It’s rare that a non-factory Porsche catches my heart, unless it wears the familiar “Ruf” badge. But here is one car that has stopped me in my tracks.
It is called the Singer 911, and from the outside it looks like a 1970s-era 911. But if that’s what you are thinking, you are so wrong.
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Here is another video from Frankfurt, this time featuring two new 911 models.
First, factory racing driver Timo Bernhard drives the new 2010 911 Turbo Convertible. Then, we are given a tour of the new limited edition 911 Sport Classic.
Enjoy!
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Another of Porsches world debuts at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show was the new 2010 911 GT3 Cup. Based on the street-legal 2010 911 GT3 RS, the GT3 Cup is the latest in the line of most successful production-based race of more than 1,400 units.
The car weighs 2,646 lbs. The 3.8 liter flat-six produces 450 [...]

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Check out this video of the new 911 Sport Classic… just listen to that awesome sound from that sport exhaust…
[source: YouTube]

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One of the most exciting announcements when the new 911 Turbo was unveiled was the optional three-spoke steering wheel with gearshift paddles for the PDK. That’s right, if you pony up some extra cash, you can replace those stupid buttons used on all other PDK-equipped Porsches with proper paddle shifters.
So that brings up the question: [...]

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Dutch site SpyShots.nl has some more pics of the next generation 911 testing. Not too much can be gained under the disguise, but the shots of the interior are a little disturbing to me–they seem to follow in the footsteps of the Panamera with a million buttons on the center console.
One thing I find funny [...]

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With Porsche pulling the RS Spyder out of ALMS, Acura looked to dominate the ALMS LMP2 class. But at Mid-Ohio earlier this month, Team Cytosport brought the RS Spyder back to ALMS, and they did so in grand style.
Cytosport entered the ex-Dyson Racing RS Spyder with drivers Greg Pickett and Klaus Graf. After an early [...]

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Porsche has unleashed the new facelifted 2010 911 Turbo on the world. But there is more lurking under the skin.
The new 911 Turbo features a new 3.8 liter direct fuel injected six replacing the previous 3.6 liter unit. Power is now up to 500 hp, and fuel mileage increases a couple mpg also. This pushes [...]

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Porsche has announced its 3.8-liter 911 Carrera S engine has won the 2009 “Best New Engine of the Year” award in the International Engine of the Year Awards.
The power combined with the efficiency and drivability of the direct fuel injected engine helped earn the award. The current engine, combined with the PDK transmission, produces 385 [...]

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9ff has announced a new tuning kit for the 911 GT2 called the 9ff BT-2. And I have to say, at least in the Gulf livery shown in the pics, this is my favorite 911 tuner package yet.
Pumping out an amazing 850 hp, the 9ff BT-2 can get from 0 to 62 in 3 [...]

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