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    Who needs an excuse to spend a few minutes watching a 2012 Porsche 911 circulate around Laguna Seca? Certainly not us. If you do, however, we'll give you a few. First, the driver is Patrick Long, factory racer for Porsche. Second, the chase car is a Cayman R piloted by Leh Keen, GT class champion of the Rolex Grand-Am series this year. Third, it's a 2012 Porsche 911 at Laguna Seca. Enough said. Watch the video. Enjoy.

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    Win A 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S With Need For Speed: The Run

    If Sports Illustrated swimsuit models weren’t enough, you now have another reason to be excited about the upcoming installment of the long-running Need For Speed series, Need For Speed: The Run, which hits store shelves on November 15. The publisher of the Need For Speed series, Electronic...

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    Inside The 2012 Porsche 911: Video

    Porsche has released a new video detailing the 2012 911's interior.

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    2012 Porsche 911 Aerokit Spy Shots

    An undisguised version of the new 2012 Porsche 911 has been spotted in Germany just weeks after the latest ‘991’ generation car, in Carrera and Carrera S trim, made its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Look closely at these latest spy shots and you’ll notice the car...

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    2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet Spy Shots

    Porsche has already taken the wraps off its next-generation 911 but the virtually identical convertible, or “Cabriolet” in Porsche speak, is still under development. As can be seen by these latest spy shots, prototypes appear to be almost complete, though there could be some major...

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    Porsche Gets Artsy With 911 GT2 Colección Goméz

    Porsche has launched an art car exhibit at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart.

  • 2012 Porsche 911

    The 2012 Porsche 911 is one of the most important new cars on the show stands at Frankfurt 2011, and it's clear from the space devoted to it at the massive VW pavilion, the company is devoted to playing up the new "991" sportscar. There's much new technology in the new 911, not the least of which is the first seven-speed manual gearbox ever. The H-pattern shifter fits neatly in a cabin that's as simple and clearly organized as any 911, despite the presence of a big LCD touchscreen and the evident influence of the Panamera and its dozens of buttons, here flanking the 911's wider center...

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    2012 Porsche 911 To Make North American Debut At Rennsport Reunion IV

    Porsche will unveil next 911 at Laguna Seca in October.

  • 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S in NFS: The Run
    Need For Speed: The Run Highlights 2012 Porsche 911

    We've known for months now that the next issue from the Need For Speed video game series would feature the 2012 Porsche 911 (and the Lamborghini Aventador and Camaro ZL1, among many others). While the rest of the Web whinges about how the NFS series is an "also ran" or simply isn't their fanboy...

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    2012 Porsche 911 Seven-Speed Manual In Action: Video

    The demise of the horsepower wars, predicted for years now, still hasn't come, but a new rival is rapidly gaining ground: the transmission wars. Once it was dual clutch proliferation, but now Porsche looks to be taking it in a different direction for its new ‘991’ series 2012 Porsche...

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    2012 Porsche 911 Mega-Gallery

    We’re now just a week out from its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, but in the lead up to that epic day enjoy this mega-gallery of the new 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera model. Recently, we had our first look at the car’s controversial seven-speed manual “H” shift...

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    2012 Porsche 911 GT3 R Makes Last Hurrah In 997 Guise

    The new 991 series Porsche 911 is about to make its debut, but the sports car company from Stuttgart is making sure that its 997 series doesn't go out without a bang. Having already unveiled the 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car, Porsche has now taken the wraps off the last 911 GT3 R race car for...

  • 2012 Porsche 911 online configurator

    The first 2012 Porsche 911 models will arrive in U.S. dealerships in February of next year, but you can already starting plan just how you’d like the car thanks to the latest online configurator. Nestled in with the rest of Porsche’s lineup on the automaker’s official website, the new 911 is only offered in Carerra and Carerra S trim for now, but there a number of items which you can adjust to suit your personal taste. Starting with the exterior, you can swap the exterior colors and wheels. You can also hear the sound of the raspy note of the car’s new engine thanks to...

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    2012 Porsche 911 Seven-Speed Manual Shift Pattern: No Surprises Here

    Porsche enters new territory with the introduction of the world's first seven-speed manual transmission. Fortunately, the gear pattern is exactly what you'd expect it to be.

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    2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet To Feature Canvas And Metal Roof?

    Porsche is going to great length to break as much new ground as possible with its latest 2012 911, or 991 to the diehards. The automaker has already confirmed that a new seven-speed manual, a world first for a production car, will feature, but now it looks like the convertible version will get an...

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    2012 Porsche 911 Official Video

    The 2012 Porsche 911 is scheduled for its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show on September 13, but the car has already made its online debut--both in Carerra and Carerra S trim. We now have a new video of the latest 911, giving us an intimate look at how the 991 series will look. The car...

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    Brumos Porsche 911 GTS B59 Edition Honors Hurley Haywood

    Brumos Racing is well-known as one of the leading Grand-Am GT efforts these days, and the principals also own and operate a Porsche dealership in Jacksonville, Florida. This month, they've announced plans to build a special-edition Brumos Porsche B59 911 GTS to honor Hurley Haywood. If you don't...

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    NADAguides Misses The Bus On Back-To-School Vehicles: No Porsche 911

    For those of you that aren't in the family-car loop, NADAGuides, a well-known vehicle valuation and advice service, has named its best back-to-school vehicles. The only problem is they missed the best one: the Porsche 911 school bus. Instead, the company chose the 2011 Chevy Cruze LS, the 2011 Ford...

  • Skip Barber 2-Day High Performance Driving School

    For the rest of the details on the Skip Barber High Performance Driving School, visit part one and part two of this review. We pick up with the last two elements, the slalom and the road course. Slalom The slalom might be the simplest of vehicle dynamics tests, but it's also one of the most engaging: you'll have to control not just your hands, feet, and eyes, but also judge the maximum speed at which the car can execute transitions from maximal grip in one direction to the other. The instructors again offer feedback after each run. You'll get multiple passes down the slalom and back, working...

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    Steve McQueen's 1970 Porsche 911S Sells For $1.375 Million

    A 1970 Porsche 911S once owned by Steve McQueen and used in the movie Le Mans has set a new record for a Porsche 911 at auction, selling for $1.375 million.

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    Ferrari 458 Spider, 2012 Porsche 911, Mazda RX-8 Dies: Today's Car News

    Porsche unveils the new 2012 911. [MotorAuthority] Ferrari makes the 458 Spider official, retractable hard-top and all. [MotorAuthority] The rear-wheel drive Subaru version of the Toyota FT-86 will be called BRZ. [MotorAuthority] We drive the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. [GreenCarReports] Jaguar is...

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    2012 Porsche 911: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    One of the most anticipated cars of the year, the 2012 Porsche 911, has finally made its official debut, and although we’ve known what it was going to look like for several weeks now, the information released today tells the full story--and it’s a very exciting one. The iconic 911...

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    2012 Porsche 911 (991) Images Leaked

    Long a favorite of sports car aficionados, the Porsche 911 is due for its next full redesign, to be unveiled in under a month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. As tends to happen with hotly anticipated cars, however, the images have been leaked in advance. Looking just like the cars captured in our spy...

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    2012 Porsche 911, V-6 Exige, 458 Spider: Today's Car News

    Volkswagen's 1-Liter car may live on as an Audi e-Tron concept. [MotorAuthority] The convertible version of the Ferrari 458 is due next month in Frankfurt. [MotorAuthority] Bernie Ecclestone gets a bit hysterical over "lethal" F1 hybrids. [GreenCarReports] Australia's FPV tweaks a sedan into GT...

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