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WELCOME NEXT ISSUE ON SALE FRIDAY 27TH JANUARY PRE-ORDER AT bit.ly/911PW202303 By the time this issue of the world's best-selling monthly Porsche magazine lands on newsstands, we'll be less than forty-eight hours away from 2023. With the colossal amount of disruption we've all experienced during the past couple of years, not limited to the effects of a global pandemic, war breaking out in Europe and a government hellbent on tanking the economy, I sincerely hope the coming twelve months has relative calm in store. Of course, one way every Porsche owner can forget about the world's troubles for a short while is to start planning a calendar of events for the year ahead. There's no shortage of organised tours, Porsche track days and shows lined up for 2023, many of…

964 TARGA FLORIO I must be getting old. Well, actually, I am getting old, there's no ‘must be' about it. Can this explain why I'm starting to get the whole Targa thing? There was certainly a time when a 911 had to be a coupe and nothing else would do. The Targa's crime? Despite the fact it was named after the Targa Florio (the epic Sicilian road race Porsche dominated for two decades, coining eleven wins, nine second-place finishes, twelve third-place finishes and eight fastest laps), a 91 Targa was and is no road racer. More a California cruiser. This might be true of the Porsche factory version, but here I am, roof panel removed, driving some of my favourite Suffolk roads and, despite the November chill, the experience is…

MY GARAGE Regular readers will know of Scandinavia's biggest Porsche drive, hosted at the superb My Garage (mygarage.dk) complex in Vejle, a Danish city in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River valleys encounter one another. Every September, hundreds of the region's Porschephiles and their Stuttgart-crested cars descend on the site, which Porsche Servicecenter Vejle calls home. From the very oldest models to the newest, Porsches gather at Vejle for a celebration of the brand like no other, including a spirited drive through neighbouring countryside. The event's organisers are kind enough to invite me along each year, but for various reasons, not least punishing work deadlines and restrictions regarding border crossings at the height of the pandemic, I've…

TECH: SPECIALIST SUBSCRIBE TO 911&Porsche world SEE PAGE 118 FOR DETAILS Go hard or go home. These words have been spoken in racing time and again. It's only natural, then, those making the shift from race track to the business world should apply the same ethos when it comes to establishing a new company. "You could say we went in straight at the top level," laughs Paul McCallum, co-founder of Cheshirebased Assetti Performance (assetti.co.uk), the supercar tuning and paint protection centre he established with Boyzone singer and racing driver, Shane Lynch, in spring 2021. "Most people start off small, building their business from the ground up, but we did it the other way around. It was obviously a big risk. After all, huge financial investment in premises, people and equipment…

Back in September, I received a letter from Porsche Cars Great Britain regarding a safety recall for my 981 Boxster S. I was pleasantly surprised, considering the car is more than ten years old. The letter outlined an issue affecting the rear axle carriers, which required full replacement. According to Porsche, this was due to the possibility the carriers may have a potential "material defect due to a process error at the supplier" and “do not meet the required specifications." The side axle carriers are used for mounting the chassis components of the rear axle, therefore playing an important role in the functionality of the chassis and the car's driving characteristics. The letter explained how in extreme driving situations, such as "dynamic" driving on race tracks, the fault could cause…

We’ve been here before. A different day, a different year, a different owner even, but the same 911, not that you would believe it. Or me, for that matter, despite being the Porschephile journo at the wheel both then and now. Rewind back to June 2019 and what is now an eye-popping Shark Blue 993 Carrera RS replica was a rather more humble Carrera. It’s very much a project, though. Previous owner Matt Rowley determined to create his own vision of a lightweight 993. As you’ll note, the word ‘vision’ will crop up. Indeed, it’s what this 911 is all about, but as with so many things in life, vision comes in all sizes. Matt’s car wasn’t the only 993 involved in our cover shoot back in the day. The…

THEON 964 Founded in 2016, Oxfordshire-based Theon Design is headed by Adam Hawley, a car designer boasting more than two decades experience working for leading OEMs, including BMW, Jaguar, Lotus and Lexus. The Theon Design team — comprising experts in automotive design, engineering, engine and chassis development, as well as trim and overall vehicle assembly — is united around a singular objective: creating the ultimate air-cooled 911. The company evolved from Hawley's obsessive desire to build the perfect Porsche, one teaming the looks and driver involvement of an analogue classic with the comfort, drivability and performance of a modern sports car. "At Theon, our goal is to enhance the classic 911 formula, applying an OEM-like approach with computer-aided design, resulting in bespoke cars built to the highest possible quality and…

TECH: TOPICS When it comes to modern motoring, it's easy for us to consider the only real difference between an electric vehicle and the equivalent combustion engined car is the powertrain, but there are other factors to consider, not least brakes. Of course, both types of car feature braking systems, and both require a brake fluid change, usually every two years, but this is about as far as the similarities go. "The requirement for electric vehicles is often completely different," says David Kaiser, head of the research and development department at German automotive lubricant and additive giant, Liqui Moly (liqui-moly.com). “This is why we have developed a new DOT 5.1 brake fluid for EVs," he says. "Essentially, because regenerative braking sees an electric motor also acting as a brake making…

The GT3 driving experience without the GT3 price tag. This is how Charlie Wildridge, boss of Suffolkbased Porsche indie, William Francis, describes the Tiffany Blue 996 you see in our photos. If the car looks familiar, then you'll probably recall its star turn on the cover of our July 2022 issue, when it was paired with a zesty modified Cayman S Sport, the pair built by Charlie to demonstrate how anyone with a budget of thirty grand can have a ridiculously sorted 911 capable of taking the fight to track oriented GT Porsches costing three times as much. In fact, you can budget thirty grand and have change to spare — Charlie has advertised this stunning 996 as available with a purchase price of £27,995. So, then, what exactly do…

NEW LIMITED EDITION 911 DAKAR LAUNCHED AT LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW Restricted to production volume of just 2,500 units, the new 992-based 911 Dakar evokes the first overall victory by Porsche in the ParisDakar Rally, which simultaneously gave birth to all-wheel drive in the 911. Boasting ground clearance fifty millimetres higher than the current 911 Carrera and absorbing shocks through sport-spec suspension, the Dakar includes a standard lift system, raising the chassis a further thirty millimetres, providing ground clearance and ramp angle rivalling conventional SUVs. The lift system is not only used for slowly and safely moving the car across obstacles, but is an integral part of the 911's retuned chassis. The ‘high level' setting is available for ambitious off-road adventures when travelling up to 105mph. Above this speed, the…

I'm standing in the middle of the countryside. Bright blue skies have tried their best to shift the heavy rain from yesterday, but it's eleven degrees Celsius outside and I'm cold. Even so, I've just been handed the keys to a topdown, rear-wheel drive, supercharged 996 producing as much power as a GT2. This particular Porsche, however, has a narrower footprint. Such a mix of 911 personalities on greasy roads is a recipe for disaster, surely? I thought so, but spend some time digesting the car and you realise it's not as black and white as things first seem. Granted, the car is very black. Black paintwork, black alloys and black interior. Walking up to this 996 for the first time, it looks as understated as a monk. You'd never…

COMPLETE YOUR 911&Porsche COLLECTION ORDER BACK ISSUES AT bit.ly/issues911pw Launched in 1969, the 914 proved Porsche didn't need to survive on a diet of rear-engined metal alone. By 1975, however, the twoseater's time was up. That same year, the similarly radical 924 was launched. A failed project for Volkswagen designed by Porsche using a mismatch of parts from both manufacturers (including a front-mounted 125bhp two-litre inline-four), even the new car's near-perfect 53/47 front/ rear weight distribution didn't convince purists who were riled at a water-cooled configuration and non-Porsche origins. The first offering in the transaxle family was off to a difficult start. Extensively developed throughout its production run, the 924 yielded highperformance Turbo and Carrera GT variants, as well as the 245bhp Carrera GTS. Sadly, despite their big power and…

TECH: TOPICS Providing everything goes to plan, next month's issue of 911 & Porsche World will showcase the cars owned and maintained by the very contributors who bring you this magazine each month. One of the things separating this Porsche title from others is the fact we just don't just write about and photograph Porsches, we live and breathe them, too — almost without exception, every one of us owns at least one Stuttgart-crested speed machine. For my part, I'm the custodian of three Porsches: a 2006 997 Carrera 4S, a 1986 944 Turbo and a 1994 968 Sport, the latter acquired in July 2022 after a chance encounter with the sons of the previous owner, who bought the tidy transaxle in 1997. As its bulging folder of paperwork proves,…

This event follows in the footsteps of Gooding & Company's record-setting 2022 Amelia Island Auction, which became the firm's most successful sale at the venue to date, and also fittingly set the world record for all RUF automobiles ever sold at auction. This exceptional collection of RUFs, along with the rest of the soon-tobe-announced catalogue, will grace Gooding & Company's auction stage at the Omni Amelia Island Resort on Friday 3rd March. The legendary RUF Automobile GmbH was founded in 1939 by Alois Ruf Sr as a general and automotive repair workshop. In 1974, Alois Ruf Jr took over the business (following his father's passing) and shifted its focus to modifying and building Porschebased sports cars. In 1981, RUF became an official German car manufacturer, with vehicles built in-house on…