Innholdsfortegnelse for No. 199 i Total 911

It’s the end of an era in motorsport circles as Porsche formally ends its factory involvement Stateside in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Ultimately a victim of financial implications from the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision is a cost-saving one, with bosses determining it as the most viable route for a cost saving in Motorsport globally. A great shame, not just because the works team has been so successful in GTLM the last seven years, but because the crowds (when permitted to attend) are staunch Porsche supporters, so big is the passion for the Swabian sports car manufacturer throughout the US. “Dimson has kept a low profile since leaving Porsche, so it was a real pleasure to have him open up to me” Staying with a US theme, it was a…

It is something that’s impossible to quantify, but when asked what the key goal was with the new 992 GT3, there’s absolutely no delay before Andreas Preuninger, director of Porsche’s GT Model Line simply says: “emotion.” The rest is pure engineering, this being conventionally measurable, and follows the usual GT3 formula. In the unlikely event you’re not familiar with that, it means keeping check of the weight, adding agility and improving performance, all while bound by the increasingly restrictive burdens of bureaucracy and legislation, be it emissions, noise or crash worthiness. Indeed, Preuninger admits that the ever-changing, more restrictive boundary conditions mean around 80 per cent of the GT department’s engineering expertise is dedicated to keeping the existing level of performance in ever-tougher conditions, with the other 20 per cent…

Tempting though the rounded talents of Turbo S undoubtedly are, the same sum of money does introduce a few rather interesting alternatives, ranging from the focus of a GT model to the more luxurious approach of a GTS, plus an opportunity to experience the air-cooled end of the 911 spectrum. 991.2 GTS With its turbocharged 3.0-litre 9A2 engine the GTS offered an additional 30hp and 50Nm compared to the 991.2 Carrera S, so there’s no shortage of performance. Okay, so the punch isn’t quite as explosive as the Turbo S but you’re unlikely to be disappointed, plus there’s the promise of an equally lavish standard spec, and a 2017/2018 RWD car is within budget. 997.1 GT3 Featuring a 3.6-litre motor carried over from the 996 GT3 – revved to a…

By 1958 Zuffenhausen was giving serious thought to the next Porsche. The 356 was approaching its tenth birthday and if a facelift, the 356B, was imminent, it was still fundamentally a 1940s design and newer competitors offered both more space and more performance. The direction that the next Porsche would need to take was clear. If Ferry’s dictum that there had to be room at least for a set of golf clubs was achieved with the early styling proposals, it was rather assumed that the next Porsche would be both bigger and heavier and that six rather than four cylinders would be providing the necessary power and refinement improvements. Designing the new power plant, an air-cooled engine with horizontally opposed pistons following established Porsche practice, fell to the production engineers…

Lee Sibley Poole, UK @lee_sibs That Nine Eleven Guy Road to Redline Model 996.1 CARRERA Year 1998 Acquired JAN 2019 We only got the green light to visit the Porsche Museum, Stuttgart, around 24 hours before we’d intended to leave. What followed was one of the most memorable adventures back to Porscheplatz, aspects of which I’m excited to share with you in detail over the coming issues. However, I thought I’d use my column this month to offer a behind-the-scenes account of the trip at large. As I say, our green light to go only arrived the day before – the reason being we needed permission from the Porsche family to shoot two special cars in their possession. Access duly granted, I booked a return crossing via the channel tunnel…

“Win on Sunday, sell on Monday,” as the saying goes, is a core element of the Porsche brand: for years its racing programme has been key to its identity, with customers aspiring to own sports cars such as the 911 off the back of its decorated racing exploits. Indeed, key to the 911’s near 60-year longevity has been the 30,000-odd race victories (and counting) it can lay claim to, far more than any other sports car. A man who’s chipped in with a fair few of those victories – at notable events, no less – is Nick Tandy. The quiet Brit might not seek the limelight like some of his current works driver teammates, yet his contribution to the 911’s story post-millennia cannot be underestimated. Tandy is a winner of…

After contesting a total of 75 races since 2014, achieving 21 wins and 56 podiums in the process, the North American Porsche works team bows out of IMSA competition with victory in the final race of the 2020 season at Sebring 12 Hours. Prior to the race, the team unveiled special ‘stars and stripes’ liveries for the 515hp 911 RSRs as a thank you to the country which has offered six years of stellar GT competition.…

Totally 911 committed Dear Sir, I have been reading Total 911 for about nine months now and finally pulled the trigger and found one of my own. I have come to enjoy so much more about these amazing cars through reading your magazine too. I had already been the owner of a 2006 Cayman S (fully loaded with anything you could get, including PCCB) and wondered just what this mystique was all about with these 911 cars. So four months ago we found this beautiful Rainforest green metallic Carrera Cabriolet, and now I know what the 911 allure is all about. Here in the US Pacific Northwest we see plenty of rain, wind and a couple of snowfalls each winter. I took out the Cayman in the winter and she…

‘PPF’ is a term that’s become increasingly prevalent in prestige automotive circles in recent years. Indeed, PPF, or ‘paint protection film’, is seen as an essential investment in the ownership experience of your Porsche, allowing you to use your sports car as intended, free from the worry that your enjoyment on the road might be to the detriment of your car’s paintwork. PPF is a thermoplastic urethane film that forms an almost invisible shield over your car. Essentially it’s body armour for your vehicle, protecting it from chips and abrasions commonly collected while out on the road. As values of 911s have soared in recent years, owners have increasingly sought to protect what is a rolling investment, where pristine bodywork is a fundamental factor. PPF as a technology has evolved…

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Just as in the spring, on the face of it the general economic outlook is bleak. Markets are sliding as Europe grapples with a second wave of COVID-19. Many territories, including here in the UK, have imposed another lockdown, thus banning vehicle showrooms from operating. So what effect has this had on Porsche 911 values? “It’s fair to say the market confidence we were seeing throughout spring and summer has faded a little,” says Karl Meyer, owner of 2911 the Porsche Buyer. “There’s a theory the market has been supported by generous grants from the government to a degree, with bounce back loan money finding its way into the market. All of that has stopped now, and the general public have tightened their belts amid so much uncertainty. Generally speaking,…

Special edition RS in the pipeline? Ducktailed 992 prototype sparks rumours of celebratory Rennsport Total 911’s spies have captured an unknown 992 in testing on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, adding fuel to the fire of rumours of a possible special edition Rennsport in the making. The mule appears cloaked in a Turbo-spec ultra-wide body, complete with trademark side air intakes – however, at the rear of the prototype, a definitive ducktail wing can be seen. Other aspects of the mule, largely covered by black tape and discreet black panelling, appear to mimic that of a standard Turbo: front and rear PUs, centre lock wheels, and ride height all fall into line with usual Turbo styling. The placing of the dual exhaust outlets also echo a Turbo aesthetic, being placed either side…

HISTORY AND TECH It was almost 30 years ago when the Turbo S badge first appeared, that model being the 964 that arrived in 1992 and was soon revered for its pace, rarity and sheer desirability. It would be used on each of the succeeding generations and by 2013 it was the turn of the Gen1 991. Available in Coupe and Cabriolet forms, it was an outstanding confection that combined towering performance with a lavish specification. The outright speed – 197mph, and the 0-62mph sprint ticked off in just 3.1 seconds – was delivered by the same 3.8-litre engine as the standard Turbo, a unit boasting a pair of variable geometry blowers and that produced 560hp at 6,000rpm. 30 more horses than before, there was the same increase in torque…

The year 1973 was significant for a couple of reasons. On 3 April that year, the first ever mobile phone call was made by a Motorola engineer in Manhattan, New York, and the world as we knew it was changed forever. The second reason – and perhaps more relevant to Porsche enthusiasts – was the introduction of the 911 Carrera RS, a high-performance road and race car that elevated Porsche’s standing on the international motorsport stage. Announced at the Paris Motor Show in October 1972, the 911 Carrera RS was powered by a 2.7-litre engine producing 210 horsepower, and featured a radical new aerodynamic device, the engine-lid ducktail. Porsche’s intention was to create the next racing 911, but in order to do this it had to produce 500 roadgoing versions…

911s in the data file are organised in rows according to release date, beginning with the very first model in 1964. Many models were available in Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet forms, with the option of automatic transmission. Here, data has been provided from the Coupe variants unless stated. All data here has been compiled, where possible, from Porsche’s own figures. General valuations This reflects the general market trend for a model’susedvaluecompared to the previous financial quarter. The review for 2021 Q1 will be January. The review for 2020 Q4 was October. Ratings Each model is rated out of five in our half-star system according to their performance, handling, appearance and desirability.…

Winter time brings with it some new challenges to our roads. Temperatures plummet, sometimes leading to the presence of ice or snow, but rain brings with it wet leaves which rot on our roads after falling from trees in the autumn. These new dangers all mean there’s less grip to play with, which is where winter tyres come in – their compound and profile seeks to mitigate the conditions and drop in grip levels. But how do they work? Compared to a traditional summer tyre, a winter tyre has a softer compound at low temperatures, with a revised tread pattern boasting many deeper grooves or ‘sipes’, presenting what looks like thousands of little blocks covering the tyre’s tread. These blocks have a greater propensity to flex compared to the larger…