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Watch Carrera Cup driver Connor de Phillippi’s first lap of the Nürburgring

[ 0 ] May 24, 2013

American race driver Connor de Phillippi was recently added to the roster of Porsche Juniors, the arm of Porsche’s factory racing program that develops new talent. The 20-year-old is contesting the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland series with FÖRCH Racing by Lukas Motorsport, and last weekend, he raced the series round at the Nürburgring. Starting 15th on the grid, de Phillippi would cross the line in ninth out of 32 finishers.Courtesy of his in-car camera, you can watch his entire first lap in the video below – there’s no music added, just engine whine during nine minutes of crests, turns, bumpy straights and that wicked Carousel

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Automobile Magazine names its 2013 All-Stars

[ 0 ] May 23, 2013

Employing complex scientific formulas and methodologies probably best described as “Whatever we felt like choosing,” Automobile has named its All-Stars for the 2013 model year. The 11 vehicles earned their trophies for being “the best and most significant” offerings to the mag’s staff and contributors, and while we were surprised to see a couple of them on the list, none of them were shocking

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Chris Harris among first to test the mettle of Porsche’s 887-hp 918 Spyder

[ 0 ] May 21, 2013

Last October, Chris Harris got a shotgun ride in the Porsche 918 Spyder. Seven months on, the automaker is quite a bit further on the development on the hybrid supercar, and Porsche invited him to the Leipzig circuit for a test drive.Harris starts off going through some of the technical bits on the car, including the galvanized carbon fiber instrument panel and forged carbon fiber attachment points, and before he gets in, he’s a little unsure of the car.

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Malaise Era All-Stars

[ 0 ] May 18, 2013

A few weeks ago, we bid a fond happy 40th anniversary to the automotive dark ages of 1973-84 that have come to be known as “The Malaise Era” – the performance ice-age when 160 horsepower was a lot and a 0-60 time of under 10 seconds was remarkable. Like music in the 1980s, everything in automobiledom didn’t suck, however. There were a few bright spots.

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Porsche again staring down another $1.8B in hedge fund lawsuits

[ 0 ] May 17, 2013

The sequence of events from 2007 that began with Porsche’s secret attempt to take over Volkswagen, and instead lead to Porsche being taken over by VW, continues to instigate lawsuits against the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer. A group of hedge funds that suffered over $1 billion in losses sued the car company in New York

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2014 Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S debut [w/video]

[ 0 ] May 4, 2013

The Turbo S will dispatch the Nürburgring in “well under seven and a half minutes.” Porsche is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its 911 Turbo in the best possible way: by announcing the next-generation of the rear-engined beast. The 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S are here, and man oh man, do they seem like the business.At the heart of the new Turbo is a rear-mounted, turbocharged, 3.8-liter flat-six engine, making use of twin, variable-turbine-geometry turbos. For the standard Turbo, the result is 520 horsepower, a 0-60 miles per hour sprint of 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 196 mph

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NHTSA launches investigations into Ford Crown Victoria police cars, Dodge Viper and Porsche 911

[ 0 ] May 3, 2013

Reuters reports that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating certain Ford Crown Victoria, Porsche 911 and Dodge Viper models for potential defects. NHTSA is currently looking into 2005-2008 Crown Victoria police car models for steering column failures that could cause the upper and lower portions of the steering shaft to separate. Such a condition would lead to a loss of control

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China bans military license plates on luxury autos

[ 0 ] May 2, 2013

Driving a vehicle with a military license plate in China provides many privileges. Legally reserved for official vehicles only, the designation apparently allows drivers to enjoy special liberties on the roads, including breaking traffic laws, filling up with free fuel and receiving light-and-siren escorts through congested cities.

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Proof the world revolves around the Porsche Cayman

[ 0 ] April 28, 2013

Or at least the world revolves underneath the Porsche Cayman, in the latest video showing off Stuttgart’s mid-engine coupe. Porsche put an Easter egg in the world that spins triple-time, a “famous relative” of the Cayman hidden somewhere on the marble planet, and gave a Porsche Martini bag to one of the first 50 people who could point it out.With more than 300 views there’s no chance you’ll win the bag, but you can still go on the treasure hunt in the video below.Share This Story

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Jaguar F-Type pitted against Porsche 911 Cabriolet by Tiff Needell

[ 0 ] April 25, 2013

You knew it wouldn’t take long and it looks like EVO is first onto YouTube with a battle between the 2014 Jaguar F-Type and the 2013 Porsche 911. Tiff Needell spends a few laps warming up the tires (read: drifting like mad) in each droptop before getting in a timed run to see who’s champion and who’s second best.Before the bell rings, its the Porsche that’s got everything to lose, the 50-year-old era-defining sportscar getting on with a 3.4-liter flat-six, 350 horsepower, a seven-speed manual and a 3,197-pound curb weight. Other sportscars, like the F-Type, continue to eye the 911 like a flag atop Everest that they plan to first touch, and then rip from its socket

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