Take the front half of a street car, the rear half of a race car, fuse them in the center, eventually replace the headlights for a pair of "broken eggs" from a 996.1, and cloak the car in a mysterious aura. The 911 GT1 is one of those elusive halo cars that only few eyes are fortunate enough to see. Its odd proportions, uncommonly racey …
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You Really Need To Watch Tiff Needell Evaluate This Boutique Porsche
It's a sad fact that Tiff Needell isn't at the forefront of automotive journalism like he once was. Still, even pushing seventy years, Mr. Needell hasn't lost that boyish enthusiasm and exuberance behind the wheel that made him a legend. Perhaps there's not a more fitting car for this man to review than an old Porsche that's been modernized to keep …
Continue to the full articleA Look Back: Developing the 911 GT1
"Stretching the production car rules to the limit," the 911 GT1 started its life based largely off the design of the 993 GT2, a machine then competitive in classes like the BPR Global GT Series, but not wholly dominant. When McLaren began to steamroll its rivals in that category, which later became FIA GT1, an irked Porsche responded by developing …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Porsche 911 GT3 vs. Ferrari 458 Speciale
... and Chris Harris vs. Tiff Needell. These two have worked together before, and videos like this make us wish they did more often. The differences between the Ferrari and Porsche in this video are nearly as great as the differences between Harris and Needell. Where Chris got his start as a journalist who worked his way into racing, while Tiff's …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Tiff Needell And EVO Review The 2014 Porsche Targa 4S
In this new video from the Brit glossy rag EVO, vaunted racer-cum-journalist Tiff Needell debates the merits of the new Porsche Targa 4S. The newest bodystyle of 991 offers an excellently framed view of open-air motoring, but that comes at a cost. Is the Targa 4S a good value? How does the extra weight of the mechanically convoluted top mechanism …
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