Thanks to a fortunate set of circumstances, we get a sense of how a well-used Carrera GT performs in wintry surroundings. No traction control, no modes to choose from, and a fearsome reputation pushes steely drivers like our man here to treat the Carrera GT's inputs with some circumspection. It's claimed a few lives and clearly doesn't have the …
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Walter Röhrl Picks His Top Five Porsche Rally Cars
Beware, dear reader, as this is a video that requires some reading. When discussing something as dear to his heart as rally cars, Herr Röhrl tends to stick with his native German. Though the video is in German, the visual language of Porsche racing cars transcends the spoken word, and Herr Röhrl has brought some icons for the latest Top 5 …
Continue to the full articleDiving Deep into Analog Machines with One Man’s Cherished 997.1 GT3 RS
Some owners develop bonds with their cars so close that they make certain parent-child relationships cold and distant. Perhaps the involved relationship one must have when owning and modifying a car over the course of a decade, one might get closer to their car than they can with kin. Plus, a Porsche 997.1 GT3 RS doesn't make rude comments at …
Continue to the full articleWalter Röhrl Honored By the FIA Hall of Fame
Few have risen to such prominence in rallying to become a near-household name like Röhrl, who began his rally career fifty years ago. Within three years of amateur rallying, he became a factory driver with Opel. His career launched then and there, and throughout the seventies and eighties, he went on to drive just about anything under the sun. With …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Top 5 Fastest Road-Legal Cars
When a car as fearsome and fast as the latest 911 Turbo S is bringing up the rear, you know you're in for a spectacular list of supercars. Though each these five were approached in different ways, in different times, with distinct aims, but the through-line with all these is their outrageous speed. The 991 Turbo S is one of the fastest off the …
Continue to the full articleYousef Fittiani—A Man Completely Dedicated to Porsche
Yousef Fittiani is one of the founding members of the Porsche Club in Kuwait and owns a collection that would make any Porschephile tense with jealousy. Truly, this collection looks like an entire page of duPont Registry listings put in the same air-conditioned showroom. It was thirty years ago, when Fittiani was studying in the United States, …
Continue to the full articleCheck Out The Trailer For The New Paul Walker Documentary
With his signature slanted grin, Paul Walker stole the hearts of millions as a beloved actor. It was his car collection that was the envy of many enthusiasts, however. Obviously it doesn't do well to speak ill of the dead, but even in living, we've never heard a harsh word said about the man. He had fans, he had friends, he had family, and he was …
Continue to the full articleAn Exercise In Traction: The Top 5 Fastest Accelerating Porsches
The current iteration of the horsepower wars is frankly a bit absurd. Today's fastest street cars would be required to have full roll cages and chassis certification under NHRA rules. Even the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid is fast enough to require a 6-point cage to make passes at your local drag strip. For the last several decades mind-bending …
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 articleAmelia Island Auctions: Porsche Preview 2017
The upswing in the Porsche market shows no sign of stopping. While the upward curve is not as accelerated as it once was, the general upward trend continues. Less universally-loved Porsches are beginning to feel some of the 911's momentum in the classic car market. This year at Amelia Island there are more than 100 Porsches offered, ranging from a …
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