continue to the full articleA Porsche Fan’s Guide To The 2016 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Porsche is running four factory-backed cars at Le Mans next weekend (2 in LMP1 and 2 in LMGTE-Pro), and they'll be joined by five additional privateer-run efforts(1 in LMGTE-Pro and 4 LMGTE-Am). Porsche fans like you or I should be excited at the prospects Porsche has this year to win the whole shooting match once again. Coming off one of the most …
Continue to the full articleLEGO Fans Create The Coolest Porsche Films Ever In The Porsche Dream Race Contest
A few months ago, LEGO and Porsche announced a contest for builders and filmmakers to upload a video for a chance to win VIP tickets to the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours. There were hundreds of entrants, but only one can actually win. In this short clip from the LEGO YouTube channel, they've shown us the finalists in the contest, as well as the winning …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 919 Hybrid LMP1 Steering Wheel Has A Lot Of Buttons, What Do They All Do?
Porsche nut and friend of the site Jeff Zwart produced a book nearly a decade ago called "Three Points of Contact". Inside was a gorgeous photo-essay which explored how a racing driver communicates with their car. Those namesake three points are eyes, feet, and hands. As important as the other two are, the hands are perhaps the ones doing the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 919 Hybrid debuts Le Mans aero package and new lighting at Spa
For the second year running the Porsche 919 Hybrid set the fastest lap at the first day of practice at Spa. Both cars debuted the new low-drag aero package intended for Le Mans this year, along with a new lighting package designed to both reduce weight and increase cooling efficiency. The reigning champions in the number 1 car, driven by …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Completes Test Of Newest Michelin 919 Hybrid LMP1 Tires At Yas Marina
Porsche, in preparation for defending their 2015 LMP1 WEC championship title, has completed two full test of their 2016 spec 919 Hybrid LMP1 car. Across those two tests, they have spent a total of 8-days at the track working on systems development. This most recent test was conducted in conjunction with tire partner (And FLATSIXES.com sponsor) …
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