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The 993: Porsche’s Perfect Farewell to the Air-Cooled Age

Three-quarter view of a red Porsche 911 Type 993 Carrera 4S

Among Porsche enthusiasts, few phrases stir emotions like “air-cooled.” And no car embodies that magic better than the 911 Type 993. Produced from 1993 to 1998, the 993 wasn’t just another evolution of the 911, sadly, it was the final chapter of an era that started in 1964. For purists,...

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Couch and Scalpel: Porsche 911 993 Turbo vs Porsche 718 GT4

Story by Greg James. Photos by Dan O’Connell. I love reading road tests. Especially those that involve shootouts when cars are pitted against each other. However, in the traditional automotive rags that get their revenues from advertisers, it’s often comical how close any number of performance cars finish points-wise when...

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The Porsche 993 RS: Good, or really good?

If you’re like me, there’s something about the air-cooled 911 that holds your attention and keeps you coming back for more. Sort of like your mom’s comfort food when you were young, or the way that favorite pair of faded jeans feel. It’s called nostalgia, and we’re all susceptible to...

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Porsche 911 GT2 “Coppa Florio”

This bespoke Porsche 993 is no stranger to the Porsche world, though very few people are likely to have ever seen it in person. But if you type Coppa Florio and Porsche into an Internet search, you will encounter this GT2 immediately. There are official factory photos from the Exclusive...

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Retrospect: Porsche 993 Turbo

The Porsche 911, the undisputed king of sports car evolution, has continued to be transformed since its 1963 debut. One significant chapter came in 1995 with the introduction of the 993 model – the final iteration of the air-cooled 911 series. The 993 epitomized Porsche’s engineering capabilities, integrating the classic...

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Riviera Blue Porsche 993 Carrera RS

If any two letters have encapsulated Porsche’s sporting prowess over the years, it is these – RS. It is now forty-seven years since the introduction of Porsche’s first RS, the iconic 911 Carrera RS 2.7, back in 1973. For Porsche, the letters RS, which stand for Rennsport, brings to mind...

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PORSCHE 993 “25 YEARS” 1994–2019

PORSCHE 993 “25 YEARS” 1994–2019: by Andreas Gabriel, Manfred Hering & Thomas Nehlert © Berlin Motor Books Berlin Motor Books, a boutique book publisher located not far from the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) in Berlin, has been steadily raising its profile on the quality automotive book scene since its inception...

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Sports cars – it’s horses for courses

Kieron Fennelly sitting behind the wheel of his 993 Owning a sports car is a compromise: on the one hand, it doesn’t have the space of a family estate, and for some it is slightly less practical as a daily run around. On the other hand, it has superior performance...

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Dr Ulrich Bez – father of the 993

Dr. Ulrich Bez (1988) Hailing from the Bad Cannstatt district of Stuttgart, Ulrich Bez, who as Porsche Technical supremo hatched the 993, had two significant stints at Porsche. During the 1970s he worked in research and was responsible for establishing Porsche’s crash test programme; in the 1980s, he followed Porsche’s...

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Peter Falk – Porsche’s enduring engineer

Peter Falk sits on the sill of the famous #23 Porsche 917 KH Coupé, winner of the 1970 Le Mans 24 Hours. On this occasion it is located in the Porsche Museum Workshop on 28 June 2010 In a 34-year career at Porsche, the influence of Peter Falk – Porsche’s...

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Porsche 993: Carrera, Carrera 4S, Carrera RS, Turbo, GT2

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The 993: Porsche’s Perfect Farewell to the Air-Cooled Age

Couch and Scalpel: Porsche 911 993 Turbo vs Porsche 718 GT4

The Porsche 993 RS: Good, or really good?

Porsche 911 GT2 “Coppa Florio”

Retrospect: Porsche 993 Turbo

Riviera Blue Porsche 993 Carrera RS

PORSCHE 993 “25 YEARS” 1994–2019

Sports cars – it’s horses for courses

Dr Ulrich Bez – father of the 993

Peter Falk – Porsche’s enduring engineer

Porsche 993: Carrera, Carrera 4S, Carrera RS, Turbo, GT2

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