As many Porsche 911s as you think you might see at the golf course, yacht club or shopping mall, that’s nothing compared to the legions regularly running around racing circuits worldwide. Aside from the myriad open GT grids dominated by Stuttgart machinery, the iconic German sportscar is the spec racer of choice for various national Porsche Carrera Cup championships and the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup that supports F1 races around the year. Those series use the versatile 911 GT3 Cup. With over 1,400 sold since 1998, Porsche maintains that it’s the best-selling racing car of all time, and it has just announced a new model for the 2011 season onward.
Whereas the outgoing Cup racer was based on the street-going 911 GT3, the new model starts life as the harder, faster and sharper GT3 RS. That means  … Details
Remember the big frenzy over the CTS-V Challenge from last year? The event turned out to be a public relations boon for Cadillac after Bob Lutz, on a company conference call, challenged anyone to a race in the CTS-V. Jalopnik accepted the offer and the CTS-V Challenge was born.
Cadillac invited other manufacturers to take part in the event at the Monticello Motor Club in New York, centered around the claim that the CTS-V was the world’s fastest production sedan  … Details
Production has begun on the U.S. version of the hit British television show “Top Gear,” the History channel announced.
Comedian and car buff Adam Ferrara, champion rally and drift racer Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood will be the hosts of the American spin-off, which is to premiere next month.
Among the guests lined up for the show, which showcases “an offbeat celebration of automobiles and driving,” are … Details
Talk about fast. With 620 horsepower and a zero-to-60 mph sprint of 3.4 seconds, the new 911 GT2 RS is the fastest and most powerful road car Porsche has ever built. But it also moves off the figurative shelf quickly. Less than two months after its debut, all 500 of the special GT2s are sold out.
The German sports-car maker says customers have given deposits and signed letters of intent to buy the cars, including 133 in the U.S., which will be delivered in February. Porsche unveiled the GT2 RS at the Moscow Auto  … Details