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Know Your 911: Part 2 – the G-Series

November 26, 2018July 21, 2019 Peter Anderson911, knowyour911, porsche, porsche 9110 comment

Porsche’s second-generation of the decade-old 911 was really just a big facelift. Known as the G model, its growing popularity in the US and the big changes in the global market meant big changes for Porsche’s 2+2. Looking for the other parts? Click here The G-Series was half-rationalisation – you could only get the 2.7-litre flat-six from the start – and half regulatory. The US had brought in rules that fundamentally ruined the looks of a lot of cars, most famously the MGB. Most American cars were already too ugly to…

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Know Your 911: Part 1 – the 911

November 26, 2018July 21, 2019 Peter Anderson911, knowyour911, porsche, porsche 9110 comment

We’re counting down the 911s as launch day for the eighth-generation moves closer. Here we start with the original 911, released fifty-five years ago. Porsche intended the 356 successor to be called 901 but pesky old Peugeot got in the way. After some no doubt tense discussions – things are rather rosier between the two countries today – Porsche settled on 911. A hit in the US, the car quickly took hold. Porsche introduced a drop top and in response to US concerns about that style of car’s safety record,…

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Porsche 919 Nürburgring: Lap Time Shredded

June 30, 2018 Peter Andersonnurburgring, porsche, porsche 9190 comment

The Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo has shredded the Nürburgring lap time set three decades ago by Stefan Bellof. I mean, seriously. This thing is so fast it barely registered with me, I thought it was fake news. But it sunk in that the lap record for the Ring is now firmly in the low five minute range. Porsche 919 Tribute Porsche’s 919 Hybrid Evo is currently on something of a victory lap of the planet, knocking off records as it goes. Following Porsche’s withdrawal from the World Endurance Championship’s LMP1…

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Porsche Taycan – New Electric Porsche Named

June 9, 2018May 9, 2020 Peter Andersonelectric, porsche, taycan0 comment

Porsche’s electric future is underway and the first car has a name – Porsche Taycan. Yeah, you read that right. Tell me you didn’t hear aha’s “Take On Me” in your head as soon as you saw that. Mission-E becomes Porsche Taycan The Porsche path to electric has been a long, considered one. While Tesla provides covering fire for everyone, the people at Porsche have been getting on with it. By 2022, Porsche will have spent more than €6bn (US$7.1bn) on electric mobility. That’s twice the originally-planned figure, but I smell…

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Porsche Amps Up The 911: The GT3 RS Is Here

February 21, 2018 Peter Anderson911, gt3, gt3 rs, porsche, porsche 9110 comment

Porsche’s brand new track weapon, the 911 GT3 RS is here and boy is it a machine. Naturally-aspirated, lighter and harder, the new RS is certain to keep tongues wagging for years to come. And after the GT3 and GT2 RS, it’s the third hardcore “road-approved” 911 in less than 12 months. 911 GT3 RS Based, obviously, on the 911 GT3, this bad boy is, predictably, rather more than a stickers-and-shocks pack. The 4.0-litre flat six smacks out 383kW (520PS) for a 0-100km/h time of 3.2 seconds before heading on…

Porsche Cayman and Boxster GTS

March 22, 2014May 17, 2018 Peter Andersonboxster, cayman, featured, news, porsche0 comment

Oh-ho, now we’re talking. The fine folk at Dr Ing hc F Porsche (we’re very formal here at The Redline) have just dropped two new models. The Cayman and Boxster have had the GTS treatment, making them even faster. How good is a weekend press release catchup? Peter AndersonPeter Anderson is the Editor and founder of the theredline.com.au. He’s been writing about cars for years and finds it difficult to talk about anything else.