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New Turbo Porsche crest revealed

For almost 50 years, the Turbo models have enjoyed an exalted position at Porsche. They stand for a distinctively high performance and represent the epitome of every model series. To emphasize their uniqueness, Porsche is once again sharpening their look. The Turbo models are, for one, being given a particularly...

Driver Education

Porsche’s Sport Driving Education turns 50

It’s always the same with sports cars from Zuffenhausen: they’re easy to start and well-suited for comfortable travel. However, with this driving style, what a Porsche is capable of in terms of driving dynamics is often left unexplored. True appreciation of the engineering expertise can be felt more intensely during...

Restomod Porsche

Porsche 356 Goes All-Electric But Keeps Its Manual Gearbox.

Electrogenic, a UK firm is responsible for the conversion of this classic 1963 Porsche 356 into a full-blown EV. The car shop swapped out the car’s Boxer-Four engine in favour of an electric motor and battery pack. The Porsche 356 is the forebear of the legendary 911 sports car. The...

TECHART’s new Tsport R: Hold on tight!

Making awesome even better TECHART’s new Tsport R combines purist lightness with enhanced performance, a distinctive sound, a unique aerodynamic package, and exclusive interior details. Four equipment packages allow drivers to express their very own personality. The focus is on what truly matters: driving pleasure in its purest form. Highlights...

Porsche Type 992 911 Targa 4 & Targa 4S Officially Unveiled

This morning, as was teased last week, on Porsche’s own 9:11 Magazine online “TV” channel, the new Type 992 911 Targa 4 and 4S models were officially revealed. The new Targa continues to use the fully automatic roof of the Type 991.2 variant. A few engineering tweaks and optimizations mean...

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),...

Porsche Invests over $560 Million in Cayman/Boxster Factory to build EVs.

Yes, you read that right. The German carmaker is committing well over half a billion dollars into the conversion of a facility that will eventually churn out Porsche Cayman and Boxster EV models. It is part of a broader strategy where Porsche expects at least 80% of its vehicles sold...

The Porsche Taycan Will Make 700 HP Thanks to an Overboost Function

Porsche’s Electric Car Is Wicked Powerful The Porsche Taycan is the electric car that will help change Porsche and the rest of the automotive world. The vehicle is a marvel of automotive engineering and recently set the record around the Nurburgring. Recent reports indicate that the car can make 700...

Porsche’s Racing Future: Ghiretti and Oeverhaus

Porsche juniors Alessandro Ghiretti and Theo Oeverhaus are looking forward to an entertaining season: In 2025, the two young drivers sponsored by Porsche Motorsport will compete in both the international Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and the eight race weekends of the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland. A total of 24...

Porsche Speedster lives on

Born on 8 June 1948, the Porsche 356 No.1 was presented to the world, immediately setting standards by which the famous Stuttgart marque is still known today. Created around the philosophy of lightweight and nimble, the 356 quickly made a name for itself as a road car. But it also...

Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Spied, Some Specs Revealed

There is a track drivers dream currently from Porsche in the 718 Cayman GT4. It has been known for a little while that a more hardcore version was coming. Now, as reported by CarBuzz, the upcoming 718 Cayman GT4 RS has broken cover and some juicy specs have been revealed....

Le Mans 24 Hours

Porsche struggles at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

The stage was set Having just celebrated its 75th anniversary, Porsche was ready to put another overall win in the books a few days later during the Le Mans 24 Centenary. But for those that follow racing, you know all too well that it’s a cruel sport, and no amount...

718 Model Series Overflow Production Moving To Osnabrück

Porsche recently announced that parts of the production of the 718 model series will be moved from the Porsche main plant in Zuffenhausen to the Volkswagen site in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. In order to meet the growing demand from all Porsche customers, starting from the middle of next year, in...

The 2020 Porsche Macan Turbo Offers Up 434 HP

The Speedier Macan Porsche unveiled a refreshed Macan last year. Now a Macan Turbo joins the ranks. The 2020 Porsche Macan Turbo features a 3.6-liter V6 engine that puts out 434 hp and 405 lb-ft of torque. Mated to that engine is a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission. Porsche Traction Management...

Spy Shot: 2026 Porsche 911 Cup Car

The new Porsche 911 Cup will make its world debut this summer. The comprehensively optimized one-make cup race car based on the current 992.2 generation of the 911 has already largely completed its development phase. The 911 Cup will be used in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and in selected...

Porsche Appears to Underrate the 911 Carrera S’ Power Numbers

Making More Power Than Claimed Toyota doesn’t appear to be the only company understating the power of its sports cars. Recently, MotorTrend did a dyno test of the Porsche 911 Carrera S and found that the car is making different power numbers than the company states in its literature. By...

Manthey Kit for 718 Cayman GT4 RS

Owners of the 718 Cayman GT4 RS in the U.S. can now order an optional kit developed by Manthey through authorized Porsche Centers, which will also handle the installation. The kit is intended to offer an even greater level of performance and driver confidence on track. Additionally, both U.S. Porsche...

2020 Porsche 911 Turbo Leaked

The Images Look Straight from the Assembly Line Here’s your first look at the 2020 Porsche 911 Turbo (992). The leak comes from an Instagram user named t_schleicher. Schleicher’s image provides what appears to be a very clear look of the upcoming car. It’s a gorgeous-looking version of the 911, and...

The All-New 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe and Cabriolet

Porsche is introducing the new Carrera S to the 911 lineup for the 2025 model year. Powered by a 3.0-liter twin-turbo boxer engine delivering 473 hp (353 kW), this model bridges the gap between the 911 Carrera and the 911 Carrera GTS. Featuring improved performance and driving dynamics, it outperforms...

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Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Study

Geneva Motor Show press days, 2-3 March 2010: Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Study It was eight years ago, in March 2010, that Porsche presented its first hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder Concept Study, at the Geneva Motor Show. I was fortunate enough to be present at this launch, and what...

Don’t Get Carbon Ceramic Brakes If You Plan to Track Drive Your Porsche

Save Some Money and Don’t Go Carbon Ceramic Carbon ceramics, Porsche cars, and racetracks go together, right? Well, apparently not. According to Paul Watson, a technical representative for Porsche Australia, you actually want the regular brakes, not the carbon ceramic ones. Watson said to Wheels Magazine that the heat build...

Up close and personal with “Mirage” from Transformers

After debuting in its famed role in “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”, the Autobot Mirage and the movie car, a 911 Carrera RS 3.8 (964), will join a cast of legendary cars on display at Rennsport Reunion 7. The Autobot, Mirage, takes the form of the classic Porsche 911 Carrera...

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...

Porsche 99X Electric

TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team wins season opener in Mexico

Porsche has started the 2024 motorsport year with a victory: Watched by 40,000 avid spectators in the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Pascal Wehrlein won the Mexico E-Prix, the season-opening round of the ABB Formula E World Championship at the wheel of his Porsche 99X Electric. Race 1 It was a perfect...

2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Type 981)

The power of the Cayman GT4 Clubsport is powered by a 3.8-litre mid-mounted flat engine developing 385 hp (283 kW) with a maximum torque of 420 Nm giving a top speed of 295 km/h. This model cannot be registered for road use, and as a result it has been adapted...

Motorsport & Racing

Evolution of the 911 GT3 R

While the highly successful Porsche 911 GT3 R continues to chase victories around the globe during the 2025 season, its successor is already revving up in the wings. This upcoming weekend, the development program for the new customer racing model, based on the current GT3 race car, will take its...

Manthey Performance Kit for 911 GT3 Reaches United States

First-hand testing at Porsche Experience Centers Owners of the Type-992 911 GT3 in the United States have, for the first time, the option to upgrade their car with a performance kit developed by Manthey-Racing through a Manthey-certified Porsche Center. The Manthey Performance Kit elevates the already impressive racetrack performance to...

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...

Announcing the 2018 Porsche 911 RSR

Yes, It’s For Sale…. However, the allocation for MY2018 units was already spoken for before this calendar year – all 6 of them, each costing $1.18 million USD. Even Porsche’s head of Motorsport, Dr. Frank Walliser, has been surprised by the level of public consumer demand for the car –...

Introducing The Porsche 911 Classic Club Coupe (With Photo Gallery)

Porsche Classic and the Porsche Club of America (PCA) proudly introduced the Porsche 911 Classic Club Coupe. It is a one-of-one restoration project that was completed through their joint efforts. At first glance, it is immediately noticeable that this coupe is truly unique. If a glance is not enough, however,...

Porsche Will Offer the Cayman and Boxster With a Flat-Six Engine

Porsche Fans, Rejoice! Porsche appears to have made a decision that will thrill sports car enthusiasts and Porsche enthusiasts everywhere. The company will bring it’s silky smooth flat-six to the Boxster and the 718 Cayman. The flat-six mill will be in a car that sits below the model line toppers...

Porsche Expands Its Real Estate Footprint With The First Porsche Design Tower In Asia

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Porsche Design, a subsidiary of Porsche AG, has partnered with Ananda Development in Thailand to unveil the Porsche Design Tower Bangkok. The premium luxury residential development, featuring duplex and quadplex units, will be located on Sukhumvit Soi 38. It’s one of the most prestigious addresses in the capital city of...

Here’s a Look at the Porsche Taycan’s Interior

The Electric Porsche’s Cabin Is Gorgeous The Porsche Taycan is the company’s first all-electric car, and it will be an impressive machine by all accounts. The company will reveal the car in full on September 4 of this year. That’s not far away, and the company has been teasing the...

Tuning & Aftermarket

RUF Automobile Announces First-Ever North American Headquarters

Legendary supercar manufacturer RUF has announced its new North American headquarters at The Concours Club in Miami, Florida. Set to open in summer 2023, the facility will serve as RUF’s main North American import and distribution hub and provide vehicle sales, service, parts, track driving experiences and private events. Conveniently...

Porsche 911 Carrera GTS wins 2025 World Performance Car award

This marks the eighth World Performance Car award for the brand. The Porsche 911 Carrera GTS has been named the 2025 World Performance Car as part of the World Car Awards, marking the eighth time Porsche has been recognized with this title – more than any other brand. A jury...

Meet the Subtle Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Package

Porsche never fails to impress us when it comes to creating niches with their introduction of a new edition 911 based GT3, the Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Package. It’s the car for drivers who wants only pure performance and does not concern themselves about any aesthetics. Porsche really answers the...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche 963 misses podium in Bahrain

The Race The 8 Hours of Bahrain got underway at 2 pm local time with air temperatures of almost 32 degrees Celsius and asphalt temperatures over 40 degrees. For the Porsche Penske Motorsport works squad, the order was thrown into disarray after the first corner: starting from P4 on the...

Milltek Sport Introduces ‘Signature Series’ For Porsche 911 (992) Carrera S

The leading premium performance exhaust manufacturer, Milltek Sport, is working on creating an even more dynamic Porsche 911 (992) with their handmade titanium Signature Series system. Only available for OPF/GPF equipped vehicles, the new system will bring the iconic Porsche sportscar to unparalleled heights, giving it drastic improvements in terms...

RM Sotheby’s Celebrates 70 years of Porsche with a Stellar Selection

Lot 200 – 1983 Porsche 956-110 awaits its turn on the auction block The mental wheels started turning when RM Sotheby’s announced on 9 March 2018 that a single marque Porsche auction would be held at the Porsche Cars North America facility in Atlanta on the weekend of 27 October....

Salon Privé to celebrate two Porsche 911 anniversaries

A perfect parade of pristine Porsche 911’s is set to be a star draw at the Salon Privé Club Trophy this year, with a remarkable double celebration of 50 years of the Porsche 911 Turbo and 25 years of the Porsche 911 GT3. In what’s set to be a world-class...

Pre-sale Tickets For Rennsport Reunion 7

Rennsport Reunion 7 is just around the corner and this year is extra special as it is also the 75th Anniversary of Porsche as a car company; it is also the 60th Anniversary of the release of the Porsche 911. To be part of this very special event, members of...

Singer Vehicle Design

Singer + Williams = DLS Greatness

Singer Vehicle Design is at it again with another delicious rendition of the Porsche 911. The California restomod company has been focusing on 911’s and a lot of detail goes into one production car. The work they put goes beyond the engine: the selection of leathers, the design of the...

Concours Masters at Salon Privé celebrates 70 years of Porsche

The 2018 Concours Masters at Salon Privé on Saturday, 1 September will celebrate 70 years of Porsche with a spectacular timeline of models. The Stuttgart manufacturer has achieved much within the past seven decades, and as a relatively small player in its early years, the company’s race cars would frequently...

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Redman’s Roast Coffee

Brian Redman in a relaxed mood in the Drivers’ Club at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2008 Not many folk would have heard about Redman’s Roast, unless that is, you attended Brian Redman’s Targa Sixty Six event in February 2020, at Palm Beach International Raceway. Most of us like a...

2012 TechArt 911 Carrera Coupé

2012 TechArt 911 Carrera Coupé An elegant appearance with a clear sporty design – simply unmistakable. Welcome to the premiere of the TECHART Program for the Porsche 911. The completely newly developed TECHART exterior design for the Carrera and Carrera S models will be officially presented as part of the...

Porsche 911 MY2019 endurance testing regime

The Porsche 911 undergoes testing ahead of its launch in 2019 The endurance tests for the eighth generation of the Porsche 911 enters the home straight as the new model will be brought to the European market at the beginning of 2019. The schedule to complete the Porsche 911 MY2019...

2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S: Electrified, Elevated, and Unstoppable

The Porsche 911 Turbo has always lived at the sharp end of performance, usability, and prestige. Now, with the arrival of the 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S, the legend evolves yet again. This is the first Turbo S to embrace hybrid technology, and in doing so, it has become the...

RM Sotheby’s Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction

Porsche 911s on track at the Porsche Experience Centre Atlanta (Courtesy of the Porsche Experience Centre Atlanta) RM Sotheby’s, in collaboration with the Porsche Experience Centre Atlanta, will host the Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction, an exclusive, single-marque auction to be held on the weekend of 27 October at the home...

Classic Cayennes prove more than capable

Over twenty years after its launch, the first-generation Porsche Cayenne has had new life breathed into it as part of a project in the United Arab Emirates during the Icons of Porsche festival. The Porsche Cayenne is a milestone car for the Middle East. When it launched in 2002, it...

FOR SALE: 2007 Porsche 911 GT3

Don’t Wait for the New GT3 Just a little bit ago, I published a story about the new GT3 from Porsche, but the simple fact of the matter is that you can buy a really great GT3 right now. This particular 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 is currently for sale on...

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...

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...

A legend takes off – 901 #57

1965 Porsche 901 chassis #57 After three years of restoration, the Porsche Museum will finally present one of the newest additions to its collection – and the oldest 911 that it holds – at the special exhibition “911 (901 No. 57) – A legend takes off” from 14 December 2017...

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Porsche’s Historic Fabrics

Iconic fabric patterns such as Pasha, tartan, and Pepita are once again available in Porsche quality. Porsche has reissued these textiles, meaning the interiors of many historic and more recent sports cars, from the 356 to the 911, can be restored to their original condition. The fabrics are once again...

Everything New With The 2025 Porsche 911 (992.2)

2025 Porsche 992.2 911 Carrera

Earlier this morning, Porsche unveiled the first models of the new Type 992.2 911, the Carrera Cabriolet and Coupe, and the Carrera GTS T-Hybrid. However, when something is all-new and upgraded, one question always comes up: What, exactly, is all-new and upgraded on the 992? Fret not, for we have...

People & Profiles

Gérard Larrousse celebrates his 80th birthday

Gérard Larrousse (2017) Former Porsche works driver, Gérard Larrousse, celebrates his 80th birthday on Saturday 23 May 2020. Gérard Gilles Marie Armand Larrousse was born in 1940 in Lyon, where his father ran a textile factory. “I was fascinated by motorbikes and sports cars from a young age but my...

The Porsche Taycan, Hennessey Performance’s First Electric Car

You Can Bet This One Will be Fast The Porsche Taycan will be the first electric car that the Texas-based tuner company Hennessey Performance will modify and sell. CEO John Hennessey confirmed this by saying, “We felt that the new Porsche Taycan was the right platform from which to modify...

Kalmar Automotive

KALMAR 7-97 Classic “C2” arrives in USA

While the “usual suspects” in the boutique 911 world continue to add more bling and optimistic horsepower ratings, ex-Porsche engineer Jan KALMAR continues to humbly develop what many agree to be the most modern, functional, and clean-aesthetic air-cooled 911 anywhere. If that sounds too optimistic, then consider what Bruce Canepa,...

Complete Your Porsche Taycan With a $15,000 Carbon Fiber Body Kit

When in Doubt, Add Carbon Fiber The base Porsche Taycan 4S starts at $103,800 with the Turbo edition bumping the price up to $150,900 and the Turbo S edition cranking that price up to $185,000; close to double the base models price. If that isn’t enough clink for your wallet and...

Porsche breaks two lap records at former F1 track

Porsche and AutoCar India have set two new lap records for a production car and production EVs, respectively, at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in India. The records were set in a Porsche 911 GT3 RS and a Taycan Turbo S driven by India’s first Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan....

Porsche’s first Formula E Championship

Porsche in Formula E Porsche continues its fifth Formula E season in 2023/2024. In addition to the works-run TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, the American customer team Andretti Formula E competes with the Porsche 99X Electric. The innovative electric racing car concept was developed at the net CO₂-neutral Weissach...

Porsche sales strong in first half of 2023

Porsche records a significant increase in sales Just announced by Porsche, the first six months of 2023 ended successfully with a 15 percent gain in deliveries. The sports car manufacturer delivered 167,354 vehicles to customers worldwide. “After the first six months of the year, we can be pleased with our...

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Breaking: Porsche’s first 911 hybrid

Worldwide testing The first Porsche 911 sports car for the road with a hybrid drive is purportedly ready for production. “For the first time in our icon’s 61-year history, we are installing a hybrid drive system in a roadgoing 911. This innovative performance hybrid makes the 911 even more dynamic,”...

Gooding Sell More Than $128 Million at Pebble Beach

This year Gooding and Company sold a total of $128 million at Pebble Beach including the one-of 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Bertone Speciale which sold for $16,500,000. With this type of auction comes record sales and Gooding broke some incredible Porsche numbers including top prices for the Porsche 956,...

Lollipop Racing

Porsche’s interactive motorsport game, “Lollipop Racing”

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA) announced it is joining “Lollipop Racing,” a new streaming series and interactive game created by entertainment technology studio Feature.io and written and executive-produced by critically acclaimed filmmaker David Ayer. The series, which consists of 10 fictional episodes and 10 motorsport races set in digital recreations...

People & Profiles

Hans Mezger: 1929 to 2020

Porsche mourns the death of Hans Mezger – this photo was taken in 2007 It was with great sadness that the motoring and motorsport world learned last week of the passing of Hans Mezger, Porsche engineer extraordinaire. He died at the age of 90 years, having grown up and lived...

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Luftgekühlt 5

Luftgekühlt 4, Port of Los Angeles, 7 May 2017 This year’s venue for the Luftgekühlt 5 gathering will be the recently opened Ganahl Lumber Company South Bay at 2600 Del Amo Blvd in Torrance, CA. Luft 5 will be taking place on Sunday 22 April 2018 from 09h00-15h00. Luftgekühlt 4,...

People & Profiles

3,000 KM For A Cause Across Australia

It started with the Porsche 356 As we all know, the 356 was the first globally sold car made by Porsche, and firmly planted Stuttgart on many an enthusiast’s map. It came in a variety of body styles, including roadster, cabriolet, and coupe, and quickly became one of the favorite...

Suspense at the 2018 Supercup finale in Mexico

The 2018 Supercup finale in Mexico will quite literally go down to the wire! Fans in Mexico can look forward to a suspense-filled season finale of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The three competitors in the frame will fight for the championship title at rounds...

Best features of 2019

Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, 4 May 2019: Imagine the surprise when we arrived at the track, to be greeted by a scene of snowy white with zero degrees showing on the circuit thermometer, and then to get a further snowy blast at the start of the race. This was...

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...

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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Rolf Sprenger: 1941 to 2021

Rolf Sprenger pauses for a photograph during an interview in 2007 It was with great sadness that we learned last week of the passing of one of Porsche’s stalwarts, Rolf Sprenger, on Wednesday 24 February 2021. Sprenger arrived at Porsche in 1967 as a young engineer, and as he explained...

Porsche earns #1 ranked premium brand

A great success In this year’s J.D. Power “Initial Quality Study” (IQS), Porsche has earned first in the overall ranking in the premium segment. The quality study by the US market research institute J.D. Power evaluates the quality of new cars in the USA with the help of customer surveys....

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....

Porsche Rolls Out Track App to Taycan, Panamera and Cayenne Models

More Porsche owners now have the opportunity to record their lap times and hone their race craft on more than 300 racing circuits worldwide. This is down to the newly announced expanded rollout of the Porsche Track Precision App (PTPA). It is effective immediately and will include owners of the...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche Penske Motorsport dominates Road America

With its victory in the eighth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Porsche has extended its lead in all championship standings. The two Porsche 963 cars from Proton Competition and JDC-Miller MotorSports finished in fifth and sixth positions, respectively. In the GTD-Pro class, the Porsche customer team AO Racing...

Porsche meets LEGO® Technic™

The free Porsche 4Kids summer holiday program every year is much more than just a way of passing the time. It’s a journey into the world of tradition and innovation in an inspiring, encouraging environment. On this occasion with LEGO® Technic™ as an exciting travel companion. During a special evening...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche 911 GT3 R wins farewell race in Bathurst

Intercontinental GT Challenge, Bathurst 12 Hour, 3 February 2019: The 05h45 start to the 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour In its final performance at a major endurance race, the Porsche 911 GT3 R has won its farewell race in Bathurst, adding yet another title to its long list of international endurance...

Final Porsche 918 Spyder rolls off the assembly line

Last Porsche 918 Spyder

Production of the $845,000 plug-in hybrid car was limited to 918 units to maintain exclusivity. The last car was spoken for in December 2014. U.S. customers bought 297 Spyders, with Germany and China collecting about 100 each and the rest went to various markets around the globe. The asking price...

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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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...

Porsche Vision 357

Porsche Vision 357 Speedster: purism meets e-performance

Porsche Vision 357 Goodwood debut Celebrating three decades of the renowned Goodwood Festival of Speed, Porsche presents the Porsche Vision 357 Speedster, a companion to the enclosed Porsche Vision 357 that kicked off the manufacturer’s own anniversary festivity. The Vision 357 Speedster stands as a tribute to the 356 in...

Porsche’s Teaser: New 911 Turbo Coming?

Following recent Instagram posts from Porsche, it appears that new 992.2-gen Turbo models are about to be revealed on 7 September at 15:00 CEST. What we know so far… Porsche recently posted a video clip of a mystery car with text, “Weissach is where legends are born … And another...

Motorsport & Racing

Penske 963s race Italy and USA simultaneously

WEC & IMSA The Italian region of Emilia-Romagna hosts the FIA WEC for the first time on the Formula 1 circuit. On the same weekend, the Porsche Penske Motorsport crew will race in Long Beach on the west coast of the USA. There, they aim to repeat last year’s success...

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....

The Porsche 911 Turbo S Lightweight means Serious Business

The lightweight package for the 911 Turbo S costs $10,340. However, it transforms the already formidable stock car into an even more potent performance machine. As the name implies, weight savings is key here. The package comes with fixed carbon-fibre seats, rear-seat delete, lightweight glass and minimal sound-deadening material. The...

One-year lease mandatory for Porsche’s 911 S/T

Unsurprisingly, limited edition 911 models are hotter than the face of the sun, with six-digit markups the norm for recent releases (e.g., 911R, 911 Sport Classic, 911 GT3 Touring, etc). A dealer here in Southern California recently made a collector buy two 911s, one he didn’t want, so that he...

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Plug and Play electrification for the Porsche 911 from Electrogenic

British EV technology company Electrogenic, known for its market-leading classic car EV conversions, has fitted the first of its revolutionary ‘drop-in’ conversion kits to a customer’s classic Porsche 911. This first ‘plug-and-play’ conversion, which features the Oxford, UK-based firm’s proprietary EV powertrain technology, future-proofs this lovely classic 911. The electrified...

Porsche finally hits its stride with 1-2 Finish at ABB FIA Formula E World Championship

It’s been a long time coming, but the German carmaker has finally issued a serious statement of intent at the ongoing 2022 Formula E World Championship. The third round took place in Mexico, and Porsche, fielding two 99X Electric race cars, swept to a dominant 1-2 finish by the checkered...

The Electric Hypercar Porsche Designed – But For A Video Game.

Porsche has finally unveiled its take on an electric hypercar. It’s called the Porsche Vision Gran Turismo, but there’s a caveat. As implied by the name, this concept has been wholly designed for use in the gaming world. It is expected to be one of the showcase cars in the...

2018 Porsche 911 GT3 Press Release

A 911 for the road and track – the new Porsche 911 GT3 Stuttgart. The Porsche 911 GT3 delivers motorsport-like performance, a systematic lightweight construction and an unfiltered driving experience. In the new generation of the radical 911, the connection between everyday driving and the racetrack is even more intense. At...

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...

Ayhacan Guven 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup France champion

After racing at Spa, Zandvoort, Dijon, Magny Cours and Barcelona, the Porsche teams and drivers went to the south of France for the season finale. The 2018 season of the Porsche Carrera Cup France ended last week at Le Castellet – Paul Ricard circuit, where Ayhacan Guven was declared the...

Porsche Taycan: A Well-Timed Sales Superstar

Porsche Taycan driving through desert

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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The Porsche Macan EV & Formula E: How The Tech Is Shared

2025 Porsche Macan EV

The Macan EV is the latest step in the evolution of Porsche’s lineup, being the first vehicle of the brand to be released that is totally transitioning from petrol to battery power. This transition is not just about electrification, however, as it also marks the first time that technology from...

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TECHART unveils GTstreet R Touring

With a legacy spanning over two decades, the TECHART GTstreet range epitomizes TECHART’s relentless pursuit of automotive perfection. Limited to a prestigious 25 units worldwide, the new conversion GTstreet R Touring seamlessly marries everyday practicality with uncompromised driving performance – a hallmark of TECHART’s signature customization philosophy since the inaugural...

Porsche Tops J.D. Power Study in Sales Satisfaction

New car customers rated Porsche as the top premium brand in the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) StudySM released Thursday. This marks the third consecutive year Porsche has ranked #1 among premium automotive brands, earning 855 points – four more than last year – allowing it to...

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