Porsche 911 News
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Last Sunday saw a total of 1,208 Porsche 911s of all varieties descend upon the Silverstone race track in England and in the process set a new Guinness World Record. The gathering was part of Porsche’s 50th anniversary celebration for the 911 this year. Porsche was hoping to amass just 911 examples of the iconic sports car, including classic versions and rare race cars, but in the end more than 1,200 showed up. The event was organized by Porsche in conjunction with Porsche Club GB and the organizers of the Silverstone Classic event. Also in attendance was a member of the Porsche family...
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2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet Spy ShotsWith nimble handling, quick acceleration, and sharp new looks, even the base 991 Porsche 911 is a sports car aficionado's joy. We fully expect the 2014 911 Turbo S to border on mind-blowing. The coupe version of the 2014 911 Turbo S was recently revealed alongside its standard (non-S) Turbo...
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2013 Goodwood Sculpture Celebrates 50 Years Of The Porsche 911The 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed is officially underway and as in every year a massive sculpture has been unveiled on the grounds of Goodwood House. This year the sculpture has been designed to mark the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911 and as such the iconic sports car has been incorporated...
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Pikes Peak Purity: Jeff Zwart And His Porsche 911There's been a lot of hype around Sebastien Loeb's record run, but here we have something that needs no hype, no music, no adornment. It's just pure, beautifully shot footage of Jeff Zwart's 2013 Pikes Peak hill climb run in his Porsche 911. That 911 is no run-of-the-mill road car, either. It's a...
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Jeff Zwart Running Pikes Peak In 2013 With Tuborcharged 911 GT3 Cup CarJeff Zwart is a man who knows his way around the Pikes Peak Hillclimb. Zwart has won the event seven times, and he holds the street car record for making the run up the mountain. He has made the trip in both a Porsche 911 GT2 and a 911 GT3. Now, for the 2013 run taking place this weekend, he's...
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Jaguar F-Type goes up against an Aston V8 Vantage and Porsche 911 Carrera S: VideoThree of the most desirable convertible sports cars currently on sale are put together in a head-to-head competition to find out which is the best. The contenders include the latest Jaguar F-Type, in V8 S guise, as well as an Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster and a Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet...
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If you only watch one of Chris Harris' videos this year, this is the one you’ll want running on your screen--on repeat. It’s the British journo’s review of the latest 2014 Porsche 911 GT3, taken from his online channel Drive, and it’s a car we’re eager to test ourselves and one of the most exciting new products of the year. The new 911 GT3 was first shown at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, where we finally received confirmation the car would come with a Porsche PDK dual-clutch transmission, and, as Harris reminds us, no manual. We also learned then that the car would...
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Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition Revealed: VideoIt was at the 1963 Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany that Porsche first rolled out its 901 prototype, a sports car designed by the grandson of Porsche’s founder as a replacement for the automaker’s 356 model. The car would eventually be renamed the 911 and go on to spawn seven separate...
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Porsche Taking Classic 911 Racer To World’s Historic Tracks: VideoPorsche is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its iconic 911 this year, and it’s an anniversary the automaker isn’t taking too lightly. A special anniversary model is planned (we’re thinking it’s the upcoming 991-based 911 Targa) and a number of celebratory events have also...
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Ride Round The 'Ring In A Porsche Cup Car With Connor De PhillippiThere are quite a few items you need to possess in order to muscle a Porsche 911 Cup Car around a racetrack. Especially when the track in question is the Nürburgring, and it's filled with a gaggle of other Porsche racecars all vying for position. What you'll need are quick reflexes, great...
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Porsche Carrera Cup Cars Battle At The 'Ring: VideoThe sound of a 991 Porsche 911 uncorked is a beautiful thing. It's even more intoxicating when it's converted to Carrera Cup form. Here, there are two of them, and they're battling for position at the Nordschleife. Filmed during the third round of the Porsche Carrera Cup, this video shows Kevin...
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Porsche: Hybrid Versions Of Every Model Planned In Brand's FuturePorsche is going hybrid—with plug-in hybrid versions of all its major models, eventually. And yes, that means not just the upcoming 918 Spyder and the 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, but also upcoming versions of the Cayenne, and even the 'sacred' mid- or rear-engine sports cars—the...
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Following the reveal of the new 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo last week, we’re now down to just a few Type 991 Porsche 911 variants that are yet to surface. They include new generations of the 911 Targa, 911 GT3 RS and supercar-rivaling 911 GT2 and 911 GT2 RS. Today, we have the first details on the new 911 GT2, courtesy of Autocar. The British outlet reports that we’ll see the car at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show next March. It will once again feature a similar spec to its 911 Turbo sibling, but to separate the two the 911 GT2 will stick to rear-wheel drive and have a higher output. This...
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2014 Porsche 911 Turbo Revealed: Video And Full SpecsThe ultimate Porsche 911--for now, until we get a taste of the GT2--got its worldwide reveal today, ahead of a first showing at this September's 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The Porsche 911 Turbo should arrive in the U.S. for the 2014 model year, backed by some new benchmarks for efficiency and of...
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Jaguar Vs. Porsche Boxster And 911: 30 Days Of F-TypeWe're still eager to do a seat-to-seat, back-to-back comparison between the standard-bearing Porsche Boxster and the all-new 2014 Jaguar F-Type. While there's really no substitute for that time behind the wheel—especially when we're talking about sports cars—in the meantime we're taking...
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Porsche 911 Under NHTSA Eyeball Due To Coolant LeakThe Porsche 911 is currently under the watchful eye of NHTSA. Not the new 991 version, but the 996 and 997 cars running for model years 2001 through 2007. What's the issue? Well, it seems a coolant hose fitting may be prone to failure. When that goes, so to does the coolant that is supposed to flow...
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What To Expect When You're Expecting The 2014 Porsche 911 TurboAnyone who loves cars is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the all-new Porsche 911 Turbo. It's the machine that many, from dentists to dental surgeons, can't wait to have the opportunity to plunk down hundreds of dollars for a Guards Red color-matched key fob. Joking aside, the next 911 Turbo should...
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Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Chases 962C At NOLA Motorsports Park: VideoIf you haven't heard, there's a new road course and motorsports park in southern Louisiana called NOLA Motorsports Park. The facility is impressive, but as with any track, it's as much about what's happening on course as it is about the site itself. Here, we have a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car chasing a...
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Sebring is a legendary place in motorsports, and has been for more than a half-century. Winning there is significant, whatever you're racing. For Hurley Haywood, while driving a Porsche 911 Carrera RS to the win in 1973, it was very significant. Reuniting with the car in this video, Haywood describes the historic context and personal significance of the 911 and the race. The win at Sebring in 1973 was Haywood's first 12 Hours of Sebring victory. Since that win, Haywood has taken another at the 12 Hours of Sebring, three wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and five wins at the Rolex 24 at...
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Porsche 911 RSR Represents 50 Years Of Continuous Development: VideoPorsche’s new 911 RSR race car based on the seventh generation of the 911 narrowly missed out on a podium spot this past weekend during its first race outing, the 2013 World Endurance Championship season opener at the Silverstone circuit. A Porsche 911 RSR driven by works members Marc Lieb...
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2013 Porsche 911 RSR race car full specsThis year is a very important one for Porsche and its 911. Not only is the 911 celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2013, but the iconic sports car will also be competing under a works team in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this June, heralding Porsche’s official return to the prestigious race since...
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About All Of This Whining Over The PDK-Equipped Porsche 911 GT3 & GT3 RSThe new 911 GT3 and GT3 RS will have a PDK transmission only. Get over it.
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2014 Porsche 911 GT3: Live Images From New YorkSure, we’ve previously covered all the details on the 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 and we’ve even brought you live images and video from the car’s global debut in Geneva. Why are we bringing you more live shots from this week’s New York Auto Show, then? Because Porsche street-legal...
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2014 Porsche 911 Turbo spied completely undisguisedNow that the new Porsche 911 GT3 has made its debut, attention turns to the next performance variant of the Type 991 Porsche 911 family, the infamous Turbo. Though we’ve been spying prototypes of the car for several years now, today, we have a new set of shots that show the new Porsche 911...
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