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Porsche’s big reveal of a ‘new’ 935 was one of many highlights at a spectacular Rennsport Reunion VI. For starters it was a great way for Germany to demonstrate how seriously it takes this monster of a show, which has made its home for the last three occassions on the US West Coast. Revealing a car with such historical significance in a setting where it would be surrounded by fanaticals who will remember the original with great fondness reminds us that despite Porsche’s exponential growth as a VW-aligned corporate company, fans who made the brand in the first place are still fondly thought of. It is a shame the decision-makers didn’t take this a step further and reveal the new Speedster at Laguna Seca also, enthusiasts having to make do…

991 GT3 R finishes Blancpain season with podium Herberth Motorsport takes second in Barcelona, Manthey tenth overall Herberth Motorsport signed off from the highly competitive 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup with a creditable second-place finish in the Am class at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona. The result, secured by the all-German trio of Jürgen Häring, Edward-Lewis Brauner and Wolfgang Triller in the #991 car, was the team’s second podium of the season, having started from third on the grid. Meanwhile, in the Pro class, the Manthey Racing team, with works drivers Romain Dumas, Frédéric Makowiecki and Dirk Werner, finished in tenth overall after a frantic dash through the 52-car field over the course of the three-hour race. Their #911 car had to make do with a starting spot of…

Held since 2001 on either the East or West Coast of the US, Rennsport Reunion has long captivated the imaginations of enthusiasts who flock to the event from all over the globe. Originally created by Brian Redman and Porsche Cars North America to celebrate Porsche’s racing heritage, the sixth edition attracted some 81,000 people to the famous Laguna Seca racetrack in September, where guests were treated to fast laps from some 2,500 cars from throughout Porsche’s 70 years of existence. Memorable moments included Dr Wolfgang Porsche taking to the track in the first 356 registered for the road in 1948, before memorable races with a host of legendary machinery including 904s, 917s, 962s, RSRs, GT3 Rs and Cup cars which were organised into six classes racing hard over the entire…

Deep inside a dilapidated storage facility in Lausanne, Switzerland, a number of Porsche are parked. In the centre is a Zanzibar red 996.1 GT3 – our transport for the next 24 hours! After some effort getting it started, which turned out to be the cut-out switch, we ease the GT3 out of its parking bay and into the sunshine, placing our luggage in the front compartment. The car is covered in a light layer of dust, but that is of little concern as we will be treating it to a wash quite soon to really bring out that gorgeous paintwork against the backdrop of the Swiss Alps. I have a special connection to these cars. The year after I finished school I met an owner who had two of them…

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 2019 Q1 will be January. The review for 2018 Q4 was October. Ratings Each model is rated out of five in ourhalf-starsystemaccording totheirperformance,handling, appearanceanddesirability.…

Thanks to his illustrious career in the top echelons of motorsport, Henri Pescarolo is a name you are probably familiar with. Having competed in Formula One during the 1970s, he went on to huge success in sports car racing, starting the Le Mans 24 Hours a record 33 times. However, you might be less familiar with the name Jean-Claude Rude. The two are linked thanks to an unusual record attempt that took place some 40 years ago involving a Porsche 935. Back then paced cycling speed records – where the rider follows a vehicle adapted to protect them from headwinds and provide a slipstream – weren’t a new phenomenon. In August 1973 an American doctor by the name of Allan Abbott had reached 139mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats, but…

Porsche rekindles 935 moniker with special new Motorsport car 77 units of Moby Dick-inspired 991 GT2 RS to be built next year Porsche has turned back the clock by revealing a special edition 991 GT2 RS Clubsport evocative of its Moby Dick-inspired 935 of the 1970s. Built to mark 70 years of business for the Stuttgart manufacturer, the new 935 – complete with iconic flatnose – is a track-only car released by the Motorsport department. Modelled on the famous 935/78 racer which fans of the time dubbed ‘Moby Dick’ thanks to its size and elongated appearance, the base engine and chassis has been lifted directly from Porsche’s current 700hp Rennsport behemoth, with fundamental tweaks instead directed at the car’s aerodynamics. Vice president of Motorsport and GT cars, Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser,…

We’re in San Francisco, California, in an underground parking garage of a hotel in Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s busy outside, the countless tourists distracted by the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and all the other amusements the City By The Bay offers. In the garage is a fleet of Porsche’s new 992, along with the odd Cayman and Boxster; Porsche’s engineers are in town, but they’re seeking a different kind of amusement. I’ll be with them for a day of testing, joining a convoy of four Carrera Ss undergoing some final checks prior to the board coming out for a final sign-off drive. Porsche will launch the new 992 with the Carrera S and 4S Coupe in PDK form, with the Carrera and Carrera 4 following in 2019, its introduction also adding…

It’s just before 3:30am in Escondido, a small city on the outskirts of San Diego, California. The streets are still shrouded in the darkness of the night sky, but the asphalt at Makellos Classics is illuminated by the headlights of five air-cooled Porsche, their flat sixes rumbling harmoniously as photographer Dan Pullen and I roll into the premises and hop out of our rental truck. There’s plenty of activity going on around the cars as Makellos proprietor Matt Kenyon and his team load a weekend’s worth of belongings into the front trunks and behind the front seats of the quintet of 911s set for today’s seven-hour journey north. The destination is Laguna Seca, the storied race track just off the Monterey peninsula; the event in question is Rennsport Reunion VI,…

It’s a fascinating venture which has stirred up sizeable interest, partly because we never thought this could happen: we’re in the year 2018 and Porsche has just built an air-cooled 911, some two decades after its last. Okay, so it’s a remake of the 993 Turbo rather than a brand-new model, Porsche giving Project Gold, as it’s been dubbed, a chassis number following directly on from the last 993 Turbo rolling off the production line in 1998. Finished in Golden metallic, the car is modelled as an air-cooled version of the 991 Turbo S Exclusive Edition, this 993 built by Porsche Classic using its enviable itinerary of some 52,000 genuine Porsche Classic parts. There is an air of cynicism surrounding this project, though. Porsche says the car was built from…

Sean Parr Harpenden, UK Model 996 C4S Year 2002 Acquired March 2018 “Welcome back, Sean.” Lee sent me the text and I was thrilled. It’s been half a year since I last wrote an LTL piece… I sold my beloved 912 and replaced it with a 996 C4S. The problem was that Lee had done such a good job selling the C4S to me that we now had two in the LTL ranks – one too many! I have since written about my new car in my article for T911 on moving from air to water, an article which got some attention in the letters section. I haven’t changed my mind. The 911 is a better car than the 912 by every measure. I’m even getting to the point that…

The 992 is here. The arrival of Porsche’s eighth generation of its iconic 911 sports car has been a secret poorly kept, with all manner of spy shots and other leaked material documenting the evolution of its prototype testing. Timing of the launch also falls neatly in synch with what is now an established eight-year production cycle for each generation of 911, with mid-life engine and facelift adaptations taking place at the end of year four. So, with the 992 now officially in the public domain, what will that do for values of older generations of 911 Carrera, including the now-defunct 991? Karl Meyer, formerly a business manager within the Official Porsche Centre network and later a proprietor at Porsche trade-in specialists 2911, is well placed to offer an insight,…

997 Tiptronic to manual Dear Sir, I am a regular reader of Total 911 and have been a Porsche fan for almost 30 years. I have recently converted a Porsche 997.1 from Tiptronic to manual and wanted to share this story. Originally I am from Germany and owned most of my cars there, but several years back I relocated to Singapore. The only downside here is the speed limit and the fact that the car market is tiny. It’s a fantastic place to live, but not really the best place for a car nut like me. There are very few manual cars around. For the ‘normal’ 997.1 or 997.2 C2 or C4 we have only a handful of manual cars. As importing used cars of that age is prohibited, the…

US and EU specs differ EU models will come fitted with exhaust particulate filters and a rear wing sitting lower in eco mode. 9 A2 engine retained Porsche is sticking with the turbocharged 9A2 engine as found in the 991.2, albeit with revisions to intake and exhaust 993 Turbo-style intercoolers Porsche has moved the intercoolers from the side of the engine to on top of it, replicating the setup of the first twin-intercooler Turbo in the 993. Hybrid technology… but not yet Eight-speed PDK gearbox has room for hybrid power unit. However, don’t expect this to feature on Gen1 cars. Wider body leaves room for battery packs in future too. Manual remains The 991-generation’s seven-speed ‘box has been retained, and Porsche says it’s been improved. New wheel sizes 992 Carrera…

Yorkshire dry-stone walls have a very useful application that was never intended by the original builders several centuries ago. In addition to providing the unique signature style that is the Yorkshire landscape while also containing livestock over the centuries, they also make a superb surface to echo back the bark of an air-cooled 911 engine. Combine that with the final days of a long, hot summer and a trio of Cabriolet 911s – all with the hoods folded as they truly should be – and we have the perfect recipe for a great day’s driving and a chance to investigate the appeal of the open-top 911 experience. Will we enjoy a day in the sunshine, or will the bumpy Yorkshire lanes highlight the compromise of 911 body stiffness? Heading out…

Known to his family as Butzi, which was also how writers would later refer to him to distinguish him from his father and grandfather, Ferdinand Alexander III was the first of Dorothea and Ferry Porsche’s four sons. Schooled in Austria and Germany, he went to Bosch in Stuttgart on a three-year apprenticeship and studied for two terms at the Ulm Institute of Design before joining the family firm in 1957. Initially working under engineering director Karl Rabe, Butzi soon graduated from technical drawings to modelling and design. This was a fertile time at Porsche. The 356 needed a successor and Ferry, an admirer of Albrecht von Goertz’s BMW 507, had approached the designer for his ideas for the new Porsche. However, Von Goertz’s proposal disappointed Ferry intensely, being far more…

If you only go to one race in your life, make it Le Mans. La Sarthe’s battle of man, machine and time is something everyone should experience at least once. It’s a race that’s inextricably linked to Porsche, many of the company’s most famous victories taken over two complete loops of the clock’s face. Paul Stephens for one is a fan. He’s been going as long as he remembers, to the main event and the Classic, which in 2020 will be celebrating its tenth running. Stephens came back from his last visit with the seed of an idea… a limited-run 911 wearing the Le Mans Classic badge. Usefully, Stephens has the means to create just that. No solo homage either, over months of negotiation and some creative input from both…

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Starting at the bell housing end (on the far left of our picture above), the PDK gearbox uses two concentrically mounted wet clutches connected to two separate input shafts. The 202mm outer clutch is attached to the solid inner shaft, with the 153mm inner clutch connected to the hollow outer shaft. This effectively splits the gearbox in two, with the solid inner input shaft used to drive the odd-numbered ratios (centre) and the even-numbered gears connected to the outer shaft (far right). When accelerating in first gear the outer clutch is fully engaged, while the electro-hydraulically actuated selector forks preselect second gear in the other half of the gearbox. When the ECU determines that it is time to shift, an electronic signal is sent to the clutch actuators, disengaging the…