Articles about Porsche

The 991’s last hurrah

Very well spotted. The new 992-generation Porsche 911 may currently be melting our expectations of how well-rounded a sports car can be, but the outgoing 991-gen hasn't quite retired yet. This 911 Speedster is its spectacular send-off-

Completed in 1939, this Type 64 will sell for millions

This, people of the Internet, is genesis. What's considered by many to be the very first and 'most historically significant' Porsche-the third of three and sole surviving Type 64. It's going up for auction in August in Monterey, where

The ‘John Wick’ star loves driving

Picture the scene. It's late. A crime lord is on the phone to his trusted mechanic. "I heard you struck my son," the crime lord says."Yes, sir, I did," comes the reply."And may I ask why?" the crime lord

The engineers found a way

Porsche launched the 911 Speedster this week, effectively a swan song for the old-gen 911 and with the 991.2 GT3's howling 4.0-liter flat-six sitting pride of place in its rump.It's a stupendous engine, revving

These chopped-down, open-air Porsches have existed for over 60 years

It all came about when Porsche's American importer convinced the Germans there was a market for an open, stripped-out model costing less than $3,000. And so in 1954, the 356 Speedster was born. It had the same body as

The asking price: £211,599, or around P14.4 million before taxes

After months of concepts and teasers, the Porsche 911 Speedster is finally here. And it costs £211,599 (around P14.4 million). A whole £100,000 (around P6.78 million) more than the 911 GT3 upon which it's based.And the

To be sold at Sotheby's Villa Erba auction

The Sport Classic is one of the most desirable 911s of modern times. When it was announced in 2010, all 250 build slots were sold in under 48 hours. The ducktail spoiler, Fuchs-style alloys and short-shift manual gearbox gave the

California-based firm Vonnen has beaten Porsche to an electrified 911

If Ferry Porsche's quote of "the last car built on earth will surely be a sports car," then the rear-engined icon is going to have to evolve just like everything else on the road. Porsche itself is readying a hybrid

Only 1,948 roofless GT3s will be built

The 991 generation Porsche 911's last hurrah, the Speedster, has finally been revealed in production-ready form. And in news that should surprise precisely no one, it looks exactly like the 'concept', save for the substitution of those superb retro door

Half a century ago, these technological marvels reset the boundaries of speed

Fifty years ago, the technological needle was moved somewhere it had never been before. On April 9, 1969, the first British-made Concorde began its maiden flight and opened the door to the world of supersonic commercial travel. Back on the ground

Cebu has a vibrant car community

Good news for car fans in the south: PGA Cars recently opened its Service Center in the Queen City of the South in order to support and accommodate its growing Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini, and Bentley customers in Cebu, as well as the

Featuring more aggressive styling and aero than the regular Cayenne

Spoiler alert: The new Porsche Cayenne Coupe has two of the things. In addition to the adaptive roof spoiler that's a standout feature on the current Cayenne Turbo-the first SUV to feature active aero-the Coupe gets another one, which

Porsche is serious about electric power

Remember the Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo concept-the jacked-up, 600hp electric wagon? Well, there's good news: It's been confirmed to arrive in showrooms toward the end of 2020.Porsche CEO Oliver Blume has also confirmed that it will

“There’s no getting away from the fact that it’s spectacularly well-engineered”

The new 992-generation Porsche 911, with a folding fabric roof that retracts in 12sec. It is, to be honest, a pretty known quantity in the car world. Porsche builds eleventy thousand versions of each 911-roofless ones, lighter ones, faster ones.

Plus a ‘flame-retardant’ interior

As the '991' family of the Porsche 911 draws its last breath, the tuners are pulling out all the stops. Every last one of them. The 'old' 911 is not going to die quietly.Porsche specialists TechArt has applied its very own

Porsche Classic worked its magic

Here we have a Porsche Carrera GT, but not any Carrera GT. This is a green and gold Carrera GT. But not any green and gold Carrera GT, it's a box-fresh green and gold Carrera GT courtesy of Porsche Classic.

“If a car slides at 180kph, it’s okay. At 200kph, it gets a bit tricky”

The first non-Formula 1 champion receive such an honor

He's the racing hero of Top Gear's Chris Harris. And now he's been inducted into the FIA's motorsport hall of fame. Walter Röhrl is the first rally driver-and perhaps more surprisingly, the first non-Formula 1

“For a borderline supercar, practicality is the 911’s key trick”

What is it?The Porsche 911 has shown an amazing resilience to the fashions of more than five passing decades. Its look, its dynamics, and its very purpose have been steadfast and yet adaptive. Now it's time for the next step,

Called the GTR 8XX EVO-R Biturbo, it tops out at 370kph

For as long as there are 911s, Gemballa, RUF, and so on will be there to tune them. No doubt they're itching to get their hands on the new 992, but in the meantime, they've had to satiate themselves with