Innehållsförteckning för No. 165 från Total 911

What to buy? Dear Sir, I’m building a Porsche 911 collection and I’d love to get some advice. I currently own three Porsche: a 1971 2.2S, a 1994 3.6 Turbo and one of Magnus Walker’s personal cars that you’ve featured in the magazine: his 1972 STR 002. I don’t have the budget for some of the all-time great 911s like the 1973 Carrera RS or the 959, but I want to find truly iconic 911s that are fun to drive and immerse the driver in a truly connected, visceral experience. Some of the cars on my wish list are the 1976 Turbo, the 993 RS or, if I really stretch my budget, the 997 GT3 RS 4.0. If you have any personal favourites that you think I should look at,…

It is snowing. That’s suboptimal for any photoshoot, and more so when the subject will be a 996 GT2. Apparently the UK is being beaten by the ‘Beast of the East’, a Siberian weather front. So it’s snowing on the M25, London’s hateful orbital motorway. I’m not even at Paragon and I’m thinking of calling it all off: the motorway gantry signs are warning of severe weather and not to travel unless it’s essential. I’m not sure ‘wanting to drive a 996 GT2’ counts as fulfilling that criteria, but I figure it’s worth pushing on as I’ve yet to receive a call from photographer Rich Pearce saying otherwise. Oddly, within 20 miles of Paragon’s Sussex location I enter something of a weather oasis, with bright sunshine and no clouds. Perhaps…

Data File Full specs, ratings and market values of every 911 from 1963 to 2018 can be found beginning on page 86 Plus Showroom Looking for a new 911? The classifieds from our independent specialist partners is the first place you should start your search Servicing & tuning Get the very best from your Porsche 911 with the help of our selected performance and maintenance specialists Porsche lifestyle Helping you make the right lifestyle choices to complement you and your 911. Don’t just dive the marque, live it! Insurance & finance Get your Porsche covered with the best insurance deals for road and track to ensure happy, safe motoring…

The Porsche 911 was designed to be driven “on an African safari or at Le Mans, to the theatre or through New York City traffic” according to Ferry Porsche. However, unlike building a racing car, the construction process on a road car is full of compromises, with one such concession being the balance between stiffness and comfort. Make a road car too stiff and the ride will become harsh and unforgiving. Conversely, if the ride is too soft then the handling response will be decreased. While he conceded that “there is no such thing as the perfect car,” he pushed his company to do “everything in our power to approach this ideal.” In 2010 Porsche was able to satisfy this demand with two rear mounts that stiffened at high rpm…

992 GT3 spotted in early testing First prototype gives early clues the next Porsche GT3 will be turbocharged Total 911’s spies have uncovered what appears to be a very early test mule of the 992-generation GT3, with key design cues set to confirm rumours the car will be turbocharged for the first time. Although the prototype appears to be clad in a wider Turbo body shell (GT3s currently utilise a mid-width Carrera 4 body, sitting in between narrow-bodied Carreras and the max-width Turbo), the Turbos are well known not to sport centre-locking wheels until very late in their test phase. The centre-locking wheels on this mule therefore suggests the car is very likely not a Turbo, with changes at the rear of the car pointing to the likelihood of it…

How brave do you feel? Buying a project 911 isn’t for the faint-hearted; we’ve all heard tales of running repairs that snowballed into fully-fledged rebuilds. But for those with sufficient time, patience and money, restoring a car can be an edifying and enjoyable experience. Here we round up what you need to know and look out for, with help from Autofarm founder Josh Sadler and his 911 2.7 Sportomatic. Money is, of course, the elephant in the room. Parts availability for classic (1964-1989) 911s is at its best since the late 1990s – one positive side effect of rising values – but many components are expensive, and some still need to be custom made. Also, since most of us don’t possess the skills to restore a car ourselves, the task…

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 2018 Q3 will be July. The review for 2018 Q2 was April. Ratings Each model is rated out of five in ourhalf-star system according to their performance, handling, appearance and desirability.…

Porsche is no stranger to design and engineering innovation, but 40 years ago it introduced a feature that would begin an enduring legacy. Keen to replicate the success of the 356 Cabriolet, the obvious option was removing the roof from the Neunelfer, but cost and loss of rigidity presented notable barriers. Early experiments saw the necessary bracing add undesirable weight, too, so in 1967 Zuffenhausen launched an intriguing alternative for both 911 and 912 models. Naming the new derivative after its successes in the challenging Sicilian road race, the Targa featured a lift-out panel above the cabin. Comprising of waterproof fabric over a folding metal frame to strengthen the arrangement, and with a cloth inner lining for neatness, the panel could be quickly removed and stored in the front luggage…

Factory RSR triumphant at Sebring Porsche Motorsport North America claim first and third in 12-hour Florida epic Porsche’s GT team secured a fantastic double podium after a once-round-the-clock race at Sebring in round two of the 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship. The #911 car of Patrick Pilet, Nick Tandy and Frédéric Mackowiecki took the chequered flag in first place after a scintillating 328 laps of racing in glorious spring weather in Florida. The sister #912 of Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor and Gianmaria Bruni crossed the line in third place to join their teammates on the podium and move Porsche up to second in the manufacturer’s standings. After starting down in sixth and seventh on the grid, the two 991 RSRs promptly made up two positions in the first lap, with Vanthoor’s…

Porsche’s 911 GT3 has been on quite a journey of late. Just five years ago, ‘Mr GT3’ himself, Andreas Preuninger, met with journalists to talk through the company’s latest, seemingly indomitable GT3 in 991.1 guise after its public reveal at the Geneva Motor Show. The venue is a long-time happy hunting ground for Porsche to unveil its hottest GT cars. On paper at least, the car represented something of a technological tour de force: Porsche’s new 991 was its most clinical take on a track-focused GT3 yet. With an active steering rear axle, electrically assisted steering through the wheel inside plus a compulsory seven-speed PDK gearbox, this was the do-it-all GT3, supposedly providing greatness on both road and track. However, despite this influx of tech and the plethora of inevitable…

For a great many of us, the prospect of owning an early Porsche 911 disappeared years ago. Cars that were once financial possibilities in our budget-regulated bucket list have soared away to stratospheric heights in value. In addition, the advent of a passion for the iconic ‘barn find’ has given rise to excitement and hysteria whenever an early 911 emerges from those old buildings that used to supply us with a project to be renovated a little at a time. Today, the barn find is wheeled on to the auctioneers platform complete with decades of dust and what dealers call ‘patina’, so the prospect of owning an early 911 for anything under a six-figure sum is now pretty much impossible. However, there is one final possibility: the 912/6. There is,…

You’ve read all the road test articles and can probably quote all the relevant Total 911 Data File stats by heart. You’ve finally decided which model will be right for you, and you’ve enough money in the bank to purchase it. That leaves you with one final but crucial call: how are you going to locate and buy your perfect 911? Before the internet made the world a much smaller place, you were limited to chasing up possible contenders on the phone and assessing which examples were worth a day’s drive for a viewing. Today you can examine high-resolution images of a potential purchase from every angle and check its full history file, irrespective of whether it’s located in New Guinea or New York. This means the pool of available…