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When Turbo Dreams Come True

Turbocharging Background At 15h00 on 10 June 1979, the Kremer Brothers claimed one of the most unexpected victories in the Le Mans 24-Hour race, beating many much larger works teams to the checkered flag with their Porsche 935 K3. This remarkable achievement was made possible by Porsche’s advances in turbocharging...

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Forget GT: These Are The Real Drivers’ Porsches You Should Buy

Preamble One of the worst things you can do is to play with Porsche’s online configurator, because unless you happen to have a spare quarter-of-a-million, you are likely to end up feeling depressed: Will I never be able to afford one of these things? There is an alternative for those...

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Deep Dive: What Makes This 2005 GT3 Clubsport So Special

Unassuming from a distance, but more peculiar the closer you get, this 2005 Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport is a really one-off kind of car. For starters, you’ll have to wrap your head around the fact that it’s a left-hand-drive-German-built-rear-engined-sports-car originally domiciled in Japan. After being imported from Japan in 2024,...

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The Porsche 996 Reinvented an Icon with Water-Cooled Precision

Side view of a red Porsche 911 996 Targa

When the covers came off the 911 (996) in 1997, it was clear Porsche had crossed a line it couldn’t uncross. The air-cooled flat-six—an unmistakable part of the 911’s identity for 34 years—was gone. In its place sat a water-cooled engine, the kind of thing purists swore they’d never accept....

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996 Turbo: Champion of a New Era

A New Era for Porsche Performance “We are in the GT business,” said Porsche racing engineer Norbert Singer, “so we will make one.” That was in the summer of 1995 when Porsche responded to the revival of interest in GT-class racing and the challenge of the McLaren F1 by starting...

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Model Focus: Owning a Porsche 911 Carrera C4S (996)

As has been observed before, the advent of the 996 was a revolution at Porsche. If the longest-running sports car model in history was to have a future beyond the 1990s, it would require a comprehensive retranslation for the twenty-first century. The outcome was the radical new 996, which at...

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Model Focus: Owning a Porsche 911 GT3 (996.2)

History & Tech More significant to North Americans is that the street version of the 2003 second-generation GT3 met EPA norms making it the first ‘hot’ 911 to be allowed officially in the US since the Carrera 2.4 S of 1972. When Porsche began making sports cars in the late...

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A Quarter Century of Porsche 911 GT3

Since 1963, the Porsche 911 has been synonymous with advanced German engineering, a timeless silhouette, and, according to Porsche enthusiasts, one of the purest driving experiences of any sports car. And there aren’t many variants or high-performance trims of iconic sports cars like the 911 that enjoy almost the same...

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Porsche Celebrates the 911 GT3

25 years of performance and passion The presentation of the first Porsche 911 GT3 at the Geneva International Motor Show in March 1999 marked the beginning of a new era for the sports car manufacturer from Zuffenhausen. A quarter of a century later, Porsche looks back on the success story...

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25 Years of the 996: A Look at Today’s “Entry Level” 911

The Porsche 996 There’s nothing really “entry level” about a Porsche 911 as a whole, and the 996-generation is responsible for producing—and even ushered in—a variety of range-topping 911 variants. Yet, due to its place in the history books, the 996 cars are widely considered to be the first stepping...

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Porsche 911 GT3 (996 and 997) – Ultimate Buyer’s Guide

The Type 997 GT3 family, from left to right: GT3 Cup Race Car, GT3, GT3 RS, and GT3 RSR Endurance Race Car

Overview The GT3s are the low volume 911s, road-going production cars homologated for what was Group 3 competition. The original homologated 911 was of course the famous RS 2.7 in 1972. After that Porsche concentrated on the higher Groups for which the 930 Turbo served as the homologation model. In...

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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,...

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The Right Place at the Right Time

The 996 Turbo basking in the beauty of the Western Cape How our man, Richard Wiley, came to be the custodian of two Porsche 911s over a period of nearly nine months. Porsche Road & Race contributor, Richard Wiley, has spent many hours of his life in aeroplanes, travelling primarily...

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Porsche 911 (996) Featured)

When Turbo Dreams Come True

Forget GT: These Are The Real Drivers’ Porsches You Should Buy

Deep Dive: What Makes This 2005 GT3 Clubsport So Special

The Porsche 996 Reinvented an Icon with Water-Cooled Precision

996 Turbo: Champion of a New Era

Model Focus: Owning a Porsche 911 Carrera C4S (996)

Model Focus: Owning a Porsche 911 GT3 (996.2)

A Quarter Century of Porsche 911 GT3

Porsche Celebrates the 911 GT3

25 Years of the 996: A Look at Today’s “Entry Level” 911

Porsche 911 GT3 (996 and 997) – Ultimate Buyer’s Guide

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

The Right Place at the Right Time

Renn Meisters. Porsche 996 GT3 RS & Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0

Half Price Hero – Porsche 996 GT3 RS

Born 3. Porsche In the Alps. The Porsche 996 GT3 Mk I

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