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New Porsche 911 spied in natural habitat

As each day passes we get closer to the launch of the next-gen Porsche 911. That debut is expected to take place at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. We can thank World Car Fans for these latest spy shots of a barely disguised prototype seen in its preferred environment, the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The new 911 will […]

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New Porsche 911 features free bird flipper

After the break you can watch a new-ish spy video of the next-gen Porsche 911. The footage runs for 8 minutes, but you can probably get by just watching the first half. Firstly, it’s not terribly exciting, but mostly because the material is repeated. Perhaps the greatest thrills from the footage, which seem to be […]

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New Porsche 911 Turbo spied

US-based website Kilometer Magazine brings us some excellent spy shots of what appears to be the next-gen Porsche 911 Turbo. Earlier 911 test mules have been adorned with Turbo-style side intake stickers—they can’t fool us, the intakes on this prototype are the real deal. The front end looks similar to the previous 911 Turbo and […]

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Porsche 911 Black Edition

We know the new 991 Porsche 911 isn’t too far away; we’re expecting to see it debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. That means it’s now almost run-out time for the current 997 911. On cue, then, Porsche has released details of the 911 Black Edition. The Black Edition is based on a […]

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A look inside the new Porsche 911

The new 991 Porsche 911 is still some time away, but this spy shot from Edmunds Inside Line gives us a great early look inside the car. It looks nice enough and well made, of course, but there’s just a wee bit going on with that Panamera-esque centre console. [Source: Edmunds Inside Line]

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Early details for next Porsche 911

The new 2011 Porsche 911 (991 model code) will be a ground-up transformation over the existing 997 model. It will be up to 50kg lighter, feature all-new suspension geometry and the rear axle will be pushed back by around 75mm. This will offer more interior space, but will also afford a more optimum mounting position […]

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A little piece of you may die watching this video

Apparently the video below features the 991-based 911 GT3. It’s only short and you don’t see many moving pictures. But it’s what your ears tell you that is most alarming. And that’s the sound of a PDK transmission. PDK stands for Porsche Doppelkupplung and it may as well be a bunch of swear words. No […]

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Golf R is best wet weather performance car

The Volkswagen Golf R is the best wet weather performance car money can buy. At least that’s the deal according to British mag Autocar who has just published its results from a seven-car comparison. Included in the test were (ranked in finishing order): Volkswagen Golf R Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Audi RS4 Avant Nissan GT-R […]

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Andreas Preuninger earns his keep

Now that those embarrassing engine dramas are behind the Porsche 911 GT3 the man responsible for what is otherwise one of the world’s most desirable driving cars has hit the hustings to win your vote. In this five minute clip, showing the GT3 being thrashed around a racetrack, Andreas Preuninger, Head of GT Cars at […]

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Chris Harris on Cars to launch on 12 November

Chris Harris is one of our favourite car reviewers, and probably one of yours too. It’s not so much that he can hang the arse out of pretty much anything he drives, rather that he has an ability to describe the car he is driving and the sensations he is feeling better than pretty much […]

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It’s still a feast for the senses

Since its release the 991 Porsche 911 GT3 has enjoyed something of a bumpy ride. Of course it is loved by many, but those engine dramas were a blip on an otherwise exemplary record. Undeterred, Andreas Preuninger is back to wax lyrical about the car he oversaw. It’s a “new” video published by /Drive and […]

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Should Nick Murray get his money back?

Meet Nick Murray. He’s the not so proud owner of a 991 Porsche 911 Carrera S. He took delivery of his car around the middle of last year and, according to him, it has spent around two months back at the dealer getting a variety of seemingly random and unconnected problems resolved. In this video […]