Hans Mezger is 88 years old, and his career designing engines spans decades. Mezger's hands were in everything from the 1960's Porsche Formula 1 racers to the 911 GT1. His engines remained in 911s through the 997 GT3 4.0 and 997.1 Turbo. It really feels as though everything Porsche produced since is compared to the Mezger flat-sixes. This family of …
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Watch Nelson Piquet as he Laps Interlagos in a Porsche 908/2 Spyder
We've been in love with the Porsche 908 for some time now. I don't know if it's suspension activated ailerons in the 908LH or the open cockpit of the 908/2, but there's something about that flat-8 engine howling with pleasure as it completes lap after lap that just puts a big smile on my face. Interestingly, the 908/2 started as a …
Continue to the full articleOnce In A Lifetime Video: Onboard The Gulf 917K With Bruce Canepa as he Battles Gunnar Jeannette in a 908
This is an incredible onboard video, possibly one of the best out there. Captured by Racer.com, they fitted a GoPro to Bruce Canepa's head, and allowed us to ride along inside his Flat-12 powered 917. The windshield makes for a dramatic viewpoint, but the inside of the Porsche is almost equally exciting. You can see Bruce slamming the shift lever …
Continue to the full articleThe Collier Collection Is Bringing A 908 Flunder And An Elva-Porsche To Monterey!
The Collier Collection, in conjunction with Stanford's The Revs Institute, always bring some interesting machinery to Monterey, and they always have Gunnar Racing there to help them prepare the cars with mega-talent Gunnar Jeannette on hand to drive. This year is no different, as they have brought out a pair of lovely Porsche-powered racers in the …
Continue to the full articleCheck Out This Long-Tail 918 Spyder Creation
What a beauty! Too bad it only exists in the digital world for right now. Created by a group of six designers for real "car guys", this 908-04 Concept is built for Gran Turismo 6 as one of their Vision GT concepts*. Why Did We Call It A Long-Tail 918 When The Designers Call is a 908-04? While the designers say their idea was to "make a …
Continue to the full articleThe Unequaled Porsche 2016 Amelia Island Auction Preview
There has been considerable discussion lately as to if the market has hit its peak and is starting to trend down. Most of that discussion revolves around the reduced sales numbers (year over year) from Scottsdale and Paris. However, what no one seems to be talking about, or even suggesting, is that maybe the lower sales numbers are a simple result …
Continue to the full article14 Of Porsche’s Most Significant Moments Of 2014
1. 919 Program Finds Success Competing head-to-head with sports prototype racing giants like Audi and Toyota is no mean feat, and Porsche can legitimately say that they put up a significant effort in 2014. Considering that this was the first year of the program, they should be quite happy with their results and proud of their accomplishments. …
Continue to the full article2014 Bonhams’ Bond Street London Auction Results
I'm a little embarrassed to say that I hadn't heard about this sale until after it'd already occurred. No matter, though, as this sale had four very nice Porsche cars up for bid, and while one was a no-sale, the rest of them sold for very good money. We're going to take a look at each of these cars in a little more depth and see if we can determine …
Continue to the full articleFerkel The Nein-11 vs. The 908/14
When life gives you LeMons, make racecars! Life is weird sometimes. A couple of months ago, I mentioned how awesome I thought it would be to pit the two most well known San Francisco Bay Area based Porsche LeMons cars against each other in a tongue-in-cheek 'battle royale' with a journalist hot-shoe at the wheel [note: I'm a warm-shoe at …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Porsche Showcases a “Bulletproof” 996 and a Convertible 928 in Museum Secrets Part 2
Porsche's Museum Secrets series is quickly turning into one of my favorite video sets on the Porsche YouTube channel. Earlier this week we showed you Porsche Museum Secrets Part 1 featuring the museum's newest storage facility housing Porsche's vast collection of more than 500 cars. Today's video give us a glimpse at some of the unique Porsches …
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