May 21, 2012

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9 magazine cover

I’ve mentioned 9 Magazine, a Porsche enthusiast magazine, a number of times in the past. It’s a great publication with solid coverage of the Porsche marque and some gorgeous photography. I love the up and coming feel of the magazine, especially after the redesign last year. Here are a few stories from recent issues: Techart [...]

Weekly Porsche Wrap

Porsche ACC Innodrive

Porsche may bridge the $600k gap between high end models – Rumors are flying around that Porsche may have a semi-super car in the works. One that would fit above the Porsche 911 GT2 RS, but below the Porsche 918 Spyder. Some sites are reporting this is to make up for lacking sales. Say what?! [...]

Weekly Porsche Wrap

Porsche Boxster Burned Up

Party ends early for a pair of teens – A couple of teenagers were headed to a party last week in daddy’s Porsche Boxster at 1:30am on a highway in Houston, Texas when another car began to frantically wave them down. Seems the back of the car was on fire. The teens pulled over and [...]

Porsche Underpinnings May Appear In Future Lamborghini Models

Lamborghini Estoque

This is no surprise and one of the true benefits to large auto conglomerates like the Volkswagen Group. They’re able to take the best of the best and build out models much more quickly and efficiently under other brands. In this case, the Porsche Panamera and Porsche Cayenne may serve as the base for future [...]

Suuuuwwwweeeettt Flying Lizard Livery For 2011 Porsche 24 Heures du Mans Cars

Porsche Flying Lizard Livery 80 2011

Let me just say, if the commemorative livery on the Flying Lizard Porsche No. 80 and No. 81 cars don’t instantly make you want to partake in Porsche Motorsports, I’d seriously question your love of the Porsche marque. What Troy Lee put together for these cars from a design standpoint gets the juices flowing. And [...]

Porsche 911 Tenth Anniversary Edition: Golden Beauty or Gawdy Display?

Porsche 911 10th Anniversary Edition China

Typically I love Porsche special edition cars. They seem to have those little touches that make them stand out from the norm and increase desirability enough to cause you to mull over the “what ifs” in your mind. This time around, Porsche missed the mark for me on the Porsche 911 Tenth Anniversary Edition. Perhaps [...]

Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Proves It Can Win

Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Race

This is dang cool! The Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid, Porsche’s latest technological advancement for the track, showed it’s stuff recently with a win in a preparation race for the Nürburgring 24 hour race. It’s the second race in the 2011 Long Distance Championship. Drivers Richard Lietz, Marco Holzer and Patrick Long had to pit [...]

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porsche design p9522 gold limited edition phone

Here are some things I’ve had bookmarked from the past couple of weeks that I finally got back to read. Always interesting developments in the Porsche world. Chrysler designers pick the brains of Porsche owners – For nearly as long as I’ve loved Porsches, I’ve been keenly aware of the rivalry that exists between American [...]

Once You Go Black, You Never Go Back

porsche cayman s black edition

I laid awake in bed last night thinking about this car. Guess the saying actually is true that once you go black, you never go back. I’m not sure why I’m in love with the blacked out editions Porsche has been producing, but they have moved to the top of my favorite colors list. For [...]

New Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 Officially Confirmed

porsche 911 gt3 rs 4.0 liter

You gotta love the Internet. It’s the best friend of anyone who loves gossip, rumors or “leaked” secrets. The last few days we’ve seen a lot of rumors flying around about the next version of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. It turns out the rumors were true. This morning Porsche officially announced the 911 GT3 [...]