Porsche 911 Turbos Make Poor Submarines
August 26, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Filed under Automotive, News, Porsche, Video
Warning: the two minute tilt-shift video below will be hard to watch if you’re any kind of car fan at all. In it, authorities fish a Porsche 911 Turbo out of the Rhine River in Zurich, not once, but twice. It turns out the original lifting strap was too long, so the Porsche was sunk into the mud of the Rhine a second time, while the rigging company set up a shorter sling. We suppose the car was a write-off after it hit the water the first time, but that doesn’t make the second dunking any easier to watch. Read more
Video: Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V Wagon V650 vs. Porsche 911 Turbo Drag Race
February 24, 2011 by Russell
Filed under Automotive, Cadillac, Porsche, Video
Just for sh*ts and giggles, why not race the new Cadillac CTS-V Wagon against a Porsche 911 Turbo (997)? It was bound to happen. The guy in his new family station-wagon would not only want to stage against a Porsche 911 Turbo, but he would like to annihilate it also. That is where John Hennessey and his team come into play. They take the new Cadillac CTS-V Wagon and turn it into an even angrier beast with a big-ass to put the smack-down on a Porsche 911 Turbo. Will it do the job? Let’s just say this baby not only has a nice plump ass, but she has the long legs to match.
2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S w/530hp Revealed
February 8, 2010 by Malcolm Hogan
Filed under Automotive, Featured, News, Porsche
Porsche will be pumping out an additional 30hp in the newest 911 model dubbed the “911 Turbo S”. The new 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S will debut at the Geneva auto show next week.
Porsche 911 Turbo vs. Nissan GT-R vs. Audi R8 V10 Video
December 10, 2009 by Malcolm Hogan
Filed under Audi, Automotive, Featured, Nissan, Porsche, Video
In the ultimate battle who comes out on top when making rounds on the Castle Combe Circuit. Find out if it is Germany’s pride and joy, Audi’s iRobot or Japan’s infamous Godzilla. Autocar takes them all for a spin. Enjoy the video below!
2010 Porsche 911 Turbo ups the ante
Last fall, many will remember the unusual rivalry that came about between Porsche and Nissan all of which centered around the famed Nurburgring. Nissan’s then-new GT-R was said to turn a near unheard of lap time in stock trim around the ‘Ring while Porsche rebutted that Nissan’s new super car couldn’t beat their own Turbo or GT2′s lap time.
2010 Porsche 911 Turbo (997) In Action – Videos
August 8, 2009 by Malcolm Hogan
Filed under Automotive, Featured, Porsche, Video
As a follow-up to our post on the new 2010 Porsche 911 packing 500 horsepower, a few new videos of the 3.8-liter beast have appeared. Here is the newest 2010 Porsche 997 911 Turbo in action below. The 911 is truly remarkable and always an instant classic in my opinion. Enjoy the videos below!
New Porsche 2010 911 Turbo now has 500 horsepower
They are getting rid of the 3.6-liter six. Here comes a new 3.8-liter directed injected flat-six from the Carrera S. Coupled to two variable-vane turbos, power is now 500 hp. And because it’s direct injected, mileage increases from 22.1 mpg to 24.1 mpg with the manual. Should you opt for Porsche’s 7-speed Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (dual-clutch) gearbox, mileage improves from the old Tiptronic’s 20.8 mpg to a very impressive 24.8 mpg. Also gone (kinda) are the silly dual-action faux-paddle shifters. Replacing them are F1 style right-is-up, left-is-down wheel-mounted paddles — a welcome improvement, though we’d still prefer column-mounted shifters like on Ferraris and Godzilla. And you can still opt for the inferior dual-action buttons if you like. Read more
