The Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Roadster is the convertible version of the British manufacturer’s best and most desirable model. But does it compare favourably to the brilliantly resolved Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet? Steve Sutcliffe finds out
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The inside story on the Porsche 991 GT3 RS
…from Porsche GT boss Andreas Preuninger
CAR’s Ben Barry gets a guided tour of the long-awaited 991 GT3 RS from a man who truly knows it inside out: Porsche’s GT division boss, and ‘Mr. GT3’, Andreas Preuninger.
If you’re a 911 fan, make yourself a brew and enjoy as detailed a walkaround of the new GT3 RS as you’ll find. Read on to find out why it’s got such massive wheels, how it more than doubles the downforce of the 997 GT3 RS 4.0, and why spending ‘horrendous’ money on a crankshaft made from ‘Star Trek steel’ was worth every penny … More
This was no public event or track day for this historic Porsche 935 “K3” race car, as it was a booked testing session for teams at the San Martino del Lago circuit, in the rural outskirts of Cremona. Petrolicious was invited to the testing session, and it was a pure spectacle.
I never been so close to a 935, and spending the whole day in the company of this legendary Porsche is bucket-list stuff. Despite looking huge and massive in pictures, the car is no bigger than a 930 Turbo. Compared to modern racing cars, the 935 is surprisingly simple: remember this was top class technology 30 years ago!
The aerodynamics are limited to the classic low-down front and a huge rear wing on the back. The interior is … Pictures and more
evo’s Jethro Bovingdon take the Porsche 991 Turbo S to Anglesey circuit to put the 552bhp 911 against the clock and earn its place on the evo Leaderboard. Will it beat the Nissan GT-R? Can it topple the mighty Ferrari 458 Speciale?