Students of marketing understand that a truly successful product is one which fills a gap in the marketplace. Something which answers a question asked by thousands. When 356 production ended and was replaced in the market by the 911/912 pair, nearly everyone wanted to know when Porsche would again produce an open air version of their new sports …
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Porsche Provides Details on Their Two Factory Teams to Race at Le Mans
Back in November of last year Porsche announced they would field two factory "works" teams at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2013. Today, they confirmed that previous announcement and provided further details on the two 911s and teams (#91 and #92) running in the GTE class as part of Porsche AG Team Manthey. Both teams will race in new 911 RSRs based …
Continue to the full articleWhy Can’t Porsche Factory Drivers Parallel Park?
Who says Porsche corporate doesn't have a sense of humor? In a break from the norm, and what we hope is but a hint of more to come, Porsche released a short video today poking fun at some of the best drivers to ever sit behind the wheel of a Porsche. As part of a promotional campaign supporting the 2013 Porsche Factory drivers, the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Newest Factory Driver, Nick Tandy, Joins Falken Motorsports for the Sebring 12 Hour
Team Falken Tire announced today that they will augment their existing team with the addition of a second Porsche Factory driver, Nick Tandy, for the Sebring 12 Hour race. Tandy joins existing drivers Bryan Sellers and fellow Porsche Factory driver Wolf Henzler under the watchful eye of returning team manager Derrick Walker. "To join Wolf …
Continue to the full articleThe Pimped Porsches of China. Why They Do It.
While the US remains Porsche's single largest market with 35,043 cars delivered in 2012, China is a close second with 31,205 Porsches delivered (and will soon overtake the US) . China’s love affair with Porsche started with the Cayenne and slowly spread out over the rest of the range. The Chinese market for expensive cars is still very young, …
Continue to the full articleWhat do You Think of This Porsche 997 Converted to a 959/979?
A Japanese Porsche enthusiast by the name of Takeshi Kitano decided to take his love of the 959 and transfer it onto a Porsche 997 Turbo. The result, what he calls a Porsche 979, leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Details are kind of sparse on the mechanics and updates to this "enhanced 959". For all we know it's just a body kit. Check out the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 959 Prototype Sells for $440,000. Watch a Replay of the Auction
When we first reported on this 959 Prototype for sale we weren't sure how much it would sell for. We knew that "regular" 959s sold in a range of $450,000 to $600,000 depending on condition, provenance, etc. We figured a rare factory prototype like this would command a significant premium over that. Boy, were we wrong. With just under 4 minutes …
Continue to the full articleVintage Racing Today is a Must See Film
Ben Cissell attended his first vintage race in 2009. He was amazed at what he saw, and immediately hooked. He was familiar with the idea of vintage racing, it's just that he always thought it was staged; a bunch of older, expensive race cars doing choreographed laps around the track. As most of you already know he couldn't have been further from …
Continue to the full articleThe Mystery of Porsche Chassis 1021
Deep within the recesses of Porsche’s Kardex system lies a card that holds the long kept secrets of an interesting vehicle. What I like to call the “356A and a half speedster” is a Porsche that, perhaps, should never have been built. Given the confusing chassis number of 1021, this mystery 356 is of great interest to the “academics” among the …
Continue to the full articleThis is What a 1500 HP Porsche 997 Looks and Sounds Like
Matt Farah, and the guys over at TheSmokingTire.com, had a chance recently to pilot what just might be the world's fastest Porsche 997. This 997 was built by the team at Evolution Motorsport. Starting with a bone stock 997 Turbo they took the original 3.6 liter engine and modified it bring total displacement up to 4.0 liters. That's right, a 4.0 …
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