There was an obvious irony to Luftgekühlt 6. Somehow an event devoted to the gravitas and authenticity of the air-cooled Porsche era took the spotlight among the Universal Studios back lots in Hollywood which is made up of facades cleverly designed to reflect almost any time and place. Essentially, a land of make believe, ideal for a bit of air-cooled magic… At every … [Read more...]
Porsche 911 R
A large package landed on my desk just before Christmas, and being weightier than normal my interest was aroused, so I immediately tackled the packaging to reveal the contents. It was the latest offering from T.A.G Motor Books, a 384-page tome on the Porsche 911 R. This was a book that justifiably jumped the order of books that I have to review, and so it was a case of 'last in … [Read more...]
12 Hours of Sebring 2017: Pre-Race
The 65th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring fuelled by ‘Fresh from Florida’ takes the green flag at 10:40 am (local time) on Saturday, March 18th 2017. The gates opened on Wednesday, March 15, and will remain open 24 hours a day through Saturday. First run in March 1952, 12 Hours of Sebring saw some of the tightest racing over the ensuing 64 years, and this year, the … [Read more...]
Porsche 911 R
Unveiled at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show, the new Porsche 911 R is a pure-bred sports car featuring a powerful 500hp (368kW) four-litre naturally-aspirated flat-six engine. The 911 R is arguably the ultimate road-focused 911 in the 53-year history of the model, and is limited to just 991 examples worldwide. These characteristics place the 911 R firmly in the … [Read more...]
2016 Porsche 911 GT3 R
Powering the new 911 GT3 R is a 4-litre flat-6 unit which is largely identical to the high-performance production engine of the road-legal 911 GT3 RS. Direct petrol injection, which operates at pressures up to 200 bar, as well as variable valve timing technology ensure a particularly efficient use of fuel. The normally-aspirated engine offers significantly better driveability … [Read more...]
