In June of 2014, Porsche will return to Le Mans with a newly designed LMP1 racing machine. With 16 overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the pinnacle of endurance motor racing, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in the race’s history. Their last win, though, was back in 1998 with the 911 GT1, so Porsche has labeled this endeavor as “Our Return” and “Coming Home”.
Sports Car Digest continues its series of photo retrospectives drawn from Porsche’s Le Mans archive. After profiles of Porsche at Le Mans in the 1950s, Porsche at Le Mans from 1960 to 1968 and Porsche at Le Mans from 1969 to 1973, the fourth installment looks at Porsche’s successes from 1974 to 1981 … More
Drag Race at Weeze Spring Event, Nissan GT-R vs Bugatti Veyron, both tuned cars.
The GT-R has full Switzer P800 Package, reinforced gearbox, Akrapovic exhaust with sportscat.
Car is tuned by Total Car Concept
The Veyron is tuned by Mansory and has at least a modified exhaust system , output unknown.
At the same event, a few minutes before this race this Veyron easily beat another (Grand Sport) Veyron on the same dragstrip.
Porsche’s new 919 Hybrid during testing for the World Endurance Championship at Circuit Paul Ricard in France. April 2014.
Porsche’s gas powered wail or the silent woosh of the Audi R18 diesel? Talk is cheap and the 24 hrs of Le Mans will tell the story.
Jethro tests one of the 2013 evo car of the year stars, the SLS Black against a tough competitor the GT2 RS. Who will win?