The trouble with limited-run Porsche models is there simply aren't enough to go around, and the 993 Speedster is among the most extreme cases. When Porsche launched a 911-based Speedster in 1989, they initially built 800. When they re-launched the Speedster with the 964 generation in 1994 they made just 936. When the 993 came around, things were …
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Porsche’s 993 Carrera RS Is Like A GT3 Before The GT3 Existed
Porsche's GT range, at least as we understand it today, began with the 993 GT2. That rear-wheel drive, 444 horsepower, aggressively flared monster was the first use of the GT moniker on a modern Porsche. However, the car that came to define the GT line, the GT3, has much more in common with this car; the Carrera RS. Though it does not share the GT …
Continue to the full articleThe Kaege Retro Porsche 911: Backdating the 993
It's amazing how much Porsche tuning has changed within the last two decades. Twenty years ago cars like the Ruf CTR2 were at the forefront of Porsche tuning. TechArt wheels and aerokits were popular. Gemballa was making flatnose kits for 993s. While aggressive, modern looking air-cooled cars remain popular, backdating is very much in vogue. The …
Continue to the full articleThe Last Turn – The Last Air Cooled Turbo
The international press launch for the 993 Turbo was in Marseilles in early 1995. We expected a win-win for Pano on this one: a full-color story on new product, a favorite topic for our readership, and a splashy cover. All at no cost to PCA, since Porsche AG picked up the bill for these events, and economy was important then. Well, we got …
Continue to the full articleWatch a 993 Play Cat-and-Mouse With a Cayman GT4
A 993 Carrera 4 is still a formidable performance car, even more than 20 years on. In the right hands a 993 is more than capable of hanging with modern performance cars. The white Carrera 4 3.6 appears to be track prepared, with stripped carpets and a few other visible mods. The car chiefly benefits from the elusive "driver mod." The driver's car …
Continue to the full articleMeet Rudy Mancinas, A Very Colorful Porsche Collector
Some collectors look to fill their garages with every year Porsche made a long-hood 911. Others, want a 356 from each series. Rudy Mancinas is the first Porsche collector we've heard of that collects by color. Even more interesting, he's not after just one color, he wants them all. You see, Rudy's goal is to own every color Porsche delivered in …
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 articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week
For all of the eccentric and eclectic Porsche collectors and enthusiasts out there, we've decided that it is about time someone aggregated the best of the best that eBay has to offer in the Porsches-for-sale department. We've tracked down five excellent options for Porsche folks to purchase today, including some exceedingly rare fare, some super …
Continue to the full articleAre You The Future Owner Of This Porsche 993 3.8 RSR?
Maybe 'owner' is too strong a word. Perhaps 'custodian' is more appropriate for a car like this. This car is eternal, and won't ever truly be owned, rather were you to take delivery of this rare and beautiful Porsche 993 RSR, you would be preserving it for a future generation. This sentiment is kind of like those Patek Phillipe watch advertisements …
Continue to the full articleNSFW: Meet “The Sopranos”. China’s First RWB Porsche 993
RAUH-Welt Begriff (RWB) and its foundwe Akira Nakai are taking over the Porsche tuning world one country at a time. Nakai-san began in his home country of Japan working on his own cars with his own style. Perhaps one of the few tuners to blur the lines between purists and tuned enthusiasts, RWB has shops in Europe, Thailand, the United Kingdom …
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