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Bill Gates' first Porsche now up for bid
Friday, May 18, 2012
The first-ever Porsche owned by Bill Gates, a 1979 911 Turbo that he purchased a few years after founding Microsoft with Paul Allen, is now up for bid in Austria.
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2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Review
Sunday, May 06, 2012
The Porsche 911 Carrera 4 is the Porsche for Canada. Why? Traction at all four compass points - that's why. Before exploring this week's tester, I want to emphasize the "grip and rip" benefit derived from the distribution of power to all four wheels.
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Gutter to Glory - Pygmalion at the Track
Monday, April 16, 2012
It's 2,000 metres of concrete that twists and turns like a boa constrictor suffocating its prey. The road course at Mission International Raceway is known as an intensive, challenging track that doesn't suffer fools or their machines. Feathering a hair trigger, the utmost in concentration is needed to prevent an accidental shot with calamitous results.
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Saturday in the Carrera Classroom
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
I spent Saturday learning under the tutelage of Tony Morris Sr. The classroom was a 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S, and I was the only student. The school was the Mission International Raceway in Mission BC. The course was speed, and plenty of it.
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2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet world debut set for Detroit
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Hot on the heels of the all-new Porsche 911 and its Carrera and Carrera S variants, the German sports car manufacturer will introduce the 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit (January 9-22, 2012).
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2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Review
Sunday, December 04, 2011
A gentleman stopped and asked me about
the 911 Carrera 4 I was driving. He
enquired how long I'd been driving it,
what it cost, and what my
husband/boyfriend did for work to afford
a car like that. I was a bit turned off
by this question. However, after some
discussion, he explained that this was a
car that a female just wouldn't buy.
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2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S First Impressions
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Porsche just showcased its reinvented 911 Carrera in California, which is fitting given the vehicle's immense popularity and rich history in the sunny state. The original 911 debuted in 1963, and in the intervening 48 years, the vehicle has evolved dramatically without ever compromising its core raison d'etre.
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New Porsche model set for world debut in L.A.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Porsche aroused the curiosity of many car enthusiasts with today's announcement that an all-new model will make its world debut at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show, alongside the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera.
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2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Review (video)
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Porsche has more 911 Carrera variants than one could shake a stick at, and their latest, the 911 Carrera GTS, intends to cap the range as the sportiest model yet. Without going into the Turbo series or the outrageous GT3 factory race car lineup, the 911 GTS is as athletic as the 911 Carrera gets.
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Porsche reveals plans for 911 range
Friday, September 30, 2011
After the introduction of the Carrera and Carrera S and their 3.4-litre mill deploying 350 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque, Porsche has a veritable avalanche of debuts in store for us in the next three years.
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Porsche remains loyal to stick-shift fans
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
While the popularity of manual transmissions has lately been melting like snow under July's sun, even in high-performance models, Porsche isn't ready to give up on them.
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Porsche unveils bigger, badder 2012 911
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Porsche decided to put an end to the suspense and speculation on the web, revealing all the details on the all-new 2012 911 before its public debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show. With this new vintage, the German automaker is serving up nothing less than "the greatest evolutionary change of the car's 48-year history."
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2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet Review
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Perhaps it was the precision of the Porsche's steering or the immediacy of power underfoot, but the 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet was a sheer delight on the secondary highways of southwest BC. My 16-year old son and I embraced the opportunity to take this week's tester on an overnight road trip to Savona, B.C. from Vancouver, focusing on routes less traveled. The only criteria: they had to be paved.
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2012 Porsche Carrera caught without camouflage (VIDEO)
Monday, August 08, 2011
The 2012 Porsche Carrera, also known as 991, will without a doubt be one of the most anticipated vehicles of the Frankfurt Auto Show. If you're among those which cannot wait for its unveiling, here's a video taken in Stuttgart (Germany) where we can see it in its entirety.
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Caught for being bad, kind of...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Germany, the land of speed, known world-over for its Autobahns, the Nurburgring and many things blistering and exotic. People come from all over the globe to go fast because it's legal. Me? I got caught speeding...
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Video of the new Porsche 911
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
We got a funny email late last night from our Canadian Porsche PR guy. It essentially stated that in case we were interested, here's a link to a video of the 2012 911 being tested in Africa.
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1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Coupé
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Like most car enthusiasts, some time in our youths a car or a few cars grabbed our attention. For me, there were three: the 1984 Chevrolet Corvette, the 1984 Ferrari Testarossa and the 1984 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera.
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2011 Porsche 911 Sport Classic Review (video)
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
"So Matt, how was driving the Sport Classic in Germany?", a friend asks as I painstakingly return to reality. My answer: "Germany's nice and all and the car, well it's just, just, simply put, you see, understand that, well, you know, it's...". The Sport Classic is to die for.
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German roads
Monday, June 27, 2011
We must study them, emulate them and do like them. We all know that Europe is a millennium up on us but does that mean that we North Americans will always be a thousand years behind? "That's preposterous, Matt, stop talking trash!" I won't 'cause we just don't and won't get it. What we've got is everything back-asswards.
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A seven-speed manual transmission for the next Porsche 911
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Car and Driver claims several Porsche employees confided that the next 911 would feature a seven-speed, manual transmission. No, you don't need to have your eyes checked: some manufacturers still see the point of investing in manual gearboxes.
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Matt's All-Time Top 10
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Like all auto journalist, I'm asked the question "What is your favourite car?" on a regular basis. My answer is always the same: "No such thing. I can give you my Top 10 if you'd like". To this, they usually look away and walk off.
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Cops?
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
For nearly two years, I've been cutting through a company's parking lot to avoid going through an intersection light nearly 200 metres out of my way and getting stuck behind a long, stupid line of cars trying to get onto the highway.
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Miranda's No. 1 Road Trip Vehicle
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Sometimes you just have to get out of Dodge. It's nothing personal to your friends, family, job (maybe your job) or even the neighbourhood you live in; you just have to get away for a bit. We've all felt this way at least once in our lives, and I can bet at the very moment you wanted to jump ship you didn't exactly have the cash to drop at the airport for a flight outta there. Well, rejoice: There's a cheaper (much more enjoyable) option. The road trip.
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Porsche unveils 911 Carrera 4 GTS Coupe and Cabriolet
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Porsche today announced the complete official specs for the new 911 Carrera 4 GTS with all-wheel drive. Available in both coupe ($125,700) and cabriolet ($137,000) body styles, it will go on sale in Canada this fall.
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2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet Review
Friday, May 20, 2011
I don't think that life can get much better than this - the sun is shining, the birds are chirping and the daffodils are out, (remember I live in Vancouver) and this week I am driving a 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet.
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Wishes come true at Mosport Raceway
Friday, May 06, 2011
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario - "Hang on guys", I said, downshifting as the flashing red lights grow larger in the rear view mirror. With a heady snarl, the 530-hp Porsche 911 Turbo S surges ahead, the landscape blurring as the wind howls around us.
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Porsche finally unveils 500-hp 911 GT3 RS 4.0 Limited Edition (Live pictures!)
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Porsche finally unveils 500-hp 911 GT3 RS 4.0 Limited Edition. With just 600 units to be produced worldwide, the track-derived sports car uses a 4.0-litre, flat-six engine to achieve maximum power of 500 hp at 8,250 rpm and 339 lb-ft of torque at 5,750 rpm. The powertrain is completed by a 6-speed manual gearbox instead of the German automaker's dual-clutch PDK transmission.
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A rare 1981 Porsche 911 Turbo (type 930) up for auction in Toronto
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Are you a fan of German engineering? Then you'll probably go nuts when you find out that one of the 63 1981 Porsche 911 Turbo (type 930) distributed in Canada will be sold at a classic car auction organized by Collector Car Productions on April 8 through 10 at Toronto's International Centre.
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Porsche now taking orders for the 845,000-dollar 918 Spyder
Monday, March 21, 2011
Porsche presented the 918 Spyder in Geneva last year, a hybrid supercar well received by auto enthusiasts. The automaker is taking orders for the car as of today; production will be launched in 2013, and only 918 units will be built.
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Porsche: lessons for the first buyers of the 911 GT2 RS (video)
Friday, March 11, 2011
Last month, the first 20 lucky owners of the all-new Porsche 911 GT2 RS were invited to pick up their vehicle at California's El Toro aerodrome. The German manufacturer marked the occasion by giving them the opportunity to familiarize themselves with their new baby, driving instructors dispensing advice on site.
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Mark Webber sure loves his Porsche 911 GT2 RS (video)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Buying a new car forces consumers to be very selective as the number of offerings is downright staggering. If you're a Formula One driver like Mark Webber and you make several millions a year, picking the right model also involves tough decisions.
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2010 Porsche 911 Turbo Review
Monday, November 01, 2010
With 2011 right around the corner, not to mention an even more spectacular S variant, the ''base'' 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo doesn't seem as attractive. Yet, the neglected one is full of merits. In fact, unless you intend to make a living on the track, the gap is so small and subtle that it's barely worth mentioning.
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2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S Review (video)
Friday, February 11, 2011
My mother is a lovely woman who is many things to many people--but car savvy isn't one of them. As a weekly practice, her favourite son sends a picture message of whichever car he's reviewing to her cell phone.
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Porsche unveils 911 Carrera Black Edition
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Porsche announced a new 911 Carrera Black Edition for this spring. Production will be limited to 1,911 units and pricing will start at $92,800 for the Coupe and $104,200 for the Cabriolet.
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2012 Porsche 911 Speedster Preview
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
With the all-new 2012 Porsche 911 Speedster, the German automaker presents the fourth iteration of the two-seat roadster that helped build a strong reputation in the world of prestige cars.
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2010 LA Auto Show: Porsche 911 Carrera GTS and Speedster
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
On display under the Porsche banner, is the ultimate Carrera, the 911 Carrera GTS. Unveiled at the Paris Auto Show, the GTS's 3.8-litre engine has had intake and exhaust modifications, bumping the output up from 385 to 405 hp. Standard is a six-speed manual transmission, with an optional 7-speed PDK gearbox. PDK-equipped models fitted with a Sport Chrono Package Plus should hit 100 km from 0 in a blistering 4 seconds. It rides on the same 1.7-inch wider rear track as the Carrera 4 all-wheel drive model, hence wider wheels behind.
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PCA sweepstakes: 1973 Porsche 911 T Update
Monday, November 01, 2010
The straightening bench doesn't lie. Its judgment carries a great deal of weight. The original Porsche bench, a massive steel framework that was developed in the 1960s for aligning the body of the 911 (F model), still reveals every millimetre of deviation from the vehicle's original form. And what the specialists suspected when they initially inspected the vehicle was confirmed: The 1973 911 T had suffered accident damage to the front left side - probably a souvenir from its long gone motor sport days.
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Porsche continues to target fuel economy
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, continues to consistently target fuel economy with each model change. Depending on the model, the savings achieved by all currently available model series in comparison with the corresponding predecessors lie in the double-digit percentage range whilst simultaneously offering significantly increased performance.
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Porsche 911 GT2 RS are sold out!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Stuttgart - The most powerful and high-performance road-going sports car in the history of the Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is not only fast on the road: all 500 units of the limited edition 911 GT2 RS were sold to customers within an extremely short amount of time. Presented at the Moscow Auto Salon on August 25th, this top model emphasizes the success story of the 911.
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Porsche CAMP4 Canada Driving Program encourages drivers to ''Never Hibernate''
Saturday, October 09, 2010
MISSISSAUGA - Staring late this February, a fleet of 20 Porsche
Caymans and 911 Carrera models can be found carving through the snow, engines singing and lights ablaze, in blatant defiance of conventional wisdom that says high-performance sports cars should be garaged for the winter.
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2010 Supercar comparative test (video)
Monday, November 22, 2010
It's not often, at least here in the cold desolate North, that we get to see a grouping of cars such as those found in this evaluation. In fact, so rare and expensive are some of these cars that this was the first time that I had actually gotten the opportunity to sit in one, let alone drive it.
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Full Gallery : The New Porsche 911 Speedster
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Stuttgart - Very low-slung, very sporty, and very rare: The Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, launches a small edition of a new 911 Speedster. Paying homage to the first Porsche model that bore the name Speedster - the 356 Speedster -, the production run for the new model is limited to 356 cars.
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Add 90 hp to your Porsche 911 Turbo S with the TECHART power kit
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
More hp, more torque, more driving pleasure - in combination with the highest quality and precision. The requirements and expectations to the development of a performance improvement for a Porsche car are always very high at TECHART. As of September, the TECHART customers can convince themselves of the power kit for the Porsche 911 Turbo S. A plus of 90 hp and 120 Nm torque provide the car with significantly more power and the driver with pure driving pleasure.
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2010 Porsche 911 GT3 First Impressions
Monday, August 16, 2010
I have now officially joined the ranks of those that have driven a 911 GT3. Let me tell you that it's sunny, warm, gorgeous and that it even smells good over here. Yes, the GT3 is an epic car. Epic given its heritage, its abilities and holy crap, its good looks.
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2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S Review
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Holy son of a botch! Un-farkin' believable! Redunculous! Sick! Mother-arfer! These censored and modified for our family programming captions were all followed by: "That's fast!" Yes, the 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S is wicked insanely fast. "Cut to the chase! How fast is it?" Very fast! So fast, in fact, that this is the quickest car I have ever driven.
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Audi V10 takes on Porsche flat-6 twin-turbo
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Here's another video to tantalize your eardrums. This time, we pit the Porsche to a 2010 Audi R8 5.2 to find out which engine melody gives us more chills. In this attack, the cars are evenly matched price, power and prestige-wise. In-house, we're torn between the V10 burble and the flat-6 warble. What do you guys like?
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Engine music to our ears
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
We pitted, for the Hell of it and because we could, three of this week's press cars with 6-cylinder engine. Namely, a 2010 Lexus IS 350C, a 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster and a 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S.
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2010 Porsche 911 Targa 4 Review
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
No, the fantastic event that is the Targa Newfoundland has not found a new home. If ever it did, I would sell a kidney and my liver (I can stop drinking whenever I want!) for an opportunity to participate in this gentleman's and woman's rallye extravaganza-galore event. So, if any manufacturer out there is looking for a driver... and a kidney, here I am.
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Awe. New promo video of the Porsche 911 GT2 RS
Thursday, July 01, 2010
As if the Porsche 911 GT2 wasn't enough, Porsche surpassed it with the 911 GT2 RS. They made it better, faster and lighter. The GT2 RS is 200 pounds lighter than the GT2, completes the 0-100 km/h sprint in only 3.2 seconds and laps the 'Ring in 7 minutes and 22 seconds. Porsche already released a teaser video, but this one's way better!
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Porsche Wins Again and Breaks Another Record
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
This time at the Pikes Peak Time Attack Class With a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and Breaking the Record by 38 Seconds -- Ahead of Every Production-based Car Entered. Jeff Zwart, from Woody Creek, Colorado, driving the specially-prepared Luminox Watch Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car, has won and set a new record in the 2WD Time Attack class in Sunday's 88th running of the Pikes Peak Hillclimb.
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MINI vs Porsche: masterful stunt or marketing fail?
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Last week, we thought that MINI's publicity stunt that publicly invited Porsche to a race at Road Atlanta was fantastic. Challenging them to something that no one expected to happen, was a brilliant idea for gathering up Facebook fans and creating a marketing hype.
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MINI USA challenges Porsche!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
MINI USA is taking on... Porsche. No kidding! At least that's the assumption based on a video titled "A Special Message for Porsche" which started airing this week on the company's Facebook page as well as on YouTube.
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The fastest street-legal Porsche ever, the GT2 RS
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
The fastest and most powerful road-going sports car in the company's history, the new 911 GT2 RS is the new king of the hill in Porsche's sports-car lineup, delivering truly blistering performance on the road and track. It makes its world debut at the Moscow auto show on August 25, 2010.
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2010 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet Review
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Over the years as an automotive journalist, I have driven many incredible cars. Many of these cars are what I would class as dream cars, cars that we aspire to own, cars that make us shiver when we think of owning one, or make our arm hairs stand up when we hear one or see one drive by.
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Porsche Experience TV
Friday, March 19, 2010
Here's a little gift from us, well Porsche, to you. The following video features the ever-so desirable 911 RS cars and plenty of track action. From the original early 70s RS to the latest 997 911 GT3 RS!
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2010 Vancouver Autoshow: Dream Car Lottery
Monday, March 08, 2010
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The 2010 Vancouver International Auto Show (VIAS) will be the first Canadian consumer show to run a large-scale lottery with the unveiling of its Dream Car Lottery. The brand new program will see one lucky ticket buyer win a 2010 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet, and was created to raise funds for various charity, non-profit and sport organizations supported by the New Car Dealers Association of BC.
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Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid will make its world debut at Geneva Auto Show
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Stuttgart. Exactly 110 years after Ferdinand Porsche developed the world's first car with hybrid drive, the Lohner Porsche Semper Vivus, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is once again taking up this visionary drive concept in production-based GT racing: During the Geneva Motor Show, a Porsche 911 GT3 R with innovative hybrid drive is making its debut, opening up a new chapter in the history of Porsche with more than 20,000 wins in 45 years scored by the extremely successful Porsche 911 in racing trim.
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911 GT3 R leads Porsche display at Autosport International show
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Developed for racing series based on the international FIA GT3 regulations, the stunning 911 GT3 R succeeds the 911 GT3 Cup S and is delivered to customers ready-to-race. The starting point in developing the GT3 R was the latest 3.8-litre Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, which will compete in the 2010 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup supporting selected Formula One races.
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Racing Version for International Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Following the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is entering yet another racing car in the 2010 motorsport season: The 911 GT3 R will be raced in series based on the international FIA GT3 regulations, thus succeeding the 911 GT3 Cup S. The main focus in developing this new model was on even better drivability and even easier handling.
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Winter Rides
Friday, December 11, 2009
Not to send anyone into a spiral of depression, but the skies will soon turn gray and start dumping fluffy white slipperiness all over our roads. Winter driving is nearly upon us Canadians, and it scares the heck out of a whole lot of drivers. Of course, there are vehicles that can make it more easygoing-- or even fun.
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2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet Review
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Everyone seems to think of convertibles as the "cars of summer". The Porsche 911 C 4 Cabriolet fit that bill and then some. Translated, this means Porsche loaned me their new 911 convertible with all wheel drive.
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