Total 911

The subject of this month’s cover story was initially looking at the wider Porsche market. It’s no secret that values have fallen back quite substantially compared to just two years ago: the cars are the same, of course, but the numbers in their wind

A full year into 992 production, Porsche has finally revealed a manual transmission for its Carrera S and 4S models in both Coupe and Cabriolet body styles. The manual gearbox is – like the 991 generation before it – seven-speed, though it will be of

For that tailored, personal gift, treat yourself or a cherished one to a privately commissioned, stunning painting of your/their 911 pride and joy, capturing its beauty forever. Artist Rob Hefferan is a Porsche enthusiast himself and creates stunning

After three seasons, 13 wins, 34 podiums and titles in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, along with victories at Le Mans and Sebring, the 991 RSR has retired. It will go down in motorsport history a

Dear Sir, Great to see you heap praise on the 997.1 last issue – however, I do think you’ve missed a trick. For all the great value the 997.1 offers over a 996, the second-generation 997 cars are even better. In switching to a completely new flat si

The line on the graph in front of me isn’t quite as steep, but there’s a definite correlation between the plot of the 930’s torque curve and that of its value in recent years. A steep rise, then a relatively lengthy sustained high before a gentle dro

When Ferry Porsche first began building sports cars, virtually all the components came from Volkswagen. This included engines and running gear, but as the 356 developed, it rapidly outgrew VW parts – already by 1951 Porsche engines with twice the tor

A tough decision, or a foregone conclusion? I’ll admit, when I first started trawling the classifieds for a water-cooled 911 around £50,000, I thought a 997 would be the only option. There are enough of them out there, later Gen2 cars in particular,

An internal combustion engine running on petrol works by compressing and igniting the fuel-air mixture in the cylinder. At its simplest the carburettor – which dates from the beginning of motoring – is a device to combine these two elements and funne

Solex was established in France in 1905 and made bicycle parts and automotive components such as starter motors, centrifugal radiators, sparking plugs and carburettors. Its founders’ abiding interest in two wheels led to the post-war development of a

When it comes to brands and breaking America – and that means really breaking America – there’s usually some little-known individual who, if it weren’t for them, the house of cards and the millions that followed would never truly have been built. For

An off-the-cuff decision by Hoffman led to the creation of the Mercedes-Benz SL 300 – later voted the sports car of the century. Hoffman felt affluent Americans would be interested in a street version of Rudolf Uhlenhaut’s record-breaking Grand Prix

Manfred Jantke attended 23 Le Mans races and saw 11 Porsche victories. It’s a hell of a stat that underlines not only his longevity at Porsche, but the golden age at which he was present at the company: “Porsche was consistently the top race car and

Porsche has long boasted an enviable motorsport pedigree, and a large chunk of its success can be attributed to the 911. The car you see here has certainly played its part in the story, and we’ll return to that a little later, but first we should rew

Many 911 owners would already consider their car to be a piece of automotive art – we certainly do – and gazing over the curvaceous bodywork can give many hours of pleasure. But there’s more than one way to enjoy the stunning appearance, and having i

As we discovered from our ‘15 years of 997.1’ special last issue, values of the first 997 generation have continued to come down ever so slightly in the last year, despite its perennial popularity among enthusiasts. This now means the 997.1 is right

The inherent problem of all air-cooled 911s is that heating relies on engine speed. Pre-impact bumper 911s used a basic mechanism to bring in air via the car’s heat exchangers to the cabin through the sills, manually regulated thanks to those stubby

Anatole Carl Lapine – known to many as Tony – was born in Riga on 23 May 1930, but as World War Two loomed things were about to get very difficult for him and his family. As refugees from Latvia they moved first to Poland and then to Germany. But, ha