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The new 911 Carrera GTS is the first street-legal 911 equipped with a super-lightweight performance hybrid. It features a 1.9 kWh battery, adding only 50 kg to the GTS, and recharges quickly under braking and by harvesting exhaust gas pressure. This powers two electric motors: one in the 8-speed PDK gearbox...
Road Review of the Perfect Porsche Street Car The new 992 Porsche 911 GT3 has been kicked even further into the “motorsport” arena, brilliant at the limit but harsh and abusive when being used every day. But the new 911 GTS isn’t for pretending you’re a racing driver: it’s the...
Which Is Better? Do you have around £85,000 on your next car? Then look no further… We’ve brought together the BMW M3 Competition and the Porsche 911 Carrera to find out which car you should go for! When it comes to performance, both of these cars easily offer more than...
Top Gear recently got an early look at the Rezvani RR1, a car that takes a different path from the typical Porsche restomod. Unlike a classic Porsche 911 restomod, the RR1 starts with a modern 992 and reimagines it with design cues from the legendary Porsche 935 available in two...
Two of our favorites… Head to Head The 2021 Corvette Stingray has arrived in the UK. And it’s ace. It has a mid-engined 6.2-litre V8 making 495bhp which means it’s good for 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 184mph. And it costs? Well, it depends. It could be...
2021 Porsche 911 Targa Review 2021 Porsche 911 Targa review by The Straight Pipes. The 992 Porsche 911 Targa is pumping out 379hp and 331lb-ft from a Twin Turbo 3L Flat 6. At $184,940 CAD, would you take it over a Porsche 911 Turbo, Porsche 911 GT3, Porsche 911 GT3...
Porsche has just unveiled the latest model in Porsche’s Heritage Design Edition lineup  called “Spirit 70,” and the folks from 9WERKS TV on YouTube gives us an exclusive first look on this special-edition 911. This new 911 celebrates the bold and colorful spirit of the 1970s—and it does so with...
The Differences Between the 991.1 and 991.2 We have all seen these debates all over forums and Facebook groups countless times but feel like very few have taken an approach that A) focuses on the more technical side (vs. opinion-based) and B) comes from people who have actually owned and...
Top Speed Blast On Public Roads in the Latest GT3 I have never been a big fan of top speed runs in fast cars. I always preferred a backroad and twisties to straight acceleration all the way to 200mph. In saying that, when I watch this highspeed acceleration video in...
Porsche Club of America recently released a video pitting a 2016 911R against a brand-new 992 GT3. The Audrain Group CEO Donald Osborne put the two cars to the test to compare and contrast the two most desirable modern Porsches....
Top Gear 992 GT3 Review Petrolheads, assemble: it’s a new 992 Porsche 911 GT3. Which is basically like saying ‘it’s a new Bowie album’ to the music nerds. This is benchmark sports car, the one by which the steering feel, chassis composure and engine response of every other supposed supercar...
Is this the Sweet Spot in the Current 911 Lineup? The Sweet Spot 911 is NOT a budget GT3, or a Turbo! When it comes to #Porsche, #GTS are three letters that immediately invoke a lot of emotions. If you’re a Turbo customer, somewhere in the back of your mind,...
The Porsche 992 GT3 RS is a road-legal high downforce monster designed for the track. It’s essentially a race car for the road, offering even more downforce than a McLaren Senna. Despite its advanced technology, the GT3 RS retains a visceral driving experience, forging an unparalleled connection between the driver...
On this week’s drag race it’s a battle between three unlikely contenders at the line. The Chevrolet Corvette visits the other side of the pond to face two German nameplates: the Porsche 911 and Audi R8. The only thing common among these three cars is that their power plants all...
A mixed of fear, adrenaline, excitement, and complete enjoyment is what you’ll experience, especially if you ride shotgun in a Porsche 911 GT3 going full throttle around the infamous Nürburgring circuit. That is the case with this video here courtesy of Misha Charoudin on YouTube, as he drives a Porsche...
New vs Old 911 Turbo S Showdown It’s the one you Porsche fanboys have been waiting for – a Porsche 911 Turbo S showdown! Mat’s in 911 992 Turbo S, and he’s going to find out just how different the performance is compared to the older 991 model. It won’t surprise...
Although the 911 GT3 RS wasn’t engineered for top speed, it demonstrates impressive straight-line performance. Powered by a naturally aspirated 6-cylinder engine generating 525 horsepower and 465 Newton meters of torque, Porsche claims the GT3 RS accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, with a top speed of...
Porsche’s latest evolution of the 911, the 992.2 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid, has proven its performance credentials with an impressive lap time of 7:18.78 around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Piloted by sport auto test driver Christian Gebhardt, the hybrid-assisted GTS demonstrated its capabilities on the 20.6-kilometer circuit. This lap time places the...
Petrolheads love one thing—more. More speed, more power, more thrill. For decades, Porsche has delivered just that with the 911, refining its performance without altering its iconic design. However, stricter emissions regulations now demand a different approach to achieving “more.” Traditionally, sports cars relied on extra fuel to cool combustion...
Is the 2022 911 Porsche Sport Classic Worth The Money? The 2022 Porsche 911 Sport Classic is a combination of cars that aims to be several things. Part celebration of Porsche heritage, part engaging grand tourer, with a bit of exclusivity thrown in. The first 911 Sport Classic was built...
Car enthusiasts often argue that manual gearboxes make for better driving experiences, yet modern automatics are incredibly efficient and swift in shifting gears, which contradicts this notion.  To determine whether the ‘stick-shift’ truly reigns supreme, Vehicle Virgins tested the manual variant of the quintessential purist’s sports car: the Porsche 911...
The current Turbo S comes with an all-new, 3.8 liter boxer six with two variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbochargers. The power output is a staggering 640 hp and 590 lbs-ft of torque. However, it’s a bit heavy, weighing in at 1,640kg as compared to its opponent which is a Suzuki...