Berlin Motor Books presented the new book “Porsche Carrera RS 50 YEARS 1972-2022” at Ande Votteler in Balingen on June 25. Porsche Carrera RS collector and specialist Johan Dirickx from Belgium provided five of his vehicles for the event, which are also featured in the book. For every Porsche fan it was a great opportunity…
The Porsche Club RS de France organized an international meeting on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Carrera RS 2.7 in Le Mans. The meeting took place from 26 to 29 May. The meeting began in the late afternoon of May 26 with a welcome drink and dinner at the Brit Hotel Le…
One of the greatest rarities of the 964 generation came on the market in 1993. As the 964 RS had sold very well in Europe, it didn’t seem right for the Americans to come away empty-handed. Porsche remembered that the twentieth anniversary of the birth of the 911 Carrera RS in 1973 was just around…
The motorsport legend that is the Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 is one of the most sought-after sports cars ever! Due to its dynamics and very limited production run, the Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 has always been in extremely high demand. The Carrera RS is even considered the most sought-after 911 among the air-cooled classics…
Louise Piëch was born in 1904 as the eldest daughter of the legendary automobile designer and inventor Ferdinand Porsche. Five years later, her brother Ferry Porsche followed. Louise Piëch had never planned to play a major role in her father’s company. She was more interested in art, which was why she opted to study art…
As with the previous model, the 964, the plan from the outset was to offer a version of the 993, which first went on sale in model year 1998, for the Porsche Supercup, which was first staged under the auspices of Formula 1 in 1993. At the national level, the 1990 Carrera Cup replaced the…
To this day, the engine of the Porsche 993 is something very special. As the last air-cooled engine in the legendary nine-eleven, this unit is also the most mature of the entire model series. And even more remarkable, Ferry Porsche died on the very day that the last engine for the 993 was built in…
Since 1975, the “Turbo” has been the biggest attraction in the world’s most admired 911 series. The Porsche 911 Turbo 964 model generation is, in quality terms, one of the most prestigious the sports car sector has to offer. It is excellently finished down to the smallest detail and is known to be very reliable….
In the early 1990s, Porsche was publicly being touted as a takeover candidate. The recession had had a devastating effect on sports car sales. The Porsche 928 and 968 series had almost entirely ceased to sell, so all eyes once again turned to the Porsche 911 as the great white hope. At least one positive…
Helmuth Bott is one of the most important technology pioneers ever to have worked for Porsche. He arrived at Porsche aged 26 after an apprenticeship with Daimler-Benz, a degree in engineering at the University of Stuttgart and several internships at Daimler and Bosch. The Porsche 356 from the Stuttgart works was only just celebrating its…
