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Is Porsche Testing A 911 GT2 RS Hybrid Hypercar?
At the end of October, Porsche conducted a private test at the Monza circuit in Italy. This isn't exactly newsworthy in and of itself, as things are likely getting a bit cold in Germany this time of year, so they've moved testing southward closer to the Equator. Porsche took over the famed Italian circuit to put a few cars through their paces, and …
Continue to the full articleThese are Weissach’s Top 5 toughest tests.
"Thank god there's no 48-hour race anywhere in the world, because chances are nobody could beat Porsche in a 48 hour race. They're probably the only cars in the world that would stand up for something like that." -Carroll Shelby Who are we to argue with Carroll Shelby, or Porsche's endurance racing record? It's no secret that Porsche builds …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s GT Results From The Le Mans Pre-Test
The official pre-test on Sunday marks the start of the final stage of preparations for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Porsche Motorsport factory team is campaigning two 911 RSR at the 84th running of the prestigious long distance classic with the overall Le Mans winners Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy in the GTE Pro class. The squad used this test to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s LMP1 Results From the Le Mans “Pre-Test”
The 2016 Le Mans event has begun: The Porsche Team has used the official pre-test to set up the two Porsche 919 Hybrids for the 24-Hour marathon scheduled to begin on June 18th. Yesterday provided the only opportunity for Porsche to test on the 13.629 kilometer long Circuit de la Sarthe. The track includes 9.2 kilometers of what are normally public …
Continue to the full articleTake A Lap Around Daytona In The New GT3 R
The new 911 GT3 R made its North American debut this weekend at the "Roar before the Rolex 24 in Daytona". Five customer teams (WeatherTech Racing, Team Seattle, Park Place Motorsports, Black Swan Racing and Frikadelli Racing) are fielding the 500 hp customer race car at Daytona this year. In fact, Leh Keen, featured in the video below, who set …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Testing A New Aero Package On The 919 Hybrid LMP1
Last week, the Porsche LMP1 Team spent five days testing with the Porsche 919 Hybrid in Aragon in Northern Spain. This marks the third such comprehensive test with the new Le Mans prototype which will have it's official launch, in it's final livery, on March 26 in Paul Ricard. Team Principal Andreas Seidl said about the test program: “The …
Continue to the full articleWe Answer All Your Porsche Macan Questions
Before our date with a gaggle of Macans last week, we went to Facebook to ask you, the readers, what you were most interested in learning about Porsche's new puts-the-sport-back-in-SUV Macan. You asked some interesting questions that were certainly worth answering, and we did our best to find out for you. We want to connect you to the car, and …
Continue to the full articleAt Night, The Cockpit Of The Porsche 919 Hybrid Looks Like A Spaceship
Porsche just completed the first official test on the Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet for the upcoming World Endurance Challenge season. Porsche's # 91 911 RSR set the fastest time of the weekend in the GTE-Pro class, while the 919 Hybrid completed more than 3,556 kilometers including a shared test with the entire WEC field. On the 5.791 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Spyder Prototype Approaching a Million Miles of Testing
It seems that at least once a week we see photos or videos of the Porsche 918 Spyder out testing or driven by journalists. Now, Porsche is jumping into the game and supplying us with this latest video of the Porsche 918 Spyder making an appearance in the Valley of Fire outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. In these final months of shakedown tests by …
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