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Porsche has announced it is to take ownership of the famous Nardo Proving Ground in southern Italy. The company's engineering consultancy wing, the Porsche Engineering Group, will assume ownership as of May 2012. Nardo is currently owned by Italian firm Prototipo SpA. No fee has been disclosed by either party. Why has Porsche shelled out for Nardo? Most well-known for its 12.5km banked oval circuit ...

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Porsche buys Nardo for high-speed tests

Ollie Kew, 11 April 2012 14:53

Win a copy of Hans Mezger’s Porsche autobiography

Ben Pulman, 22 February 2012 14:58

Click here to win a copy of Hans Mezger's book. The new March 2012 issue of CAR Magazine features a 35-page Porsche special, led by our exclusive first ride in the new Boxster S. There’s also a 1400-mile American road trip in the latest Porsche 911, everything you need to know about the £645k 918 Spyder hybrid supercar, and your ...

Porsche 991: our comprehensive guide to the new 911

Ben Barry (photography exclusively for CAR by Paul Barshon), 12 October 2011 16:46

Porsche president and chief CEO Matthias Muller couldn’t be accused of lacking confidence when he introduces CAR to the new 991-generation Porsche 911 at the Porsche Museum, Stuttgart. ‘Technologically and visually the car is a masterpiece,’ he says. ‘I don’t think I am promising too much here. I already know this car, I know it at detail level; the engineers ...

Porsche 911 (2011) first official pictures of new 991

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Ben Pulman, 23 August 2011 08:00

At last, the new Porsche 911 is here. This all-new, 991-spec Porsche 911 will be unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show next month, and although you may feel like you've seen it already, that's only because a few pictures leaked out last week. What can you tell me about the new Porsche 911? The 911 has been around since ...

Porsche 911 (2011) the leaked images of the 991

Ben Pulman, 18 August 2011 10:00

This is the new Porsche 911, and these images have been leaked ahead of the car’s official debut at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show in September. This Porsche 911 actually looks a little different to the current rear-engined icon… Codenamed 991, the new 911 is all-new, and while the silhouette is instantly recognisable (and we’d swear those doors are identical) ...

Porsche 911 (2011) the first official video of the 991

Ben Pulman, 19 July 2011 15:30

Prototypes of Porsche’s new 991-spec 911 haven’t been snapped out on test by our spies this week, so just in case you’ve been having withdrawal symptoms, Stuttgart’s most famous sports car manufacturer has released its own video of its iconic car. What does Porsche’s official video of the new 911 reveal? Shot in South Africa during the 991’s final validation and ...

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS (2011) first pictures

Mark Hamilton, 12 May 2011 09:36

This is the new 911 Carrera 4 GTS. Offered in both coupe and cabriolet form, the Carrera 4 GTS takes Porsche's Carrera GTS, and adds four-wheel drive. Hang on, wasn't the 911 Carrera GTS a 911 Carrera 4S without four-wheel drive? Not exactly. The 911 Carrera GTS was a parts-bin special, taking the 911 Carrera S drivetrain, adding the optional ...

Porsche Cayman S Black Edition (2011) first pictures

Mark Hamilton, 06 May 2011 08:00

Worried that Porsche's stripped-out Cayman R is a little too hardcore, but still want its power increase and don't want to pay extra for air-con? Then you want the latest special edition Porsche, the Cayman S Black Edition. Porsche Cayman S Black Edition: the performance mods Limited to 500 copies worldwide, the Black Edition features a range of minor tweaks beyond its ...

Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid (2011) first official pictures

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Mark Hamilton, 18 March 2011 12:00

Porsche has released details of its updated 911 GT3 R Hybrid – the 2010 original nearly won last year's Nurburgring 24hr race before (ironically) it retired with petrol engine failure. The 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid – the lowdown Before this report disappears in a chorus of ‘it looks the same as last year’s one’, let's outline where Porsche’s engineers have been busy. At the ...

Porsche 911 Black Edition (2011) at 2011 Geneva motor show

Ben Pulman, 25 January 2011 08:00

The current Porsche 911 isn’t dead yet – this is the run-out Black Edition special. Just 1911 examples will ever be built, and it’s loaded with extras to keep 911 sales ticking over until the all-new version is unveiled later this year. So what’s special about the Porsche 911 Black Edition? Unlike the Carrera GTS, which is the most focussed ...

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