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Yesterday, we got our first look at the 2024 Porsche 911 S/T. Weighing in at only 3,056 lbs, the new 911 S/T is meant to be the ultimate road-going 911 and pairs the 911 GT3 RS’s 518-hp flat-six with a manual transmission. Only 1,963 will be built with a…

Y’know what I really don’t understand? Funko Pops. They’re collectible simply because the company decided they should be collectible — they don’t do anything, the raw materials aren’t worth anything, and they don’t even look particularly good.…

Like nearly every other automaker on the planet, Porsche has plans to transition to electric vehicles by the 2030s. In the course of that transition, every vehicle in the brand’s lineup will become an EV, except for the iconic 911. Reuters reports that the…

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 26, 2023 and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more...

Barbie has done a lot in her 60 years on Earth. She’s been an astronaut, a vet, a model and even a dentist through her various guises. Along the way, she’s always had one thing by her side: her trusty pink Corvette convertible. Read more...

Porsche has extended its commitment to compete in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship through the 2025-26 season. The German manufacturer was originally expected to exit with the likes of Audi, BMW and Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season. Read more...

The things we regard as ubiquitous and timeless today once upon a time very much weren’t. Take the familiar Porsche crest, for instance. Sure, it’s undergone a slight freshening up as of late, but at its core it’s never really changed conceptually: a…

There aren’t many places where you can compare the racing performance of a futuristic electric hypercar with vintage F1 tech. Thankfully, if you do want to make such comparisons, the Goodwood Festival of Speed rolls ‘round every year to answer such…

Good morning! It’s Friday, July 14, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more...

Listen, friend, if you have the cashish and cachet needed to buy a Porsche 718 GT4 RS, then you will probably be interested in the brand new Manthey Racing kit that Porsche announced for that hardest-core mittelmotor rennwagen on Thursday. Read more...

Good morning! It’s Friday, July 7, 2023 and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more...

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice 924 comes from the last year of production and with the ’S’ model it arguably went out with a bang. Let’s see if this slightly tired edition still offers some good bang for your buck. Read more...

Good morning! It’s Friday, June 30, 2023 and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more...

Porsche is slowly working to electrify its lineup of sports cars. That started with the launch of the Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo and could soon be followed by an electric successor to the Boxster and an EV Macan. But electric cars aren’t enough for the…

It’s Monday, June 26, 2023 and this is Racing Recap, your summary of last weekend’s motorsport action. In IMSA, a close fight between Porsche and BMW for the overall victory at the Six Hours of the Glen came down to post-race inspection. Ross Chastain led…

I usually try to steer clear of automaker-branded items that aren’t cars in my daily life, because more often than not they 1) tend to be expensive and 2) look bad. But I’ll give it to Porsche for this collab with Xbox, because I think they’ve finally…

The ’80s and ’90s were a magical time. A time when a racing driver was free to attempt to build 50 barely street-legal examples of a car they won in but didn’t own the rights to without risking certain legal repercussions. One of those cars was the…

Porsche’s 996-generation 911 is supposed to be the cheapest way to get into the brand’s rear-engined flagship model, right? I mean, it’s definitely why my broke ass bought one. That could change, though, if the recent $1.2 million sale of the 911 Classic…

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the most significant racing events of the year. It’s also one of the longest races. You probably weren’t awake and alert for every single moment of the French endurance classic, or maybe you were too busy over the weekend…

The ad for today’s Nice Price or No Dice 928 plays up the model’s Hollywood connection, even noting this car’s appearance in an upcoming TV show. Let’s see if its price means it’s ready for its close-up. Read more...