Porsche returned to the uppermost level of sports car racing in the 1990s, and the German automaker's weapon of choice was revealed in 1996. The 911 GT1 is how it's called, a sports prototype that had ...
TURN SIGNALS? CHECK. Power mirrors? Check. Power-assisted steering, brakes and ABS? Check, check, check. Cupholder? Need you ask? Once upon a time, the phrase "racing improves the breed" meant exactly ...
One of the world’s most rare and magnificent cars is up for sale: a Porsche 911 996 GT1. Only 25 of these beauties were ever built and the one currently for sale is quite possibly the most rare of all ...
Le Mans and TV veteran Tiff Needell recently got to drive one of just 20 1997-spec Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversions on the rural roads of Scotland. These 996-nosed 554-horsepower mid-engine monsters ...
Porsche is working on plenty of derivatives for the 992, now that the base Carrera has joined the Carrera S. And while these involve the Turbo, the GT3 and the Targa, to name just the ones spied so ...
Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related ...
Porsche might have dominated Group C racing with its 956 and 962 prototypes, yet by the mid-1990s, the new GT1 scene called for something beefier than the GT2-spec 911s they had in store at the time.
One lucky enthusiast now has a very special Porsche among his or her collection. This is the only Porsche 911 GT1 race car to be converted for street use, and it was just sold at an RM Sotheby's ...
Homologation. It's the racing rule that results in some of the world's greatest road cars. To race, many cars have to be homologated, which means they have to have a number of street-legal ...
The Concorso D’Eleganza Villa D’Este Sunday Parade featured an extraordinary lineup of icons — including the Ferrari 250 GTO, Porsche 917K, Ferrari 250 TR, Porsche 996 GT1, and Pagani Zonda Codalunga.
Here’s something to brighten up your day, Porsche has gathered together a whole heap of 996s to celebrate 25 years since it launched the first water-cooled 911. Just look at all the fried eggs! The ...