For years Porsche enthusiasts have been begging for the next big thing in mid-engine speed from Porsche. Ever since the GT4 launched customers have been asking for a GT4 RS. Not only is there one, but now Porsche has launched a second. There is a road-going GT4 RS and the track-only GT4 RS Clubsport. Both models will get the 4-liter naturally …
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It Is Important That You Know The 968 Clubsport Is The Ultimate Transaxle Porsche
Designed to help Porsche through one of their leaner periods, the 968 Clubsport was a demonstration of how much they could do with very little. True, it wasn't exactly a massive departure from the 968 and the 944 that it was based upon, but with the right modifications and ethos, it offered a level of focus that swayed a startlingly large number of …
Continue to the full articleHere’s What Makes The Spartan 968 Clubsport A Special Porsche
The 968 was, like the Boxster several years later, seen as an alternative for the aspiring Porsche owner who couldn't quite swing the $63,000 needed for a 993 in the nineties. How unfortunate. In truth, the 968 was a special vehicle, and the Clubsport version offered the discerning user enough lithe agility and surefootedness to forget completely …
Continue to the full articleNeed A More Exciting Weekend Porsche? This 996 GT2 CS Wants To Join Your Collection
Have a spare $211,000 lying around? This might tickle your fancy. The 996 GT2 took all those horrible critiques of the 996 and replaced them with a new set of critiques more aimed at its murderous tendencies than its unreliability. The 996 GT2 had been designed with more understeer than any rear-engined, twin-turbocharged car ought to …
Continue to the full articleGT2 RS Clubsport Provides Sunday Drivers With Cheat Codes
As Porsche's first track-only 911 with turbos since the 993 GT2, the 991 GT2 RS Clubsport has a lot to prove. Both the 996 and the 997 versions of the GT2 came with the Clubsport option, but both were still street legal and neither received the same level of development over the "base" model. Perhaps that's for good reason. Those generations were …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Unveils An Even Tougher RS: The GT2 RS Clubsport
There is a rare breed of driver who can't quite stand anything that resembles a creature comfort. Even the thinnest carpet offends these serious folks. For those who would skip another meal in the name of another tenth off their best time, Porsche has released a meaner, leaner, even more exclusive version of their fastest RS. For better or worse, …
Continue to the full articleVideo: How Long Can a 996 GT3 Last in the Real World?
Porsche 911s have a reputation for reliability. They're robust. You might even hear them referred to as "workhorses." All are undeniably true—spotting a forty-year-old 911 SC isn't tough in most cities. They are the everyday supercar, the one to take your kids to basketball practice in style. What about a 996.2 GT3 Clubsport that's spent nearly …
Continue to the full articleNow There’s An Even Lighter and Sportier GT4 Clubsport. The MR Version
When Porsche first introduced the Cayman GT4 Clubsport it was billed as a 385 hp mid-engine, entry level racer built for amateur and club racing. However, that didn't stop a number of teams from entering GT4 Clupsports into IMSA's Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and winning. Now comes word from Porsche Motorsport North America that …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 16 – Installing Stiffer Sway Bars
We've been wrenching on "Project Boxster Clubsport" for quite a while now, and it just keeps getting better. We purchased the Porsche for a song, and have been slowly making some moves to drop the car's weight and add a little more fun. So far, we're really happy with what the Boxster has become, even though the motion of the project has been …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 15 – Installing A Non-Smoking Kit
Last year we introduced you to our newest project car, called simply "Project Boxster Clubsport". In that first installment we found the right car, we purchased it for a song, and since then we've been slowly removing weight from it and installing a few upgrades. So far, we're really happy with what the Boxster has become, but things came to a halt …
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