Doug DeMuro returns to us with another caffeinated presentation of one of Porsche's most versatile and complicated machines. Gifted with keen eyes he picks up on every detail, every idiosyncrasy, and every little facet which a formulaic journalist might miss. DeMuro obsesses over the craftsmanship of the cars he reviews, and, as a result, gets to …
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Here’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 articleWhat Kind of Porsche Could you Buy for $180k Twenty Five Years Ago?
Wait, there was a Porsche for sale 25-years ago that cost $180k? No, not really. Instead, in 1994, the 928 GTS had an MSRP around $88k. Taking inflation into account, that's $180k in today's dollars (at least that's what Doug DeMuro says in this, his most recent video). Originally intended to replace the 911 the Porsche 928 was sold from …
Continue to the full articleThe $500,000 911R – Doug DeMuro’s Take
I struggle with the collector car market. On one level, it's nice to see great cars finally getting their due on the open market. The obvious counterpoint is that "getting their due" often means pushing prices beyond reason. Let's just look at Carrera 3.2s as an example- when I was in college a "good" 1987 911 Carrera 3.2 would have traded in the …
Continue to the full articleWhy The 996 Is The Best 911
Has there been a 911 generation more polarizing than the 996? There are a few years of 911s which are not well liked (I'm looking at you, thermal reactor cars). From the car's inception through the end of the 993 generation, the most polarizing change was the addition of coil-sprung Macpherson Strut front suspension in 1989. To the Porsche loyal, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 993 Turbo vs. Ferrari 512TR: Battle of the 1990s Icons
If you're tuning in here, the results of this "versus" video may surprise you. Doug DeMuro pits the first Porsche Turbo that doesn't have a chip on its shoulder against one of the last Ferraris powered by a Boxer twelve. These two 1990s legends really couldn't be more different. Doug highlights a lot of things we already know- the Porsche is …
Continue to the full articleDoug DeMuro Explains Why The Porsche Carrera GT Is The Best Car Ever
In case you're living under a rock, Doug DeMuro has moved on from Jalopnik and is now writing his column at AutoTrader of all places. Last week, he focused his editorial on this GT Silver Metallic Porsche Carrera GT, calling it the greatest car of all time. Discarding the hyperbole used, is the Carrera GT really better than any other car ever? I …
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