Porsche's recent weight loss kick has been a game of inches. The current crop of 911s are already very light, as I've noted a few times many current 911s and their equivalents from the 964 generation are pushing around the same amount of weight. When the 911 Carrera T debuted, it showed just how far this weight-loss game has come thanks to its …
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New York International Auto Show Report: Four New Porsches for North America!
I have good news, and I have bad news. Fortunately the good news is very good, and the bad news is really not all that bad. The bad news: Porsche didn't launch a single unique new model at the New York International Auto Show(NYIAS). All four models are cars we knew about from prior shows and releases. The good news is that all of these models are …
Continue to the full articleTuned Porsche 993 Catches Fire At New York Auto Show
A performance-tuned 993 did its best 'Katniss Everdeen' impression today when it literally went up in flames. The Porsche was being moved around the basement of the Javitts Center in preparation for the "Dub Garage" show taking place this weekend when the incident occurred. Eyewitnesses have stated that they heard a loud *bang* and a flame shot up …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Just Dropped The Top On The 2016 Boxster Spyder
No, it's not an April Fool's joke, it's for real. Just a few minutes ago Porsche annouced they would revive the Porsche Boxster Spyder. The new model retains the the same unmistakable character of the previous Spyder but, thankfully, has what appears to be a much easier to operate "partially" manual top. Unlike the previous generation …
Continue to the full article3 Priceless Porsches Together For The First Time
Given that Porsche didn't have any big premiers or reveals planned at the New York International Auto Show this year, we weren't expecting anything extraordinary when we accepted an invitation to attend their private press event on Tuesday evening before the opening of the show. Boy, were we wrong! Similar to last year's event, the party …
Continue to the full article3 Porsche Models Named To Finalist List In ‘World Car of the Year’ Awards
In this, its 11th year, the 'World Car of the Year' award celebrates excellence in real-world automotive achievement. The presentation will be held as part of the New York Intentional Auto Show on April 17. Last year we were present to see the Boxster and Cayman named 2013 World Performance Car of the Year. This year Porsche has a total of 3 …
Continue to the full articleQ&A With Porsche’s Andreas Preuninger on the new 911 GT3
Back in March, Porsche invited us to the New York International Auto Show to see the all new Porsche GT3 for the first time and to sit down and chat with Andreas Preuninger, the man behind Porsche's track focused street car. Knowing that many of you had an interest in what he would have to say we reached out asking for your questions. Well, we …
Continue to the full articleSee What it was Like at the Porsche 911’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in New York
We spent most of last week in New York as a guest of Porsche at the NYIAS for the North American premier of the 2014 Porsche 911 GT3. We arrived on Tuesday and were escorted to our hotel in a new Cayenne Diesel. Similar to our recent trip to Amelia Island, upon check-in at our hotel, we were handed over a Porsche branded room key. This time it …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Takes Top Honors in the World Car Awards at the NYIAS
The 2nd press day at the New York International Auto Show started off with a breakfast hosted by Bridgestone Corporation followed immediately by a press conference where the Porsche Boxster and Cayman were named 2013 World Performance Car as part of the World Car Awards (WCA). Presented annualy in four categories, the WCAs cover – Car …
Continue to the full articleHow To Win a Professional Photo Shoot of Your Porsche
Porsche continues the 50 Years of the 911 Celebration this week in New York at the NYIAS. We're here at the show and will have more on our trip in a future post including pics of the GT3, our talk with Andreas Preuninger and maybe a chance for you to win another Porsche themed room key. For now, if you haven't seen it yet, Porsche launched …
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