Autocar Magazine recently put the Audi R8 V10, Porsche 911 Turbo and Nissan GT-R on the Castle Combe circuit to see which supercar could register the best lap time.
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.
The Sportec SPR1 M is a fully modified Porsche 997 Turbo that is stripped and completely reworked from top to bottom. It first appeared at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show is now being built to order.
Back in June, the Porsche tuning wars had really heated up with seemingly all of the top shops taking a crack at the all-star 911 GT2. With that competition still raging, Switzer Performance, one of the standouts who offers an 800 hp Porsche 997 GT2, now has a new secret weapon. The Oberlin, Ohio based company has just released an 800 hp Switzer LP package for the Porsche 997 Twin Turbo.
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.
Porsche has just announced that a limited-edition 911 Sport Classic will be unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show as well. Limited to just 250 cars, this unique 911 has been developed for over three years by Porsche Exclusive. The 2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic will set you back a mere 169,300 Euros or USD $242,149.
This showdown - one of the coolest, most extreme and rigorous in the automotive world today - is an annual event held by Sport Auto magazine. The Cargraphic Porsche 997 RSC 3.6 took home some serious honors with stiff competition.
Back in 2005, RUF Automobile released the Rt 12, based on the Porsche 997, with massive 650 horsepower. Now the German super-tuner has decided it was time for an update. The RUF Rt 12 S gets a little more get up with 685 horsepower which is good for a top speed of 224 mph.
Here is great video from Fifth Gear with guest 24 Year old Brazilian Bruno Senna (Ayrton Senna’s Nephew) who test drives the Nissan GT-R vs Porsche 911 Turbo.
Can you guess which car is 0.5 seconds faster around the track? UNREAL!
Hot off the WCF Spy lenses, here are some winter testing spy pics of the upcoming Porsche 911 998 Turbo in its Cabriolet style outfit. Can’t really tell too much by looking at these photos but the rear lights look much different than what is typical of Porsche 911’s. Could just be some BS lighting to throw us off
The new Porsche 911 Turbo (model 997) has been exposed to yet another set of modifications from a major tuning specialist. The German TechArt Automobildesign studio has offered its fresh tuning program for the super-coupe.
The Porsche 911 997 BiTurbo is the newest tuning package by German tuner SKN. The SKN BiTurbo 997 tuning package comes in 3 stages. It’s a pretty sick package but doesn’t compare to the Roock Porsche 997 Turbo Pics with 600hp.
Understanding that the latest Porsche 911 Turbo is itself a car that can put to the test driving abilities of the most skilled drivers, German 9ff Fahrzeugtechnik tuner offers its tuning package separated into three progressive stages.
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