Mostrando postagens com marcador Porsche 918. Mostrar todas as postagens
Mostrando postagens com marcador Porsche 918. Mostrar todas as postagens

segunda-feira, 15 de outubro de 2012

Spy Shots Confirm that New Porsche 991 GT3 will get a PDK Dual Clutch Transmission


We had heard the rumors that Porsche was evaluating a PDK dual clutch transmission for the new 991-generation of its hardcore 911 GT3 in place of the traditional manual gearbox that has been around ever since the series was introduced in 1999, but now we have the first photographic proof of it.

A member of the Gearstage forums spotted prototypes of both the Porsche 918 Spyder and 911 GT3 somewhere in San Francisco, USA, and was able to get close enough to nab some pictures of the 991-series GT3's interior.

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quarta-feira, 10 de outubro de 2012

Rally Legend Walter Röhrl Drives the New Porsche 918 Spyder on the Nürburgring


Are you tired of Porsche constantly teasing us about its next über-sports car, the 918 Spyder, which apart from being über-expensive is also a year away from production? Even if the answer is yes, you may find the video that follows below the jump interesting…

While Evo magazine’s MD Harry Metcalfe has already taken the right seat of the 918 at the Nardo track, that car was an early prototype, with almost no bodywork.

This time, he found himself on the passenger’s seat of a complete car at the Nordscheife. What’s more, the man sitting behind the wheel is none other than 1980 and 1982 World Rally Champion Walter Röhrl.

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