Traditionalists make the case that the 1984-89 3.2-liter Carrera was the last truly analog 911. They point to the fact that it lacks ABS, airbags, any form of traction control, or even power steering. They’re also damn near unkillable. Over the last two years, along with its predecessor, the 911 SC, prices have soared. But is the party starting to wind down?
Each fall and spring, Porsche Club of America opens a member only raffle, in which you, the member, may purchase entries for a chance to win a brand-new Porsche. For the Fall 2022 Member Only Raffle, the grand prize is a 2023 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet America plus $25,000. Subsequent grand prizes are a 2023 911 Carrera Cabriolet plus $25,000.
Every month from now until Rennsport Reunion in 2023, we’ll cover some of the cars you may see at the seventh running of this iconic event. For those attending in 2023 for the first time, you may feel overwhelmed by the amount of Porsche history in one place and not really appreciate the importance of certain models. Hopefully, this series of articles will help guide you through the paddock.
Join us Wednesday, October 12 at 8PM ET for another episode of Tech Tactics Live. This time we will cover the newest engine oil to be approved by Porsche that is not petroleum based. We will learn how it’s made, what makes it different from synthetic engine oil as well as what it took to get approval from Porsche to use it in its engines.
PCA Appraisal and Valuation Chair Nathan Merz give us all the details of the 2005-2008 Boxster and Cayman, including year-to-year updates, options, quirks, and features.
Treffen Bend was hosted by over 75 volunteers from the High Desert Region. When you arrived at the Sunriver Resort on Wednesday, September 14, your first option was to use the carwash. As usual it was well staffed and supplied with Adam’s products. Most of those who attended were from the western states. There were a few from the Midwest as well, including Wisconsin and Indiana.
PCA Sim Racers returned to the iRacing Circuit de la Sarthe Sunday, August 14th for the annual Operation Motorsport benefit event. A total of $11,431 was raised at this year's charity event. Combining with last year’s contribution, PCA Sim Racing has raised over $28,000 for Operation Motorsport.
Porsche planned to run a one-make race series featuring all 1992 911 Carrera Cup USA cars, which were to have more powerful engines, and chassis upgrades and was converted into full-on race cars. This is one of the 45 Carrera Cup USA racers that was converted back to road use.
If you are a Porsche enthusiast, following Porsche racing is an exciting pastime. Here’s a quick summary of Porsche’s recent motorsport efforts, so you will be up to date for the next cars and coffee.
This was the first year that the Luft Wasser Porsche Celebration in Brevard had a registration fee to fundraise for The Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County. Over $13,000 was raised through registration fees, member donations and a matching donation from an anonymous Brevard PCA member.
Vu drives the 2022 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT, which is officially the fastest SUV to lap the Nürburgring. In this video, he goes in depth about the Turbo GT's features and gives it a test drive.
If you own a late-model Porsche or have a new one on order, you have probably seen the driving mode selector on your steering wheel. If your Porsche has the Sport Chrono option, then you can really see how moving the mode selector will transform the personality of your Porsche.
Mart Fresh is a bi-weekly column in which we pick what we think are the "freshest" Porsches currently available, and then attempt to explain our reasoning. Up this week are a 1991 944 S2 Cabriolet, 2000 Boxster S, 2001 Boxster S, and 2009 Cayman S.
Vu Nguyen drives Porsche’s fastest street-legal sports car ever and gives his impressions in this One-Mile Review. With 700 horsepower and having set a Nürburgring-Nordschleife lap record in 2017, the GT2 RS is also known to be a friendly car to drive on the street.
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For most of us, roads in Europe are the be all and end all when it comes to sportscar driving. Porsches originated in Austria before the company moved to Stuttgart, and driving any Porsche over an Alpine pass is an experience of a lifetime. Imagine our excitement when we were invited to join the St. Moritz Automobile Week in the Swiss Engadin region for the fourth time.
