Table of contents for No. 240 in Total 911

It seems like only five minutes ago that Porsche was revealing its eighth-generation 911 at a glitzy premiere in Los Angeles (pictured above). The 992 arrived in the autumn of 2018 to much fanfare, with Porsche waxing lyrical about the new 911’s styling, a greater focus on tech, and superior build quality. The 992’s story to date has certainly been interesting. The Covid pandemic and conflicts around the world meant that numbers of early 992s were very low, creating a significant ‘overs’ market even for models such as the Carrera S and 4S. Subsequently, something of an oversupply (witnessed here in the UK market at least) has seen the Turbo S, for example, take a huge tumble in value on the used market over the past 12 months. Porsche has…

Not one to take the credit for someone else’s work at Spotted, it was Paragon Porsche’s Jason who came up with “Eggstravaganza” when we spoke to the team about this month’s article. Sure, we’re a little early for Easter, but with the mince pies and puddings of Christmas quickly replaced by chocolate eggs on supermarket shelves, we thought why not? Spotted’s original idea was simply to highlight a 2003 996 Carrera that’s on sale at Paragon for £29,995, because we’ve been looking for some value in the 911 market for a while now. However, things then went a bit awry… Granted, you can buy a cheaper 996 Carrera, but you’re unlikely to find a better one than this example. It’s the perfect spec: a Gen2, Arctic silver, manual Coupe with…

Herbert Linge’s amazingly varied Porsche career would be unimaginable today. From wartime apprentice to manager of Weissach, via the workshop, development testing, racing and managing Porsche in the US and Europe, and leading a safety crusade in Formula 1. Born in Weissach, where he lived all his life, Herbert was a bright boy and wanted to continue in school. However, his father Karl, who worked in a foundry in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, couldn’t afford to pay for it. Reluctantly, at 14 Herbert left school and at his father’s suggestion sought work at a company in a smart new building on Zuffenhausen’s Schwieberdinger Straße, which was offering apprenticeships: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. It was the beginning of a connection that lasted 80 years. A year later in spring 1944, Allied bombing…

These cars were racing up until about six weeks ago,” says Lee Maxted-Page of Porsche sales specialists Maxted-Page Limited, and competitively too, because the 911 RSR is still a consistent front-runner and race winner even as it’s retired by Porsche. The RSR lineage goes back decades at Porsche, but the arrival of the 991 RSR – unveiled in 2013 – is arguably one of the most successful models. Revealed on the 50th anniversary of Porsche’s iconic 911, that significant milestone was highlighted by the launch RSR’s livery which, when viewed from above, featured the numbers ‘50’ and ‘911’. Inevitably, it’s gone through some necessary revisions in that time to keep it in front of the chasing pack, but essentially the RSR that bows out today owes everything to the car…

Porsche community mourns Herbert Linge The passing of the former Porsche racing driver, veteran and visionary has brought renewed interest in Linge’s fascinating career at the company Herbert Linge, Porsche’s former racer and Weissach Development Centre operations manager, passed away on 5 January 2024, aged 95. The company cites him as an integral part of its history. As one of the first Porsche apprentices in the 1950s, Herbert was instrumental in establishing its famous proving ground at Weissach after suggesting to Ferry Porsche that a site near his hometown and neighbouring Flacht should be used for testing and development. Yet Herbert’s legacy goes far beyond this. Michael Steiner, member of the Executive Board for Research and Development, said: “We are saddened by the news of Herbert Linge’s death. Not only…

992.1 farewell roadtripFAREWELL TO THE 992 France’s third-largest city is closed to cars. A quixotic quartet of 911s is lined up outside our hotel in Lyon – causing feverish excitement among local supercar spotters – but we can’t drive them anywhere tonight. The annual Festival of Lights is about to get underway. As darkness falls, crowds flood into Lyon’s elegant boulevards and cobbled back streets. Lasers stab at the sky and pounding Euro-techno echoes off the 19th century buildings. Some revellers are swigging from bottles of champagne, but I keep a conscientiously clear head, washing down my pommes frites with a Coke Zero. We have a lot of miles to cover tomorrow and I want to enjoy every one of them. Our winter roadtrip brings together four cars that show…

Total 911: It must be an exciting time now that Manthey has an official link with Porsche? Michael Grassl: Of course. We’ve taken some big steps as a company over the past 25 years when Olaf [Manthey] founded Manthey. There were some great milestones like the first 24-hour race, Le Mans and then of course getting Porsche on board. Where did the company start back in 1996? Olaf founded the company along with his wife, Renate. He used to be a race driver and was quite successful for different brands and manufacturers. He got to a point where he didn’t just think it was cool to win the races as a driver, but to also win them as a boss with your own team – that’s where it began. He…

Above is a 1969 photograph of the old pits at the Nürburgring, taken at the ADAC 1,000km race at the end of May. Normally an exciting battle between several manufacturers, that year it was a disappointingly one-sided affair as Porsche 908/2s filled the first five places. Victors were Brian Redman and Jo Siffert, the latter seen here between team manager Rico Steinemann and deputy technical director Helmuth Bott. The man on the right of the picture is Peter Falk. Jo had a long F1 career, but his real successes came late when he joined Porsche and raced sports cars. He and Pedro Rodriguez became the men to beat in the 917s. Alas, both perished in separate crashes in 1971. Rico was a top amateur driver, finishing second in a private…

A message from Tony Hatter Dear Sir, I was very honoured and flattered to see the article on the 30 years of 993 and to read the article ‘My Life at Porsche’. However, as much as I enjoyed the latter piece I have to put a few things into context. Any design project at Porsche was, and is, a team effort. The opening double title spread is graphically very well done but I would not project myself as the sole 993 creator. I think my Schwäbisch friends would not be very happy with suggesting that their dialect was a mixture of Hessisch and Bayerisch (please note the spelling), even though in my ramblings I might have insinuated that. They have a very distinct dialect and are proud of it. The…

Extreme 992s: Dakar v GT3 RSFAREWELL TO THE 992 THE DAKAR Written by Kyle Fortune It’s winter and a bit damp. I’m watching Editor Lee Sibley negotiate the turning area with a slight grimace on his face, rightfully fearful of the RS’s nose as he negotiates lunar-sized craters that look like they could swallow the entire car. There are bits of gravel collected in the various intakes, vents and fins of the track refugee. These have been thrown up by its massive tyres, which aren’t exactly suited to the conditions today, either. Really, I can’t help but think the RS looks a bit silly. Absurd, actually. Now, I’ll admit, I’ve been lucky enough to drive the RS in its natural habitat on track at Silverstone, and its ability to repeatedly…

HISTORY & TECH BMW’s 2002 Turbo was the first turbocharged European production car, made to homologate the championship-winning car of a couple of seasons earlier. It was witnessing the 270bhp 2002T pulling away from naturally aspirated 911s that inspired Ernst Fuhrmann to have Porsche revisit turbocharging. Ernst also saw a blown 911 as a high-performance flagship production model that could hold the fort until the 928 was ready. As an engineer, Ernst also knew that development of the 911 Turbo would be quick. Porsche’s competition-honed technicians strengthened the 911’s shell and suspension to cope with greater loads; the brakes came from the 917; and wheel hubs and suspension arms were those of the 911 RSR. Racetrack experience with a 2.1 911, Porsche’s first foray into a turbo race car, had…

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