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Porsche twin-cam 6-cylinder engine

Corsica Rally, 1967: Vic Elford and David Stone driving a Porsche 911 2.0 R Not a company to stand still for long, Porsche was constantly looking for ways to improve its engines in the ‘60s. Somehow the Type 916 twin-cam 6-cylinder engine always seemed to miss the limelight…not anymore! The...

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Valentin Schäffer – Porsche’s turbo master

Valentin Schäffer (1978) Another keen young recruitee to Zuffenhausen in the early 1950s, Valentin Schäffer, would become Porsche’s racing turbo specialist and engineer the induction systems that endowed Porsche sports racers with a dominance that lasted decades. The compact figure of Valentin Schäffer trotted up the steps of the Porsche...

Opening the 911 Top with the Porsche Targa

996 Turbo: Champion of a New Era

Le Mans 2025: Ferrari Wins, But Porsche Made Them Work for It

Valentin Schäffer

Porsche twin-cam 6-cylinder engine

Valentin Schäffer – Porsche’s turbo master

Opening the 911 Top with the Porsche Targa

996 Turbo: Champion of a New Era

Le Mans 2025: Ferrari Wins, But Porsche Made Them Work for It

Porsche twin-cam 6-cylinder engine

Valentin Schäffer – Porsche’s turbo master

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