Chris Harris gets behind the wheel of the fastest 991 generation Porsche 911 yet, the hardcore new 911 GT3 RS, for a drive on road and track in Germany.
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While the idea of stuffing a V-8 engine into a Porsche 911 is nothing new—owners have been doing it for ages, and RUF even offered one in 2010—the idea that Porsche almost did exactly that itself is something not everyone might know. Here, we get a look at the secret prototype for a factory-built 911 with V-8 power.
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Built for testing in 1984, the prototype, developed during work on the Type 965, uses a 32-valve Audi V-8 engine, though Porsche is said to have planned its own V-8 engine design if it had moved forward with production.
The V-8 965 was intended as a more affordable, higher volume successor to the 959 supercar, complete with all-wheel drive and active suspension. Porsche’s then-new R&D boss Ulrich Bez (now CEO of Aston Martin) killed the project in December, 1988, however, due to manufacturing complexity and rapidly rising costs.
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Tensions are running high in Ukraine with violent clashes between the military and protesters and this innocent Porsche 911 caught the brunt of it.
The Porsche was brand new and was mistakenly identified as the car of representative of president Viktor Yanukovych.
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We’ve already established that the upcoming Porsche 911 rival from McLaren was going to be called the P13. The car that’s set to cost the equivalent of around £120,000 (€145,500 or $198,900), will come to the table with between 450 – 500 hp sent to the back through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
However, since it’s the same 3.8-liter V8 unit that’s used in their other cars, more powerful variants will surely be offered.
British magazine Autocar reported that one of McLaren’s highest-ranking execs, Mike Flewitt, made a claim that the P13 would beat its rivals from Porsche and Ferrari in terms of tech, even though that was never the criticism addressed at for instance the 12C when it was put up against its Italian arch nemesis.
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A 28 Year Hunt for a Porsche
This is a story of one man’s 28 year journey to own a Porsche 930. After a unforgettable life changing experience at a Porsche dealership when he was younger, Jim Goodlett made it his mission in life to own this magical supercar.
Jim Goodlett’s 1984 Porsche 930 Turbo is a beautiful example of a classic Porsche 911, but it also represents the accomplishment of a goal he set for himself as a young man who could only dream of one day owning this supercar.
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‘Desert Outlaw’ is, perhaps, the car porn video of the year. Who knew a Porsche 911 driving through a desert could be so damn beautiful!
Magnus Walker got behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 on the El Mirage dry lakebed, which surprisingly, has made for one of the most breathtaking videos of the year. This is for the upcoming Tamir Moscovici Sony Playstation feature documentary, ‘KAZ’.
If this short film is anything to go by then this doc will knock our socks off!
DESERT OUTLAW from Tamir Moscovici on Vimeo.
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