Articles about “911”
There was big news in F1, ALMS, and rally racing and lots of new car releases that show that manufacturers still care about performance. New Mustangs and Italian compacts are great, but they can be even better once they’re raced.
January 3rd, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »
When compiling this list, we looked for the ten most important or talked-about new car announcements or debuts throughout the year. If you don’t see your Ferrari 599 hybrid on the list, sorry.
December 20th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, New Cars | Read More »
Driving video of the 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS. 400hp+ engine, wider Carrera 4 body work, six-speed, and 19-inch wheels.
November 25th, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »
Looking back at the 2010 SEMA Show, we pick more of our favorite cars on display within the Las Vegas Convention Center.
November 15th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »
Racecars shine through the night, often with their headlights alone leading the way. Combine that with nighttime photography and fireworks, now you’ve got a race.
October 4th, 2010 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »
As the final stop on the ALMS calender, Petit Le Mans is a 10-hour or 1,000-mile endurance race at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA. Run as the season ender for the first time since 2003, Petit Le Mans has this year become a significant game changer.
October 4th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »
Two teams that were sure to get some practice time, regardless of the conditions, were both fielding Porsches. Flying Lizard, in the hunt for the GT championship, put their 911 GT3 RSR out on track with the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid.
September 30th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
At 10 hours and 1,000 miles in length, Petit Le Mans is one of the most famous professional endurance road races in the US. Imagine driving a prototype racer full out across a third of the Unites States. That’s endurance racing.
September 30th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
We hear almost 50 racecars will be lining up on the grid. Porsche will also have out the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, a Carrera racecar that is equipped with a regenerative KERS-like electrical energy system.
September 28th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »
We check out the new 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racecar. Nick Lester, technical director of Porsche Motorsport North America, takes us into the new 911 GT3 Cup car.
September 1st, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »
With million dollar cars on track and in the concours shows, some going for up to four million dollars in the auctions, enthusiasts show up to Monterey in waves. The cars entered fall into categories like 1966-1972 Trans-Am, 1981-1989 FIA Manufacturer Championship & IMSA GTP cars, Bugatti Grand Prix, and 1966-1983 F1.
August 27th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »
German race fans cried tears of sadness at the 2010 running of the 24 Hours of Spa as BMW failed to take the overall win and an Italian team came out on top using a Porsche chassis.
August 3rd, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »
The 911 GT3s in this video are doing things that you’d never see a housewife in Newport Beach attempt – slides and all. Turn up your speakers.
July 19th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »
This YouTube clip shows a grid girl standing in front of a 997 Porsche GT3 at Hockenheim. That is, until she completely goes down, right on to the hood.
June 4th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »
To the team here at The Octane Report, the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) race is the highlight of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (LBGP) weekend.
May 14th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
Up close with Falken’s 911 GT3 RSR. This 2010 GT3 RSR is raced in the GT2 class of the ALMS race series with Falken slick tires. Driven by factory driver Wolf Henzler and Bryan Sellers.
April 21st, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »
The most highly developed 911 racing chassis sold by Porsche Motorsport, the 911 GT3 RSR is a stripped out and reworked racecar that weighs about 2,700lbs and puts out 450hp through an air inlet restrictor. Falken Tire’s racecar was hand-built in Weissach, Germany and then flown straight to California for delivery.
February 11th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »
Porsche. Mere mention of the manufacturer conjures up names like Donohue, Rohrl and Dean. It’s distinctive 911 series of sports car has been made for decades and is one of the most recognizable auto designs on the market today.
June 29th, 2009 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »
Those crazy Germans. Wimmer Racing Technology (Wimmer Rennsporttechnik) recently made the decision that the twin-turbo rear-wheel drive Porsche 911 GT2 was a little too limp.
May 16th, 2009 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »
The 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 now has the distinction of being the fastest and most powerful GT3 ever. The naturally aspirated six-cylinder horizontally opposed boxer makes 435hp, 20hp more than before.
April 24th, 2009 | Filed under New Cars | Read More »