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When I was asked to choose a performance car to drive The Car Guide’s promotional contest winners around the track, the answer was easy. For me, choosing the Porsche 911 Carrera was practically a no-brainer. With its timeless, classic lines and precision mechanics, the 911 Carrera can keep pace on …

It’s hard to resist the Porsche 911’s charms. Introduced 50 years ago, it has become a true automobile icon. Of course, with such a rich heritage, introducing new generations isn’t easy for Porsche. Keeping the model competitive means preserving the existing features while adding just enough new ones, knowing full …

This April marks the arrival of the Cabrio and the beginning of a new cycle for the Porsche 911, mere months after the launch of the all-new 2012 Carrera and Carrera S. A series of variants and trim levels are set to follow with all-wheel drive and turbocharged engines, allowing …

The 911 is the unassuming star, the marathon runner and the improbable monarch of sports cars. Seemingly destined to fail with its flat engine perched behind the rear axle, it has somehow managed to become the delight, the fascination and the obsession of several hundreds of thousands of driving and …

The Cayenne and the Panamera have been lining Porsche’s coffers for years, but the 911 remains now and forever the brand’s heart and soul. Their Motorsport Centre in Weissach is overrun with versions vying to become the eighth generation of this legendary sports car that will be unveiled at the …

In the warmth of the summer sun, with dry pavement below your feet and miles of visibility above, a 911 Turbo is not the frightening monster that many a scribe has made it out to be. Oh sure, it’s faster than a speeding neuron and vastly capable of outstripping your …

When you love to drive and are passionate about cars, there’s no refusing an offer to ride in a Porsche. Not even in the wee hours of a winter morning when The Weather Network warns that it’s 24-below outside at Mont-Tremblant. The day before the course, two dozen automobile columnists …

Although not always the most spectacular, the Porsche 911 definitely was the most memorable sports car of the first century of the automobile. The first came off the line in the autumn of 1963 and the series hasn’t stopped evolving for almost half a century. Moreover, the Turbo has always …

On the 10th of September, 1944, Lt. William H. Baker, a navigator with the 600th Squadron, 398th Bomber Group, 8th U.S. Air Force, took off from England, destined for Stuttgart, Germany. Flying at 26,000 feet after dropping 6,000 pounds worth of ordinance from his B-17, Lt. Baker took the time …

Whenever a new 911 Turbo launches, it’s always a big deal. It has been ever since the very first was launched at the 1974 Paris Motor Show. And since the body and basic dimensions have remained unchanged over the years, Porsche hasn’t had to give it a new code. Instead, …