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Porsche CEO Oliver Blume has admitted to Total 911 for the first time that his company is exploring the use of synthetic fuels to power 911s of the future. “We have huge investments in combustion engines,” Blume remarked in a post-annual press confer

Pleasantly, it looks like life might soon be returning back to normal – a new normal, granted, but there’s nevertheless plenty of exciting news coming out of Zuffenhausen to fill the 911 enthusiast with a tank full of optimism. No sooner had Porsche

As the 911 production line at Zuffenhausen grinds back into life following the coronavirus lockdown, 992 GT3 prototypes are seen pounding the asphalt some 250km away at a Nürburgring Nordschleife manufacturer test day. Devoid of meaningful camouflage

TechArt has unleashed an array of aftermarket upgrades for the 992, including a switchable titanium sports exhaust, which saves approximately 40 per cent weight compared to the factory system. Carbon exhaust tips are available separately. TechArt’s n

Dear Sir, I fully recognise the fact you’d like to keep mention of “worldwide developments,” as you put it, down to a minimum in Total 911 – and rightly so. However, there are issues around logistics that Porsche is currently struggling to address w

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The story of Porsche having to rename its new 901 sports car after a legal challenge from Peugeot is now legendary. The French automotive company held the rights for a three-digit vehicle name where the middle digit was zero, and so the 901 name had

The tributes to Stirling Moss, who passed away on Easter Sunday this year, were many and varied, as might have been expected for arguably the world’s most famous racing driver. The outlines of Moss’s phenomenally successful career are certainly famil

There’s a dent in the nose where Stewart Kay once backed his wife’s car into it, and a nick in the left flank where one of his kids hit it with a door. At the back, the bent overrider bar and dings in the engine lid betray the previous owner’s habit

Although the 911 went into production in September 1964, the first right-hand-drive car wouldn’t be built until February ’65. Bearing the chassis number 300 474, it was painted Bali blue and delivered to the UK a month later; the second car (300 475)

There’s a chuckle from the roadside as we hastily deploy the small soft top to protect ourselves from the sudden tropical rain, which is a daily occurrence in this part of the world. Akin to having a mere umbrella for its roof, this is not the only s

p ahead, Total 911 Editor, Lee, U is having a very good day at work. How can I tell just from looking at the back of his head? Well, he’s behind the wheel of a genuine, first 500, M471 ‘Sport’ specification 2.7 RS, and no one can have a bad day when

As introductions to a new track go, this one undoubtedly registers at the ‘surreal’ end of the spectrum. I’m no stranger to learning unfamiliar circuits, but I don’t normally initiate myself to new surroundings quite like this. At the wheel of a 964

I think it is only appropriate to start this feature with the comments first muttered to me by this car’s current custodian, a Porsche collector and racer. “It is the most pure, brutal, rawest production Porsche I have ever driven in my life,” he say

Both road and race versions of the GT2 had several engine upgrades during production years. In 1998, the road car’s engine (Type M64/60 S) gained an extra 20bhp, now producing 450bhp at an unchanged 5,750rpm, while torque climbed to 584Nm at 4,500rpm

Full specs, ratings and market values of every 911, including the modern GT cars, can be found beginning on Looking for a new 911? The classifieds from our independent specialist partners are the first place you should start your search Get the very

911s in the data file are organised in rows according to release date, beginning with the very first model in 1964. Many models were available in Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet forms, with the option of automatic transmission. Here, data has been provide

It was at the launch of the 991 Turbo in 2014 where Porsche revealed its new, modern approach to adaptive aerodynamics. Christened with a new acronym for us all to learn, PAA essentially brought active aero to the front of the 911, rather than just t

‘Unprecedented’ is a word that’s been mentioned far too often in recent months, yet there’s no getting away from the fact coronavirus has heavily impacted every department of our lives in a way that was seemingly unimaginable at the back end of last

Designer of the 996, Pinky Lai, talks to Total 911 about the battle to produce a car that would save the company from going bust More insight from the former works factory driver on life at the races Showcasing your favourite features from 15 years

It is fitting that a man so intertwined with the 911’s story should join Porsche in 1963, the very year the 911 was born. Originally an apprentice mechanic at Zuffenhausen, Jürgen Barth followed in the footsteps of his father, Edgar, who raced for Po

It’s hard to believe the Porsche 959 is nearly 35 years old. Endowed with truly effortless performance and elegantly styled, it’s the original Porsche supercar (if you think modest of the 930 Turbo), a pioneering machine that has captured the imagina