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.
Sometime last year, a few Photoshop gurus got together and made some very funny “mini” versions of their favorite cars. The trend caught on, and soon lots of people were taking their favorite cars, and through the process of image manipulation, made them mini versions of themselves.
After the couple years or so of watching aftermarket tuners like 9ff and Switzer Performance crank out ridiculous horsepower from the 911 Turbo and having to deal with the constantly referenced Nissan GT-R topping their performance benchmarks for half the cost, Porsche has finally decided to do something about it. The new 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo tosses out the old 3.6-liter engine and replaces it with a modified version of the 3.8-liter V6 from the Carrera S, good for 500 hp.
Here is the video from the Horrific Macedonian head on collision between the Techart Porsche 911 Turbo and Volkswagen Golf. Please Digg in order to support the cause of this almost covered up tragedy in Macedonia during the 2007 GUMBALL 3000.
Sexy model and go go dancer Sasha Singleton test drives a Porsche 911 GT3 (Provided by PCars and Fast Forward Wheels) in nothing but a bikini and some heels. Sasha was miss Hot Import Nights in 2000!
Another wicked batch of modified & exotic cars. Among these photos is Jason Spezza's (Ottawa Senators) new Black Mercedes Benz CLS 63 slammed with Lowenhart LSR wheels.
Porsche has apparently upgraded the 3.6 and 3.8-liter engines to direct injection making 345 hp (+20 hp), 390 Nm torque (+20 Nm) and 385 hp (+30 hp), 420 Nm torque (+20 Nm) respectively.
For some car companies, evolution involves making radical changes at regular intervals to their products in order to maintain their appeal. However, that’s not the way it works at Porsche, whose notoriously fast cars get updated at a notoriously glacial pace, at least in terms of style, even while sometimes major advancements occur under the skin.
Checkout these spy photos of the most likely early Porsche 911 998 test mule. The Porsche911 998 model is planned for delivery on 2011 so it’s still in it’s early development stage. These photos show extended wheel arches, indicating that the Porsche 998 will most likely have a wider track and potentially be bigger than the current Porsche 911 997.
Spy photographers snapped a single shot of the 2007 Porsche 911 GT2 in testing. The car is rumored to have a 530 horsepower engine and a top speed of over 200 mph. It will have the same braking system as the Porsche Carrera GT and the same wide rear end as the all-wheel-drive 911s (such as the Turbo), and the 2007 GT3 RS.
Looks like California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was recently spotted getting into his brand new Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet
. Forget the CHOPPA, GET IN DA TUUUUUUUBO! Sure beats Brad Pitt’s Chevy Camaro SS, but still second to John Mayers Ferrari 599.
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.
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