Magazine Extras:
For this issue of 911 & Porsche World, we’ve delved into our favourite manufacturer’s illustrious racing past to bring you forty amazing Porsche tales from the 24 Hours of Le Mans. From the most amazing highs to the lowest of lows, more than seventy years of competing at Sarthe has yielded some of motorsport’s most extraordinary dramas. We’ve also included a number of fun facts from France you might not previously have been aware of. Plus, we've sampled a number of extraordinary Porsche road cars, including a 996 Carrera transformed into a cut-price track attacker in the spirit of a GT3. Pitched against the Tiffany Blue belter is a 987 Cayman S Sport, one of only seven hundred examples produced. Add the new 992 Sport Classic, a visit to TechArt, how to install 996/997 Rohler engine mounts, the truth about engine oil, an examination of Porsche auction sale prices trends and much more besides, and you've got another packed issue of the world's best-selling monthly Porsche magazine.
Issue Summary:
Fast fun for £30k? Choose between a 996 Carrera developed as a cut-price rival to the same-age GT3, or a modified 987 Cayman S Sport. 911 & Porsche World samples both.
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LOST IN THE SAUCE - Porsches have always lent themselves to brash colourways, demonstrated by this Mint Green 997 and Orange 987 Cayman S Sport. And, as if their striking livery wasn't enough, both cans have been enhanced by Suffolk-based marque specialist, Charlie Wildridge.
DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER - The second of four new limited-run Porsches to be released under the manufacturer's Heritage Design banner, the new 911 Sport Classic takes heavy influence from the Carrera RS 2.7 and the more recent 997 Sport Classic. All three are linked by massive desirability and factory-fit ducktails.
40 AMAZING PORSCHE STORIES FROM THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS - Porsche is the only entry to have contested the 24 Hours of Le Mans every year since 1951. The Stuttgart brand is also the most successful manufacturer at Sarthe, coining nineteen overall wins, including seven on the bounce from 1981 to 1987. It hasn’t all been plain sailing, though. In this article, we take a look at forty extraordinary Porsche stories from the world’s oldest active endurance racing event.
Magazine Extras:
For this issue of 911 & Porsche World, we’ve delved into our favourite manufacturer’s illustrious racing past to bring you forty amazing Porsche tales from the 24 Hours of Le Mans. From the most amazing highs to the lowest of lows, more than seventy years of competing at Sarthe....
