A post in motoring.com.au sure does make it seem that way. According to what we read, the normally aspirated Carrera and Carrera S models, set to debut as the face lifted 991 series at Frankfurt Motor Show later this year, will both feature downsized turbo engines. Specifically, the story goes on to say that the base Carrera will carry a …
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40 Years Of The Porsche 911 Turbo With Magnus Walker
Released in 1975, the Porsche 930 Turbo would spark the imagination and dreams of many including our friend Magnus Walker. After collecting several early Turbos and still in need of the holy grail - a first year 1975 model, he turned to the folks at Autohaus Hamilton in Australia to help him acquire 1 of 15 right hand drive examples. The guys at …
Continue to the full articleThe Smoking Tire’s Matt Farah Takes A Modified 930 For A Canyon Drive
The Smoking Tire's Matt Farah has been doing a series of 'one take' videos on YouTube that are quite interesting. He solicited his fans in the LA area to bring their modified performance cars to the Angeles Crest area north of the city where he proceeded to shoot series of fast and loose videos featuring as many of them as he could. Each video is a …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Beautifully Simple Porsche 911 Engine Assembly Line Video
There is beautiful simplicity in mechanical assembly. This is a process that absolutely must be done the exact same way every time, and there must be no variations in quality, and no parts of the process may be skipped or glazed over. Porsche has exacting specifications for their engines, and are quite particular about how the end result runs, …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On eBay This Week #10
For all of the eccentric and eclectic Porsche collectors and enthusiasts out there, we've decided that it is about time someone aggregated the best of the best that eBay has to offer in the Porsches-for-sale department. We've tracked down five exciting Porsches for folks to purchase today, including a great open-top 968, an exceedingly rare …
Continue to the full articleThe Ultimate Porsche Monterey Auction Preview
It's that time of year again. The time where all of the most enthusiastic car guys make their annual pilgrimage to Monterey, California to the congregated celebrations of 'car week' on the coast. This year, those looking to pick up a 'new' old Porsche are in luck, as there are four (4) large auction houses looking to find new owners for a grand …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Replaces Cayenne’s V-8 With Twin Turbo V-6: Announces Redesigned 2015 Cayenne; More Powerful Engines, A Proper Plug-In Hybrid, And Still No PDK
In following with the redesign Porsche introduced last fall on the Panamera, the 2015 Cayenne is also getting a facelift, along with a scad of new features. The Macan's big-brother is continuing to grow up with sharper exterior lines, some new pretty headlamps, a pair of "3D tail lamps", and an injection of that "familial DNA" that Porsche seems to …
Continue to the full article914 West Coast Ramble Invades Lake Tahoe
I've been a loud proponent of the 914 movement for quite a few years now. They are fantastic little cars that punch well above their weight class. They may not be the most powerful things in the world, but they certainly have more than made up for that in the handling department. When you can find a well-kept model without the car's unfortunate …
Continue to the full articleWhat It’s Like To Drive Nearly 200 MPH In The 835 HP Switzer-Built 997 Turbo “E911”
To anyone who has spent some time behind the wheel of a 997, this car is instantly familiar. Its unmodified interior, and a relatively sedate exterior, does little to persuade even the most astute of enthusiasts of the potential for mayhem hidden behind them. This Porsche is a ‘sleeper’ in every sense of the word, nearly stock in appearance, sedate …
Continue to the full articleHere’s How Porsche’s Rear Wheel Steering Works
Up until now, all we've really seen about the rear wheel steering on Porsche's newest top end 911s is canned material. Yesterday, Elephant Racing posted this short little video below. In it you can see the active rear steering feature on the GT3 function while on a lift with the tires off. Fitted as a standard option on each new Porsche …
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