Recently I've been looking for 996 Turbos because while they're rapidly appreciating in value, they're still one of the best bang for the buck Porsches out there on the market. They're half the cost of a 997 Turbo, and a third the cost of a 993 Turbo. Sure, that comes with the baggage of a cheap feeling interior and egg headlights (which I actually …
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Here’s how you deal with detailing a Porsche 964 Turbo when it has very thin paint
Preserving the shine on cars like this beautiful 964 is a job that not just anyone can do. This old Porsche needed a rehab, but it also needed protection from itself. Thankfully, our friend Larry Kosilla is just the kind of guy to make sure the paintwork and interior materials are kept as nice as possible. The black nineties supercar had extremely …
Continue to the full articlePorsche will provide a pair of 911 Turbo S to act as FIA WEC safety car
Porsche may not currently have a car in the top flight Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, but it will certainly be leading at least a few laps every race. Everyone's favorite Stuttgart sports car manufacturer has stepped up to the plate to provide the series, including the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a pair of brand new …
Continue to the full articleCelebrate 45 years of the glorious Porsche V8
45 years ago Porsche wowed the world with the introduction of the groundbreaking 928 grand tourer during the 1977 Geneva Motor Show. Equal parts refined and rowdy, the 928 was a delightful machine from the word go, and it was a massive step in a different direction for the brand. Originally developed to take over for the aging but iconic figurehead …
Continue to the full articleSinger is taking things to the next level with turbochargers
If you're a Porsche fanatic with way too much money on your hands, and you want to have something a little more luxurious and special than an old smelly car built decades ago in Germany, Singer has been your go-to for over a decade now. The 964 backdates known as "Porsche 911 Reimagined By Singer" command a heck of a premium, but the company's …
Continue to the full articlePorsche files patent for electric turbocharger system
I know what you're thinking, "Okay, we get it, Porsche made the Taycan Turbo, it's electric, and it doesn't have a turbocharger. The joke is old, get over it." No, no, no, that's not what I'm talking about here. This is something totally new and different, and like the Taycan, it's incredibly forward thinking and will make future Porsches even …
Continue to the full articleSpied: Updated 992.2 Porsche 911 Turbo spied cold weather testing in Sweden
The cold of Sweden is a perfect place to cold weather test a car, but it might not be the best place to avoid the keen eyes of a spy photographer. What your looking at here is an early prototype of the 992.2 generation of the 911. This Turbo model shares the same rear end of the 992 generation, but there are big changes up front. There's a new …
Continue to the full articleSpied: 992-generation Porsche 911 Turbo Hybrid flogging at the Nürburgring again
The Porsche 911, like every other Porsche product, will need some sort of electrification to survive the emissions changes coming to Europe in 2030. As a brand, the company is working on more EV versions of vehicles to build upon the sales success of the Taycan. But the iconic 911 is a different beast with a fan base that expects something very …
Continue to the full articleWatch BBi Autosport rip some celebratory donuts in a Pikes Peak-winning Porsche
One of the greatest things about winning at Pikes Peak is usually the ability to finish your race and get out at the summit to celebrate with the fans, the other cars that finished ahead of you, and the wonderful donut makers located inside the summit gift shop. Because the Pikes Peak donut is fried at perhaps the highest donut shop in the world, …
Continue to the full articleBBI is bringing the turbocharged Porsche heat to Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
To truly understand how big an undertaking this year's Pikes Peak effort is from BBi Autosport, you have to go back a few years. BBi and team boss Betim Berisha first got hooked on the hill when the SoCal Porsche speed shop helped develop a wild turbocharged 997 GT3 Cup car for PPIHC legend Jeff Zwart back in 2014 and 2015. Fast forward a handful …
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