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I ’ve recently published a gigantic, air-cooled 911 Turbo group test via 9WERKS TV on YouTube. It was so detailed that I’ve had to run it in two parts, first documenting the 930 ‘impact bumper’ years, before the final instalment looking at the 964 an

The 996 Turbo S is put through its paces for the Total 911 cameras. Its 450hp means it’s as potent as a modern-day Carrera S, but its diminutive size means it’s an exquisite point-to-point machine on the narrow, twisting tarmac of rural Dorset. See o

Rumours suggest the next Porsche 911 GT2 RS will be the first Rennsport Porsche with hybrid power, making it the most powerful version yet A newly developed hybrid drivetrain will power the upcoming Porsche 911 GT2 RS, producing significantly more po

We can’t deny that a lot of our aimless searches are the result of too much time on social media, and that’s the case with this month’s Spotted. A reminder popped up that it’s been over two years since we drove a 993 GT R for these very pages, and it

It’s always an unforgettable experience, driving the Alpha and Omega of a specific car range. Be it the Cayenne e-Hybrid and the Cayenne Turbo GT, or from the current 911 range in the form of a standard Carrera and GT3 RS. Back in the ’90s, Porsche’s

There’s always a defining point in a drive, a moment of clarity, and today it’s a tight hairpin climbing out of a valley. A few runs through it, in both directions for Ali Cusick’s camera, is revealing. The Turbo S feels light, deft, agile and, yes,

We started with the car around 10 years ago,” says Achim Lamparter, general project manager, 911 Dakar. Back then Porsche’s marketing people thought there wasn’t any demand for it, but Achim and some others disagreed. The first project featured 991-b

On the water-cooled cars, where the GT3 had taken over the RS role, the RS was reintroduced as the homologation version. Porsche’s first foray was the 996 GT3 RS that revived the tradition of lighter body panels, harder suspension and a more powerful

Its brakes are the unsung heroes of the 911’s dynamics yet, surprisingly, Porsche was a reluctant convert to disc brakes, persisting with drums on the 356 as late as 1964. Back then, drum brakes were significantly lighter than the original steel disc

Full specs, ratings and market values of every Porsche 911 model from 1963 to 2023, including all Rennsport models, can be found starting on page 76 Looking for a new 911? The classifieds from our independent specialist partners are the first place w

Dear Sir, I’d like to thank you and your colleague Kyle Fortune on the great interview with Frank Moser (issue 228). I really enjoyed reading it – I had so many questions that were answered by the head of 911 development. I was at the airport waiting

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

They were called telephone dial wheels at the time. It’s a description that might baffle the smart phone generation. But such was the geometric shape – the cast-alloy module with five holes around the centre – that kept the Porsche Carrera rolling. T

The legendary rally supremo and development driver speaks to Total 911 about his fascinating motorsport career We celebrate half a century of impact bumpers with a top-down drive Charting the evolution of the 911’s distinctive flat six sound All you

One of Porsche’s strengths is anniversaries: its historical calendar abounds with red-letter days. Of course, when you’re the maker of the 911, there’s always something to celebrate. Indeed, we seem only just to have got over the 911’s 50th, yet mere