Total 911

Has there ever been a generation of 911 more celebrated than the 997? One of the most popular 911 eras, not just in terms of build numbers – as testified by the stats in our data file – but also by way of public opinion, the 997 has always been well

Porsche looks set to continue with the successful ‘Touring’ option for its iconic GT3 after Total 911’s spies captured a prototype in testing. As we’ve reported in previous issues of Total 911, Porsche’s 992-generation GT3 has been testing on public

The Porsche GT Team has closed a spectacular 2019 season by taking a clean sweep of all titles, confirmed after a gruelling ten-hour Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta to close the season. A fifth-place finish on the day for works drivers Earl Bamber

Dear Sir, Just a quick note to say thanks for the route tips you shared in the ‘Targa to the Arctic’ story last year. It helped massively with some of the planning for our own trip after we decided to do the route ourselves. I created a route with j

Anew model of 911 is always controversial. Porsche enthusiasts tend to get so used to the current version that they can be almost resentful when it is replaced. Indeed, the arrival of any new 911 is usually at least slightly controversial, and with o

Presented in late 2006, but not available until spring 2007, the 997.1 GT3 was worth waiting for: its engine, interior and above all chassis all revealed big advances over the 996.2 GT3. The biggest complaint about the 996 was its unforgiving ride on

Royal College of Art graduate Matthias Kulla joined Porsche from Audi in 1989, one of a new generation of stylists hired by Harm Lagaaij. To understand the 997, he says, you have to go back to the 996. “The 996 was a success, and Porsche sold twice a

The 997 Turbo was based closely on the acclaimed 996 Turbo: it used the stiffer widebody, but this time with aluminium doors and bonnet. The suspension had only detail differences, and the M70 engine was carried over from the 996. Modifications to ga

“A lot of customers come in wanting a manual and end up buying a Tiptronic,” says Darren Street of RSJ Sports Cars in Slough. There are a number of reasons why. Some, admits Street, are simply used to driving automatics, preferring their ease. There’

We woke up in California, happy not to be in a hotel for the first time in what seemed like ages, relieved we had managed to get this far in a car burdened by a flammable leak, temporarily patched up en route and pushed, sometimes to the extreme, acr

In 1971, as the influence of environmental and safety lobbies in the US began to find their way into legislation, newly appointed development director Ernst Fuhrmann – he would not become CEO until 1972 – began to worry about the future acceptability

In 2014 the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, celebrated its five-year anniversary by putting on display a car that, in truth, actually somewhat resembled a wooden wagon. The vehicle had been discovered in an undisclosed Austrian warehouse a year

During his time working for Bela Egger & Co. in Vienna, Porsche would take the concept of an American inventor, Wellington Adams, one step further, developing an almost-frictionless electrical wheel hub motor. The motor was first raced in the Austria

The proliferation of GT models over the last few years means we’ve arguably become a little spoilt when it comes to the concept of more focused, pared-back 911s. It was a rather more novel approach back in 1973 when the legendary 2.7 RS burst onto th

There has been much talk during the preamble to the Taycan about Porsche’s four-pillar product strategy. It promises a solution for every customer. The 911 is in there, as you’d expect, under ‘Brand Image’ and ‘Lifestyle’, the Taycan the poster car f

“I suppose I’d better serve up a good lap time for your cameras,” jokes Porsche works driver, Nick Tandy, as he settles himself into the fixed Nomex bucket seat. A few adjustments are made before he takes a grip of the steering wheel ahead, pins the

Surrey, UK @npjeffery @npjeffery Model 996 CARRERA 4S Year 2002 Acquired JUNE 2014 Model 996 TURBO Year 2002 Acquired MAY 2017 Model 997 CARRERA 4 GTS Year 2012 Acquired OCT 2018 This month’s column is about our recent road trip. We planned

We’re back to myth-busting again this issue as we address another oft-muttered assumption within our Porsche marketplace: that prices of Cabriolets and Targas change according to the season. So can their values really spike in spring and fall in autu

Whether you’ve purchased a 992, a late-production 991.2 GTS or even a batch two GT3 RS, one thing is for certain: if it’s a MY2019 sports car from Porsche for the EU market, it’ll now come fitted with a Gasoline Particulate Filter (GPF). This is to e

Meet Emma Airey. She’s the head of RH and has been dreaming about one particular Porsche for 30 years. Indeed, she only got into the insurance industry because of it. Back in the late 1980s, Emma had been training for a job in healthcare when she rea

Born in Strasbourg in November 1943, Robert Jean Wollek was soon to demonstrate the competitive skills and spirit that would later make him one of Porsche’s greatest drivers. His story began with skiing, a sport at which he excelled, but that career