Porsche will partner with Martini Racing for the first time since 2008 this year as the German brand readies for the start of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup racing series and a cameo drive by rally ace Sebastien Loeb. The revived ...
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Opel Astra OPC versus Renault Megane RS is the ultimate example of challenger attacking, champion defending. But the French know, arrogantly but correctly, that the Megane RS has long been the benchmark sub-$50,000 hot hatch – when ...
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The chief engineer of the all-new 991-generation Porsche 911 GT3 has confirmed that producing a hardcore, GT3-style version of the mid-engined Cayman is "under discussion". Speaking at the official public reveal of the 911 GT3, Andreas ...
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For passenger cars, maximum engine speeds don't get much higher than 9,000 rpm. Yet that was the number that keep ringing in my ears after the press conference where Porsche took the wraps off of the latest-and-greatest 911 to date: The ...
A video of the all-new 991-based Porsche 911 GT3 being hustled around a racetrack has been released by the German manufacturer. The explanatory video shows a white fifth-generation Porsche 911 GT3 tearing – and sliding – ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has revealed the fifth generation 911 GT3 at the ongoing 2013 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The car is powered by the 3.8L six-cylinder boxer engine mated to the Porsche dual-clutch ...
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The all-new Renault Clio RS 200 EDC takes the light hot-hatch segment to an entirely new level. Whether it can still satisfy the Renault Sport purists is a different question, however. Unlike the previous two generations of Renault Clio ...
The 83rd International Geneva motor show is open to the public until March 17, and has delivered some of the automotive world’s biggest and most significant debuts. From revolutionary supercars like the hybrid-powered McLaren P1 and ...
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The fifth-generation Porsche 911 GT3 has arrived in the 50th-anniversary year of the sports car icon with four-wheel steering but no manual gearbox. Porsche has unveiled the sportiest 911 on the eve of its debut at the 2013 Geneva motor ...
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More than 2200 Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera 4 models have been recalled in the US over an issue with the sports cars’ exhaust pipes. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says 2263 Porsche 911 Carrera and ...
German sports car manufacture Porsche sold 141,075 vehicles in 2012, up 18.7%, compared to 118,868 vehicles it sold in 2011. Sales in the Asia/Pacific region increased 23.6% to 50,376 units in 2012 and sales in Europe rose 13.5% to 49,639 ...
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A recall affecting the iconic Porsche 911 GT3 performance model has been announced,due to an issue relating to the rear-wheel drive sports car's rear axle. A total of 36 Porsche 997 911 GT3 models with centre lock wheels,built between ...
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