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  • 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans prototype

    A new season of the World Endurance Championship gets underway this weekend, with the first event on the eight-race calendar being the 6 Hours of Silverstone in the U.K. Having already had a close look at the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, the new Nissan GTR LM NISMO and the Toyota TS040 Hybrid for the 2015 season, it’s now time to take a look at the final contender in the premier LMP1 class: the 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid. The 2015-spec car is actually an update of the 919 Hybrid raced by Porsche last season. The German team had been away from top-level endurance racing for many years until...

  • 2015 Porsche Macan
    Macan Crossover Could Be Porsche's Most Popular Model By This Year

    In a move that would surprise no one, Porsche says it can see its Macan crossover take over the top sales spot from the best-selling Cayenne. For a number of years now, the Cayenne has been a volume leader for the German automaker. Now that the Macan will get a full calendar year of sales under its...

  • 2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder, 2015 New York Auto Show
    2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder Offers 375-Horsepower, Top-Down Fun: Live Photos

    Porsche’s hottest Boxster at present is the 330-horsepower GTS but by the end of the year the German automaker will have this baby in showrooms: the all-new Boxster Spyder, making its debut this week at the 2015 New York Auto Show. A successor to the 2011 Boxster Spyder, as well as a tribute...

  • 1:3 Scale Porsche Engine
    Scaled-Down Porsche Engine Scales Up The Awesome: Video

    It took years to build, but something like this is undoubtedly a labor of love. A Dutch Porsche enthusiast who also happens to be a crafter of precision instruments decided to bring his two passions together. The result is a wonderful looking 1:3 scale Porsche flat-six engine. Did we say looking...

  • 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
    New 911 GT2 Coming, Says Porsche Exec

    It appears reports of the Porsche 911 GT2’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, as a senior executive at the German sports car manufacturer has confirmed that a new one is in fact in the works. The information comes from Andreas Preuninger, the man in charge of development of...

  • 2016 Porsche Panamera Edition
    2016 Porsche Panamera Edition Sedan Debuting In New York

    Porsche is set to replace its Panamera by an all-new model next year but is giving new car shoppers a few sweeteners to hop behind the wheel of the current one. Recently, Porsche launched a special version of the range-topping Panamera Turbo S Executive, and now the entry-level, V-6-powered...

  • Walter Röhrl in the 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4

    The Porsche Cayman GT4 is one of the purest sports cars money can buy. With naturally aspirated power, a conventional six-speed manual transmission and a mid-engine body, the Cayman GT4 is a rare sight in a world where turbocharging, hybrid technology and automated transmissions are diluting the basic sports car formula. CHECK OUT: American Startup Bringing 1,700-HP LM2 Streamliner Supercar To New York Auto Show In the video above, legendary rally driver and official Porsche tester Walter Röhrl takes a quick spin in the Cayman GT4 and describes what it’s like behind the wheel...

  • Lexus LFA Porsche 918 Drag Race
    Lexus LFA & Porsche 918 Spyder Face Off With Expected Results: Video

    The Top Gear boys don't exactly need their track at the moment. Still, it's a space that could be put to good use, and that's exactly what happens when a group of supercar owners come together to exercise their machines. YouTube supercar specialist Shmee150 was on hand to ride shotgun as two...

  • 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
    New Porsche 911 GT3 RS Taken To Nardo: Video

    There are few cars that better suit the description “a race car built for the road” than the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which racing driver Brendon Hartley sets out to determine in this latest video. Hartley is one of Porsche’s works drivers for its LMP1 efforts in the World...

  • 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4  -  2015 Geneva Motor Show Live Photos
    Porsche motorsport boss says Cayman GT4 RS a possibility

    Porsche pulled no punches with the latest generation of its 911 GT3 RS, delivering a car that was lighter, more powerful, and better handling than any previous versions of the already potent track weapon. That said, the enthusiast community has long suspected Porsche's mid-engined Cayman might be...

  • 2015 Porsche Cayman GT4
    2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 debuts at the 2015 Geneva auto show

    The Cayman GT4, a car best described as a mini-911 GT3 but with a six-speed, three-pedal manual instead of a dual-clutch job, is here, and it's on display at the Geneva Motor Show. And yes, you read that right—Porsche’s latest road racer comes with a conventional manual, but many of its...

  • 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
    2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS finally revealed

    Having missed its original targeted launch date by more than six months, Porsche’s GT3 RS based on the 991 series of the 911 has finally landed, debuting this week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. It may be a little late, but Porsche has made up for it with a whole new engine and a simply...

  • 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS spy shots

    Photos of Porsche’s new 911 GT3 RS based on the 991-series 911 have already leaked onto the web ahead of the car’s expected debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show in a week’s time. Now some of the car’s specs have also leaked. According to the leaked information, obtained by Motor Trend, the new GT3 RS will be powered by a 4.0-liter flat-six naturally-aspirated to the tune of 500 horsepower and 339 pound-feet of torque. This suggests the engine is related to the 4.0-liter unit fitted to the 997-series 911 GT3 RS 4.0 special edition, which featured identical numbers...

  • Retrofit GPS and radio unit for classic Porsche 911s
    Porsche Classic Develops Uber-Cool Retrofit GPS/Radio For Old 911s: Video

    We often take all of the technological gizmos fitted to modern cars for granted. It only becomes apparent when you hop behind the wheel of a classic that you realize life wasn’t always so convenient. Fortunately for owners of older Porsche 911 models, the men and women at the Porsche Classic...

  • Porsche 918 Ice Drifting
    Drifting On Ice With The Porsche 918: Video

    Driving a Porsche 918 Spyder anywhere would be an awesome time for pretty much everyone. Taking that ultra-exotic and letting it loose on snow covered ice would up the fun quotient by many orders of magnitude of fun. That's what the team over at GT Spirit did recently, and thankfully the brought...

  • 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4
    New Porsche Cayman GT4 Hits The Track: Video

    Anyone saddened by the lack of a conventional manual in the latest 911 GT3, a car considered the purest of Porsches, can instead look forward to the all-new Cayman GT4, which the German automaker has confirmed will come exclusively with a six-speed, three-pedal manual transmission. MUST SEE: Hoon...

  • Porsche Exclusive Aerokit for 991 Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S
    Porsche Exclusive 911 Turbo, Turbo S Aerokit Adds Downforce Without Drag

    Porsche Exclusive has gone and one-upped the original designers of the 991 Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S. A new aerodynamics kit announced today manages to add significant downforce without increasing the car’s stock coefficient of drag. SEE MORE: 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo & Turbo S: First...

  • Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
    Mercedes-AMG GT Overtakes Your Porsche Dream Car: Video

    Shots fired! ALSO SEE: Ferrari 488 GTB Revealed, Packs 660-HP Twin-Turbo V-8: Video Mercedes-Benz has a new ad that attacks your idea of a dream car. Well, maybe an attack on the idea that children still dream of the Porsche 911 and not, you know, seeing the new Spongebob movie. Regardless, the 911...

  • 2016 Porsche Boxster RS Spyder spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    We recently brought you spy shots of a prototype for a new variant of the Porsche Boxster that we called an RS Spyder. Since the sighting of the prototype, some new information has emerged. According to Autocar, the new Boxster variant may be badged a Club Sport, a name Porsche is yet to utilize for the Boxster, although there was a Club Sport version of the Boxster’s predecessor, the 968. Like previous Porsche Club Sport models, expect some weight-saving mods and other enhancements aimed at improving track performance. Many of these mods are expected to be borrowed from a hardcore...

  • 2016 Porsche Boxster RS Spyder spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 Porsche Boxster RS Spyder Spy Shots

    Porsche’s hottest Boxster at present is the 330-horsepower GTS but soon we could see the German automaker introduce an even more potent version packing many of the upgrades developed for a track-focused Cayman GT4 also in the works. A new Boxster prototype has been spotted undergoing...

  • Porsche 911 GTS Club Coupe
    Porsche Unveils 911 GTS Club Coupe At New U.S. Headquarters

    One Porsche Drive isn’t just a great idea, it’s the location of the brand’s new U.S. headquarters just outside Atlanta. In addition to a new facility and test track, the new HQ is also home to an all-new car: the 911 GTS Club Coupe. Revealed today, the GTS Club Coupe is limited to...

  • 2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
    Porsche R&D chief confirms hybrid tech for next 911

    Talk of a hybrid 911 dates back several years but despite the longevity there hasn’t been much in the way of official commentary on the topic. In 2012 we learned that a hybrid 911 was inevitable, due to the ever-increasing harshness of fuel economy and emissions regulations. Now, Porsche...

  • Porsche Carrera 3.2-liter Flat Six Teardown Timelapse
    Hypnotic Time-Lapse Teardown Of A Porsche Flat Six: Video

    Tearing down an engine is often a long, laborious process. Still, it's a means to an end and it's typically work that has to be done. There's a team in Germany that had to tear down the flax-six engine of a Porsche 911. Their goal is to hot rod the thing, and step one is taking it all the way...

  • 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid Race Car
    2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid Race Car Takes To The Track

    Porsche had been away from the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans for many years, until last year when it ran the race with its new 919 Hybrid in the top LMP1 category. The German automaker missed out on the win, which went to sister brand Audi, but it will be heading back this year (along with full...

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