This 1981 Porsche 911SC Coupe underwent a custom backdate-style restoration that spared no expense on high-end equipment. The Coupe was completely disassembled and stripped down to bare metal, then modified with steel fender flares, fiberglass RS-style bumpers, classic pop-out rear quarter windows, a 964 decklid/spoiler, and a backdated nose section...
Porsche 904-085 Special Delivery We had the pleasure of making a special delivery. Chassis 904-085 makes a fine addition to an already breathtaking collection, and we are thrilled that our good friend and client Todd Blue has become its new owner and caretaker.....
The 993 Turbo was available between late 1995 to 1998. Powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.6 liter flat six, it was rated at 402-horsepower. It’s distinguished easily from the rear, as the whale-tail spoiler is quite deep to house the intercoolers meant to cool the intake charge. This extra power might have been a handful for street drivers, so all-wheel drive from the 993 Carrera 4 added traction at all four corners. Approximately 6,000 coupes were made. Although powered by a different engine, a limited production 993 Turbo Cabriolet was available in the early days of the 993 generation. A more powerful 993 Turbo S was also introduced in 1997.
The 991.2 Porsche 911 GT3 carries the same four-litre flat engine from the GT3 RS with its power increased by 25hp for a new total of 500hp. The chassis is also redesigned and now features a rear-axle steering and a lighter construction. The power is routed through 7-speed double-clutch transmission...
Slantnosed and based on that of the 935 racecars, with pop-up headlamps. The front spoiler was made deeper in order to accommodate the extra oil cooler, while intakes in the rear wings fed air to the brakes. The larger turbocharger and four-outlet exhaust gave 30bhp of extra power. Porsche began their “special order program” offering a Flachbau option (Slantnose) for the 930 in very limited production. All of this at a cost of nearly 2 times the standard 930S.
Kalmar Automotive, enhancer and restorer of bespoke sports cars and special purpose-built adventure vehicles, has revealed its first water-cooled ‘Adventure Range’ 911. The KALMAR RS-6 is its latest rugged all-terrain 911 engineered to challenge perceptions of what a classic sports car can do. After customers fell in love with the...
The Schuppan 962CR From 1983 forward, the Porsche 956 and its 962 IMSA spec version dominated for a decade. Porsche manufactured nearly 150 956/962s and sold many of the cars to private teams. During this period, Porsche manufactured and made available every component on the car. Due to this customer...
Obviously these two attractive models from the lingerie manufacturer Triumph (München) like this Porsche 914/6 – Rutesheim Athletics Club, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1969) Very different from previous production Porsches, the 914 was an attempt by Zuffenhausen to introduce a lower cost model. Commercially it was only a moderate success, but it’s...
Singer Vehicle Design – Naples Commission Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs Naples Commission. This is a Dynamics & Lightweighting Study which means it is restored by the team based at Singer’s UK center of operations. This is a left hand drive car with full...
Porsche 911 (G-Series) - The Story
Porsche 911 (G-Series) (1973 – 1989) Story & History G-Model – The 2nd Generation Porsche 911 Premiere: September 12, 1973 IAA Frankfurt Starting with the model year 1968, Porsche internally assigned a letter to each model year – MY1968 was “A”, MY1969 was “B” and so on. Model year 1974...
Porsche 935 chassis no. 009 00030, the Old Warhorse speeds up the hill at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed with Brian Redman at the helm This is a story of the incredible career of Porsche 935 009 00030, one of the most amazing race cars ever, or as someone...
A busy grid before the start of the Le Mans 24H race on 15 June 2019 – many thousands of fans and hangers-on pack the grid After the music had died down, and the last of the revellers had left the party that had just a few hours earlier welcomed...
911 Owner Stories: Dan and his 993 Carrera 4S At a young age, Dan Brunn moved from Tel Aviv to LA; armed with a love of cars, but unable to speak English, he found a novel way to interact with other children who shared his passion – through car designs...
Top Gear had the opportunity to drive the 1,073-hp Porsche Mission R Concept Porsche has two major goals with the Mission R Concept that debuted in September 2021. On the one hand, this compact all-electric supercar is a preview of the next-generation Cayman EV. While we doubt the production car will...
The first impact bumper Porsche is almost always overlooked by air cooled 911 enthusiasts drawn to later, more powerful models or the ‘long bonnet’ cars of the 1960s and early 70s. Consequently, the underrated mid-decade 2.7 can be something of a bargain. History  In contrast to the American norm where...
Porsche’s 911 GT2 RS is a brute, a lightweight, twin-turbocharged, 620-hp bout of madness that stemmed from Stuttgart’s quest to see how high up the sports-car ladder the 911 could punch. It is the most serious roadgoing Porsche ever. The engine is a port-injected, 3.6-liter flat-six from the Le Mans–winning GT1 race car of the late ’90s, with a pair of variable-geometry turbochargers huffing a maximum of 23.2 psi of boost into the combustion chambers. The result is 620 hp at 6500 rpm and 516 lb-ft of torque at 2250. It gets a six-speed manual gearbox and rear-drive only. Yikes.
Back in the late Eighties, I was deeply into supercars of that era, like the Lamborghini Countach, the Ferrari F40, and naturally the Porsche 959, which some people might consider a re-bodied 911, but they couldn’t be more wrong, the Porsche 959 was a completely different car altogether, an icon...
Dan Cammish of Redline Racing (Pro) in action at Brands Hatch, 30 September 2016 The 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup GB season began at Silverstone, on a cold, bright day in March. For the first time, all the teams, cars and drivers who would light up six circuits over eight weekends...
Common Problems with the Porsche Boxster: What Every Buyer and Owner Should Know The Porsche Boxster, first introduced in 1996, has become an iconic mid-engine sports car, offering exhilarating performance, precise handling, and top-down driving enjoyment. Over four generations—986, 987, 981, and 718 (982)—the Boxster has evolved significantly, improving in...
In the development of the Cayenne Electric, Porsche is relying more than ever on digital testing. But the human factor is still indispensable: during final test drives, engineers push the SUV to its limits – in the freezing cold and scorching heat. Developed virtually, proven in real life Porsche is...
It may have taken place just over a week ago, but the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2019 was another top-drawer event that should be celebrated for the manner in which it has lifted the profile of yesterday’s great race cars. The growth in historic race reunions, revivals, festivals and the...
Background The list of overall Porsche victories at the Sebring 12 Hours is long and prestigious: 1960 – Gendebien/Herrmann (Porsche RS-60) 1968 – Siffert/Herrmann (Porsche 907) 1971 – Elford/Larrousse (Porsche 917 K) 1973 – Haywood/Gregg/Helmick (Porsche Carrera RSR) 1976 – Holbert/Keyser (Porsche Carrera RSR) 1977 – Dyer/Frisselle (Porsche Carrera RSR)...
Porsche 944 Callaway (1983)
In 1983, American tuning company Callaway Cars began offering a turbocharged package for the US-Spec 944 in collaboration with Porsche. The standard 2.5 L inline-four engine was not suitable for forced induction because of the higher compression ratio of 9.5:1 which made the engine prone to failure when subject to forced induction along with the complex Bosch Motronic engine management system.
2012 RUF RT-35 Anniversary The Rt 35 Anniversary is based on the Porsche 991. Its Turbo power-train is offered only in rear wheel drive. The engine produces 630 hp and is available with the PDK transmission ensuring outstanding performance and driver comfort. The name is derived from RUF’s 35 year...
Singer Vehicle Design introduced its “911 Reimagined by Singer” initiative in 2009, using the 1989–1994 Porsche 964 as the foundation for highly customized, performance-focused reinterpretations of the classic 911. Each project starts with a bare 964 chassis that’s completely rebuilt, fitted with lightweight carbon-fiber body panels, long-hood styling, center-mounted fuel...
Sackey & Co. is proud to offer a stunning example of a 1993 Porsche 911 RS America finished in factory Guards Red over the RS America-specific black cloth interior. The original 1973 Carrera RS was available in Europe but not in the USA. Porsche decided to build the 1993 Carrera...
Porsche 993 GT2 “Drive It Like You Stole It” Video I was invited by @9ine11 to check out his epic Porsche 993 GT2- worth approximately $2 million now, one of just 57 built. However this guy doesn’t believe in garage queens, and regularly drives this car hard and fast, as...
GTP cars were produced in 1980, three of which were special LeMans race cars. The cars had the 2.0L turbocharged 924 engine with a huge front-mounted intercooler and increased boost to increase output to 320 HP and 285 lbs/ft of torque. The engine used Bosch mechanical fuel injection and with a weight of 2050 pounds had a top speed of 180 mph. It was third in the GTP class, with an 6th place finish overall, and another finished fifth in class and 12th overall.
Unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Auto Salon, the Porsche 918 was conceived as the Carrera GT’s successor and a decisive break from its traditional supercar formula. Though it carried over advanced hardware such as a CFRP monocoque, double-wishbone suspension, and carbon-ceramic brakes, the 918’s defining leap was its hybrid powertrain,...
Barn Find Porsche Becomes A Twin Turbo Frankenstein Build How we made the 1959 Emory Outlaw RHD Coupe in GT SilverRod Emory is a legend in the Porsche game – so when he’s got a new build, you know it’s going to be worthy of an in-depth look. His 356...
Porsche 718 Cayman
Porsche has regrettably announced today that the Type 982 718 Boxster and Cayman are no more, at least in the European Union. The cars will still be available in other regions of the globe for the remainder of 2024, however. Citing the new EU cybersecurity laws, which are extremely strict...
Essentially a liaison Boxster version situated between the 718 Boxster GTS and the hardcore 718 Spyder, the Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 offers a mix between the comfort and features found on the regular GTS and a detuned version of the engine found in the Spyder. Alongside its hardtop Cayman...