Motoring
The Porsche 959 Was the Ultimate 911
The greatest sports car ever created? In 1981, Porsche made a strong argument.
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MotoringThis Week in Motoring: May 18, 2015
The next-gen Camaro is unveiled, the BMW M6 gets more power, Porsche unleashes a track-only 911 GT3 R and more.
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MotoringThis Week in Motoring: January 19, 2015
An assassin ex-girlfriend (possibly), a more insane McLaren P1, a rally-prepped Porsche and more.
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MotoringAmplified Speed in the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
Porsche’s 911 GTS is built around premium speed and ultimate control. It’s a performance car with the purity of naturally aspirated power but without the harshness of a racer like the GT3.
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MotoringThis Week in Motoring: December 15, 2014
Bespoke Ferraris, Neymar goes rallying, McLaren announces the 2015 F1 line up, the Ford Focus RS goes global and more.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: July 29, 2014
Today in Gear: A new spin on absinthe from Nashville, Wolverine’s 1,000 mile boots, a convenient iced coffee maker, and more.
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MotoringCheap Thrills: 10 Bargain Driver’s Cars
Your buddy’s Rosso Corsa Red Ferrari makes your blood boil with envy. Unfortunately, your better half won’t let you mortgage the house so you can buy one yourself.
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MotoringBest Modern Car Designs of 2016
The beauty of classic automotive design is often in direct struggle with modern safety and fuel economy standards, not to mention the latest in technology. But there are still a number of shining examples around today, ones that echo the past and ones that break new ground but don’t break the rules of good taste.
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MotoringLion in Winter: Quick Spin with the Porsche Panamera 4S
In the snowy streets of Chicago, the Porsche Panamera 4S — 420 horsepower V6, all-wheel-drive, stability and traction control, front-to-weight distribution and all — proves a surprisingly spectacular winter car.
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MotoringDesign Spotlight: The Porsche 919 Hybrid and the Future of Le Mans
Audi has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans 12 out of the last 14 years, a feat that cannot be understated. But there’s another brand whose record at the race is yet unmatched: Porsche, which has 16 wins total.
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Motoring20 Cars We Want To Drive in 2014
Just about every morning, before our cup of joe, we slap ourselves as a reminder of how lucky we are to drive some of the best cars in the world and get paid for it. 2013 was another year of stupendous privileges, with wheel time in Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Land Rovers, Bentleys, Rolls-Royces, Porsches, Jaguars, Mercedes-Benzes, Audis, BMWs, Aston Martins and more.
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MotoringBlizzard Beasts: 10 Best Vehicles for Winter
You’re an hour late to the Christmas get-together, but not because that red velvet blazer you love so much is nowhere to be found. No, instead you’re trapped in a snowdrift in your vintage AMC Gremlin.
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Motoring50 Years of the Porsche 911
There are a scant number of nameplates that have lasted half a century with uninterrupted production: Mercedes-Benz SL, Jaguar XJ, Chevy Corvette, Chevy Suburban, Ford F-Series. But there’s only one car whose iconic design and sporting identity has remained truly consistent, only one whose recognition as among the best sports cars in the world has gone unmatched for 50 years…the Porsche 911.
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Gift Ideas12 Guys of Christmas: The Driver
Drivers can be a picky bunch. It’s likely that fuzzy dice and sheepskin seat covers won’t cut it this (or any) year, so take some direction from us this holiday season.
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ArchivePetrol Pages: 10 Essential Automotive Books
Every man’s library should consist of great books. Of course, regardless of how many classics you’ve read, if you’re a devotee of automobilia, your shelves should also house some truly great car books.
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Motoring2013 Frankfurt Auto Show: 10 Best New Cars
There was another huge auto show this year in Frankfurt, Germany. Spread out across a dozen exhibition halls covering a mile of real estate, the 65th IAA show featured wares from virtually every automaker on the planet.
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MotoringSchnell Fahren: 5 Great German Sports Sedans
Germany, how we love thee — especially when it comes to cars. Fast, tractable and built like bank vaults, all our favorite Deutsch sports sedans feature a lordly level of detail.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: August 13, 2013
Hochstadter’s Slow & Low Whiskey Ready-made cocktails are wariness-inducing, oftentimes saccharine malt beverages — the drinkers of which refer to them as “bevvies”. Slow & Low is not part of that drinker’s scourge.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: July 25, 2013
Weber Portable Charcoal Table Cavemen bent over fires like the primitive dolts they were. You know who else bends over their stupid little “fires”?
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MotoringOctane Icon: Porsche 917
Welcome to Octane Icons, a new series born from our newly minted Octane channel. In the coming weeks, we’ll bring an enthusiast’s mindset to a vehicle that has made its mark on the automotive world, whether by design, engineering, performance, historical significance, influence or all of the above.