2008 Porsche 911 GT2 Frankfurt Auto Show by Inside Line

Just when it seems that Porsche might have lost its soul building SUVs and planning the forthcoming Panamera four-door, the company announces a car like the new 530-horsepower 2008 Porsche 911 GT2 and vividly reasserts its claim to being the best builder of sports cars in the known universe.

2007 Porsche 911 Turbo First Drive by Edmunds’ Inside Line

Like every new 911 introduced in the last two years, the Turbo builds on the standard rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive 997 Carrera introduced in 2005. Upgrades to the Turbo include wider rear bodywork, standard all-wheel drive and a pair of variable geometry turbochargers feeding a 3.6-liter flat-six engine. Although it shares the same displacement as the standard [...]

2009 Porsche 911 Cabriolet Track Testing

FOR THE FULL TEST VIDEO: www.edmunds.com Only about 10 seconds elapse in our drive of the 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet before we realize that we’ve just begun a love/hate relationship with Porsche’s most brilliant piece of technology in the last 20 years — the Doppelkupplungsgetriebe, which, roughly translated, means “badass tranny.” Seriously, Porsche’s [...]

Porsche 911 GT2 – Part 1: Faster and Furiouser

www.edmunds.com For three days straight, we tried to beat the daylights out of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2. In the end, this Guards Red missile shrugged off the experience and beat the tar out of us instead. All we had to show for our efforts were a bruised right palm, a 00 receipt for replacement [...]

2007 Porsche 911 Turbo Road Test by Edmunds’ Inside Line

Three-point-four seconds. That’s how long it takes the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo to hit 60 mph. That’s 3.4 SECONDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our neck muscles hurt just typing it. Keep it pinned and the 480-horsepower, all-wheel-drive 911 annihilates the quarter-mile in 11.6 seconds at 118.5 mph. That makes it the quickest car we’ve ever tested. Line it up [...]

Porsche 911 GT2 – Part 2: Hurts So Good

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PORSCHE 911 GT2: www.edmunds.com For three days straight, we tried to beat the daylights out of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2. In the end, this Guards Red missile shrugged off the experience and beat the tar out of us instead. All we had to show for our efforts were a bruised [...]

2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet Full Test

FOR THE FULL TEST: www.edmunds.com Only about 10 seconds elapse in our drive of the 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet before we realize that we’ve just begun a love/hate relationship with Porsche’s most brilliant piece of technology in the last 20 years — the Doppelkupplungsgetriebe, which, roughly translated, means “badass tranny.” Seriously, Porsche’s PDK [...]

Potent Porsche: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Spy Video

www.edmunds.com We’re only a few months away from the official launch of the 2009 Porsche 911, but recent spy video from the Nürburgring suggests that a refreshed version of the 911 GT3 will follow for the 2010 model year. Like the forthcoming 911 Carrera, the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 gets only minor styling changes this [...]

2007 Porsche 911 GT3 Road Test by Edmunds’ Inside Line

Let’s cut right to the chase. The 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 is our favorite Porsche. It’s as if everything that Porsche has ever known about fast cars has been stuffed into this 911. Lightning reflexes, check. Sensuous sex on wheels, uh-huh. Neck-stretching cornering grip, you betcha. God-awful speed, abso-bloody-lutely. Heartlessly cruel to the inexperienced? Well, [...]

2007 Porsche 911 Targa 4 first Drive by Edmunds’ Inside Line

Named to recall past successes at Italy’s Targa Florio endurance race, Porsche’s 911 Targa originally sported a chassis-shoring basket handle which connected removable backlight and roof panels. Uptake of the half-breed Targa was brisker than expected, so Porsche allowed the model to live on alongside coupes and full drop-top 911s.

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