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Let's take a walk around the new 2024 Porsche Macan 4 and Turbo EV | FLATSIXES
At the 2024 New York International Auto Show in, you guess it, New York, Porsche brought its newest Macan for the audience to swoon over. One of the brand’s top-selling vehicles, the new Macan represents a fairly significant shift as the company electrifies such a popular vehicle. While yes, you can still get a Macan…
Lars Kern drives Taycan Turbo GT to record times at Laguna Seca and Nürburgring | FLATSIXES
The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, along with its Weissach Package variant, has recently set new records for electric series-production cars on renowned race tracks, underscoring Porsche’s engineering prowess and the vehicle’s exceptional performance capabilities. Development driver Lars Kern piloted the Taycan Turbo GT to a record lap time at the Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca in…
2024 Porsche Macan debuts as electric-only performance crossover | FLATSIXES
A paragon of good taste and driving enjoyment, the Porsche Macan is easy to recommend to nearly anyone shopping for a compact luxury SUV, but this near-universal praise hasn’t stopped the hallowed German automaker from improving the breed. On Thursday, Porsche debuted the new, all-electric 2024 Macan, which ditches cylinders for battery cells yet still…
Revolutionizing speed: Porsche Taycan sets a new benchmark at Nürburgring | FLATSIXES
Porsche has once again demonstrated its prowess in the electric vehicle arena with its pre-series Taycan, setting a new lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. This record-breaking lap, clocked at 7:07.55 minutes, was achieved by Porsche development driver Lars Kern. This time is a significant 26 seconds faster than the previous record set by the…
Porsche tops latest sales satisfaction survey from leading study | FLATSIXES
In the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study, Porsche has emerged as the leading premium brand, achieving the highest score among competitors in its category. The company recorded a score of 840 points, marking a nine-point increase from previous evaluations. This accomplishment positions Porsche at the forefront in both the premium car…
Timo Resch appointed President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America | FLATSIXES
Timo Resch has been officially appointed as the new President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America Inc. (PCNA), according to a recent announcement from the company. Resch, who began his career with Porsche in 1995 as a student in Zuffenhausen, has returned to the company’s North American headquarters in Atlanta to assume his new…
Porsche unveils next-generation Panamera | FLATSIXES
Porsche has unveiled the highly anticipated third generation of its Panamera model, a luxury sedan known for its sporty performance, which now boasts a more digital, luxurious, and efficient design. Scheduled to arrive at U.S. Porsche Centers in Spring 2024, the 2024 Panamera starts at $99,900, not including delivery fees, and represents a significant evolution…
Featured Sale: 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Clubsport | FLATSIXES
This 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera RS is one of 290 examples equipped with the M003 Clubsport option and one of just 20 cars that were intended for use in a one-make GT race series in Macau, China. When the series was canceled before it began, the cars were distributed to Art Sports of Osaka,…
AO Racing introduces a killer T-Rex GTD livery ahead of Sebring 12 Hour | FLATSIXES
While AO Racing ran a special Preston Henn’s Swap Shop livery at the 24 Hours of Daytona back in January, commemorating the Swap Shop 935 winning the race outright in 1983, the team have retired that livery for the full season, and are instead going to be racing with a wonderfully comical T-Rex livery. The…
Toyota fastest Hypercar in pre-Sebring FIA WEC test, Porsche neck-and-neck with Cadillac | FLATSIXES
After two days of testing running at Sebring International this weekend ahead of the FIA WEC’s season opening 1000 Miles of Sebring next weekkend, it is clear that Porsche is in the top half of the Hypercar class with its freshly-debuted 963 hybrid LMDh prototype. Toyota, which has been running a pair of GR010 Hybrid…
Classic 911 owners delight; now you can get a brand new magnesium engine case | FLATSIXES
Porsche announced earlier this week that it would begin reproducing original magnesium engine cases for 1968 to 1976 911 models. The engine case is the center part of the aircooled heart of a 911, where the rotating assembly is held; the crankshaft and the connecting rods attached to it. The individual aircooled cylinders bolt on…
Report: The upcoming Porsche 911 GT2 RS will be hybrid | FLATSIXES
Porsche’s world-bending turbocharged RennSport model first showed its face in dealerships a bit over a decade ago, back in 2010. Of course, the first of the GT division’s turbocharged models came way back in the heady 1990s with the 993-generation GT2, and that was furthered by the all-conquering widow-making 996-generation GT2. By the time the…
Porsche adds female driver development program to its motorsport pyramid | FLATSIXES
Porsche’s recent motorsport history is has been pretty woman-inclusive, hiring driving talent like IMSA champion Christina Nielsen to drive 911s and open-wheel legend Simona de Silvestro as test and development driver for the massively successful Formula E program. Women love Porsches just as much as men do, and everybody loves racing once they give it…
Porsche is planning an in-car app store rollout | FLATSIXES
When you’ve already perfected the driving experience, there’s not much left to do but turn your development expertise to the in-car entertainment. Okay, maybe that’s a bit exaggerative, but anyway Porsche is working on integrating a new set of in-car apps for use with its infotainment systems, via an app store. This comes in conjunction…
Twelve Porsches make Le Mans 24 entry list | FLATSIXES
It’s finally Le Mans Entry List Day, and we get to see just how serious Porsche is about trying to win the big race this year. As it turns out, they’re taking it pretty seriously. The big news today is that Porsche will have a full three-car factory-backed entry in the Hypercar class with a…
António Félix da Costa finds his first Formule E victory for Porsche in Cape Town | FLATSIXES
In perhaps one of the most exciting battles in Formula E history, Porsche’s António Félix da Costa pushed into the lead on the final lap to clinch his first victory as a Porsche works driver in the new Porsche 99X Electric. Team driver Pascal Wehrlein suffered a crash under braking on the first lap,…
Report: Porsche to unveil a 992-generation Speedster later this year | FLATSIXES
The Porsche Speedster is an icon nearly as old as the company itself. First introduced as a stripped back proto-sports-purpose version of the 356, the Speedster was the brainchild of importer and marketing genius Max Hoffman. Aiming to compete with the stripped back British roadsters of the era, Porsche removed interior trimmings and added a…
The Porsche 911 GT3 RS Tribute To Carrera RS is an ungainly named track monster only for the U.S. | FLATSIXES
There have only been a handful of times that Porsche offered a car that was specifically for the American market; 912E, 964 RS America, America Roadster to name a few. The newest America-only car from the brand is the new ‘911 GT3 RS Tribute to Carrera RS Package’. Yes, that’s the car’s full name. It’s…
Porsche has an app called ROADS to help you find your favorite driving route | FLATSIXES
One of the joys of driving a Porsche is in getting out there and getting a little bit lost. Sometimes you’ll go for a drive just for the fun of it, to experience a little bit of connection with your car on a good driving road with good scenery. Thankfully Porsche understands that, and is…
Have you got your tickets for Rennsport Reunion 7 yet? | FLATSIXES
In celebration of Porsche’s 75th anniversary, Porsche Cars North America is gearing up for the 7th rendition of Rennsport Reunion, once again held at the iconic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The four-day event from September 28 to October 1 of this year will be the biggest yet, and the theme is “Icons of Porsche”. Isn’t…
This street-legal 911 RSR could be your next daily driver if you're hard enough | FLATSIXES
If you’re looking for a car that you can take to the track and look like a total badass, this is probably a good place to start. Built in a very 1970s kind of way, with giant RSR flares, a big wing, and a bunch of fiberglass, this 911 has an alleged 350 horsepower from…
This guy is such a Porsche fanatic, they named a color after him | FLATSIXES
One of the many compelling things about the Porsche brand is its paint to sample program. Porsche knows that its customers are positively fanatical about getting the car they want exactly the way they want it. If Porsche doesn’t offer a shade someone wants in the standard lineup of colors, they can absolutely pay a…
A Porsche 964 Carrera RS 3.8 is the hero of the new Transformers movie | FLATSIXES
If you were paying attention to the commercials during the big game last night, you’d have seen the first trailer for Transformers Rise of the Beasts, which comes out on June 9th this summer. The 30-second spot was quite Porsche-heavy as the 964-based Mirage will play the hero role in the new film alongside actor…
Porsche teammates finish well in India Formula E race while Andretti struggles | FLATSIXES
Porsche had a very interesting weekend at the Hyderabad E-Prix over in India, starting with some serious adversity and overcoming that to score some good points. On the first lap of free practice 1, championship leader Pascal Wehrlein spun hard into the wall when his Porsche 99x Electric race car throttle jammed wide open into…