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991 RSR wins at Le Mans Pink Pig liveried works car takes GTE Pro crown Porsche works’ RSRs produced a scintillating display to take a 1-2 finish at the 86th running of Le Mans. The result means the factory team ensured a happy first return to La Sarthe since pulling out of top-level LMP1 competition in the WEC, fielding four works 911s in the GTE Pro category instead. Dressed in iconic ‘Pink Pig’ livery as part of Porsche’s 70th birthday celebrations, the #92 car of Kévin Estre, Michael Christensen and Laurens Vanthoor triumphed in a hugely competitive GT field after a fantastic battle with the factory Fords, both cars trading paint on numerous occasions in a truly bumper-to-bumper showcase. The victory was followed up by a second-placed finish for the…

911 R v GT3 Touring: the verdict is in… Dear Sir, It’s been a year-and-a-half and 4,000km in the 911 R versus a day-and-a-half and a couple hundred clicks in the GT3, so here’s my first assessment. First, I think it’s important to reflect on the philosophy behind these cars, as it really sets them apart. What I love about both of these cars is that Porsche has taken all its motorsport technology and applied it to imbue a real sense of personality and occasion in both cars. Everybody talks about the GT3 engine and how it dominates the car. Having been spoiled by the 911 R, my first impression wasn’t that at all, but rather the steering. Weighted a little heavier than the 911 R, it also has more…

“If the GT3 RS is akin to a scalpel knife, the GT2 RS is more of a sledge hammer” Lambourn, Berkshire, UK. It’s a cloudy yet hot, muggy summer’s day, the mercury creeping into the high 20s by early afternoon. The countryside, booming with life after a soggy winter, is awash with vibrant greens and glorious yellows, vegetation clambering high for the sun above. However, the most striking shade of green today doesn’t come courtesy of British shrubbery – in fact, it won’t be found in the fields of Berkshire at all. Instead you’ll have to look on the roads cutting through them, the vibrant Lizard green hue adorning those wide, aggressive hips of Porsche’s new GT3 RS. The ‘Lizard’, as it has affectionately become known as by enthusiasts, storms…

This year marks not only the 30th anniversary of the 964, but also 40 years of an equally famous 911: the three-litre SC. Like the 964, the SC entered the world at a time of uncertainty for Porsche. The former was introduced by a Porsche impoverished by the collapse of its vital American market, the latter was confronted by California-inspired emissions standards which had hobbled traditional sports cars and completely wiped away the US muscle cars. For the 2.7 1974 G-series Porsche continued its three-model policy which had begun in 1967. The 1976 911 offering, reduced to two models, comprised a 2.7 165bhp base and a Carrera bored out to 95mm for a capacity of 2,994cc. With K-Jetronic, the subsequent three-litre Carrera packed 200bhp, and enthusiasts noted that for the…

This is the oldest part of London; the original Roman Londinium. Its streets have witnessed 20 centuries of congestion, commerce and crime, yet now they are calm. For a few brief moments, the city sleeps. Abruptly, an air-cooled engine shatters the silence. Its hard-edged howl echoes along the corridor of concrete, scattering the day’s discarded newspapers in a fast-approaching frenzy. A flash of Guards red races across the mirrored windows of an office block. The Porsche 911 Turbo is back on home territory, and history is being repeated. The original Turbo (usually identified by its internal Typ number of 930) was launched in 1975, but the 1980s were its high-living heyday. As stocks soared and London boomed, this flagship 911 became the must-have car for a new breed of affluent…

Tangerine. One of the very best colours for an early Porsche 911 in my view. Add in the generous chrome finishings of these early cars with that lovely gold badge lettering and it all comes together very nicely – especially in the light mid-week traffic of the North Yorkshire Moors. It’s time for a drive. I always feel a slight quickening of the pulse when I drop into the seat of any early 911. In today’s bloated cars, surrounded by safety and electronic aids to make progress across the ground ever faster and more efficient, it’s always refreshing to go back to the very essence of the Porsche 911 and be reminded of the true spirit of the original cars. This one is particularly authentic. An essentially unrestored Porsche 911…

New Speedster revealed Long-awaited 991 model revealed as concept The new 911 Speedster has finally been revealed by Porsche ahead of its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Unveiled as a ‘concept’ to celebrate the brand’s 70th birthday, the Speedster is evocative of Porsche’s first 356 Roadster which took to the road exactly seven decades ago. As such there are specific design cues on the 991-platform Speedster which relate to the ethos of the early cars, including talbotstyle wing mirrors and a centrally-mounted fuel tank under the front bonnet. Porsche says the white and GT silver two-tone bodywork harks back to its early racing cars. The new model features traditional elements found on a 911 Speedster, including a shortened and more steeply raked windscreen with shortened side windows.…

By 1984, as the latest 3.2 was appearing in the showrooms, the 911 was already a phenomenon: it had far exceeded the impressive 15-year life of the 356 and, thanks to the passion and insight of then-CEO Peter Schutz, showed no signs of flagging. No other mass-production car conceived in the 1960s survived into a third decade. In 1982 Ford had built the last Cortina, but that car had been rebodied no fewer than four times; only the primitive Land Rover could offer the visual continuity of the 911. The Porsche remained both profitable and near the top of the performance league. In 1984 231bhp was respectable, and on the quieter roads of those times a driver could deploy such horsepower regularly in a way quite impossible for today’s 500bhp…

Only produced for one year, the 911L was introduced in 1968 and stood for ‘Lux’. Featuring the same 130 horsepower as the original 911, the 911L was the most expensive of the 911s, since the 911S wasn’t available in the US in 1968. Rarely seen in the UK then, the 911L was considered to be a tuned-down US version of the Euro S model to pass – you guessed it – US emissions standards. Sitting in the middle of the-then ‘A’ series 911 range between the entry-level T and performance S, the L offered a softer riding, higher specification 911. This was optimised for the driver who would never buy the T due to the trim and inferior performance, though wished for more luxury than the S. Featuring a five-speed…

David Grover London, UK @propertypetrolheads Model 997 Cup Year 2014 Acquired December 2016 Model 991.2 GT3 RS Year 2018 Acquired May 2018 I always find the moment of selecting specification is a real high in car buying. Sometimes that whole journey of just thinking about it, selecting the spec and waiting can take many months, even years. Unusually, this time the need was to decide everything in detail overnight after an early evening surprise call. So you may have guessed, I am back in the 911 camp firmly and squarely, and I hope you like it. A couple of years back I was on a wait list to be offered the chance to get a 991.1 GT3 RS, only to be told that they had all been sold to other…

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’susedvaluecompared to the previous financial quarter. The review for 2018 Q4 will be October. The review for 2018 Q3 was July. Ratings Each model is rated out of five in ourhalf-starsystemaccording totheirperformance,handling, appearanceanddesirability. Brought to you by Hexagon Classics 020 8348 5151…

Since its earliest days the 911 has always boasted ample stopping power, with lightweight aluminium calipers specified since the B-Series ‘S’. However, the 1992 introduction of the 360bhp 964 Turbo 3.6 demanded something a bit more special, with Italian brake specialists, Brembo, chosen to step in. Founded in 1961, the company honed its performance credentials in Formula 1 and has spent decades since stopping the world’s fastest cars. For Porsche that expertise resulted in the development of the ‘Big Red’ caliper. The blown 964 utilised a single-piece monobloc design cast in aluminium alloy, each caliper featuring four pistons of 36mm and 44mm diameters for the leading and trailing pistons respectively. Aside from the additional pressure they could exert, this new design also allowed for the fitment of pads with a…

What a difference a few short months can make. For a time it looked like the 991 generation was threatening the very existence of a manual gearbox in a Porsche 911 altogether. Unwanted alterations to the new stick shift, twinned with the prominence of PDK, lead some to believe the company was at one point shaping up for a future solely dedicated to auto-shifting sports cars, similar to events at some of its rivals. While this ‘death of the manual’ movement has raged like a fire through the workshops of other automotive manufacturers, nobody really expected the flames to be fanned as far as the doors of Zuffenhausen. After all, a Porsche has always been about style over outright speed – exemplified by the company’s time-honoured tradition of placing the…

Phil Raby says that smooth running and an even idle are paramount: “If there are flat spots and lumpy idling and the cause isn’t simply poor plugs or leads, then investigation needs to be systematic, working through the K-Jetronic to the ignition and timing. Check that electric mirrors and seats haven’t seized and ensure that if Cup or non-standard wheels are fitted they have the correct offset. A good 915 gearbox should change without baulking when warmed up. People force them from cold and they get worse and worse. Be on the look out for any signs of corrosion under carpets and on aluminium brightwork.” Paul Stephens adds that engine maladies are often attributable to broken studs: “The cylinder barrels become loose on the block, so the engine loses compression.…

Today, the internal combustion engine is both at the zenith of its development and also beginning the twilight years of its career. In decades to come people will look back at the unique combination of almost-Victorian engineering, alchemy, chemistry and metallurgy with curiosity and remark: ‘so they used to add fuel, compress it and ignite it? That’s amazing.’ Today, fuelling an engine is a highly computerised process with direct-injection systems introducing fuel into the combustion chamber with incredible micro-metric precision, injectors not just squirting fuel in but creating spray patterns to ensure an ever more efficient combustion under incredibly high pressures. Of course, it was not always like that. For many decades atmospheric pressure and gravity were the main tools, using simple methods of mixing fuel and air to create…

For the first time, the 2018/2019 WEC Super Season will feature two Le Mans 24 Hour races. Comprising eight meetings in total, the Super Season started in May with the Spa 6 Hours, followed by the 86th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours on 16/17 June, concluding in June 2019 with a second Le Mans. Porsche re-entered the WEC series in 2013 with the 911 RSR in the GTE Pro class, followed a year later by the introduction of the 919 Hybrid LMP1 prototype race car. In the four years that the 919 raced at Le Mans, it won the LMP1 class no less than three times. However, the company has now thrown its full weight behind an increased 911 GT effort in 2018 following the withdrawal of the…