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Ever since EA sports lost their exclusive rights to the use of Porsche vehicles in video games, we've been talking about the importance of the video game market to Porsche's future. Yesterday, Porsche underscored that importance by revealing
the new GT2 RS, for the first time, in the most unlikely of ways.
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6 GIFT IDEAS FOR YOUR PORSCHE LOVING DAD OR GRAD |
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Not only is it graduation time, but Father's Day is just around the corner. If you have a Porsche fan you need to buy a gift for, or your own family needs ideas for you, we've put together this short list for you to choose from. We
tried to find something for everyone's budget and even have a 15% discount offer from one of our sponsors.
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WHY THE 996 IS THE BEST 911 |
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Has there been a 911 generation more polarizing than the 996? There are a few years of 911s which are not well liked (I'm looking at you, thermal reactor cars). From the car's inception through the end of the 993 generation, the most polarizing
change was the addition of Macpherson Strut front suspension in 1989. To the Porsche loyal, however, every new iteration of 911 was familiar. Breaking with that familiarity bred contempt. The 996, with its controversial styling, and more importantly its water-cooling, tended to boil blood more than coolant.
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HUNZIKER ART CAR: NOVA SCOTIA TO CALIFORNIA IN A GT3 |
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Last month we introduced you to Nic Hunziker's new "Art Car" project where he's bartering art in order to build what he calls "the missing link between the 996.1 GT3 and the 996.2 GT3 RS", a 1999 GT3R
Strassenversion. When we last left you, Nic and FLATSIXES.com contributor Brett Sloan were on their way to Nova Scotia to pick-up the donor car for this project, a 996 GT3 acquired through a lot of searching and the liberal use of original artwork to sweeten the deal. After a few technical delays, and some paperwork snafus, Nic and Brett made it to Canada and have been driving the GT3 cross-country back to LA. |
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THIS LIMITED EDITION 911 TURBO S IS THE MOST POWERFUL EVER |
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The new 2018 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series Coupe from Porsche is the most powerful 911 Turbo S ever! That's a pretty bold statement considering the 911s that have come before it. I still remember my first time driving a Turbo S. It left an indelible mark in my memory. This newest version, limited to just 500 units worldwide makes 607 horsepower (or 27 more than before) and 553 lb. -ft. of torque available
between 2,250 and 4,000 RPMs.
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THESE ARE THE WINNERS OF OUR TEQUIPMENT CONTEST |
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In one of our earlier newsletters we offered to give away five (5) Tequipment Charge-o-mat Pro Battery chargers. Entry was simple and we promised to reveal the winners today. Without further ado, our five lucky winners are: - Bill Roberts of Richland, WA
- Hugh
Tackett of Bluff City, TN
- Marc Schwartz of Albuquerque, NM
- Gary Lee of Cameron Park, CA
- Sherwin Eng of Kent, WA
To claim your prize, please send us an email with the name and address of your preferred Porsche dealer where you would like to pick-up your prize (prizes will not be shipped). Once we receive that information someone from your local dealership will be in-touch to provide instructions on scheduling a time to pick
up your new charger. Please use this link, or our contact form, to send us the information above. You'll have until Monday, the 19th of June, 2017 to respond. Unfortunately, if we haven't heard from you by then you'll forfeit your prize and we'll award it to the next eligible entry.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED. PLEASE STAY TUNED OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS FOR OTHER GREAT CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS INCLUDING A RADAR/LASER DETECTOR FROM K40
ELECTRONICS!
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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 Porsche friends. All you need to do is click any of the social sharing buttons you see
below this entry. Alternatively, you can 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.
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TWITTER IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO FOLLOW PORSCHE AT LE
MANS |
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If you're not lucky enough to attend Le Mans in person, the next best thing is to follow along on Twitter. In our annual guide we run down everything you need to know in order to follow the race in as close to real time as possible. We list out all the drivers, teams and official hash tags as well as industry pundits and others of interest. Using Twitter to follow Le
Mans gets you behind the scenes and into the minds and thoughts of drivers and teams alike. |
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MATT FARAH DRIVES THE 2017 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4
GTS |
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Have you driven a 991.2 with Porsche's newly turbocharged engine yet? If you haven't, you really should stop on by your local dealer and try one on for size. You'll be amazed at how non-turbo like these new turbos are. Sure, I know, how could it
ever be as good as a normally aspirated engine? What about Turbo lag, won't it bother me? The truth is, Porsche's done a remarkable job with the new 991.2 and their biggest engine architecture change since switching from air-cooled to water-cooled. The first time we drove a 991.2 we were pleasantly surprised at what we've come to know as Porsche's new normal.
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GRAND CAYMAN: PATRICK PILET AND RICHARD LIETZ ON THE 911
RSR |
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"It's a brand new approach, but Porsche has a lot of experience with many other cars. There is also Cayman, a mid-engine car, and we have some data from that. So, we didn't start from a white page completely." Those are Patrick Pilet's
words, not mine. I'm not trying to say the new 911 RSR is a Grand Cayman, but experience with the Cayman certainly helped Porsche to create their new racer. Pilet and Lietz offer numerous insights into developing the RSR, Lietz in particular was on hand for nearly all of the tests.
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A PORSCHE FAN'S GUIDE TO THE 2017 24 HOURS OF LE MANS |
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