Motor Authority has posted an awesome video of the facelifted 1010 911 GT3 RS running some laps around the Nordschleffe, then taking off on the street. According to Motor Authority, the new GT3 RS will get the same LED daytime running lights and revised taillights seen on previous test-mules, and it will also sport a [...]

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Car & Driver has posted some new spy photos of the baby brother of the Cayenne undergoing more testing. They say that Porsche is still denying that the “baby Cayenne” exists, but the pictures don’t lie. I suppose it could be possible this will replace the Cayenne, but not likely. To refresh your memory, the [...]

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Now here’s a Porsche you’ve probably never seen before. This is a Porsche 597 Jagdwagen, built from 1955 to 1958 right alongside the 550 Spyder. A total of 71 were made, each by hand, so no two are exactly alike. A commenter over at Jalopnik named “Junkman” owns two of these rare Porsches. Here is [...]

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The 9ff GT9 has reached the goal of reaching a higher top speed than the Bugatti Veyron. The car reached a top speed of 254 mph during official testing last month, beating the Veyron’s 252 mph. They are still 1 mph shy of the world record for the fastest production car, held by the SSC [...]

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Well, this pretty much confirms the existence of the baby Cayenne, nicknamed the “Roxster.” This Porsche was caught testing at the Nürburgring recently. It is clearly smaller than the current Cayenne, and features a more steeply raked rear window. The so-called Roxster is reportedly based on the Audi Q5 platform, and will use the current [...]

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Porsche has announced their 3.6 liter twin-turbo flat-6 has won the 2008 “Best Performance Engine Award” given by the British journal “Engine Technology International.” This is the first win for Porsche, beating competitors like BMW, Ferrari, Nissan and Audi. The Engine of the Year Awards are determined by 65 motoring journalists from more than 30 [...]

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I came across this road test of the Boxster RS60 Spyder. If you want to know if this special edition Boxster is worth the extra cash, check it out. There are also some cool photos with the review. Although, this pretty much sums up how they feel: (J)ust like the Boxster S, the RS60 Spyder [...]

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CAR Magazine is celebrating 60 years of Porsche with a special June issue of their magazine. But they’ve also added a “Greatest Porsches” section of their website. Head over there to check out some awesome pictures, videos, and more. Go. Now. [source: CAR Magazine via Autoblog]

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I guess this isn’t really news, but because I love Formula 1, I thought I would post this. Porsche has an article about Force India driver Adrian Sutil’s two week test of a 911 Turbo. Sutil summed it up like this: “I have always wanted to drive a Porsche 911 Turbo. And the car has [...]

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So, somebody thought it was a good idea to use some old wooden boards to help drive a Carrera GT on a trailer. At this point, I usually say “hilarity ensues” but in this case, it is sort of painful to watch. See for yourself. [source: YouTube via Jalopnik]

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