Jalopnik: Porsche

Porsche 928 From Risky Business Up For Sale

Patrick Frawley — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:30:00 EST

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If you're a fan of large examples of movie memorabilia or short examples of Scientologists, you will be thrilled to learn that the Volo Auto Museum is selling a Porsche 928 originally used in the 1983 Tom Cruise classic Risky Business. More »

Watch A Steering Wheel Fall Off In The Middle Of A Race

Raphael Orlove — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:30:00 EST

You can prepare for a lot of things, but how does a driver prepare for his steering wheel popping off in the middle of a race? But, that's exactly what happened at Saturday's Porsche GT3 Cup sprint race at Sebring. More »

Experience The 24 Hours At Daytona Through The Eyes Of A Racer

Raphael Orlove — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST

This is what it feels like to be a top driver in the grueling Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Watch the whole race weekend unfold as reigning GT Champion Leh Keen fights for the lead in his Brumos Porsche GT3 Cup. More »

Dreams of ratty Porsches don't come cheap with this original 1956 356A coupe

Tom Joslin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:00:00 EST

Undoubtedly the idea of stumbling across a Porsche 356 in neglected but solid original condition is the stuff of gearhead dreams. The relative mechanical simplicity of the 356 and it's iconic shape lend itself perfectly to the idea of driving and enjoying it in slightly deteriorated original condition. More »

Will Grand Am Racing Ever Get International Respect?

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST

Sir Jackie Stewart says making Grand-Am an internationally recognized series means bringing in an even wider selection of cars — if the cars come, the big drivers will too. With a number of new cars on the grid this year, the Rolex 24 is actually starting to look like a world-class event. More »

Watch Chris Harris Hoon His Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0

Mike Spinelli — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:30:00 EST

It's with both envy and pride that I inform you our bloke Chris Harris owns a Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0. Having broken two Cardinal sins already, I present Chris's last drive of the season, in which he — among other hoonage — uses the Porsche's wing as a breakfast table. More »

This Porsche 911 'Identity' Video Is Amazing

Ray Wert — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:45:00 EST

The best auto brand identity videos mix heritage, history and heart with cool techno-wizardry. This just-posted video introducing the new Porsche 911 and the development of its brand identity does all that and more. In a word, it's amazing. More »

Ruf Panamera XL Stretches For China

Raphael Orlove — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST

The Chinese car market is famous for preferring chauffeur-driven SUVs and limos to hard-riding sports cars. Thus, it's not surprising Ruf's first Chinese market-only vehicle won't be a tuned 911, but a Porsche Panamera stretched by nearly 16 inches. More »

The 2013 Porsche Boxster Is Longer, Wider, Lighter, Better

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:14:00 EST

We'd just finished wiping the drool off our chins from the 2013 Porsche 911 Cabriolet reveal earlier this week at The Detroit Auto Show when ze Germans rolled out the all-new 2013 Porsche Boxster. More »

2013 Porsche 911 Cabriolet: Detroit Auto Show Live Photos, Info

Joel Johnson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:45:00 EST

Porsche pushed a new 911 Cabriolet sans chappeau onto the dias in Detroit this morning on a brief stop on its way to dealerships this spring. If you get the chance to deliver one, take the long way. It's quite the ride. More »

Porsche 911 Cabriolet: Detroit Auto Show Live Photos

Joel Johnson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:29:00 EST

I'm the Santa who crashed my vintage Porsche on Christmas in New York City

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST

When I first saw the photo of Santa standing over a wrecked vintage Porsche in New York City (above) I thought it all seemed just a little too perfect. I even assumed it was maybe a commercial shoot. It wasn't. Now Santa's chimed in to explain exactly what happened. More »

Qatari police have a gigantic fleet of Porsches

Patrick Frawley — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:30:00 EST

Qatar's recent National Day parade was like that in many other countries: it featured military and police vehicles. Unlike those other countries, Qatar has cash to burn and a sultan's taste for the good life. The vehicles of choice? Porsche Cayennes and Panameras. More »

How to shoot a no-budget car commercial

Alex Walker — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:00:00 EST

The cost of producing expert-looking car videos is decreasing with advances in technology, but it still takes teamwork and some specialized knowledge to make something of near-broadcast quality. Here's how one director did it, with a little tech knowledge and a much littler budget. — Ed. More »

Watch supercars play Slip 'N Slide on a wet street track

Patrick Frawley — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:30:00 EST

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. When life hands you rain on your track day, do as these Scandinavian enthusiasts did and make it a drift day. More »

This is the new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR for 2012

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:30:00 EST

Here's the GT car you'll probably see a million times during 2012, but only if you're a fan of sports car racing. It's the new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR — the Toyota Camry of racecars (quantity-wise) — in American Le Mans Series trim. More »

How'd this Porsche fly off a cliff?

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:30:00 EST

According to an eyewitness, a youthful Porsche driver ran his car down an embankment and landed in a parking lot. We're not sure if he was hurt or unhurt, but the schaden-fu is strong on LS1GTO.com, with loads of mirth being made of the kid's mishap. More »

How Porsche tested the new 911

Patrick Frawley — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:00 EST

No manufacturer wants to release an underdeveloped car. Strenuous testing plays a major role in the development of any new vehicle. Porsche's program for the 2012 Porsche 911 is just a bit more strenuous, and more scenic, than those of most other companies. More »

Watch a Lotus thread the needle at 152 miles an hour

Raphael Orlove — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:00:00 EST

In the ballsiest racing pass in a long time, a Lotus Exige GT3 sliced between a Miata and a Boxster in Australia's Island Magic Enduro 2011 race, overtaking both cars at 152 miles an hour with barely inches to spare. Was this a safe pass? More »

What it feels like when your tire blows out at 180 mph

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:00:00 EST

Now this is what you'd call a real sphincter-squeezer. Lapping Daytona at 180 mph, Dr. Jim Norman of TRG racing suffered a tire blowout and immediately went into a spin. What happens next can only be chalked up to fate and physics. More »

A factory fresh Porsche 911 GT3 race car is a stunning canvas

Raphael Orlove — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST

This is The Racers Group's 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car before it gets the sponsorship stickers and flashy paintjob that goes on every racing car. The car is just unboxed, untouched, and just achingly gorgeous. More »

Porsche Panamera GTS: Faster, lower, better

Mike Spinelli — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:30:00 EST

For Porsche, the Los Angeles show wasn't only about the 2012 Porsche 911. They also showed the long-awaited Panamera GTS. Like the design or hate it, this is the one we've been waiting for — the one with the more powerful naturally-aspirated V8 and sport-tuned suspension. More »

This is what a traffic jam on the Nürburgring looks like

Tom Joslin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:30:00 EST

While accidents on the Nürburgring are certainly nothing new, it is far from the first place you would expect to see a traffic jam. That is, however, exactly what happened during a closed Scuderia Hanseat event last week. More »

2012 Porsche 911: First Drive

Mike Spinelli — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST

Does the 2012 Porsche 911 continue to advance the 911's sports-car capability, while making it accessible to the widest possible pool of potential drivers, and without throttling its famous rear-engined motoring quirkiness? Let's drive the new Carrera S and find out. More »

It’s raining on the Nordschleife

Peter Orosz — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST

This is a photo which will never be taken again. Not only does it show two Formula One drivers holding their own umbrellas instead of being protected from the elements by a massive entourage, but the guy on the left would go on to become a three-time world champion while the guy on the right was but a silly Dutch lord racing his Porsche at the Nürburgring for the sheer hell of it. His name was Carel Godin de Beaufort, and they competed in the same race. More »

Watch a French hatchback take down a 911 GT2 RS on the 'Ring

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:00:00 EST

The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is the fastest, most powerful road-going Porsche ever to slither out of Weissach on its belly. The Renault Megane RS is 250 horsepowers' worth of Volkswagen GTI bait. Here they are together on the Nürburgring. And, go. More »

Delta shuttling frequent flyers in Porsches

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Remember that time you'd just barely survived a US Airways flight into Atlanta, fought your way through a crowded hellscape of angry travelers, and then had to drag your bags to your car only to see some pampered Delta customer get into a brand new Porsche? You weren't hallucinating. More »

'90s Porsche Carrera Cups are horsepower, h-pattern boxes and balls

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EDT

Race cars may be getting quicker, but gimme a few beers and I could argue racing enjoyment peaked somewhere in the late '80s and early '90s. An example? Check out these cars in Japan racing in the 1993 Porsche Carrera Cup. Good times. More »

There are NOT more Porsche Cayennes in Greece than taxpayers who can afford them

Business Insider — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Earlier this week there was a controversial report in The Telegraph, which seemed to confirm the worst about the way Greeks avoid paying taxes: More »

There are more Porsche Cayennes in Greece than taxpayers who can afford them

Justin Berkowitz — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:30:00 EDT

The classical economic term for Greece's situation is "boned." But one problem contributing to the country's ongoing collapse is that millions of residents underreport their incomes or just flat-out don't pay income taxes. More »

Badass U.S. customs agents recover Porsche stolen 23 years ago

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Customs officials in Los Angeles seized a 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo they found inside a container bound for the Netherlands. Turns out, that same car had been stolen in Las Vegas back in 1988. Who says Uncle Sam can't do anything right? More »

Watch the 2012 Porsche 911 take a lap around Laguna Seca

Patrick Frawley — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:00:00 EDT

You've seen the family portrait. You've seen the highlight reel. Porsche still wants everyone to know what else went on at Rennsport Reunion IV, though, so they're offering this clip of the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S barreling around Laguna Seca. More »

Hiker finds Porsche left in a lagoon

Patrick Frawley — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:00:00 EDT

A hiker out for a nature walk around the Agua Hedionda lagoon in Carlsbad, CA, on Tuesday morning was startled to find tracks leading to this very unusual water-bound creature — a Porsche Cayman S. More »

Watch Porsche throw itself a crazy vintage party

Patrick Frawley — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:30:00 EDT

The earlier video showing how 40 gorgeous Porsche race cars were assembled for a once-in-a-lifetime photo op was jaw-dropping in itself, but it had some issues. The cars were standing still. There was next to no sound. Racing cars aren't just supposed to sit there and look pretty; we have concept cars that do that for us. More »

Mexican owner sells Porsche 959 after not starting it for 23 years

Justin Hyde — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:30:00 EDT

Maybe it's the sweet smell of forbidden fruit, but there's something about the Porsche 959 that's kept it near the top of many American enthusiast lists for nearly a quarter-century. Why someone let this one sit for 23 years without starting leaves me gobsmacked. More »

BMW 1M vs Porsche Cayman R vs Audi TT RS: Which to buy?

Mike Spinelli — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:00:00 EDT

The new genre of "lower-case halo cars" — specifically the Porsche Cayman R, BMW 1M and Audi TT RS — are pricey, but they've got their priorities in the right place, with nimble handling, supercar acceleration and manual transmission only. The question is, which one would you buy? More »

These amazing car paintings were done without photoshop

Raphael Orlove — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Prints and paint, but no photoshop. The founder of the excellent formfreu.de, Markus Haub, transforms vintage racing pictures into the coolest car art we've seen all year. More »

40 amazing Porsches in one photo

Ray Wert — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:45:00 EDT

With more than 300 Porsche race cars on display and running on the track as practice for eight vintage racing classes commenced, it sounds like Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV's off to a helluva start. You know what else is cool — getting 40 of the most gorgeous Porsches there together for one track picture. More »

How German oil companies stopped the U.S. from getting awesome European cars

Raphael Orlove — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EDT

We all know "euro-spec" BMWs, Volkswagens, Mercedes-Benzes, and Audis from the 70s, 80s, and 90s that came with more power than the imports that came to the States. Why didn't America get any of those awesome cars? It turns out, like always, it's the Germans' fault. More »