When Porsche announced the Speedster concept back in June we were immediately excited. This is exactly what the speedster should have been all along, a rakish two-seat topless sports car with GT-division power to the rear wheels. The 997 generation speedster didn't make any sense with its incredibly outpaced pricepoint and power that simply matched …
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The Michelin Man, “Bibendum”, Turns 120
The Michelin Man, his 'real' name is Bibendum (Bib for short), has been a part of the automotive conversation for 120 years. Initially developed as a thin and ropy Frenchman built of thin motorcar and bicycle tires in the late 1890s, Bib enjoyed a drink and a cigar in his younger years, frequently found holding a coupe of Champagne. As he …
Continue to the full articleWatch as Jeff Zwart Protects Porsche’s History and The Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Porsche and Pikes Peak have both left indelible marks on the soul of the one and only Jeff Zwart. Jeff first ran up to the summit of the mountain when Porsches were still aircooled and the road was still primarily dirt. He's seen and experienced the transition of both motorsport megaliths, he raced 996s when Porsche transitioned to watercooled, and …
Continue to the full articleGorilla Glass: Lighter, Stronger and Coming Soon to Your Next New Porsche
Porsche has been dedicated to pioneering modern components and exotic materials for decades, employing new technology well before other manufacturers in many instances. Innovative materials like high-strength steel, deep-drawn sheet steel, light alloys like aluminum and magnesium, and featherweight plastics have been put into production by Porsche. …
Continue to the full articleWill This Cayman R-GT Concept Go Into Production?
Privateers have been rallying Porsche's Cayman GT4 in FIA R-GT class racing for a couple seasons now—it was 997 GT3s before that. Now, Porsche is putting a corporate toe in the water to investigate whether the company could sell a ready-made Caymany R-GT to the buying public. Next weekend in Germany, Porsche will unveil a specially-built …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long Teases Upcoming Luftgekühlt Germany
This morning the Luftgekühlt Media YouTube channel dropped a new video with some awesome footage recapping the most recent LuftGB event. It was a wet and interesting day at Bicester Heritage with the one and only tall-wing 550 Spyder, 904-045 (which we featured in a Paris auction preview back in 2013), and a bright red Porsche tractor, among many …
Continue to the full articleRod Emory Is Extraordinarily Passionate About Porsche
If you don't know who Rod Emory is by now, where have you been for the last decade? From a long line of hot rodders and custom car builders, Emory has been keeping the family name in the Porsche game after going out on his own adventure in SoCal. In a way, his modifications to 356s in the original Outlaw frame of mind gives those cars a second life …
Continue to the full articleThe Incomparable Porsche 2018 Monterey Auction Preview
This year's Monterey auctions look to have literally something for everyone, and all of the auction houses have gone all-in on Porsche lots, finding some of the best collector Porsches in the world. It's obvious that every year the Monterey auction selection is the best of any auctions all year, providing huge selection and ultimate prestige. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 GT1-98 Screams and Whistles at Goodwood
For the 1998 season of the FIA GT championship, the rules regarding production car requirements were all but scratched. Finally, the second wave of GT1 machines were labeled for what they really were: thoroughbred prototypes. Without regulations cramping the style of the designers, the latest GT1 could be everything they wanted the original …
Continue to the full articleComparing The GT3 Touring With A 911T Is An Interesting Exercise
In a special episode of The Smoking Tire's One Take series, Matt Farah brought along a friend in the form of Spike Feresten for a glorious drive in the canyons with a pair of special Porsches. Because Porsche loaned a 911T to Farah for the week, he called up Feresten who owns a GT3 Touring to bring it out for a back to back comparison. The two …
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