It’s not often that Patrick Long has time to relax. The three-time ALMS GT2 Driver’s Champion and Le Mans winner is Porsche’s only American Factory Driver. When at the Porsche Sport Driving School at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, Patrick steals a few choice laps on track before delivering Hurley Haywood’s morning coffee. Check out [...]
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When the next-generation Porsche 911 GT3 comes out next year, it may only be available with the company’s 7-speed dual-clutch PDK transmission. August Achleitner, the 911 project head, confirmed that the company’s motorsport division is currently testing both manual and PDK versions of the new GT3 – however, only one transmission will make the cut [...]
Ready take a break from eating turkey? Well, here is something to keep you entertained – 4:50 second video of Fifth Gear’s Tiff Needell testing the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0. Check out the video after the jump. Refresher: Power for the 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 comes from a naturally aspirated 4.0L [...]
Recent reports have suggesting that the next-generation Porsche 911 GT3 will get the brand’s lighter and faster dual-clutch PDK transmission. Well, that isn’t so. According to Porsche CEO Matthias Muller, Porsche will continue to offer manual transmissions as long as customers keep demanding it. Earlier reports suggest that Porsche will go the PDK-S route for [...]
Tiff Needell and Vicki Butler Henderson of Fifth Gear have taken two of the most extreme BMWs and Porsches out on the track for a head-on-head comparison – it’s the BMW M3 GTS meets the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. If you’re not already watching the video after the jump, then we’re not sure what you’re [...]
In one of the most grueling races for GT sports cars, Porsche claimed victory once again in the 39th Nurburgring 24 Hour Race. The winning Porsche 911 GT3 RSR was piloted by a team of drivers including Marc Lieb, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Lucas Luhr. The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR finished 4 minutes and 23.7 [...]
The Porsche 911 GT3 has been tuned by Magnat, adding some interior luxuries to the race track ready vehicle. The outside of the car gets a crisp coat of while paint, hence it’s “Snowmobile” nickname. Apart from that and the contrasting black racing stripe, little else was modified on the exterior. Visual interior upgrades include [...]
Porsches are meant to be driven like they were stolen. Whether it’s bombing the Autobahn or your favorite race circuit, Porsche equipped some of its cars with racecar style center locking wheel-retention system to reduce weight and wheel flex. So the last thing you want to hear is that they’re being recalled. A total of [...]
It’s always nice seeing a battle between our two favorite German automakers – Porsche and BMW. What we have here is a face-off between the new 2011 BMW M3 GTS and the new Porsche 911 GT3. It’s an interesting match-up put together by the guys over at AutoCar. Check out the video after the jump. [...]
