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By Caitlin Duffy –  May 28, 2015

918 Spyder 1,000 km Road Trip Recap Video

Throughout Ingo Vandenberghe's trip across the United Kingdom, Porsche was sharing photo updates of the journey on their Facebook page, but now we have a chance to hear his impressions of the trip and thoughts on the experience for ourselves.In honor of reaching the impressive milestone of 10 million Facebook fans, Porsche launched a contest Jan. 26 offering one lucky fan the chance to take a four-day long, 1,000 km road trip in the 918 Spyder. Vandenberghe was selected as the winner Feb. 22, and on April 27 his trip began with its first stop in London. The trip took him through some of the United Kingdom's most recognized locations, from Windsor, to Oxford, to Brecon Beacons National Park, with the final stop being the Silverstone track, where Vandenberghe had his chance to sit behind the wheel and test out the 918 Spyder's power for himself. (See Also: Das Renn Treffen 2015 Recap: A Porsche Lover's Dream Event) Check out his recap of the experience in the video above, added to YouTube May 26 by Porsche, and then browse our exclusive selection of 918 Spyders for sale to get a taste of his experience for yourself. 918 Spyders For Sale (Source: YouTube) See More Porsche News

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By Edward Jones –  May 28, 2015

Porsche 918 Spyder vs Carrera: Witness The Hybrid Power

One popular topic of debate amongst automotive enthusiasts revolves around whether they prefer a naturally aspirated engine by itself, one that is accompanied by an electric motor or an electric motor by itself.Two cars that demonstrate the hybrid versus naturally aspirated conversation are the Porsche 918 Spyder and Carrera GT. The Carrera GT originally started production in 2004, while the 918 Spyder has just ended a production run that started in 2013.(Related: Bugatti Veyron Races an Aventador, 900 hp 911 Turbo S and Gallardo Superleggera)The 918 comes with a 4.6-liter V8 engine that works in cooperation with two electric motors for a total output of 889 hp and 944 lb-ft of torque. For the Carrera GT, a 5.7-liter V10 provides 612 hp and 435 lb-ft of torque. Clearly, these stats show a matchup that puts the 918 Spyder on top. But if you can't take it from the numbers, check out the video below to see the two cars duke it out, uploaded by Exclusivos no Brasil to YouTube May 26.Check it out and let us know your opinions on the engine you prefer in the comments below.Porsches For Sale (Source: YouTube) See More Automotive Videos

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By Caitlin Duffy –  May 15, 2015

New Porsche 911 GT3 R Unveiled on Nurburgring w/ Video

The lightweight body design of the GT3 RS has proven to be the perfect basis for Porsche's newest customer sport race car for the GT3 series: the 911 GT3 R.In the first updates to this model since 2013, Porsche has pushed to create a lighter, more efficient and faster race car while also decreasing the cost of maintenance and spare parts. Two press releases issued by the marque today announce this new release, as well as share a video of it during its official world premiere during the Nürburgring 24-hour race.Though still wearing camouflage in its video debut, the 911 GT3 R looks every bit as impressive, if not more so, than its GT3 RS brethren, and with good reason. In addition to the body design, the distinctive "double bubble" roof has made its way to the design, while almost every other feature is an improvement upon the GT3 RS' construction.Under the hood is a 4.0-liter flat-six engine mated to a sequential six-speed constant-mesh gearbox, all of which creates upwards of 500 hp. And luckily, for race teams looking to bring this Porsche with them to the paddocks, it's available for order. Pricing is set at €429,000, or approximately $486,300 USD at time of publishing, though this doesn't include a country-specific value added tax.(See Also: 1986 Porsche 930 Turbo D-Zug Projekt Mjølner For Sale) Take a moment to watch this new beast on the Nürburgring in the video below, then browse through our exclusive Porsche 911 listings to find the perfect one for your collection or team.911 Listings Gallery (Source: Porsche) See More Porsche News

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By Edward Jones –  May 11, 2015

Porsche Donates $500k to Atlanta BeltLine

Now that Porsche has expanded their roots in Atlanta, Georgia with their new headquarters, they are aiming to expand the city even further. Announced in a press release on May 8, the German automaker has donated $500,000 towards the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership.(Related: George Clooney’s Wife, Amal Clooney, Buys Him a Porsche 911 GT3 RS)“On behalf of the Porsche family it is my honor and privilege to extend this donation to the Atlanta BeltLine,” said Dr. Porsche, grandson of the company’s founder, Ferdinand Porsche, during the grand opening evening for the new headquarters. “Atlanta has been our home in the United States since 1998 and we believe in giving back to the community that has given so much to us.”The Atlanta BeltLine is one of the largest redevelopment programs in the United States and looks to change the way transportation is conceived in Atlanta. This project will create public parks, multi-use trails and transportation along a historic 22-mile railroad line. This new use of the railroad will circle downtown and connect distant neighborhoods to each other.See More Porsche NewsIt's nice to see a large automaker such as Porsche give back to the cities they call home. We can't wait to see the Atlanta BeltLine in action next time we're in town.(Source: Porsche) (Image Source: Flickr) 

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By Andrew Nabors –  May 08, 2015

Porsche Opens $100 Million Experience Center and HQ in At...

Stuttgart has arrived in the south! In a press release dated May 7th, Porsche formally announced the opening of their new Experience Center in Atlanta. This $100 million facility is not only the headquarters for Volkswagen Auto Group in the western hemisphere, it also has a world class driver development track and a restaurant.(Related: Porsche 918 Spyder Goes 217 mph in Outback Straight)Situated on 27 acres along Interstate 75, they are estimating annual attendance at or above 30,000 visitors. With a striking post-modern design, the facility at One Porsche Drive will be a must-see destination for all fans of the flat-six. For your next layover in Atlanta, plan some time to check out this stunning new attraction. For more Porsche news, stay tuned to Autofluence.Gallery (Source: Porsche)

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By Edward Jones –  April 08, 2015

Rare Porsche 918 Delivery at Porsche of Tampa

Recently, at Porsche of Tampa, a very special 918 Spyder was delivered that looks to be the only one of its kind in the United States. The car delivered to the dealership was finished in a gorgeous electric blue paint and includes the Weissach Package.This factory-installed package reduces the car's weight through new brakes, wheels, bolts and more. Additionally, new aerodynamic body pieces are included with the package in an effort to increase downforce and aerodynamics.It is our understanding that this is possibly the only Porsche 918 Spyder with the Weissach Package finished in this color in the United States. This comes as a surprise to us considering how gorgeous this hybrid hypercar is.Check out the gallery below to see the car for yourself.View Dealer InventoryGallery Source:

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By Caitlin Duffy –  February 19, 2015

Top 10 Best Porsches of All Time

Below are our picks for the top 10 Porsches of All Time, in no particular order. As with many manufacturers, the Porsche name comes from a founding family. Ferdinand Porsche, Sr., established an independent design firm in 1931, which created the first Volkswagen Beetle, one of automotive history's most successful and recognizable models. His son, Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche, Jr., helped grow the business, and in 1948 they released the first road-legal Porsche, the 356. It took two years to manufacture the first 50 Porsche 356s, but their notoriety grew exponentially from that point. MUST READ: The Best Porsches You Can Buy Today In 1963, the 356 was replaced with the most famous of the best Porsche models, the 911. The first Porsche 911 for sale in the United States arrived in 1965 with a price tag of $6,500, the equivalent of approximately $48,900 today. Since then, the marque has grown synonymous with high performance, while it has developed a reputation for providing some of the world's finest cars. The 911, a model line still in production to this day, is recognized as one of the most successful competition cars ever. But there are quite a few other cars that the brand has created, and we would be remiss to not acknowledge them. View All Porsches For Sale 959 The 959 is a legendary supercar that was, back in 1986-89, well ahead of its time thanks to its technology. Many regard the 959 as being the forefather for modern day supercars. Either way, one cannot simply talk about Porsche's history without mentioning the 959. View All Porsche 959s For Sale 1967 911 Targa 1967 was the first year the Porsche 911 Targa was offered, introducing the world to the removable roof panel of the 911. It was built around the early 911 models, which are, to this day, some of the most brilliant Porsche has produced. The Targa spent some time in hibernation until 2014 when the original Targa top was reintroduced back into the market. View All Porsche 911 Targas For Sale Carrera GT After the 959, Porsche held back from the supercar market. It wasn't until 2004 that the Carrera GT rocked the world with its 5.7-liter V10 engine, and a design that will go down as one of the most aggressive from Porsche ever. The Carrera GT is able to reach a top speed of 205 mph and hit 0-60 mph in just 3.8 seconds. View All Porsche Carrera GTs For Sale 918 Spyder The gap between the Carrera GT and 918 Spyder was much shorter than the 959 and Carrera GT's, but the technological difference in the former is much more apparent. Being called a hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder is a limited edition model that has pushed Porsche into the future. Its two electric motors and V8 engine produce a combined 887 hp, a leap above the Carrera GT and 959's. While it may be a recent memory now, the 918 Spyder is going to be a legend. View All Porsche 918 Spyders For Sale 917 Porsche's first wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans came in 1970 and 1971 at the hands of the 917 , a flat-12 engine race car. The 918 dominated many racing series, including the World Sportscar Championships, permanently making it one of the greatest racing Porsches of all time. Its incredibly fast speed made it incredibly famous (the 917/30 Can Am Variant shot from 0-62 mph in 3.2 seconds) and it even appeared in Steve McQueen's Le Mans. RUF CTR "Yellowbird" " width="680"> While it may not technically be a Porsche model, it is based on the 911 and it will give its driver a white-knuckled experience like no other. Back in 1987, the CTR "Yellow" lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in just 8:05. Sure, that does seem like a crazy time when compared to the cars of today, but back then, it was a huge deal. View All Rufs For Sale 904-6 GTS " width="680"> Officially dubbed the Carrera GTS due to a dispute with Peugeot over numeric names that used a "0" in the middle, the 904-6 was the last sports-racing version of the iconic 356. It was also the last full-competition Porsche easily able to be driven down the streets. Designed by the third Porsche bearing the name Ferdinand, this model stands as an historic monument in the marque's lineup. 550 RS Spyder Before the 911 and 917 racecars, there was the 550, a race car from the 1950s. It was styled after the 356 road car, but built for racing. During its time on the racing circuits, the 550 won around 95 overall wins with 75 class wins. Off of the track, the 550 made headlines as it was the car James Dean fatally crashed. 1975 911 Turbo 3.0 Coupe Porsche found that the 911 was a hit and knew that they needed to keep it around. What better way to keep customers interested than to turbocharge the car? In 1975 the first turbo-charged Porsche hit the roads as the 911 Turbo 3.0 Coupe, which would end up being the fastest production car in Germany. What is there not to like about this car? View All Porsche 911 Turbos For Sale 356 The 356 was the car that started it all off. Back in 1948, this was Porsche's first production vehicle and it shaped the automaker's iconic design for years to come. You can thank this car for every model you see on this list because without it, this list might not exist. View All Porsche 356s For Sale See More Top Lists Images Sourced From Porsche

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By Caitlin Duffy –  January 22, 2015

1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6 Sells for $1.98 Million at Auc...

Scottsdale, Arizona was home to countless car sales on Jan. 16 and 17, with nearly every major auction house bringing countless rare, exotic, classic and brand new cars across their blocks.Gooding & Company brought well over 150 different cars to their 2015 Scottsdale auction, selling an astounding total of $51,516,600 worth of cars. Among those sales was an incredibly rare and incredibly powerful piece of Porsche history: the 1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6, a picture of which was posted to the Gooding & Company Facebook page Jan. 12.(See Also: Top 10 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2015 Sales)"The first of a new generation, the Carrera 6 Type 906 redefined the concept of a modern Porsche race car, and its influence would be felt for many years, settin ghte stage for the all-conquering 917 program," describes the lot description on Goodingco.com. "The Carrera 6 was an immediate success in motor sports, debuting with a class win at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona. From there, 9096s went on to capture class wins at Sebring and Monza, followed by an outright victory at the Targa Florio. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 906s placed 4-5-6-7 behind three seven-liter GT40 Mk IIs, outlasting the prototype entries from Ferrari, Chaparral and Matra."The estimated selling price was between $2 million and $2.4 million, which isn't far off from the winning bid of a whopping $1,980,000.There were quite a few other cars with final bids breaking the million dollar mark at the Gooding & Company auction. Check out the list below, and let us know which of these rare cars you'd rather have waiting for you at home.Lot 10 - 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS - $1,595,000 Lot 25 - 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso - $1,925,000  Lot 30 - 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra - $1,155,000  Lot 46 - 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider - $7,700,000 Lot 51 - 1959 BMW 507 Series II - $1,815,000  Lot 109 - 1968 Ferrari 330 GTS - $2,420,000  Lot 113 - 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S - $1,155,000 Lot 132 - 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Series I Coupe Aerodinamico - $4,070,000  Lot 142 - 1988 Porsche 959 Sport - $1,705,000  Lot 149 - 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster - $1,567,000  (Source: Gooding & Company, Facebook) See More Porsche News

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By Edward Jones –  October 09, 2014

RWB 993 Porsche Photoshoot by Marcel Lech

Article provided by @ricemoney, photos by @marcel_lech This is the new RWB 993 Porsche, built early during the first week of October by the one and only Nakai-San of RWB. The Porsche, a 993, was originally factory silver when purchased, but was fully repainted and restored. The green currently on the car is also a factory color. The process has taken a grueling 6 months, as everything on the car that could be updated has been. From the dash, to the lights, to the ROTtec Carbon seats and the upholstery, nothing was left unturned. Before Nakai-San arrived, the car was restored to factory mint condition. Nakai-San was in Manilla, Philippines, before coming to Vancouver. He stayed a total of four and a half days, working for four of them, beginning those days at 10 am and working straight until 7  pm - if not later. After talking with him, he told us that when he first started building RWB Porsches, it used to take him 12 hours a day for a week straight. Four days is now the standard, and if needed he can rush the whole job in two full days. Nakai-san cut off all of the original wheel arches and installed his RWB wheel arches and the front bumper on the first day. The second day was for the side skirts, front bumper sleeve, side skirt sleeves and rear bumper. The third day was for wheel alignment and suspension, spoiler and front and side flicks. And the last day was fine tuning suspension and rear wheel arch flares. Super Musashi is the third RWB in Canada. The first one was Royal Ocean in Vancouver and the second one is believed to be a red one in Montreal that was built earlier this year. The last day he was in town, Nakai-San had a very early wake up call. His flight was to leave at 11 am, however, there was a weekly Porsche drive on the Sea to Sky Highway en route to Whistler. The meet started at 5:30 am, right around the same time mother nature decided to let the rain pour. Nakai-San drove himself as well as the owner of the new RWB Porsche on the cruise, which was in the neighborhood of 30-40 Porsches. Nakai-San also did donuts as a farewell to everyone in an empty parking lot afterwards. At the moment, Nakai-San tentatively has seven more cars to build before the end of the year. His flight was off to California to fix an RWB front bumper in preparation for SEMA. Unfortunately, Nakai-San will not be able to attend SEMA this year, as he will be down in Miami building an RWB at that time. (Also Read: Lamborghini Reventon and Huracán by Marcel Lech) As a fun fact, there are currently around 100 RWB Porsches in Japan and 70 in the rest of the world, with the Philippines being the country with the highest count at 17 RWB Porsches. America currently sits at 6-7. Marcel and I would like to extend a sincere thank you to ROTtec Carbon, as they were the ones to invite us in to shoot the car’s build. They installed custom carbon fiber seats for the owner as well as provided the logistics to orchestrate the whole build. Gallery

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By Edward Jones –  September 26, 2014

Rare 1981 Porsche 935 DP Turbo for Sale

Listed for sale on duPontREGISTRY.com is an extraordinarily rare 1981 Porsche 935 DP Turbo. This is one of only three examples of the car that made it to the United States, and now it can be yours. This is an authentic Kremer-tuned Porsche that was built right in Germany.Porsche 911 For SaleOriginally, this car was ordered directly through Porsche with the aid of famous race car driver Mario Andretti when he had a connection with Porsche as a driver. Interestingly enough, this car has never been titled and is still on the manufacturer's MSO (manufacturer's state of origin). The MSO shows the original serial number and "K221/550," which stands for Kremer's number.Porsche 911 Turbo For Sale (Related: BADD GT: Own Your Own Record-Breaking Ford GT)The turbo boost of this 935 can be adjusted between the seats, and when optimized, the car can blast from 0-60 mph in just 4.2 seconds, topping out at approximately 180 mph. Some of the most important modifications made to the car include: Kremer strut bar Bilstein shocks Stronger torsion bars Group B camshafts K-27 turbocharger Kremer intercool Low headlights Extended rear flates 11-inch-wide rear wheels 3-piece BBS wheels Whale tail This car is for sale now with 3,400 original miles for only $419,000. For more information, click the button below or call Marc at (949) 496-3000.View ListingGallery See More Cars for Sale

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