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2009 porsche 911

2009 Porsche 911 Revealed With Direct Injection, Dual-Clutch

Not only do we get news this morning of a whole host of upgrades for the 2009 Porsche 911 lineup, we now finally get a look at the facelift that goes along with 'em. Just as we saw in the leaked information from last month, the newly refreshed Porsches get power bumps across the range, thanks to a direct injection system it'll get 20 HP more in the regular old 911 (345 HP) and 30 HP in the Carrera S (385 HP). To go along with that added grunt, the cars get the new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission able to shift itself without removing power from the wheels — whoa. It seems you can teach an old Bruce a new trick. Full press release after the jump.

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8:18 AM on Fri Jun 6 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
8,573 views, 65 comments

Latest by hockyis1: Having spent countless hours on Hemmings.com, Autotrader.com, and Ebay.com looking at used 911's - I can certainly say there is more »

down on the street

1987 Porsche 944S

This series has included quite a few Porsches so far, with a 356, some 912s, a couple of 928s, a pair of 914s, and- of course- a bunch of 911s. But what about the 944? Porsche sold quite a few of them, and not all have been turned into $500 race cars. For whatever reason, I just haven't found any 944s in Alameda... until now.
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9:00 AM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,716 views, 61 comments

Latest by SweetZombieJesus: I have an 86 944 Turbo. It's love/hate. I've put 30,000 miles on it in 5 years. more »

classic ad watch

V8, Leather, And Hoonage: The '84 Porsche 928S Knows No Other Way

The Porsche 928 may well be the most expensive car ever to get major TV advertising airplay, with the '84 928 listed at $44,000 (that's about 90 Gs in 2008 dollars). It seems wrong that the car in this ad has an automatic, but we can't argue with the sound of roaring engine and squealing tires. However, the 944 Turbo ad of the same era gets a higher rating on the Hoon-O-Meter.

11:00 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,121 views, 34 comments

Latest by N/A: HEY STEEL_ETC..... that dash ain't plastic baby, it's all leather! That's what you get on a 40K car. more »

choose your eternity

PCH, No Escape From Engine-Swapped Porsches Edition: VR6 914 or Corvair 912?

Perhaps you breathed a sigh of relief after Chevy-Powered Porsche Hell was over with, figuring that (with the small-block-motivated 911 winning so decisively) you would be spared the temptation of a hacked-up Porsche sporting a non-Stuttgart engine for quite a while. However Project Car Hell doesn't work that way; just because you were able to walk past the fiery gates once doesn't mean you won't be lured right back in by the same kind of bait! That's why we're returning to Porsche Engine Swap Hell today, this time going for six cylinders instead of eight.
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5:20 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,539 views, 41 comments

Latest by N/A: I'll take the 912. (I've got to go finish my Corvair implanted VW Westfalia...) more »

star car shootout

Bullitt Mustang Or Le Mans Porsche?

Each week we'll let two silver screen automotive icons face off and let you decide which stays and which one goes home, tailpipe between their legs. That's right, it's like an online Thunderdome — except without the death thing. We call it the "Star Car Shootout." Let's get ready to rumble.

Last week we had the inaugural match of Star Car Shootout, in which the James Bond's Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me went head-to-head against the Lamborghini Countach from Speed Zone in a battle to decide which big screen star was cooler. We've counted the votes, and with most of the precincts now reporting, Jalopnik projects that the Lotus has won.

This week, we've got another big-shot superstar facing off against a relative underdog. Appropriately for our whole "Which is cooler?" hook, both cars co-starred with the "King of Cool" himself, Steve McQueen. Now, while McQueen certainly surrounded himself with some impressive rides over the years, for this shootout we had to pick just two of them. The others will have to wait their turn. So for this match, we're pitting the Ford Mustang 390 GT from Bullitt against the Porsche 911S 2.2L from Le Mans. Yes, you're now probably already visualizing those scenes in your head, but just in case you aren't, we've got the clips after the jump.
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1:00 PM on Wed Feb 27 2008
By Mark Arnold
7,126 views, 123 comments

Latest by MadMikeBeliso: BULLET MUSTANG! Like Steve McQueen, that car is a legend! For decades, that chase seen was the best more »

industry news

Automobile Magazine All-Star Cars Revealed, Refuse To Hand Over The Crown

It's the time of the year when everyone and their grandmother hands out a "Best Car Ever...of the Year" award. Just over a week ago Motor Trend named their Car of the Year. We already showed you the Car & Driver top ten for '08 and now Automobile Magazine has released their category-less Automobile All-Stars list. However, Automobile's picks reveal that the 2008 model year might not have been an All-Star year for new cars. Seven of the ten cars are carryovers from last year (or was 2007 just that good?). Click through the jump to find out who the newcomers are and which seven titans kept their titles. More »

10:00 AM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By tingwall
2,119 views, 18 comments

Latest by Muttonchops: Some of the bits in the Aura interior are pretty sub-standard (i.e. the console armrest). I think (hope)those deficiencies were more »