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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...

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Porsche Leads J.D. Power APEAL Study For Fourth Consecutive Year

For the fourth year in a row, J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study has shown that customers have rated Porsche as the highest among automotive brands. The annual study centers on the customer experience of owning and driving a new vehicle. For the fourth consecutive...

Porsche’s Taycan production outpaced by demand

Demand for Porsche’s Taycan outpaces production For new-vehicle shoppers who have their eye on Porsche’s newest model — the all-electric Taycan — the sports car maker has a message: Be patient. Porsche estimates a 6-to 9-month wait for Taycan deliveries. Geopolitics and the pandemic conspired to kneecap Taycan sales last year. Porsche...

TECHART Carbon Fiber Package For Porsche 911 GT3

Techart is a German tuning company that specializes in modifying Porsche vehicles and this time, they’ve set their eyes on the Porsche 911 GT3 with a Touring package. The Touring package gives the Porsche 911 GT3 a wider body with visible carbon fiber upgrades emphasizing the core of the Porsche...

Porsche Introduces The New Porsche 911 Carrera T

New Porsche 911 Carrera T Porsche just recently announced a new lightweight sports car that will be part of the 911 family, the 911 Carrera T. The “T” in the 911 Carrera T stands for touring, which describes models with outstanding sporty equipment that provides a purist driving experience. As...

Mercedes-AMG “Not Happy” With Porsche’s Nurburgring Record

Porsche recently set the lap record for a premium luxury car around the infamous Nurburgring Nordschleife. It beat out the Mercedes-AMG GT63 S 4-door coupe by 0.3 seconds, with a total time of 7:29.81 to the Merc’s 7:30.10. Now, they say that competition breeds development and Mercedes-AMG is, in gentle...

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...

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...

New shoes for wet weather fun

Porsche and Michelin have jointly developed a new tire that is specially designed for circuit use in wet and low-temperature conditions. The new Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 is a perfect option for prolonging the track-day season. As with all Porsche models, the precise configuration and tuning of all the...

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...

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...

Porsche Cannot Product Anymore Electric Cars in 2022

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Porsche recently set a goal for 80% of its sales to be electric by 2030. Porsche delivered just over 300,000 vehicles globally last year, and 41,296 of them were the all-electric Taycan, which even sold more globally than the Porsche 911 last year. After launching the Taycan and seeing the strong...

2016 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is the racing version of the 911 GT3. In 2016, almost 320 of the near-standard racers, based on the seventh generation of the iconic 911 sports car, will be campaigned in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, the national Carrera Cups as well as major GT3...

Porsche donates one million euros towards earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

Porsche donates towards humanitarian cause The earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria has left many people in desperate need. Porsche AG is providing immediate aid to those affected by donating one million euros to “Aktion Deutschland hilft e.V.”, an umbrella group of German humanitarian aid agencies, for this purpose. In...

Porsche Enthusiast’s 996 GT3-KS Concept

Until now, the classic Porsche 911 still attracts a lot of enthusiasts and admirers. And the gorgeous, classic design definitely inspires the imagination of its more artistically inclined fans. Virtual artist Khyzyl Saleem, or more popularly known as the_kyza, recently posted his interpretation of the first water-cooled Porsche 911. He...

Porsche Active Ride

The new Panamera is both a sports car and a touring sedan – and thanks to the new Porsche Active Ride chassis, it offers a driving experience that sets new standards. Sports car and touring sedan, agility plus comfort – this is the goal of the Porsche Panamera. When it...

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New Porsche Communication Management Features

Porsche is improving the digital user experience in the 911, Taycan, Panamera, and Cayenne model series for the model year change. The fundamentally revised Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system is more performant and offers access to the Porsche App Center. Other new features include Dolby Atmos® for an improved sound...

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...

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’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...

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...

John McCullagh Column #1

Congratulations and good luck to Porsche Road & Race on the launch of this exciting new website, celebrating something that is also very close to my heart – the powerful, stunning and exquisite Porsche marque! I’m delighted to be a columnist, and I hope you’ll find them a lot different...

Breaking: New Porsche Taycan Models Revealed

New Second Gen With a sharper design, more power, more range, and even better charging performance, Porsche extensively modernized the Taycan at the beginning of 2024. Now three new versions complete the 16-version family: The new edition of the Taycan GTS builds on the model-spanning success story that is the...

Fresh Update for Porsche’s Infotainment System

Porsche is refreshing its infotainment system, starting with the 911, Taycan, Cayenne and Panamera models. The sixth generation of Porsche Communication Management (PCM 6.0) comes with even more features and promises to be more versatile than ever. The optimized PCM user interface now includes coloured icons based on customer feedback....

Could Lotus Be Planning a Porsche Boxster-Rivaling Elan Revival?

It Sounds Like It Lotus has long been held up as one of the best sports car manufacturers out there. The company builds excellent cars, one that went away a while back but was a staple in the sports car market was the Elan. According to Autocar, Lotus may be...

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...

Used Porsche prices entering 2024

Just like standing on a scale or looking at your lap times, numbers don’t lie, and the recent market trends for modern Porsches are no different. With 2023 behind us, we now have the hard data to investigate what happened between 2022 and 2023 regarding used Porsches. Summarizing information released...

New 911 RSR for 2017

It’s out, the new model Porsche 911 RSR was launched this evening at the LA Auto Show. Porsche will tackle the 2017 racing season with its all-out newly developed GT racer which features an ultra-modern, flat-six unit positioned in front of the rear axle. The four-litre, extremely light aggregate features...

Porsche’s Carrera GT gets new shoes

Porsche and its long-term partner Michelin have developed a new tire for the Carrera GT. The super sports car, of which 1,270 examples were manufactured between 2003 and 2006, feels even more precise and is demonstrably more predictable when driven on the limit. This enhances the car’s overall performance and...

Announcing the 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series

Introduced in June 2017, the new 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series is the most powerful all-wheel drive turbocharged member of the 911 family. Limited to just 500 units worldwide, this model offers a power output of 607 bhp (446 kW) which represents an increase of 27 bhp over the standard...

Ryan Cullen rising Porsche talent

Somerset driver Ryan Cullen finished his Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup series with two confidence-boosting performances in Mexico. The 26-year-old qualified in tenth place at the season-ending final race in Mexico City and then made his way consistently through the field to finish in ninth place in both races. The results...

Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport World premiere in Los Angeles

The new Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport celebrated its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show on 28 November 2018. The near standard 700 hp racing version of the road-legal 911 GT2 RS sports car is limited to just 200 units, and can be run at clubsport events as...

It’s Official: The 2024 Porsche 718 Spyder RS Announced

Yes, you read that title right. Not only has the 2024 718 Spyder RS been announced today, Porsche also pulled back the veil hiding the specs on the beast and to say that they’re glorious is an understatement. Let’s go over the important ones, shall we? Power: 493 HP and...

Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland

Porsche’s longest-running one-make cup is entering its 35th season sporting a new name: the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland will contest eight doubleheader events in five countries in 2024. The season kicks off at the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) round in Imola from 19 to 21 April. The teams...

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...

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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...

The RUF GT Is the Porsche 911 GTS We Really Want

More Horsepower? Yes Please The Porsche 911 GTS is an excellent car, one you might think could not be made any better. Well, the tuner company RUF Automobile GmbH is here to prove you wrong. RUF’s new GT car is based on the Porsche 991 generation of the 911 GTS....

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...

Kaege Builds Some of the Sexiest 993 Restomods On the Planet

Kaege Restomods Based Germany, Kaege Retro had been creating 993-based cars since 2010. When Roger Kaege decided to build his own take on the retro 911, he took a different approach to most other firms. The original idea was simple enough. Take the genes from the air-cooled 993 and combine...

Porsche Junior shootout 2024

Team player, media professional and of course, driving talent: These are just three of many important attributes taken into consideration during the selection of the Porsche Junior 2024. Twelve candidates have the chance to take the next big step in their young career on the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. They...

Porsche Experiential Programs Are Given Attention With New Appointment

Porsche has always been driven to give their clients thrilling experiences. In line with this, Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA) recently announced the creation of a new leadership role with the aim to strengthen the opportunity for both Porsche owners and enthusiasts to dive into its singular brand atmosphere....

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...

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...

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24 Hours of Le Mans 2022

The No. 8 Toyota (closest to the camera) leads the Hypercar class across the start line

Race day dawned with a blanket of morning mist covering the area. It was a crisp morning as I departed my accommodation to the east of Le Mans at around 07h15, and making my way towards the circuit, the pockets of mist became more sporadic. Approaching the airfield which lies...

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Rennsport Reunion 7 approaching

Lucky 7 The forthcoming Rennsport Reunion next month is poised to redefine benchmarks as the premier global event for Porsche enthusiasts. This assembly will showcase an unparalleled collection of the most distinguished Porsche race and road vehicles ever produced, in tandem with the visionaries behind their creation and the drivers...

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...

Electrification Remains Key To Porsche’s Expansion Strategy.

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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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The Next Porsche Hypercar Might Be An EV and Involve Rimac

The 918 Successor Would Sit Atop the Lineup Porsche’s 918 successor is in the works, but it’s a long way from coming out even in concept form. The team is still deliberating on how to make the vehicle and what it should be. According to CEO Oliver Blume in a...

Porsche Latin America celebrates 25 years

For a quarter of a century, Porsche Latin America has been forging a powerful alliance between the Porsche brand and enthusiasts in this dynamic region. This year’s special anniversary follows a record 12-month sales period by Porsche Centers in the region during 2024 – a successful pattern that continued with...

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2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed to celebrate 70 years of Porsche

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2008: Rothmans works Porsche 956 008, Kremer Racing Leyton House Porsche 962 CK6, Joest Racing Porsche 962 011 in the paddock before their run up the Hill The 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed will be particularly notable this year, as the nation’s favourite motoring event celebrates...

The Porsche 911 Speedster Debuts In New York With Gorgeous Styling

The Best Looking Porsche? We reported on the fact that Porsche was going to pull the cover off the 911 Speedster at the New York Auto Show, and now it’s happened. The car looks better than we expected. The car isn’t just all about looks, though. It has the same...

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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,...

The Greatest Porsche Engineer, Hans Mezger, Has Passed Away

It’s rare for us here at Supercars.net to post any news other than the most exciting new cars, the latest and greatest. Yet, today, we must take a somber tone. Hans Mezger has passed away at the age of 90 on June 10, 2020. For those not familiar with the...

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...

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...

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...

How limited-editions of the 911 are made at Porsche

Any Porsche enthusiast will know the iconic 911 comes in many flavors, including limited editions like the the Turbo 50 Years, Dakar and recent S/T. These exclusive models combine outstanding design, special drive and chassis components, and individual equipment details to create a unique product and driving experience. Special production...

Lease this 1973 Porsche 911 RS Carrera!

In the world of classic and exotic cars, experience always shines brighter than chrome. Putnam Leasing CEO Steve Posner has been in the leasing business since 1977 and has not just survived a fiercely competitive industry but has risen to the top. Focusing primarily on collectibles and exotics, it was...

Mark Webber calls time on his racing career

Mark Webber ahead of his first competitive drive in the Porsche 919 Hybrid at the 2014 Silverstone 6-Hour race on 20 April that year. The #20 Porsche would finish third in its debut race At the end of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season Mark Webber will quit his...

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Interview with Mathieu Jaminet – official Porsche Young Professional Driver

Dubai 24 Hours, 11/13 January 2018: The #12 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Lars Kern, Sven Müller, Otto Klohs and Mathieu Jaminet finished second in the A6-PRO class Our contributor in France, Lucian Sonea, recently conducted an interview with Mathieu Jaminet, one of Porsche’s Young Professional Drivers....

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...

J.D. Study Ranks Porsche 911 As Most Dependable

J.D. Power recently released the 2022 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) which showed the Porsche 911 as the highest-ranked model for trouble-free ownership. The iconic model has been given this distinguished honor for the second year in a row, and for the past four years, this is also the third...

Porsche Club of America – Join the Club, Join the Fun!

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Bringing Like-Minded Porsche Enthusiasts Together For nearly 70 years, the Porsche Club of America has been dedicated to enhancing the Porsche ownership experience. No matter what your interest – social, technical, or competitive – PCA has something to offer every Porsche owner. PCA members know the unbridled joy that owning...

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A change is brewing among auto manufacturers. If this trajectory we’re on isn’t already obvious, competition in the EV segment is likely about to get much more personal. It’s true that the automotive industry has been hard at work transitioning towards the full-fledged production of electric vehicles for quite some...

Porsche reveals new 992-based RSR at Goodwood

Over the years, the Goodwood Festival of Speed has hosted hundreds of historic Porsches in its paddocks and up Lord March’s sinuous driveway, but this year the limelight was usurped by a newcomer from Weissach – the 95% new 992-based RSR for the upcoming WEC and IMSA campaigns. The fact...

This Porsche 357 Speedster Study Is the Porsche You Didn’t Know You Needed

The Future of the Porsche Speedster If there’s one thing you need in your life in the future, it’s this Porsche 357 Speedster. The rendering comes from Clement Lacour and hints at what the future of the Porsche speedster could be. It’s absolutely gorgeous, and we hope Porsche takes it...

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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 victorious at Road America

Success at Road America Round eight of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Road America in Wisconsin took off with a surprise for the Porsche Penske Motorsport team: Because the pole-sitting Cadillac failed to turn up on the grid in time after an accident during warm-up, Matt Campbell inherited the...

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2017 North American Endurance Cup

At the ten-hour Petit Le Mans race contested on the tradition-steeped Road Atlanta racetrack last Saturday, the new 911 RSR scored its first two championship titles. There, Patrick Pilet and Dirk Werner won the prestigious North American Endurance Cup driving the new 911 RSR. The long-distance classics that count towards...

Manthey Shakedown of 911 GT3 R

As part of the official DTM test and media days from the first to the second of April at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Manthey started the 2025 season for the first time with three cars and a new driver lineup. After a day of media productions, Ayhancan Güven (Turkey), Thomas...

Julien Andlauer leads after Magny-Cours

Last weekend the competitors in the French Carrera Cup travelled to Nevers Magny-Cours for the fourth race meeting of the 2017 season, for rounds six and seven of the Porsche Carrera Cup France. The series accompanied the newly created GT4 Southern Cup and other French racing series. The 4.4km racetrack...

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Mission X concept to debut at Rennsport Reunion 7

Porsche’s EV Hypercar to center stage The exciting Mission X concept study will visit the U.S. for the first time this fall, celebrating its U.S. debut at Rennsport Reunion 7 at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California from September 28 to October 1. “Rennsport is the perfect location to...

Manthey Racing Launches Tuning Kit for Porsche 911 GT3 (992 Generation)

Manthey Racing is a well-known motorsport outfit that participates actively in competitive racing. They are also responsible for churning out top-notch tuning packages to elevate the performance of road-going sports cars. In June 2021, a Porsche 911 GT2 RS fitted with a Manthey Racing performance kit lapped the 13-mile Nurburgring...

The world’s toughest street race

There will be four Porsche 911 GT3 R on the starting line of the world’s toughest street race, the FIA GT World Cup in Macau (China) from 15 to 18 November. The Manthey-Racing team will be fielding two of the vehicles to be driven by Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor....

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Falken Motorsports starts 2019 with new Porsche 911 GT3 R

Falken Motorsports starts 2019 with a new Porsche 911 GT3 R, which will be used alongside the proven BMW M6 GT3 at the Nürburgring. With the racing cars from two premium car manufacturers, the Japanese tyre brand is continuing its successful 20-year commitment to motorsports on the Nordschleife. The new...

Porsche 911 S/T Perfects Its Winter Game Ahead Of Spring Launch

Direct from CarScoops.com, is news of Porsche’s next “Heritage Design” projects, the ST takes its name from a rare lightweight 911 built for competition in the early 1970s, though Porsche has no plans to race the new car. It follows a similar path to the Sport Classic, cherry-picking some of...

First-time winners at Porsche Carrera Cup

Through 10 Porsche Carrera Cup North America races this season, six different drivers have walked away with victories after a pair of first-time winners at Road America. Jimmy Llibre (Dominican Republic) and Tyler Maxson (Bogart, Georgia) each scored their maiden victories overall and in the ExxonMobil Pro class during the...

Porsche Macan Electric awarded Best EV

The Porsche Macan Electric compact crossover SUV has been chosen as the 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 potential candidates must excel in multiple subjective and objective elements within their respective segments....

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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...

Porsche’s U.S. sales for Q2 2024

Porsche Cars North America has announced that second-quarter retail deliveries in the United States totaled 21,304 cars contributing to the best quarterly performance in PCNA history – a rise of 13 percent YoY for this period. This outcome followed supply restrictions in the first quarter. As a result, for the...

Porsche Announces additions and removals for “Paint-to-Sample” colors

Porsche has announced the additions and removals of colors for Paint-to-Sample. Here is the list for the 911 and 718. New additions: Aubergine (4AI) Aventurine Green Metallic (Y86) Azure Blue 356 (5ZA) Essmann Green (24C) Moon Gem (4OS) Pure White (Z99) South Sea Blue Metallic (5SO) Verde British Racing Green...

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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...

McCullagh does the Silverstone Carrera Cup

The Porsche Carrera Cup GB rolled into Silverstone for the penultimate meeting of the season. The Free Practice sessions on Friday were run in damp and slippery conditions. However, John McCullagh made the most of it around the National circuit and was able to take many positives through to qualifying on...

Julien Andlauer is 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup France champion

The last meeting of the Porsche Carrera Cup France took place at the Paul Ricard Le Castellet circuit, in the South of France. The weekend format was the same as during the season (only Le Mans was different because of accompanying the 24-hour race): qualifying and 30 minutes of race...

Porsche Junior Matt Campbell wins turbulent Monza race

Porsche Junior Matt Campbell (AUS/Fach Auto Tech) scored his second victory of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season on Sunday at Monza, Italy. Zaid Ashkanani (KUW/MRS GT Racing) and Mattia Drudi (I/Dinamic Motorsport) finished second and third respectively after an eventful ninth championship round. In the overall classification heading...

New all-wheel-drive 911 models announced

With the debut of the new 911 Carrera 4S – as coupé, cabriolet and Targa 4S – a total of six derivatives of the sports car are now available with all-wheel drive. In addition, in the 60th anniversary year of the 911 Targa, there is now a choice of two...

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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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Porsche 911 GT3 R scores class win at Le Mans

The 2024 Le Mans 24-hour race ended on Sunday at 4 pm with the 111th class win for a Porsche racing car. Works driver Richard Lietz, Morris Schuring, and Yasser Shahin took the flag first in the new LMGT3 category in Manthey EMA’s Porsche 911 GT3 R. In the Hypercar...

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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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...

The Panamera Turbo Sonderwunsch unveiled

The third generation of the Panamera is presented in a unique form. Alongside this completely redeveloped model, Porsche is unveiling a specially created one-off car in Shanghai. The Panamera Turbo Sonderwunsch shows the attention to detail with which Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur implements the Sonderwunsch program. This highly exclusive, unique car...

Big Updates are on the way for Porsche’s Atlanta Experience Centre

The Porsche Experience Centre in Atlanta is regarded as the home of Porsche in North America. The facility was purpose-built to allow clients to unlock the capabilities of Porsche’s exciting sports cars. The complex delivers a wide range of experiences, including its famous Restaurant 356 and Heritage Gallery, where you...

The Future is Now: 992 GT2 RS Mild Hybrid & Porsche’s eFuels Pilot Plant

The Introduction of a Hybrid drivetrain On the surface, there isn’t much to be surprised about regarding the recent announcement of the upcoming Porsche 911 GT2 RS. We all anticipated its inevitable arrival for the current 992-generation. What is likely to have raised some eyebrows are the rumors swirling around...

Porsche Possibly Testing A Type 992 911 Sport Classic

Dutch YouTuber Automotive Mike captured a pretty special little Porsche 911 development car at the Nurburgring Nordschleife… Wearing the same camouflage as the Porsche Type 992 911 GT3 models being developed, this car does not seem to be as hardcore as those RS model. What it does have, however, is...

2014 TechArt 911 Turbo S

2014 TechArt 911 Turbo S TECHART Automobildesign provides more power for the new Porsche 911 Turbo S. The TECHART Power Kit TA 091/T1.1 is based on the intelligent TECHART engine management system TECHTRONIC. By pushing a button the additional control unit delivers extra 60 hp and 130 Nm to the...

Porsche Carrera Cup France 2018 prize giving ceremony

The 2018 prize giving ceremony for the Porsche Carrera Cup France took place on Wednesday 30 January in Paris. Not only were all the main actors in this intensely competitive championship present for this occasion, but also the official Porsche works driver Patrick Pilet and other media, journalists and racing...

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....

The World Premiere of the Porsche Taycan

Porsche Taycan World Premiere on September 4 at 9 am And so the future begins. Porsche’s Taycan will be one of the most advanced production all-electric cars the world has ever seen. Porsche will reveal the car in all its splendor tomorrow, September 4th at 9 a.m. eastern time. You...

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