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1998 Porsche 911 Turbo: Project Gold

Porsche’s New Take On The Old 993 Porsche announced earlier this year that the marque’s 70th anniversary would in part, be celebrated with the release of a special ‘restomod’ car. Dubbed ‘Project Gold’, this endeavor was delegated to Porsche Classic, the company’s department in charge of restorations. The finer details...

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The off-road Porsche that’s not a Cayenne, the new 2023 911 Dakar

2023 Porsche 911 Dakar Announced The latest 911 model variant proves its mettle where the pavement ends Atlanta. Porsche is celebrating a very special world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show – the new Porsche 911 Dakar, which feels equally at home on loose surfaces as it does on country...

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Porsche Taycan’s New AC On-board Charger Greatly Reduce Charging Times

Porsche Taycan owners who are looking to greatly improve the at-home charging performance of their car are in luck as there is now an AC 19.2 kW on-board charger upgrade available! This new upgrade double the amount of power that the Taycan is able to receive when charging through a...

TechArt

TECHART’s Porsche 992.2 Customizations

Design That Defines You: TECHART Carbon for the Exterior The TECHART exterior styling package reinterprets the iconic 911 silhouette with expressive new options. The new Porsche 911 (992.2) marks the next chapter in the evolution of an icon. TECHART has introduced a comprehensive refinement program to turn this automotive legend...

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Carrera Cup

Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup at Rennsport 7

Vintage and Modern combined Amid a cadre of historic, even legendary, Porsche race and road cars in attendance at Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7, September 28 – October 1 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, will be 36 equally presented Porsche race cars; all built within the last three...

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Zuffenhausen’s 75th Anniversary

The first Porsche 356 produced in Germany was completed on 6 April 1950, marking the beginning of an extraordinary success story. Over decades, Zuffenhausen became the center of Porsche sports car production. Engines, electric drives, and the individualization of customer vehicles are also manufactured here. Production of the Porsche 356...

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Porsche GT4 ePerformance Debuts At Festival Of Speed

The all-electric Porsche GT4 ePerformance made its public world premiere and started its world tour at the renowned Goodwood Festival of Speed. The tour will showcase the potential of the vehicle concept and its related racing formats. For the first time in public, the new Porsche GT4 ePerformance demonstrated its...

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Porsche 911 Carrera Aero & Appearance Packages Announced

As seen on AutoBlog, if you own the latest generation (Type 992) 911 Carrera, and can’t either wait for, or afford, the impending GT3 or Turbo variants, Porsche has an answer for you. The Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur division has announced two new kits that should be available now from dealerships...

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2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S & 4S (Type 992) Available With Manual Transmission

Last year, Car and Driver posted an article stating that the new 2020 Porsche 911 S and 4S of the Type 992 generation would have a manual transmission option. With Porsche updating their car configuration website recently, we have been able to confirm that for both US and Canada, the...

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VIDEO: 2021 Porsche Panamera Turbo Sets A Nurburgring Record

The Porsche Panamera is a very divisive car. Upon its introduction in the late 2000s, it was both praised for its power, comfort, and cruising range, as much as it was derided for its looks and somewhat challenging aesthetics. However, Porsche stuck with it, and over the past decade, small...

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Porsche Carrera Cup France – 2016 Season Review

2016 represented the year of the 30th consecutive season of the French Porsche Carrera Cup, one of the most competitive and longest-running one-make series in Europe. It is a fact that a number of Porsche Carrera Cup France champions are today official Porsche factory drivers: Patrick Pilet (champion in 2007),...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche Struggles at Sebring 2022

Porsche in red and black plaid livery on track at Sebring 2022

Photo Courtesy: Chuck Andersen The 2022 IMSA 12 Hours of Sebring will be remembered for Earl Bamber’s late charge to victory lane in his Ganassi Cadillac, a heavy crash that took out GTD and LMP2 favorites, and two Ferraris emerging to stand on the GTD podium. It will not be...

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RUF-restored Porsche 901 Wins at Pebble Beach

Oldest in existence Alois Ruf’s cherished 1963 Porsche 901 prototype, the oldest in existence and formerly owned by Ferdinand Piëch, secured two distinguished awards at the recent Pebble Beach Concours. This 1963 Porsche 901 “Quickblau” prototype, under the guardianship of Alois Ruf Jr., Chief of RUF Automobile, clinched the Art...

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TECHART introduces new Rear Spoiler III

TECHART has unveiled a head-turning new lightweight rear spoiler for the Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe models and the GT3 Touring. The striking new carbon fiber TECHART Rear Spoiler III is now available and extends TECHART’s range of aerodynamic options for the 992 generation. Carbon fiber The two-part rear spoiler is...

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2020 Porsche Taycan 4S Drives Farther Than You Think

When Porsche initially introduced the 2020 Taycan model range, they were claiming that it, with “normal” driving, could reach about 220-230 miles on a charge. The EPA did their tests, and claimed an even lower 200-205 miles, with an average of 203. So when AutoBlog reviewer Dan Edmunds got his...

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Could a Porsche 911 Rival Come to Life In the Next BMW 6-Series?

Don’t Hold Your Breath The automotive publication Autocar has a talent for making news when interviewing executives from various automakers. In a recent interview with Adrian von Hooydonk, BMW’s design boss, Autocar asked him about a Porsche 911 competitor in the form of a new BMW 6-Series and he seemed...

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The New 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Simply put, the newest Porsche 911 GT3 RS is designed to give maximum performance on and off the track. Porsche took everything they learned from motorsports in terms of technology and concepts for the new 911 GT3 RS. Though it was equipped with a high-revving naturally aspired engine developed from...

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Bill Gates Now Owns A Porsche Taycan

While not exactly the first person you’d call a car guy, Bill Gates has owned some pretty impressive cars in his time. One of his prized vehicles is the Porsche 959 he bought in the mid 80’s, before they became illegal to import, which he sometimes uses as his daily...

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Meet Porsche’s Most Powerful 911 Ever Made – The 2018 911 GT2 RS

New 2018 911 GT2 RS with 700 hp, rear-wheel drive, race-bred chassis, and rear axle steering Atlanta, Georgia. The fastest and most powerful street-legal 911 model ever is ready for launch: The new 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is celebrating its official world premiere at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in...

Motorsport & Racing

2024 Sebring 12 Hours: Porsche finishes third

The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team’s Daytona-winning Porsche 963 has finished the 12 Hours of Sebring on the podium. After a thrilling race in Florida, the works drivers Felipe Nasr (Brazil), Dane Cameron (USA), and Matt Campbell (Australia) crossed the finish line in third place with the No. 7 race...

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Porsche Cayenne’s future is diverse

For more than twenty years, the Cayenne has been characterized by its ability to provide a broad range of qualities: characteristic Porsche driving performance, excellent comfort in everyday driving, and great capability when driving off-road. The future models of the SUV will seamlessly continue this success story, retaining all of...

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Team clinches Guinness World Record with Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo.

A Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has set a record for the highest altitude change ever achieved by an electric car – a vertical distance of 4,842.967 meters or over three miles. Officially recognized by Guinness World Records, the attempt was actually undertaken on September 28, 2021, by automotive film producer...

Rennsport Reunion

Rennsport VII: Icons of Porsche

NEW THEME ANNOUNCED Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) announced the theme for the upcoming Porsche Rennsport Reunion as “Icons of Porsche”. A fitting tribute to the 75th anniversary of Porsche sports cars being celebrated this year, the four-day event being held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California, from September...

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Breaking: 2024 Porsche 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster Pricing Increases

Porsche has released pricing for its 2024 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster lineups, and the whole range is noticeably more expensive than last year. Porsche appears to have shaken up the 718 offerings: the Cayman T and Boxster T are noticeably absent from the configurator. STYLE EDITION A new version...

Motorsport & Racing

USA round of the FIA World Endurance Championship

Both Porsche 963s fielded by the Porsche Penske Motorsport finished in the points at the USA round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The No. 6 hybrid prototype charged from P14 on the grid to cross the finish line in sixth place on the Circuit of the Americas. The identical...

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Porsche Has Confirmed The 992 911 Goes Hybrid In Summer 2024

Those who are of the traditional, air-cooled Porsche camp, turn away now, because there is nothing you’re going to like in this announcement. For everyone else, as reported by Top Gear, Porsche has confirmed that the plan to hybridize the Type 992 911 will come to fruition in just a...

Porsche History

Porsche power in the skies

The PFM 3200-powered Mooney is legendary among aviators. They all want this ‘Porsche of the skies’ – and today there are only five that are airworthy anywhere in the world. We had the extraordinary opportunity to take a ride in one. Oh, the boxer engine note is unmistakable. But what...

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Porsche 911 RSR Livery Honors Ten Successful Years

At the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC, two 911 RSR by the Porsche GT Team will be saying farewell to the GTE-Pro class with a special livery. The two 911s will be showcasing its striking colors from ten years of competition with the GT racing car in Bahrain, at the...

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New Porsche Macan unveiling

Innovation with Porsche roots Within a few days, the world will see what Porsche’s future vision is for the second generation of the Macan EV. The new Macan is the first model Porsche is electrifying from an existing, established product identity. Paramount to the current management at Porsche is that...

Auctions

Three Competition Porsches presented at Gooding’s Amelia Island Auction

1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo: Courtesy of Gooding & Company – ©Mathieu Heurtault Three historic turbocharged competition Porsches are to be presented at Gooding’s Amelia Island auction on 9 March 2018. The three race cars represent three important steps in Porsche’s history of turbocharged race car development. These are: Year...

TechArt

TECHART presents the MONOCHROME

GTstreet R and then some… TECHART’s new MONOCHROME is a further development of the GTstreet R and is limited to 20 units. It is based on the Porsche 911 Turbo S, which has caused quite a stir worldwide with 87 vehicles. TECHART was able to set standards for individual sports...

Carrera Cup

Mobil 1 Supercup in in Monaco

First Supercup Win Robert de Haan wrapped up one of the shortest races in the history of the Porsche Supercup with first place in Monaco. The Dutch driver from the BWT Lechner Racing team crossed the finish line after just four laps, taking first place ahead of Porsche Junior Theo...

Singer Vehicle Design

Breaking: Singer Carrera Coupe Reveals Pop-Up Driving Lights

Background Singer Vehicle Design, founded in 2009 by musician and car enthusiast Rob Dickinson, has redefined the concept of automotive restoration. Based in California, Singer specializes in the meticulous restoration and modification of Porsche 911s, particularly the 964 generation (1989–1994). Their philosophy—“Restored, Reimagined, Reborn”—captures the essence of their mission: to...

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Porsche Macan Electric wins “Best EV”

Porsche Macan Turbo EV The Porsche Macan Electric compact crossover SUV has been chosen as Best EV in MotorWeek’s annual Drivers’ Choice Awards. To be considered for an award, all vehicles must first go through MotorWeek’s testing process and the potential candidates must excel in multiple subjective and objective elements...

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The New Porsche 911 GT3 Went Around the Nardo Ring at 186MPH for 17 Hours

Porsche’s new 911 GT3 was recently put under some serious stress testing at Volkswagen’s notorious Nardo Ring test track located in Italy. The team at Porsche ran the car for 5000km (3,107 miles) at 186mph and only stopping for fuel. This means the car spent a total of nearly 17...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche Unveils 963 As New LMDh Challenger

A Legacy Extended A long and storied legacy in the top tier of sportscar racing, since the retirement of the all-conquering 919 in 2017, the Porsche brand has been a notable absentee from the World Endurance Championship. Porsche’s history in sportscar racing has created countless magical moments and memories, from...

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Taycan Road Trip!

Aiming for the sweet spot between speed, consumption, and charging infrastructure, Mayk Wienkötter, Porsche’s spokesperson for the Taycan and electromobility, traveled from Stuttgart to Seville. Oliver Blume runs across the forecourt of the Porsche Museum with a friendly wave and asks where we’re going. “Seville!” we reply. “Nice one –...

Festival of Speed

Celebrating Porsche’s 75th at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Porsche honored As the honored marque of this year’s Festival of Speed the sportscar manufacturer showed off with different actions. “We’re delighted that Goodwood gave us this brilliant opportunity to share our passion with enthusiasts, Porsche fans and owners here in the UK,” Krishan Bodhani, CEO, Porsche Cars Great Britain,...

Carrera Cup

Porsche Carrera Cup Breaks Record

Saturday disqualification For Janne Stiak, round six of the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland at the Sachsenring was somewhat of a rollercoaster. He crossed the finish line in third place on Saturday but was later disqualified after his car failed technical scrutineering. Sunday Comeback On Sunday, he drove to a...

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Porsche’s GT4 e-Performance Missile

GT4 e-Performance The all-electric customer motorsport GT4 e-Performance offers a new way to excite fans worldwide. With variable power and all-wheel drive, the GT4 e-Performance is designed for various racing formats. Sprint races on a circuit, hill climbs on mountain roads, drift races in the snow: the Porsche GT4 e-Performance...

Motorsport & Racing

Jörg Bergmeister’s first Daytona 24 victory

The improbable win The afternoon of 2 February, 2003, was a historic day for Porsche. When a privately entered 996 GT3 RS crossed the line at the Daytona International Speedway, it had not only won its class at one of the toughest and most prestigious endurance events on the international...

Carrera Cup

2025 Porsche Mobile 1 Supercup Season Opener at Imola

Porsche Junior Theo Oeverhaus has won the 2025 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup opening round in Imola. After an action-packed race at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, where the first Supercup race in history was contested in 1993, the young German clinched victory ahead of Israeli Ariel Levi and Dutchman...

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Bugatti & Porsche Officially Suspend Production

As coronavirus continues to spread across Europe, both Bugatti in France, and Porsche in Germany, have released press statements regarding the suspension of production. Bugatti, after the French government this week imposed severe restrictions on which business could remain open, was already winding down production on their own. The reason...

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Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport

The 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport has become a pivotal and successful customer racing vehicle within the growing GT4 segment. Bridging the gap between pure club racing and professional customer racing, the latest model version competed in over 550 races last year, achieving 19 overall victories, 80 class wins, and...

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Porsche Confirmed a Manual for the Carrera S and 4S Models

Yes, the Stick Is Available The manual transmission of the 992-generation 911 from Porsche was already promised but now it has been confirmed. The company finally released the information about the manual transmission. The U.S. will receive the manual transmission before other markets in the world. Euro-spec 911s could get...

Motorsport & Racing

Hertz, Singer and Tom Brady back a Porsche 963 Hypercar at the 100th Le Mans 24 Hours

Hertz, Singer and Tom Brady’s apparel brand BRADY™ combine at 100th Le Mans 24 Hours Hertz Team JOTA, the new Hypercar motor racing team sponsored by car rental giant Hertz and Porsche 911 customizer Singer Group, today unveiled the Porsche 963 LMDh race car’s new Hertz Racing Gold livery and...

Events

A ‘First Timers’ view of the Goodwood Festival of Speed

I have always wondered, what the Goodwood FOS (Festival of Speed) was all about. Was it a race, a hill-climb, a demonstration of old race cars, or a car show? Well, I had the opportunity to find out this year. In this feature, a ‘First Timers’ view of the Goodwood...

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Lanzante’s road-legal Porsche 935/2

Combining Engineering with Design Over the past few years, Lanzante has delivered a series of showstopping cars at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This will be the case once again for 2024, as the British automotive specialists return with the widest and most exciting selection of projects ever shown, and...

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2023 Porsche Taycan Pricing and EPA Ranges

Exclusivity at a price The Porsche Taycan is one of the most exclusive and expensive all-electric models on the market in the United States. In the 2023 model year, there are 12 main versions of three body types – Porsche Taycan (sedan), Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo, and Porsche Taycan Cross...

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Porsche to be Celebrated Marque at 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Goodwood has announced that Porsche is to be the honored marque at the Festival of Speed (July 13-16 ), which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary. The event coincides with the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer celebrating the 75th anniversary of the creation of its very first sports car – the 356....

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Porsche Unseen

Since it opened in August 2024, Curvistan Bangkok has aimed to redefine leisure and entertainment for the Porsche community and beyond as a bar, café, art gallery and hangout that celebrates car culture, art and design. Now it’s hosting an exceptional collection: the Porsche Unseen Design Studies. The Curvistan Bangkok...

Classic Nine Motorwerks

Construction On Classic 9 Motorwerks New Global Headquarters Begin

Today, Classic 9 Motorwerks proudly announced the construction on its new headquarters has begun. This huge undertaking of their new Global Headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida was done to help the growth of their heritage-inspired Porsche sportscar lineup. Classic 9 Motorwerks specializes in 911 restoration. Their vision is to develop an...

Manthey

Manthey EMA enters the 24h Nürburgring

Manthey EMA will field a Grello Porsche in the 2024 24 Hours of the Nürburgring. Porsche drivers Kévin Estre (France), Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), Thomas Preining (Austria) and Ayhancan Güven (Turkey) will pilot the car with starting number 911. After two retirements in the last two years, Manthey is aiming for...

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The success of the Porsche 963

The 2024 season will go down as one of the most successful in Porsche’s long-distance history: in just the second year with the Porsche 963, the sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart won seven of eight possible titles together with the works team Porsche Penske Motorsport. The basis for this result...

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The Hoonipigasus: Ken Block’s Ultimate Pikes Peak-Destroying Porsche

Font view of Ken Block's "Hoonipigasus" Porsche 911

Note: All images in this article have been provided by Hoonigan Racing and are either official renders or actual pictures of the car itself. If you’ve been around the internet with even a molecule of interest in cars or motorcycles, chances are you’ve heard of Ken Block. But if you’re...

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Porsche GT4 e-Performance Electrifies Watkins-Glen spectators

Fully charged Many of you will remember the Porsche GT4 e-Performance‘s debut at last year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (see photo below). As part of the Porsche GT4 e-Performance World Tour, the all-electric test vehicle took center stage at two show runs on the iconic high-speed track in New York...

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Special Exhibition at the Porsche Museum

#23 Porsche 917 KH 580 hp at the Le Mans 50 years victory celebration at the Museum on 13/14 June 2020

More than 4.75 million visitors have passed through the doors of Porsche’s Museum in Stuttgart since the company officially opened its doors to the public on 31 January 2009. There is no question, the road and race cars on display make for fantastic viewing, and when compared to the old...

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Nardò Technical Center Turns 5

Located in Southern Italy, the Nardò Technical Center, owned by Porsche and operated by Porsche Engineering, celebrates its 50th anniversary today. Originally opened on July 1, 1975, NTC has consistently set the benchmark in vehicle testing and development of the automotive industry worldwide. 20 test tracks and more Today, NTC...

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The Tesla Model S Is Faster Than the Porsche Taycan at the Nurburgring

It’s Not as Stock Model S In recent testing by Tesla, the company managed to get a Model S around the Nurburging track in just 7 minutes and 23 seconds, according to The Supercar Blog. That’s a full 20 seconds faster than the Porsche Taycan. Tesla has two Model S...

Le Mans 24 Hours

Porsche attacks Le Mans 24 on manufacture’s 75th birthday

Preview The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team has one goal at the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 75th birthday of the sports car brand from Stuttgart: Outright victory on the Circuit des 24 Heures. To maximize the chances in the fiercely competitive new Hypercar...

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Rumors: Porsche to announce new 911 ST on June 8th

Will the lightweight terror from the 1970s inspire a new 911? Porsche rumors are almost as abundant as those surrounding Formula 1. One thing we can all count on; they just keep coming. Such is the case with the latest regarding Porsche’s possible announcement on June 8, 2023, of a...

Kalmar Automotive

Milan to London in the KALMAR 9X9

“We test in public” The end of November marked yet another milestone for the KALMAR 9X9, the next installment in a journey that started three years ago. At the genesis of the project Jan Kalmar had a clear target, create a usable tribute road car with hypercar performance, but also...

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Porsche Taycan Specs Revealed

With Porsche steeping up their focus on electric technology, they finally released details regarding the new electric supercar, the Taycan, and they’re impressive. It’s a dual-motor setup between the axles, together producing more than 600 horsepower or 440kW(!), “We opted for a permanently excited synchronous motor(PSM) in the Taycan; They combine a...

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Porsche RS Celebration at the London Concours 2023

The London Concours, presented by Montres Breguet, has announced the first exciting feature of what is set to be another stand-out show in 2023. June’s event – firmly established as the capital’s leading summer automotive garden party – will pay homage to one of the most iconic performance models of...

Motorsport & Racing

Triple triumph for Porsche in Qatar

Porsche Penske Motorsport stormed to a maiden victory with the Porsche 963 in the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. At the season opener in Qatar, works drivers Kévin Estre (France), André Lotterer (Germany) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) crossed the finish line first at the wheel of the No. 6 car....

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Check out the Oldest Surviving Car worked on by Ferdinand Porsche

The Porsche Museum has just acquired a significant addition to its permanent exhibition. It is the oldest surviving car that Ferdinand Porsche ever worked on during a lifetime spent in the automobile industry. Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany The car is the Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton, also known as the Porsche...

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Porsche Taycan: A Well-Timed Sales Superstar

When Porsche announced in 2015 with the Mission E Concept that they were deep in development of an electric vehicle that would put most other mid-market EVs to shame, they were not taken all that seriously. In fact, more than one media outlet chalked the statement up to posturing and...

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Listen To The New Porsche Type 992 GT3 Touring Around The Nurburgring

YouTuber Automotive Mike, who has posted videos of the Porsche Type 992 911 GT3 and a possible Sport Classic before, has managed to capture the “more civilized” version of the GT3 on video and audio. The GT3 Touring is the sleeper of the series, the one that can quietly wander...

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Porsche 917 at 40

Porsche 917 Turns 40 Porsche launched the 917 40 years ago and it’s still their most important racecar to date. This dangerous, yet successful machine gave Porsche victory at Le Mans and all the other international races of its time. Porsche started their long 917 race program in 1969 with a...

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Porsche Cayenne’s Sophisticated Technology

The new Porsche Cayenne, a superb example of leading-edge software integration, owes its performance and customer experience to the expertise of Porsche Engineering. In collaboration with Porsche and its suppliers, Porsche Engineering has developed large parts of the propulsion system and chassis, incorporating innovative hardware and customized software to deliver...

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Porsche Confirms Rennsport Reunion VII In 2023

Rennsport Reunion, the return of the world’s largest Porsche fan event has been confirmed by Porsche Cars North America. In 2023, Rennsport Reunion VII will return as they celebrate life on the edge. They will showcase the boldest and most exciting Porsche cars, the people who designed them, as well...

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The Flat Six in the New 718 Cayman GT4 Will Likely Go to Other Porsche Models

Getting the Most Out of the Engine At the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Porsche GT boss Andreas Preuninger sat down with Car Throttle to discuss the new engine in the 718 Cayman GT4. What he said about it sheds a little more light on the engine as a whole. It...

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50 Years of the Porsche 917 – Colours of Speed

The Porsche 917-001 will be shown in the Porsche Museum for the first time in its original condition My 2019 European Expedition had been organised for some months, which was to take in the WEC Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours (1-4 May) followed by almost a week in Stuttgart (5-10 May). It...

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The 2023 Lotus Emira: Should the 718 Cayman Be Worried?

2023 Lotus Emira VS 2022 Porsche 718 Cayman S

For a long time, the Porsche 718 Cayman has been the undeniable king of the hill in the middleweight sports coupe field. It has won multiple car of the year awards in its lifetime, and continues to be refined year to year in a typical clockwork German fashion. If something...

Singer Vehicle Design

1991 Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer

Background Perhaps no company has celebrated the heritage of the air-cooled 911 with such obsessive attention to detail as California-based Singer Vehicle Design. Founded in Los Angeles in 2009, Singer has become globally renowned for bespoke restorations of Porsche 911 sports cars—each carried out on behalf of the car’s owner....

Carrera Cup

Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring Season Finale

The season finale of the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring (PETN) as part of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) held the last open championship decision in the Porsche one-make series at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. With a victory, Karsten Krämer and Fidel Leib of KKrämer Racing (#112) were the first PETN Cup 2...

Machine Revival

Porsche 911 builder Machine Revival celebrates its 10th anniversary

In a world of horsepower ratings, Nürburgring lap times, and numerous statistics that often don’t tell the complete story, it’s refreshing to see a company prioritize something other than numbers. Delve into their website, and phrases such as “driving pleasure” and “art inspired” describe their philosophy. French automobile specialist Machine...

Rennsport Reunion

Rennsport 7 Schedule released

Start your engines… Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) has proudly unveiled an exhilarating schedule of on-track activities for the highly anticipated Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7. A momentous occasion that brings together the world’s largest assembly of fervent Porsche enthusiasts, the event promises an awe-inspiring showcase of eight distinctive classes, featuring...

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Electrification Remains Key To Porsche’s Expansion Strategy.

In 2022, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume announced that he expects 80% of the carmaker’s sales to be made up of EVs by 2030. It was an ambitious statement that reflected the market sentiment at the time. An increasing number of automakers were hopping on the EV bandwagon, releasing a slew...

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Porsche at Auto China 2024

Tailored fit Porsche is reinforcing its strategic commitment to the Chinese market at the Auto China 2024 exhibition in Beijing. This dedication is exemplified through several key initiatives, including the introduction of a tailored China version of the latest Taycan model, the debut of the all-electric Macan to the market,...

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Porsche Korea’s World Class Service Center

One of the largest Porsche Service Centers of the world opened in Seongsu, Korea. It paves the way for an ambitious year for Porsche in the region, which will see a series of new model launches, the expansion of the dealer network and enhanced customer services. On the same day,...

Carrera Cup

Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2016 Season Review

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 and 16 rounds were together in one place. The class of 2016 was a...

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Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo on the road

The head of the Taycan model line, Stefan Weckbach, took on very mildly camouflaged Porsche onto the open roads around Waissach for some real-world testing … boasting a long roofline combined with an increased ride height. And while the front looks like the Porsche Taycan, the rest looks more like...

Motorsport & Racing

Kyalami 9 Hour – Revival of a Great Classic

Kyalami Racing Circuit – 2019 Last held officially as a 9-hour race back in 1982, Kyalami will play host to the revival of a great classic endurance race next month, the Kyalami 9 Hour. Run by the masters of the international endurance motor racing scene today, the SRO Motorsport Group,...

Porsche Video

VIDEO: Porsche Concept “Vision 357” salutes the first Porsche 356

Remembering Porsche’s first model, the 356 Seventy-five years ago, on June 8, 1948, the 356 No. 1 Roadster became the first automobile bearing the name Porsche to receive its general operating permit – the birth of the sports car brand. Porsche is now embarking on its anniversary year with the...

Sacrilege Motors

911 EV “Blackbird” heads to Monterey

For its inaugural venture, Sacrilege Motors meticulously refurbished and converted a Porsche 911 America Roadster to electric propulsion. This automobile is an exclusive U.S. edition of the Carrera 2 Cabriolet Turbo-look, with merely 250 in existence. Its custodian christened it Blackbird, paying homage to the stellar SR-71 Blackbird aircraft. The...

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Top Gear Gets to Do a Deep Dive of the Porsche Taycan

Jack Rix Takes a Closer Look The Porsche Taycan just debuted. We watched the live stream and reported on the car and its reveal. The new Taycan is an important car for Porsche, and because of this the company wants to get as much coverage as possible. That’s why the...

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Porsche Posts Record Sales in 2019

It’s Not All Doom and Gloom Porsche has always stood out as an automaker. The company makes some of the best sports cars out there and has for a very long time. While the cars stand out, so do the company’s sales numbers. If you look at the sales numbers...

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Redman Reunites with the Gulf 917

Key Moments from the Porsche Club of America Event Below: Tech ED Event Organizer John Mueller introduces the program and event moderator Jay Gillotti. Brian Redman is a world class storyteller, a colorful, entertaining man with a bottomless well of interesting and amusing tales of his motor racing experiences. A...

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Building the perfect 718 RS Sypder

Just for you Like a little kid pointing through the display case at a donut shop, it’s a primal urge to want something “just for you.” Porsche has long been quite savvy with their personalization options. For those with can afford the best, Porsche’s Sonderwunsch program was set up in...

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Porsche Based P39 Hypercar Coming To America

RML Group, the renowned British automotive and motorsport engineering specialists, today announced its first global sales and aftersales partners ahead of the launch of the P39 Hypercar this summer. “Our enthusiast customers quite rightly have high expectations not only from the cars they buy, but also from the service and...

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“Edith: Porsche’s Volcano Ascent” Available Again

After some licensing issues that temporarily halted the viewing of this award-winning documentary, the film is once again available on Prime Video. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member? Sign in to your account here....

RUF

New RUF 993 LED Lighting

Plug-n-Play Legendary supercar manufacturer RUF Automobile is thrilled to debut a new globally homologated plug-and-play LED lighting system for the classic Porsche 993 model range. Approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), this lighting system meets all necessary safety criteria and can...

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Porsche Club of America Classifieds

Benefits of Joining the Porsche Club of America Of the many benefits for joining the Porsche Club of America, members find “The Mart” as one of their favorites. PCA’s Mart classifieds, both in print and online form, host a treasure trove of some of the best-kept Porsches, a wide array...

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TECHART reveals new GTsport for Porsche 911 Turbo S

More personalization for the 911 Turbo S TECHART will unveil the limited customization concept GTsport for the Porsche 911 Turbo S (992) at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 from January 12-14. The TECHART GTsport is a modular individualization concept for the 992 series Porsche 911 Turbo S model, limited to...

Events

2023 Rennsport Reunion Details Announced

Porsche recently announced the dates and location of the next Porsche Rennsport Reunion. It will run from September 28 to October 1, 2023 and it will be held at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California. The upcoming Rennsport Reunion will be the seventh time the event that features...

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New “Porsche Driver Experience” in the Panamera revealed

The control concept that Porsche uses in the new Panamera is innovative and intuitive: the Porsche Driver Experience puts the driver at the center and creates the perfect balance between analog and digital elements. The sports car among luxury saloons is characterized by a particularly high-quality and extremely sporty interior...

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