The Nissan vs. Porsche battle has been waged by automotive journalists since "Godzilla" was "introduced" to the U.S. market back in 2008. Since then we've seen many battles. Nürburgring laptimes, zero-to-60 comparisons, who's launch control is faster? You name it just about every feature and facet of the Nissan GT-R has been compared to a …
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Porsche’s Pictures, Results and Video From The 24 Hours Of Le Mans
It's been 17 years since Porsche's last Le Mans victory with the 911 GT1 in 1998. Since then, Audi has managed to take five consecutive victories, bringing their total overall victories to 13. Was Porsche getting nervous that their title of 'Winningest Constructor in Le Mans History' might be in jeopardy? Maybe, but no need to worry just yet …
Continue to the full articlePorsche wins “Best Performance Engine Award”
For such a large and well know car manufacturer, Porsche doesn't put out a ton of press releases. However, when they do, they do their very best to make sure its good stuff. This new release is no different. My favorite quote: "This year the 3.6 Liter 480 PS Boxer engine (530 PS in the GT2 version) even gained first place in the free capacity …
Continue to the full articlePorsche GT3 vs Nissan GT-R. And the winner is?
Porsche is the Benchmark that Nissan has been Aiming for There has been quite a bit of talk, discussion and debate regarding the new Nissan GT-R and how it compares to Porsche. These previous posts (here, here and here) can give you a flavor for some of the discussion. Basically, the 911 is the benchmark that Nissan has been using to set their …
Continue to the full articleCompetition makes the Porsche 911 a Better Car
In a post last month we asked the question is Porsche the “Benchmark” for all Other Supercars? That particular post showcased a video of the GT-R facing off against a 997 Turbo and referenced a prior entry regarding a road test of the new Nissan GT-R vs. a Porsche 997 Turbo and the resulting debate about which car is better/faster. There was …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 993 in the Snow
It's snowed like crazy in the North East on Monday and that got me to thinking about the 993 in the snow and how it would handle. I'm told by some friends (who drive their cars in the New England Winter weather) that with snow tires it's no problem at all and the Carrera 4 or C4S handles better than most SUVs. Anyway, I decided to do a quick …
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