Porsche 911 News
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To be honest, we’re really over the whole celebrity thing. Meet one or two big-name racers, or actors turned racers, and you’ve (more or less) met them all. We’re willing to give autographs to anyone who wants one, but we’re not exactly the celebrity-stalker type ourselves. That’s not to say we don’t have our own rock stars, and when we recently ran into Magnus Walker at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, it was all we could do do stammer out, “Mr. Walker, we're huge fans of your work.” (Tip: he much prefers Magnus to Mr. Walker.)...
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Porsche Engineer Says New 911 GT3 RS Coming In 2014The wraps have only just come off the new 2014 Porsche 911 GT3, the track focused version of the latest 991 family of 911 models, but already we have details on its more hardcore cousin, the 911 GT3 RS. From the Carrera RS 2.7 of 1973 right up to the Type 997 911 GT3 RS launched in 2010...
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Technical Analysis On The 2014 Porsche 911 GT3: Video
Regarded by many as the purest of the Porsche 911s, the GT3 is something of a sacred cow to many. Here, we get a glimpse at the reason why. When it comes to race cars you can drive on the street, few come close to matching the overall package of the Porsche 911 GT3. The fifth generation of the car...
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Type-997 Porsche 911 GT3 R Race Car Lives On For One Last Year
Although Porsche’s 911 GT3 Cup and 911 RSR race cars have already moved to their latest 991-based chassis and bodies, the mid-level 911 GT3 R soldiers on for one final year in 997 trim. Porsche revealed today its 911 GT3 R for the 2013 motorsport season, which the company promises will remain...
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2014 Porsche 911 GT3 Live From Geneva: Photos & Video
Some will decry the latest 991-based Porsche 911 GT3 as "not a real GT3" because of its PDK transmission, electric power steering, and increasingly tech-driven handling. But for those interested in absolute lap times, all of this "purist" moaning is just that--moaning. Porsche's engineers are no...
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2014 Porsche 911 GT3 unveiled at 2013 Geneva auto show
The 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 is now official: with its PDK transmission and 475-horsepower output, it's the hottest 991 Porsche 911 yet, and it looks every inch the part of the road-going racer--and exactly like the leaked images revealed earlier today. Rated at 0-60 mph in just 3.3 seconds, 0-124 mph...
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In a rare occurrence, Porsche is recalling certain versions of its latest 991-series 911 sports car due to a problem with the exhaust pipes of the cars. The recall affects 911 Carrera and 911 Carrera 4 models from the 2012 and 2013 model years, but only those built from March 7, 2012, through November 12, 2012. They also have to have been fitted with the standard exhaust system and not the sport setup. There are said to be 2,263 cars affected by the latest recall in the U.S. According to Porsche, the exhaust tail-pipes may fracture, causing them to separate from their respective rear...
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2013 Porsche 911 RSR Race Car Revealed
Porsche has revealed the 911 RSR racing version of its latest-generation, 991-based 911 sports car. Sitting at the top of a three-tiered hierarchy of 991-based Porsche 911 race cars, with the 911 GT3 Cup serving as the entry point and the yet-to-be-revealed 911 GT3 R (and R Hybrid) taking up the...
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2013 Goodwood FoS Central Feature To Mark 50 Years Of The Porsche 911
We’re starting to lose count of all the automotive anniversaries taking place this year, but one of the most significant is the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911 sports car. Clearly Porsche has a lot planned to mark the occasion but so do organizers of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, an...
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PDK-Equipped 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 Spotted In The Wild
Porsche’s latest Type 991 variant of the 911, the high-performance 911 GT3, is set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Earlier this week, we brought you camo-free spy shots of the car in winter testing, and even speculated that a PDK dual-clutch transmission would replace the formerly...
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2014 Porsche 911 GT3 Spied Completely Undisguised
Porsche's latest generation of the 911, the 991, is making the rounds in both rear-drive and Carrera 4 all-wheel drive guises, and it's excellent. But what about the higher-performance versions? They're coming. This is the GT3, which is set to debut in just a couple of weeks at the 2013 Geneva...
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Chris Harris On Ice, Driving A Porsche 911: Video
Ask most people what the ideal car-themed vacation would be, and chances are good they won’t reply with “hustling a rear-drive, 250-horsepower, vintage Porsche 911 around a frozen lake, in Sweden, in the middle of winter.” The Porsche 911 isn’t the first car that comes to...
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Let us just preface this video by saying that we support anyone who wants to learn how to drive their vehicle at the limit on a racetrack. Organizations like the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) give those new to track days the opportunity to learn in a safe and controlled environment, with an instructor riding shotgun to coach you. On the other hand, the worst thing we can think of is turning someone with limited performance driving experience loose, solo, on a Formula One track like Circuit of the Americas in a 523-horsepower, rear-wheel drive Porsche 911 GT2. There are so many key...
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Porsche Announces 50th Anniversary Celebrations For The 911
There are a lot of automotive anniversaries taking place in 2013, the most notable being the 100th anniversary of Aston Martin and the 50th anniversary of Lamborghini. However, this year Porsche’s iconic 911 sports car also turns 50. Yes, it was in 1963 at the Frankfurt Auto Show that Porsche...
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2014 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet Spy Shots
The latest Type 991 Porsche 911 Turbo has already been revealed, both in its standard form and sportier S trim. Soon, we’ll also see its convertible bodystyle revealed. Featured here are spy shots of the latest Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet, which should join the 911 Turbo coupe in showrooms...
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The Porsche Museum Shows Off The 911 RSR: Video
Porsche has always believed in the value of racing cars to build better street cars, and nowhere is this more obvious than with the iconic Porsche 911. In the early 1970s, Porsche 911 Carrera RSR models were the cars to beat in GT racing, scoring victories in Daytona, at the Nürburgring and in...
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World's First 'One-Piece' Carbon Fiber Wheels Now Available In U.S.
A few weeks back we told you about the revolutionary one-piece carbon fiber wheels developed by Australia’s Carbon Revolution. Built first for the Porsche 911, the 19x8.5 (front) and 19x12 (rear) wheels save some ten pounds of unsprung weight per corner, delivering noticeable gains in...
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Porsche Shows What It Takes To Film A Modern Car Ad: Video
Filming a car commercial used to be a relatively easy task: all it took was the car, some pretty background scenery and a chase car, since the expectations of viewers watching on a low-resolution television set weren’t all that high. Truth be told, most car ads were filmed in studios, with no...
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We’ve just come across a video that shows one of our favorite sports cars, the Porsche 911, in a whole new light. Dubbed Motionless Driving, the video, first picked up by World Car Fans, uses light projection to create the effect of a car driving through the countryside, in sunny, cold and wet conditions, despite it sitting idle inside a room. The video was filmed at a recent event organized by the Porsche Center Padova in the city of Padua, Italy. By draping the Porsche 911 in white, including on its wheels, the whole car becomes a projection screen. The idea behind the concept was to...
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Porsche Details The Carrera 4's Heritage: Video
The new Type 991 Porsche 911 Carrera 4, like all Carrera 4 models before it, can trace its lineage back to the formidable Porsche 959, a no-holes-barred supercar that debuted such things as performance-oriented all-wheel drive, sequential turbocharging and a Kevlar and aluminum body that took...
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Porsche Explains The New 911 Carrera 4: Video
If you live where snow is a regular fact of life for the winter months, chances are good the sports car gets parked in the garage around Thanksgiving, with only token appearances on dry and salt-free roads until spring rolls around. Porsche doesn’t think its sports cars should be limited to...
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Porsche Recalls 2010 911 GT3 Models For Rear Wheel Hub Issue
Porsche has announced the recall of 2010 model year 911 GT3s, built between May 15, 2009 and February 11, 2010. At issue is the rear wheel hub assembly, which may be prone to failure under certain driving conditions. Some 455 Porsche 911 GT3 models are affected by this recall. The recall also...
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Porsche Details The Design Of Its New 911 GT3 Cup: Video
With 2012 now approaching its end, race fans all over the globe can start looking forward to next year’s motorsport season and all the excitement that will ensue. For race teams, however, things are as busy as ever, as development and testing of new cars--and drivers--continue unabated. One...
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2013 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Race Car Revealed
Porsche has revealed the first of its new generation of 991-based 911 race cars, the new 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, which made its official debut this weekend at the automaker’s Night of Champions end of motorsport season celebratory event in Weissach, Germany. The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is the...
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