If you thought Porsche’s first sedan was the Panamera, you’d be wrong. The brand isn’t a stranger to four-door vehicles because it has a history of collaborating with other automakers building fast sedans, wagons, and hot hatches. The Volvo 850 T5R and Audi RS 2 were just some of the vehicles that Porsche helped develop. One of the most …
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How Does A Vintage Porsche’s Performance Compare To A New Compact Crossover?
A lot can change in 33 years. Porsche's 911 Carrera 3.2 was the top dog back then. It had just gotten a fresh G50 gearbox with hydraulic clutch actuation and smoother shifts, but not much had changed, mostly because it wasn't broke and Porsche didn't have to fix it. The car was brilliant to drive in its day, and frankly still is. Today, however, …
Continue to the full articleThe Mercedes-Benz 500E Was Porsche’s First Super Sedan
Decades before Porsche built the first Panamera, it was assembling a different kind of sedan for Mercedes-Benz. Back in the early 1990s Porsche was running low on cash and it was happy to secure a contract to assemble a very fast muscle-sedan for cross-town rival Mercedes. The car was made possible by stuffing Merc's 5-liter from the SL into its …
Continue to the full articleThis Mercedes G-Wagen Has A 928 Engine, And It Was Built To Help Porsche Win Dakar In 1986
Last July, Porsche hauled a few of their large-and-in-charge off-roaders into the museum for a special exhibit on the history of Porsche's jacked-up four-wheel-drivers. Among them was a Mercedes G-Wagen support vehicle for the company's Dakar efforts in the mid-1980s. I'd seen this car in photographs of the display before, but I didn't know the …
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