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While Porsche supplied turbocharged V6 engines to Formula One teams in the 1980s, most famously McLaren during its peak, and later built an ill-fated V12 for the Footwork team, the German sports car maker has been absent from F1 since 1991. During the most recent Austrian Grand Prix, however, Porsche took part in a meeting to determine
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Croatian electric hypercar manufacturer Rimac is making some really big moves, punching way above its weight class. For over a decade Bugatti has been the name that everyone thinks of when they picture a fast car, and Rimac just merged with the high-end French boutique manufacturer. There is something beautiful about one of the fastest
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(Sponsored) From the sweet revving sound to the exciting smell of petrol and burnt tires, to Le Mans 24-hour race, where bold and fearless drivers race the unbelievably fast cars. This is where, everywhere is quite except you hear the extremely loud engines and your own heartbeat. Hands sweating, teeth grinding, eyes wide open and heads turning for 24 hours. …
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Forty-three thousand Taycans, that's every Taycan built and sold up to now, have been issued an official global recall. The problem stems from a faulty software issue that causes the Taycan to shut off without warning. Every single Taycan will receive a software update to fix the issue. Porsche exec Klaus Rechberger told Reuters that the
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Porsche has become quite focused on its goal of reducing its carbon footprint. As one of the most electrified automotive brands in the world, bringing decades of experience making fun cars and bringing it to the future of electrification, Porsche knows the importance of environmental care. When Porsche built its most recent factory
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Every week, we here at FlatSixes send out a curated list of all of the week's posts and top stories. This newsletter is quite popular amongst our faithful and we enjoy putting it together each week. In fact, expect some fun additions to the newsletter as time progresses. But sometimes there is some breaking news that we think you might be …
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PCNA is in an incredible place right now. Coming off a first half of 2020 that nobody would wish on their worst enemies, Porsche has managed to bounce back with incredible speed, selling more cars in North America across Q2 of 2021 than it has ever sold in any quarter to date. How many new Porsche sales in the U.S. market does it take to
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Porsche has been playing games with other manufacturers at the Nurburgring for years, continually upping the ante within months of competitors "beating" them. It all started back in November of 2017 when Porsche set a scarcely believable time of 6:47.30 in a then-new 991 GT2 RS. That next summer Lamborghini took to the 'Ring with its
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