The No. 7 Porsche 963 fielded by the Porsche Penske Motorsport works team has won the 24 Hours of Daytona. Works drivers Felipe Nasr from Brazil, Dane Cameron from the USA and Matt Campbell from Australia as well as American IndyCar star Josef Newgarden extended Porsche’s record number of victories to 19. The No. 6 sister car finished fourth with works drivers Mathieu Jaminet (France), Nick Tandy (Great Britain), Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) and Kévin Estre (France). The Porsche 963 campaigned by the formidable customer teams Proton Competition and JDC-Miller MotorSports followed directly behin ..read more

Ten years after its launch, the Porsche Macan is heading into its second model generation, now in all-electric form. Through its progressive, timeless design, characteristic Porsche performance, long-distance range and high everyday practicality, the new Macan 4 and the new Macan Turbo aim to completely fulfil the requirements of Porsche customers choosing an SUV. “We are taking the Macan to a completely new level – with exceptional E-Performance, the new Driver Experience, and a very impressive design,” said Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, on the occasion of the ..read more

Porsche is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the 911 with a special edition built for maximum driving enjoyment: in a limited run of 1,963 examples, the Porsche 911 S/T offers lightweight design and a purist driving experience. For the first time, the high-revving engine from the 911 GT3 RS delivers its power to the road via a manual gearbox and lightweight clutch. To mark the special anniversary of the iconic 911 sports car, the engineers in Weissach have designed a highly purist sports car dedicated to sheer driving enjoyment: the 911 S/T. The exclusive anniversary model unites the streng ..read more

At Porsche, innovative concept cars have always laid the groundwork for the future. The sports car manufacturer is continuing this tradition with this latest concept study. Mission X is a spectacular, conceptual reinterpretation of a hypercar, with Le Mans-style doors that open upwards to the front and an ultra high-performance, efficient electric powertrain. “The Porsche Mission X is a technology beacon for the sports car of the future. It picks up the torch of iconic sports cars of decades past: like the 959, the Carrera GT and the 918 Spyder before it, the Mission X provides critical impet ..read more

The Porsche Penske Motorsport team has made big progress on the way to the first race outings of the Porsche 963. During the two-day test drives at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida, the brand-new LMDh prototype lapped the combination of the oval and twisty infield a total of 397 times. The team will face this exact track layout at the race debut of the 963 in late January 2023 on the occasion of the 24 Hours of Daytona. The 1,413 mile (2,274 kilometer) distance covered on this track during these first test runs is roughly same as driving from Stuttgart to Istanbul. The test drive ..read more

The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is clear in its intentions: it is uncompromisingly designed for maximum performance. The 518 hp road-legal high-performance sports car takes full advantage of technology and concepts from motorsport. Even beyond the high-revving naturally aspirated engine with racing DNA and intelligent lightweight construction, it is, above all, the cooling and aerodynamic systems of the 911 GT3 RS that connect it most directly with its motorsport brother, the 911 GT3 R. Central-radiator inspired by motorsport – the foundation for active aerodynamics The basis for a significant pe ..read more

Porsche and Pixar Animation Studios have revealed a special Porsche inspired by one of the most beloved 911 models of all – Sally Carrera, from Disney and Pixar’s Cars. Named the “911 Sally Special,” the car is like Sally Carrera herself, unique. Only one 911 Sally Special will ever be made – and its creation marks the first time Pixar has collaborated on such a project. Only one Porsche 911 Sally Special will ever be made. It will be sold by RM Sotheby’s on August 20 at Monterey Car Week, with auction proceeds supporting young girls through Girls Inc. as well as USA for UNHCR, the UN Re ..read more

Yes, it ends as you imagine. But totally cool to see none the less! This Youtube video from Carwow is Awesome!! They put every generation 911 Turbo against each other in a drag race. Given there is a more than 30 year difference in age and technology, the performance of each generation is stellar. The newer models are clearly not going to be beat by the older generations, but it’s interesting to see how well the older cars perform against the newer versions. The post VIDEO: Porsche 911 Turbo Generations DRAG RACE first appeared on 9 Magazine ..read more

The 911 Sport Classic is back, and this time it is coming to the U.S. market. Featuring the distinctive and purpose-driven ducktail spoiler that pays tribute to the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 of the early 1970s, production of the new iteration is limited to 1,250 examples worldwide. The new 911 Sport Classic is based on the 911 Turbo S, benefitting from its wide-body layout. Unlike the 911 Turbo models, the Sport Classic is available exclusively with a seven-speed manual transmission powering the rear wheels. Its engine, generating 543-hp and 442 lb.-ft. of torque, is the same 3.7-liter twin-turbo fl ..read more

Many people could recognize the sound of a Porsche even when blindfolded. Now, with the introduction of electric vehicles and specifically the Porsche Taycan, things are changing. The future is here. Here are some Porsche sound clips for your listening enjoyment. Porsche Taycan Porsche 918 Spyder Porsche Carrera GT Porsche 356 Porsche 550 Spyder The post The Unique Sounds of Porsche first appeared on 9 Magazine ..read more