Porsche's stablemate Audi has fired a shot right across the bow of Porsche's 911 Turbo with the brand new R8 V10 Plus. The new R8 is much lighter than the car it replaces, is a more involving drive, and the steering is better than ever. Both the Porsche and the Audi have right around 600 horsepower, all wheel drive, and superfast twin-clutch …
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Video: XCAR Talks To Magnus Walker About His Porsches, His Way
This brief discussion with Magnus is actually pretty enlightening. Did you know, for example, that his design ideals are heavily influenced by Captain America, Evel Knievel, and 1950s SoCal Hot Rod culture? I mean, I guess you could have inferred that, but it's interesting to hear it come from the mouth of the man himself. You'll also find out …
Continue to the full articleNot All Wheels Are Created Equal. Here’s Why…
Are you running stock or aftermarket wheels on your Porsche? Have you ever wondered how the wheels on your Porsche impact the cars overall performance? What's unsprung mass? Why should it be light as possible? What's rotational inertia? What's the difference between a forged wheel, a cast wheel and a cast-flow form wheel? All those questions, and …
Continue to the full articleWhat Is The Chassis On Your Porsche And What Does It Do?
Our friends over at /DRIVE have created a new series aimed at educating you to build a faster, better, more reliable car. The series name? /ENGINEERED. In this inaugural episode, watch and listen as Joey Seely of BBI Motorsports explains in detail the importance of a Porsche's chassis and how it can be made better and stronger. Not only …
Continue to the full articleVideo Takes Us Behind The Scenes At The Filming Of “The Porsche Design DNA”
Recently, Porsche released one of their typically slick videos – titled "The Porsche Design DNA" – describing their 21st century emphasis on design commonality across the brand’s several models, with the 911 still remaining its spiritual touchstone. Always well directed, shot, and edited and with music that evokes reverence and awe, the short film …
Continue to the full articleA Look Back In Time To Review The 964 RS America
If you aren't following MotorWeek on YouTube yet, you really should be. Lately, they've taken to hosting a few of their more choice segments from days gone by on the channel, and its really very fun to watch. Recently they put up their 1993 review of the 964 RS America. The video is quite entertaining, and gives a pretty favorable review of the …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Motor Trend’s Jonny Lieberman Drives The Cayman GTS
There's an ongoing meme among automotive journalists that Motor Trend's "Jonny Lieberman ruins everything", but in this video, he doesn't ruin anything, except perhaps the idea that the 981 Cayman GTS is inferior to the 991 Carrera. The Cayman GTS is considered by many to be one of the best cars Porsche has ever built. Lieberman calls the …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Chris Harris Picks His 2014 Cars Of The Year
2014 has been over for a month, but the year couldn't have truly been considered finished until "Chris Harris On Cars" had his piece to say about the year's best cars. It's somewhat strange that a "Car of the Year" show wouldn't actually pick a winner. In this video, Mr. Harris doesn't pick a victor, instead he really only invited victors. The …
Continue to the full articleHoonigan Rauh-Welt Porsche 964 Video Short: “Time To Make The Donuts”
Brian Scotto makes more donuts than Krispy Kreme in his RWB 964 called simply "Hoonigan". In this new video short put out by the children-trapped-in-adult-bodies over at Hoonigan, Scotto shreds a few tires in the extra-wide 964 Turbo, which has been appropriately nicknamed "Hoonigan Industries Tire Shredder" or HITS. The matte-white wide-body 911 …
Continue to the full articleXCAR Drives Our Teenage Fantasy Car: The Porsche 959
Porsche's 959 was the height of automotive technology in the late 1980s, and was the ultimate in excess. It was quick, it was fast, it was comfortable, it was expensive, it was gorgeous, and it was absolutely perfect. In its era, it was a part of a super-car renaissance. Much like we are experiencing today with Porsche's 918 Spyder, McLaren's P1, …
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