Please support our sponsors: This is What it is Like to Drive A Macan GTS up Pikes Peak It seems more like a dream than reality, but less than 2-weeks ago we were running close to the limit as we chased Jeff Zwart to the summit of Pikes Peak in the new Macan GTS. Porsche wanted to show us that
the Macan is as much a sports car as it is a utility vehicle and what better way to hammer home that point than to defy death at breakneck speeds as we climbed to 14,000+ feet. Here's what it was like. OTHER POSTS YOU MAY ENJOY Please support our sponsors: Vote for Luftgekühlt to be Named the Best Car Show in
America In a reader poll held by the USA Today, our favorite air-cooled Porsche show has been nominated and voted into the top ten car shows in America. Facing competition from the Italian eggheads voting for
'Concourso Italiano', and the hot rodder baby boomers voting for 'Back to the 50s' or 'Woodward Dream Cruise', and the staid and stodgy voting for various Concours d'Elegance, it is Luftgekühlt that stands alone as the laid back yet exceedingly impressively attended car show for real enthusiasts. There is no automotive brand with as great a following as Porsche, and no enthusiasts quite so enthusiastic as those of the air-cooled persuasion. It would only make sense that the
car show with the best cars, best attendees, and best event organizers should win the title of best, right? Here's how you can help! Don't forget to share this post with other Porsche fans so we can move
Patrick and Howie to #1!.
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Please support our sponsors: Our Favorite Porsches on eBay: Volume 56 We've been compiling the best Porsche models on eBay for almost two years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. In all that time, we've published these every other week. Well,
enough of you have spoken up that we're going to try a weekly format, with two of us picking selections, so check back often. This week, we're a bit all over the map. We have a tastefully modified 911, a well preserved SC that could make a great donor for your own Safari build, two dirt cheap 911 Cabriolets that could be a lot of fun or could cause a ton of financial heartache and lastly, a rare black beauty in the form of a limited edition 924. Some of these cars could be great collection investments, while others might prove to do more financial harm than good. OTHER POSTS YOU MAY ENJOY Please support our sponsors: The Wild Atlantic Way Should be on Every Porsche Fan's Bucket List of Must Drive
Roads There are hundreds, if not thousands, of great driving roads in the world. However, only a handful can be considered the best of the
best. Many of the best are well known and most likely already on your bucket list. Places like Italy's Stelvio Pass or the Amalfi Coast, the Great Ocean Road in Australia or even the Pacific Coast Highway or the Tail of the Dragon here in the U.S. All drives of a lifetime and all unique in their own way. Check out this post and video and see what makes the Wild Atlantic Way so special. OTHER POSTS YOU MAY
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Please support our sponsors: The New Panamera is Coming and Porsche Says it's the Fastest Luxury Sedan in the World! By the time you are reading this email, the new Panamera may already have been unveiled in Berlin. As of right now, pictures of the new design have already leaked and assuming they're real, look wonderful.
In the video in this post, Porsche claims the new Panamera is "the fastest luxury sedan on earth". It just may be true as we've heard rumors that it lapped the Nürburgring faster than many 2-door sports cars. Anyway,
if you missed the intro and want to see the new Panamera, the live unveiling we've linked to in this post should be playing/replaying by now (intro is at 2:10 PM EST). We'll have more details as they become
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If you enjoy these Porsche cartoons (or any of our other posts for that matter) we would love it if you would take a minute to share them with other like minded individuals. All you need to do is click here, or on the image above, and then share it by selecting any of the social network buttons you find on the side and bottom of the post. OTHER POSTS YOU MAY ENJOY Please support our sponsors: The Last Turn - This Wasn't The First Time Le Mans Ended The Way it Did! Did you know that what happened between Porsche and Toyota this year at Le Mans, happened before? With the events of the recent race, Porsche photographer Leonard Turner told us that this version of "The
Last Turn" just insisted on being written. There is even a back story to it as interesting as the story behind the image. Here's what Leonard had to say, "Stephanie and Bruce Anderson were there in the press box with us toward the end of the 1994 race, when things were looking so grim for our cars. Stephanie announced that she was going to 'hex' the Toyota, and went over to the window and made her pronouncement. The car obligingly broke shortly thereafter. Remembering this,
as Betty Jo and I were hovered over the live proceedings on her iPad Sunday morning, we discussed calling Stephanie but decided it was too early in California, so Betty Jo crafted her own hex. Seems she has the power too. Don't tell Toyota!" Here's the story of the 1994
race. OTHER POSTS YOU MAY ENJOY Please support our sponsors: How To Sell Your Porsche at Auction We cover a lot of Porsche auctions here at FLATSIXES.com and have spent a considerable amount of time attending them as well. We figured we might as well start providing some guidance for those of you
thinking of selling your Porsche at auction. This post is by no means meant to be a comprehensive DIY. Instead, we cover the broad strokes as part of an introduction and will do a few follow-up stories with more detailed information over the coming weeks and months. If you have any specific questions you want answered, please let us know and we'll do our best to address them in upcoming posts. For now, start with this post.
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Video of World's Worst Parking Job Leads Police to Cayenne
Involved in Hit & Run When we first saw the video in this post we knew there had to be more to it than just some idiot that didn't know how to park. Unless you were in a total panic there's just no way you would do this to your
car, let alone a Porsche. When we finally found out what actually happened it all made perfect sense. Talk about internet infamy. Watch for yourself and see what we
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