Indholdsfortegnelse for No. 154 i Total 911

Porsche aim to catch up at Le Mans Double points will close gap on LMP1 rivals Toyota; RSR must improve Two races into the LMP1 season, it’s Porsche’s main rivals, Toyota, who have taken the lead in the WEC championship after successive wins at Silverstone and Spa. After the season opener in Britain, Spa proved particularly challenging for the two 919 e-hybrid prototypes. The driving trio of Earl Bamber, Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley brought their no.2 car home in third place after battling a slow puncture. Meanwhile the no.1 car of reigning world champions Neel Jani, Andre Lotterer and Nick Tandy started from pole position for the six-hour sprint in Belgium. However, two unfortunately-timed periods of full-course yellow flags allowed rivals to steal an unassailable lead. A fourth-placed finish…

“The expectation is that it’ll meet and then beat any internal competition” I’m laughing. I can’t help myself, sitting on a plane home from Stuttgart, earphones in, transcribing the conversation I’ve recorded between myself and Porsche GT department’s Andreas Preuninger. I hear a 3.8-litre turbocharged engine roar as we chat. Nothing too amusing in that. Except my reaction. Even above the engine’s gloriously guttural note there’s a long expletive exclaimed in accompaniment. The GT2 RS will do that to you, its performance in a league that’s beyond the ordinary, even from something wearing a GT badge on its rump. Only it isn’t. Being a prototype, even the crest on the bonnet is hidden, the rear a mix of GT3 RS panels, bonded-on disguising, a pair of massive exhaust pipes and…

30 Jahre Anniversary 964 During 1993 and 1994, Porsche offered a special 964 model. It was based on the 964 Carrera 4’s running gear (including suspension and brakes), but offered the body (but not the rear wing) of the 964 Turbo. Available in three colours – Viola Metallic, Polar Silver Metallic or Amethyst Metallic – it featured a larger fuel tank. The wider body and wide five-spoke wheels purposely gave the car a pseudo-964 Turbo look. The 911 examples retailed for DM145,900 in Germany. 40 Jahre Anniversary 996 Late in 2003, it was time for the 996.2 to celebrate 40 years of the 911. The car was based on the Carrera 2 and was only available with a GT Silver Metallic finish, with neat “911” lettering on the engine cover.…

After our Great Road entry in issue 153, Scotland’s North Coast 500 shouldn’t be new. To recap, it’s a 516-mile round route traversing the most far-flung points of the Scottish Highlands. There’s plenty to see and do along the way, taking in the very best of beautiful, unspoiled Scotland, with sweeping roads punctuated by vast lochs, rugged mountains, ancient castles and breathtaking views. Of course, we’d have liked to have completed the entire loop, but Scotland’s weather and our thirst for inspiring photography ensured otherwise. In the end, we managed 500 miles of sorts – 486, in fact – but this was accumulated entirely on the NC500’s west coast, largely thanks to back-and-forth attempts to conquer the Bealach na Ba and Kylesku bridge (the views offered at both these points…

Gina Purcell Oxford, UK Model 911 SC Year 1982 AcquiredApril 2014 Model 964 Carrera 4 Year 1989 AcquiredSeptember 2004 With Steffi the SC’s restoration having been put on hold until November, there’s been a change of priorities; Wolfi the C4 went back to Riviera Autobody for some paint tidying up and minor repairs. The front boot floor had previously received some repair work and a quick repaint nearly a decade ago (when Wolfi attempted to ingest a badger) but time and use had conspired to make it rusty and scruffy. After rust removal and repair, all of the ancillaries were removed and masked, and a thick, rubberised protection layer was sprayed down to seal the floor, with a layer of paint over. More sealant was applied around the panel joins…

STOP, POLICE! It may seek to defy the laws of physics, but Porsche’s 911 was also used to enforce the law of the land. Learn all about the history of 911s in the police SUNRISE IN A 996 RENNSPORT The 996 promised a new dawn for the Rennsport: Total 911 experiences it MOBY DICK 935 UP CLOSE One of the most extreme 935 iterations to grace a race track MILLIONTH 911 DRIVEN The 911’s landmark car is put through its paces on Scottish roads…

Porsche celebrates one million 911s 991 Carrera S in Irish green given to Porsche family to hail landmark seven-digit production run On May 11 2017, Porsche celebrated building the one millionth 911 to roll off its Zuffenhausen production line. Presented to Dr Wolfgang Porsche as part of the family’s private collection, the 991.2 Carrera S is finished in Irish green (green shades are a long tradition for Porsche family cars) and comes with a high specification – including plenty of Exclusive features that evoke the first 911 of 1963. At a special ceremony at WerkII, Porsche outlined the importance of its 911 sports car, telling journalists: “The two-door car remains the most strategically important model in the product range and makes a huge contribution to maintaining Porsche’s position as one…

1962 Porsche records its Grand Prix victory When Formula 1 went to 1.5-litres in 1961, it seemed tailor-made for a Porsche, which thanks to Stirling Moss had proved quite successful in the 1,500cc F2. But F1 was much more competitive, and during the opening 1961 season, except for one second place, the four-cylinder 718s of Gurney and Bonnier were left behind. Led by Hans Mezger, Porsche worked hard over the winter on a new flat-eight engine and a new car, the 804. Development meant the F8 804 was not ready until mid-season but thanks to retirements, Gurney won at Rouen, and he and Bonnier finished 1-2 at the non-championship Solitude GP the following weekend. A loose battery sadly cost Gurney the lead at the German GP, where he finished third;…

CA smog test: a Porsche perspective Dear Sir, I’ll start by saying I love the Living the Legend section of Total 911. I can also relate to Tony McGuiness and his comments regards the California smog test (Total 911 issue 150). When you live with MOT tests in the UK, our California motor vehicle regulations must seem quite strange. I am very lucky that my 1973 911 Carrera RS replica is exempt, though I have had time-wasting aggravation passing the test with a couple of my other cars. One thing that Tony did not mention is that 1996 and newer cars no longer get a rolling road smog test. Now, the tester just plugs into the car’s OBD2 port and reads the fault code history. This is great unless you…

G-SERIES 911 FIRST RELEASED 1974 CONTROVERSY Impact bumpers significantly changes established 911 silhouette VERDICT NOW As quintessentially classic as the earliest 911s and arguably better value The 911 was a mere ten years old when Porsche revealed an all-new look for the car at the London Motor Show in 1974. Indeed, the 911’s entire line-up had changed: the T and E (Touring and Injection) models had disappeared entirely, while the S now occupied the middle of the range. Porsche’s entry-level 911 was called simply that – ‘911’ – while the top-spec model was the ‘Carrera’. This reshuffling signified the extent of the changes Porsche had wrought. Most prominently, the new ‘G-series’ cars were fitted with bigger-capacity 2.7-litre engines, though this 300cc increase didn’t always translate into a better driving experience…

Our Tester/Expert Midge Burr is a UK journalist and consumer editor who has been testing automotive products for the best part of two decades… he has also been detailing his own cars for considerably longer. CLASS ONE: WHEEL CLEANERS Keeping your wheels clean is often referred to as the ‘dirtiest job in detailing’ and that’s for good reason. Generally speaking, no other part of the vehicle has to hold up to such contamination, abuse and temperature fluctuations. Modern wheel cleaning products remove contaminates quickly and efficiently. A relatively mild shampoo is usually sufficient for general grime removal on paintwork, but the harsh contaminates that your wheels encounter, particularly metal particles found in brake dust, makes a suitable cleaning product crucial for intense ‘chemical removal’. Essentially heavy soiling needs to be…

Electronics ma de their first tentative appearance in cars in the Seventies – the 1978 MercedesS Class pioneered a Bosch-developed ABS system. Engine management systems also started to evolve and by the Nineties, vast increases in processing power were making a wider number of applications feasible: thanks to the ability to simultaneously digest and cross-check data from multiple sources, electronic reach would increasingly know no bounds. One of the new applications was traction control, effectively an extension of ABS. A Mitsubishi offering took this stage further with control of lateral speeds in cornering and by the end of the decade, most of the premium brands were offering some form of cornering stability control. For EU-type approval, this became mandatory for all cars from November 2011. Weissach had already tested 993…

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 provided from the Coupe variants unless stated. All data here has been compiled, where possible, from Porsche’s own figures. General valuations This reflects the general market trend for a model’s used value compared to the previous financial quarter. The review for Q3 will be July 2017. The review for 2017 Q1 was April . Ratings Each model is rated out of five in ourhalf-star system according to their performance, handling, appearance and desirability.…

Translated as ‘air cooled’ from the German language, Luftgekühlt has become a staple in the classic Porsche sphere through its unwavering striving toward perfect curation. The event has germinated from a small get-together to a large-scale gathering featuring notable street and race cars. This has amassed an immense fan base through the past four years, and doesn’t show any sign of stopping. From the dream team consisting of Le Mans winner Patrick Long and creative director Howie Idelson, Luftgekühlt attracts thousands of enthusiasts and owners, gathering them for a late-morning ritual to celebrate the passion behind the air-cooled Porsche deep in the heart of SoCal. This year, Long and Idelson have teamed up with some of the industry’s finest to make the event’s fourth instalment the best one yet. This…

An anniversary model usually goes one of two ways: either its specifications and features make it worthy of a commemorative moniker, or it is a mere marketing gimmick. Fortunately for us, Porsche usually takes the former route. On 3 June 1987, Porsche celebrated the production of the 250,000th 911. To celebrate this landmark in the late 80s, Porsche built a special model, called the Commemorative Edition, which of course was based on the 3.2 Carrera. Only 875 cars were manufactured and the bulk of these (300) were sent to America, 250 were designated for Porsche’s home market, Germany, while 50 were delivered to the UK (30 Coupes, ten Targas, ten Cabriolets). The rest were dispatched to various smaller markets. Confusingly, the 911 also celebrated its 25th anniversary the following year…

Dreich. Have you heard the term before? I’ll forgive you if not, and you’d be pardoned again for assuming it hails from the same fatherland, Germany, as the 911 itself. For you patrons of infinite wisdom, ‘Dreich’ is actually a meteorological expression from – and commonly used – in bonny Scotland, describing a combination of bleak, drizzly, cold, misty and generally miserable weather. Now, before any accusations arrive in my mailbox of an apparent attempt to drive some sort of jingoistic wedge between the English and our good northern neighbours, hold your fire: I myself have Scottish roots (my mother was born and raised in Heriot) and besides, in 2013 the Scotsman newspaper claimed the phrase topped a poll of favourite Scots’ words or phrases. All I will say, however,…

McQueen was probably right: “Racing is life. Everything else is just waiting around.” And happily, if you have the luxury of being adequately funded, racing can indeed be your life, interspersed with pleasant periods of waiting around beside swimming pools in the sunshine, checking the time on your period Rolex Daytona and then strolling out to the helicopter. But back here in the real world, very few of us have the luxury to enjoy the true McQueen mantra. For the rest of us, racing has to be interspersed with long, long periods of waiting around, which includes the tiresome irritation of earning a living, paying bills, spending time with family, plus, of course, finding a way to fund that short, intense burst of competition when the lights change to green.…

Pre-impact bumper 911s have always held plenty of appeal among admirers of the Neunelfer. Factor in the brisk performance of E and S models and it’s easy to see why prices of those have remained strong, though de-tuned engines and high production numbers have kept T values in check. But might now be the time to tuck one away for the future? We put that question to the experts. Alan Drayson of respected specialists, Canford Classics, is the fi rst to tackle the issue, and he has another way of looking at the 911T: “It’s true to say that, historically, the T has tended to be overlooked by buyers, but there’s really no reason why that should be the case. It’s certainly not a poor 911 – far from it…

The Highlands’ North Coast 500 route may be grabbing headlines as the ultimate driver’s destination, but we think that’s doing a disservice to a stretch of road approximately 90 minutes south in Cairngorms National Park. Home to Balmoral castle, the A939 – better known as the Old Military Road – offers an aptly majestic jaunt through one of the UK’s most spectacular landscapes. We like to drive the road from north to south, turning off the A9 – a picturesque yet tedious trunk road riddled with average speed cameras – at Carrbridge. From here, head east along the A938 and then the A95 until you reach a right turn signposted Tomintoul, A939. This brings you on to the Old Military Road. Its first section here is fast and flowing, carrying…