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As you’ll no doubt know, these are exceptional times we currently find ourselves living in. As we accelerate away from the worst of the pandemic, the world has been hit by new challenges around supply. The automotive industry has been caught up in th

A special wish, delivered on a special occasion. Porsche Exclusive’s new Sonderwunsch programme has delivered its first bespoke vehicle in the form of a 991.2 GT3. The vehicle was made for Paolo Barilla, overall winner of Le Mans in 1985 in a private

The electric hypercar company Rimac has successfully completed its merger with Bugatti. Porsche became a stakeholder in Rimac in 2018 and has steadily increased its involvement ever since. News that Porsche would join with the Bugatti brand and Rimac

Following on from the opening of the recent Tokyo Porsche Experience Centre comes news that the 10th version will be built in Toronto, Canada. Only the third of its kind in North America, the latest Centre will be the first ‘urban’ version of the con

Dear Sir, Thanks for printing my previous letter in issue 210. I thought I'd send an update as requested and share some hard-earned lessons for any others embarking on an engine re-build. My 996 Targa engine has now done 2,000 fun and healthy miles

Porsche spent much of the 1970s trying to kill the 911. Despite – or maybe because of – being a forward-looking and steadfast engineer, Porsche’s first-ever CEO in the 1970s, Ernst Fuhrmann, was determined the 911 would die under his watch. His 928,

The call came late on Tuesday night. Tomorrow’s off. With the rain outside bouncing with enough ferocity to consider boat building and lining up two by two, JCR’s Jonny Cocker has sensibly suggested that the planned Donington track day drive in the J

Lap times and race results, that’s how you’ll be familiar with the name Lars Kern, but there’s a lot more to Kern than the headline-grabbing, rival-baiting stopwatch work at the Nürburgring. Kern’s a factory driver: he’s paid by Porsche, he races for

The 997 was universally praised for its looks and Porsche was keen to tell correspondents that this was no mere reskin – all body panels except the roof were new, and Peter Robinson of Autocar was largely alone in finding the shape of the new 911 a s

This was the less popular model, but if the ‘S’ on the engine cover and marginally more torque and power are not important, a one- or two-owner Carrera with low mileage and unimpeachable history might offer better value for money at £30,000. The han

Electronics started to appear in premium cars in the 1970s: the 911’s fuel injection, introduced in collaboration with Bosch on the 1973 G series, was the first significant application on a Porsche and marked the beginning of a process. The Mercedes

In Porsche terms, ‘T’ is for Touring, as signified by the 911T which was first introduced to the 911 lineup in 1967, alongside the 911L (for Luxury) and 911S (Super). The T was the entry-level 911 of the time, and largely due to the fact a T doesn’t

Full specs, ratings and market values of every Porsche 911 model, including the 996 generation, can be found beginning on page 76 Looking for a new 911? The classifieds from our independent specialist partners are the first place you should start yo

911s in the data file are organised in rows according to release date, beginning with the very first model in 1964. Many models were available in Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet forms, with the option of automatic transmission. Here, data has been provide

There’s no doubt about it, 2021 was an exceedingly good time for the used 911 market. “We discovered how powerful our reputation was,” says Jamie Tyler of Paragon. “Cars being sold on a click and collect type basis, we didn’t have one disappointed cu

While the 911 has been revered for pushing the boundaries of sports car technology and performance, the heating of air-cooled cars is often thought of differently. Water-cooled 911s rely on a simple, proven system, whereby a small auxiliary radiator

How does the latest compare against the 992 C2S & GT3? Full interview with the man known as Der Elfer Macher Everything you need to know about buying the iconic 930 Turbo Total 911 examines the charm of the entry-level Neunelfer at 25 ■

An elegant, sophisticated male in his mid-thirties, his success in life underlined by his upmarket sports car and classy young female companion all in an attractive setting. Such was the Porsche publicity material 50 years ago. Simple, but a distinct