Category: Porsche
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Porsche 914 and 914-6: History, Specifications and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Porsche 914 was a two-seat, mid-engined targa sports car developed jointly by Volkswagen and Porsche and launched in 1969. European four-cylinder cars were sold as VW-Porsches, while the six-cylinder 914/6 used a Porsche 911 T engine; in the United States both were sold as Porsches. Its balanced layout and huge…
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Porsche 911 GT3 996: History, Specifications and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The 996-generation Porsche 911 GT3 introduced the GT3 badge in 1999. It combined a naturally aspirated motorsport-derived flat-six, six-speed manual gearbox, rear-wheel drive, fixed rear wing and track-focused chassis. The first version produced 360 PS; the revised 2003 model produced 381 PS and formed the basis of the first GT3 RS.…
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Porsche 911 Turbo 930: History, Specifications and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Porsche 911 Turbo 930 was the first series-production turbocharged 911. Porsche began production in 1974 with a 3.0-litre, 260 PS coupé, then enlarged the engine to 3.3 litres for the 1978 model year, adding an intercooler and raising output to 300 PS. Its wide body, fixed rear spoiler and sudden…
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Porsche Carrera GT: V10 History, Specifications and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Porsche Carrera GT is a mid-engined, carbon-fibre supercar powered by a naturally aspirated 5.7-litre V10 and a six-speed manual gearbox. Revealed as a concept in Paris in 2000 and built from 2003 to 2006, it turned an unused Porsche endurance-racing engine into a 612 PS road car. Porsche produced 1,270…