10 more facts to turn you into a Porsche enthusiast
Back in March, we gave you ten things to guide you into the community of Porsche enthusiasts. We’re back with ten more things to make you reach that goal of becoming a “Porsche enthusiast.”
Porsche updates Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, GTS lines with more V8 speed
Last week Porsche fielded a mysterious Panamera sedan at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife to set a new lap record in the Luxury/Executive class. Turns out it was the new Turbo S E-Hybrid that Porsche also announced last week, and a new GTS model returns, as well.
Why isn't Porsche Classic selling crate engines?
Even good OEM used/core parts are drying up, and prices are skyrocketing for the ones that exist. Porsche needs a realistically priced crate engine program, now, and not just for air-cooled cars, but for M96/M97 engines as well.
Porsche Cayman Comparo: 718 Style Edition versus 987
Happy 718 Day! In celebration of Porsche's mid-engined sports car on July 18, we sampled a 2024 718 Cayman Style Edition, a 300-horsepower two-seat sports car with a most conspicuous paint scheme. In this video, we give an overview of the 718 Style Edition as well as the very first base-model Cayman, and then drive both cars to see how they compare. After all, these two cars are bookends as the new 718 goes all-electric next year.
2015-2024 Porsche Macan Model Guide: Everything you need to know
Join us as we give you the full overview of the 2015-2024 Porsche Macan model line, with expert tips and advice from our friends at Porsche Hunt Valley.
1968 Porsche 912, 2005 or 2009 Boxster, or a 2013 Panamera Turbo? | Mart Fresh
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 1968 912, 2005 Boxster, 2009 Boxster, and 2013 Panamera Turbo.
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New variant of the Porsche Panamera sets class record lap time at Nürburgring
Just 7 minutes and 24 seconds are what it took for Lars Kern to set a new record, for the Luxury/Executive class with combustion engines or hybrids, at the Nürburgring, on July 12. The Panamera model is yet to be specified but we believe it is the Turbo S E-Hybrid. (We’d expect a big wing and a lower lap time if it were a Turbo GT-like variant, but we can’t rule it out.)
Is a Ruby Star Neo Porsche 718 Cayman Style Edition worthy for the daily grind?
How could I say no to the chance to drive home a new, Ruby Star Neo 718 Cayman Style Edition? Porsche lent us one for a week, and I was really curious to see how it would do as a daily driver. I mean, the automaker did have a campaign a few years back called “Everyday Porsche,” in which it extolled the virtues of the ability to drive your Porsche every day and not just on weekends and holidays.
Cheapest EV Porsche Macan is RWD with 335 hp, AWD 4S slots below Turbo with 442 hp
With the introduction of the new, electric Macan in January, Porsche unveiled two models: Macan 4 and Turbo, with the S and GTS remaining internal combustion. This morning the automaker announced the rear-wheel-drive Macan and the mid-spec all-wheel-drive Macan 4S — both EVs — driving home the less-than-gradual retreat of engines from the compact SUV lineup.
6 reasons why your car’s air conditioning may not be working | PCA Tech Tips
Here are a few things that you can do to maintain your system and, if your system isn’t working or cooling as well as you remember, help determine what the problem may be.
First Drive: Porsche 992.2 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid | Coupe, Cab, & Targa!
If the pundits are to be believed, the beginning of the end came with the 901 debut in 1963 when the flat-six-powered Porsche doomed itself as the porkier and less-pure follow up to the hallowed 356. It also might have begun when turbocharging entered the 911 lineup in 1975. Or maybe it was when flüssigkeitskühlung finally replaced luftkühlung in 1999 — but definitely the moment turbos infiltrated the lineup with the 991.2 in 2016.
Was 2009 the best year of the modern era for Porsche colors?
Even though the world was in the grips of a harsh recession, 2009 was a banner year for Porsche. The facelifted, or “dot-two” versions of the Boxster, Cayman, and 911 (997) were introduced, and the color choices were just sublime. Even though the majority of buyers still gravitated toward the safe choices like Arctic Silver, Black, or Atlas Grey, the choices for those willing to be adventurous were impressive. 2009 lacked only a non-GT bright orange choice and a non-metallic bright blue to be considered all but perfect. Here are a few of our favorites.
Why the Panamera Sport Turismo is the gorgeous, low-production Porsche we should all be shopping for
With the introduction of the refreshed Panamera for 2024, the enigmatic Sport Turismo long-roof is dead. Given the miniscule take rate for the first Porsche wagon ever, maybe we never deserved it in the first place. But it was gorgeous, rare, and now perhaps destined to be semi-collectible. Now seems like a good time to look for one.
1987 Porsche 924 GTP Tribute, 1999 911 Carrera, 2015 Carrera, or 2017 Carrera S? | Mart Fresh
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 1987 924 GTP Tribute, 1999 911 Carrera, 2015 Carrera, and 2017 Carrera S.
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My Le Mans 24-hour race experience
"I don't have the skills for this," I thought as I missed my braking point before the first chicane on the Mulsanne Straight. Squinting to see out of the 963’s small windshield through the night fog at 200 miles per hour is not easy. This Porsche prototype is a rocket ship, and everything flies by too fast. “My first lap at night could be my last,” I worried about my start to the PCA24.
