In this feature, the fifth in our series that looks at the different eras of Porsche’s participation at Le Mans, we examine the part played by the company’s transaxle cars. These front-engined models, that in roadgoing form rescued the company during difficult financial times, have been unjustly maligned over the years. When so many manufacturers of high performance sports cars were closing their … [Read More...]
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Motorsport
Porsche Carrera Cup France 2018 prize giving ceremony
The 2018 prize giving ceremony for the Porsche Carrera Cup France took place on Wednesday 30 January in Paris. Not only were all the main actors in this intensely competitive championship present for … [Read More...]
Ice Race GP at Zell am See
After a 45-year hiatus, the popular Ice Race GP at Zell am See near the picturesque Austrian town of the same name, was revived last month to great acclaim. Thanks to an abundance of snow in the … [Read More...]
Yesteryear
Porsche 356 Pre-A has come full circle
It is interesting how, sometimes when you trace an old classic car or historic racer back to its roots, you end up not far from the car’s early place of residence. In this instance, the 1953 Porsche … [Read More...]
Hippie Porsche power launches a Le Mans legacy
While diplomats and cartographers may technically show the roads around Le Mans as French soil, Porsche has laid claim to the winding bit of pavement that comprises the race track and especially … [Read More...]
Road Cars
Porsche 911 World Premiere in Los Angeles
There was a sensation on the West Coast of America last night with the Porsche 911 World Premiere in Los Angeles. This is the eighth generation of the iconic sports car, which was introduced to the … [Read More...]
Porsche 911 MY2019 endurance testing regime
The endurance tests for the eighth generation of the Porsche 911 enters the home straight as the new model will be brought to the European market at the beginning of 2019. The schedule to complete the … [Read More...]
News
Automuseum PROTOTYP in Hamburg
This last December, we planned a trip to Hamburg to visit with family and to see the Automuseum PROTOTYP. This time, though, I wanted to travel via a different route, not the normal Dover-Calais … [Read More...]
Our top 10 from 2018
As we wave goodbye to 2018 and usher in a brand-new year, we look back on the top ten favourites that we were privileged to publish in the last twelve months. We have decided to bring you our top 10 … [Read More...]
Auction News
RM Sotheby’s Petersen Museum auction 2018 finale
Christmas shoppers in Los Angeles on December 8 had a special selection at the Petersen Museum as RM Sotheby’s hosted its last auction of 2018. The RM Sotheby’s staff assembled 68 vehicles and 56 … [Read More...]
RM Sotheby’s Celebrates 70 years of Porsche with a Stellar Selection
The mental wheels started turning when RM Sotheby’s announced on 9 March 2018 that a single marque Porsche auction would be held at the Porsche Cars North America facility in Atlanta on the weekend of … [Read More...]
Fact Files
Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport World premiere in Los Angeles
The new Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport celebrated its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show on 28 November 2018. The near standard 700 hp racing version of the road-legal 911 GT2 RS sports car is … [Read More...]
Patrick Lindsey: From Street Racing in LA to Le Mans 24H
The career of Patrick Lindsey, one of the Project1 Porsche RSR drivers, will hit a high point on the weekend of 16/17 June 2018 when he climbs into the cockpit of the #56 car. Lindsey will compete in … [Read More...]
Videos
Video: Pfaff Motorsports – The Road to Daytona
Video: Porsche’s premier US series – the Pirelli Trophy West USA
Run by Competent Motorsport, the Pirelli Trophy West USA is an amateur one-make racing series in which Porsche club racers take to established tracks around the country to battle it out on-board an … [Read More...]
Video: Porsche’s fastest road-legal sports car at the ‘Ring
Porsche has set another new record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in co-operation with Manthey-Racing. On Thursday, 25 October 2018, the Porsche GT2 RS MR with 515 kW (700 hp) completed a lap of … [Read More...]
