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    Porsche celebrates 10 years in China with special edition 911 Turbo S
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    To celebrate its tenth anniversary in the ever-hungry, ever-growing Chinese market, Porsche is unleashing a special edition version of its 911 Turbo S. The car comes with the Turbo S' 530-horsepower, twin-turbo flat-six, mated to Porsche's PDK sequential gearbox. Rather than go crazy with ...

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    9ff reveals even more bonkers GT9-R - is this the world's fastest production car?
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    9ff GT9-R – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Bonkers is a relative term, when you think about it. Case in point: the 9ff GT9. With 973 horsepower and a 409 km/h top speed – that's 254 mph, friends – this was already one bonkers supercar. And then 9ff comes along with the ...

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    Another day, another racing 911: Introducing the Porsche GT3 R
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    2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R - click above for high-res image gallery
    Over its nearly half-century of its existence, the Porsche 911 seems to have spawned nearly as many racing variants as production models. The newest one announced is the 911 GT3 R, which, as the name implies, is targeted at GT3 class ...

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    Heroes or Vigilantes? Canadian citizens go on 100-mph chase in Porsche 997 to catch suspected rapist
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    Here's the facts: Two Canadian men in a Porsche 997 encountered a woman (who jumped in front of their car) claiming that a man in a nearby Pontiac Wave (that's a Chevrolet Aveo to me and you) had just tried to assault her. The woman climbed in the back of the 997, and with the police on the ...

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    Hidden Porsche Turbo configurator discovered - play with it while you can...
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    If you simply log onto Porsche's website, you aren't given the opportunity to customize the new-for-2010 911 Turbo. However, thanks to the arcane keystrokes of AB reader Matt, the Turbo configurator has been discovered, and you can play with it... at least until Porsche disables it.To play: go to ...

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    Switzer Performance P800 997 Twin-Turbo: The world is never enough [w/VIDEO]
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    Switzer Performance P800 997 Twin-Turbo – Click above for high-res image gallery
    You know what the biggest problem with Porsche's 997 Turbo is? Too slow. They're like German desert tortoises. Just kinda clumsy and always in the way. 480 horsepower and 457 lb-ft of torque rotating all four ...

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    Review: 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
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    Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
    A 1980 Porsche 911 SC Targa was deposited in my driveway during the spring of 1999. A good friend left it in my care while a contractor remodeled his garage. I'd never driven a Porsche, let alone a 911, but I would tend his ...

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    Tuner creates 1000-horsepower Porsche 911... with bolt-ons.
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    Click above for a high-res gallery of the SPI Sledgehammer
    Most stock components in a production car can only be pushed so far. Keep adding horsepower and torque, and eventually...well, something is going to break. Some people, however, are all about exploring the limits. Take Tym Switzer, for ...

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    Spy Shots: 998 Porsche 911
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    The next Porsche 911, the 998, is doing the rounds on German public roads. By the looks of it, the headlights are more vertical than the current model, and based on what's covered, the front and rear bumpers and valances will see the majority of the work. Intriguingly, the side mirrors on the car ...

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    Ass-engined slot-car of the Gods: Techart GTstreet R
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    Click above for a high-res gallery of the Techart GTstreet R
    Techart has worked its magic, yet again, on the 997 Porsche 911 Turbo, boosting output of the twin-turbo'd flat-six to 660 hp and 634 lb.-ft. of torque. The Techart GTstreet R benefits from a duo of new turbos, larger carbon fiber inlet ...

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