Neil Switzer filmed his brother Tym running a Tiptronic-equipped P800 997 Porsche Turbo all the way up to 180 mph on the Switzer Performance dyno, then added some text and fade-effects for us ... and the end result looks great!
Although not perfect, the Corvette has proven to be MY favorite car time and time again and I don't need to get into a dick measuring contest to prove it. But as we get close to Sebring, I started thinking about the fight between Porsche and Corvette and how all that racing technology transfers to street cars. I guess the folks at Porsche's Excellence Magazine had the same thoughts and decided to find out what happens when you pit the ultimate street versions against each other.
With more tuners present than a beach has sand, it's hard to separate the good from the bad. We've done it for you. Here's the top 5 tuner-built cars that made an appearance.
Like F1, Porsche has built a hybrid race car that uses regenerative braking to make extra power. No show car, this one will be racing in the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring.
When Porsche builds a hybrid, it still has to be a Porsche. This Spyder Concept has 728hp, and is one of the most exciting cars of the decade. VIDEO inside.
The new generation Porsche Cayenne will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show on March 2. Each model in the Cayenne range is a trend-setter in terms of efficiency and output and, compared with the former models, offers an increase in fuel economy of up to 23 per cent with more performance.
Achieving big power with turbochargers is relatively easy, but making huge horsepower while retaining driveability is an enormous task. Peak at the dyno charts and you'll see Switzer's 997 Porsche P800 makes no sacrifices on the road to 800 HP.
The new Porsche Panamera will be powered by a 3.6 L direct injection engine, the same that will be installed on the next Cayenne, producing no more than 300 horse power and 295 lb-ft of torque. Officials say that this new version is 30 kg lighter than the V8 in the curent Panamera S. It will get the PDK transmission and the engine's start/stop sytem.
The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo finally has arrived in showrooms across the country this week. This latest generation combines timeless styling with some of the most advanced technology of any sports car in its class.
670 whp on 93 octane with 200-cell catalytic converters in place, and a super-smooth curve that gives the car a "Jekyll and Hyde" duality of smooth cruising and easy driving around-town, followed up by Veyron-baiting performance when the nanny-controls are off and the pedals hit the metals.
I was invited to the Nelson Ledges Raceway in Ohio to test-drive SPI’s latest projects: the Porsche 997 GT2 and Nissan GT-R. Initial laps were treated as a warm-up both for the machines and me, but my pace quickened as I began to rein in all 800 hp from these retuned sports cars.
Based on the incredible Porsche 911 GT3, the Prior Design 911 PD3 features a complete body kit which was designed with aerodynamics in mind from the beginning. A new carbon-flex fiberglass composite was developed for use in this car, showing itself in the spoiler blade, inlets, rear diffuser, and rest of the added kit. Prior Design decided to keep the stock GT3 rear wing, stating that it was “judged to be sound” by the PD team.
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