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Move over, J.Lo, and your questionable car dance routines. Dua Lipa just dropped a gear and slammed the brakes on boring celebrity car endorsements. The global pop sensation was featured in Porsche’s latest ad campaign for the all-electric Macan, and it appears like it’s not your typical snoozefest of luxury car commercials.

Brooks Weisblat, owner of the Drag Times YouTube Channel owns some cool and fast cars. Some of these special cars in his garage include a Ferrari SF90, a McLaren 765LT Spider, and his most recent acquisition, his Guards Red Porsche Turbo S. He recently took on the legendary Tail of the Dragon mountain pass road in Tennessee, along with some of his friends. The Dragon, also known as Deals Gap, is an 11-mile world-famous stretch of road with 318 curves popular with riding and driving clubs across the world.

California-based company, Singer Vehicle Design is a little over 10 years old and continues to impress with its unique take on classic Porsche 911s. The company has evolved greatly since its humble beginnings back in 2013 and now features a fully-fledged workshop with a meticulously organized, multi-step process, which focuses on painstakingly perfecting every detail of the reimagined 911s, down to the smallest thing. This near-psychotic obsession with attention to detail has resulted in what is considered the benchmark for a perfectly reimagined classic Porsche sports car. Singer focuses on quality over quantity, which is why every variant of the company’s reimagined Porsche 911 lineup is produced in limited quantities and costs as much as (or more than) a brand-new Porsche 911. Throughout the resto-modder’s decade of manufacturing Porsche 911s for purists, Singer has made only four different models, not counting the different body styles. Here’s how the Singer lineup looks today.

Let’s talk about Porsche and a dream that just got put on hold. Remember back in 2022, when they were all gung-ho about being 80% electric brand by 2030? Yeah, about that... seems that dream is hitting a major roadblock. Look, I get it. Porsche makes some of the most iconic sports cars on the planet, but the reality is, they too, just like so many automakers, jumped on the E.V. bandwagon. The problem is, that people today still aren’t as gung-ho about E.Vs as the industry thought. The proof is in the pudding, with hybrids making a comeback. For a brand that’s built its laurels on boxer-engines, where does this leave the 911?

Imagine a high-octane summer camp for the hottest supercars around. That’s exactly what the scene MotorTrend has set for its annual Performance Vehicle of the Year award. While some automakers were decidedly a little shy about letting their million-dollar machines battle it out, the magazine managed to snag a couple of epic drag races. Two unlikely contenders to battle it out in a 1/4 mile dash were the 992.1 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and the Maserati MC20 Cielo. Which model came out on top? Read on to find out.

Porsche’s legendary 911 has always been the quintessential everyday sports car. Since its debut in the ’60s, it has effortlessly blended performance and practicality, proving that you don’t need to sacrifice thrills for everyday usability. Now in its eighth generation, the 992 911 continues this tradition, boasting even more power and refinement while remaining a surprisingly versatile daily driver.

Porsche promised to keep the 911 internal-combustion-powered for as long as possible, but in 2024, we were introduced to the first hybrid 911. While many Porsche fans were worried about the direction the iconic sports car took, Porsche put those trepidations to rest by schooling everyone on how to make a hybrid sports car without ruining it. Porsche was wise to keep electrification to a minimum, unlike other carmakers like Mercedes, which turned its AMG SL and AMG GT models into heavyweight bruisers in their range-topping 63 S E Performance variants. Those are now plug-in hybrids although they don’t boast a particularly high electric range – just 8 miles. Porsche decided to take a different approach with the 911, by developing an entirely new hybrid powertrain, revolving around a flat-six engine, internally dubbed the 9A3B6 engine. Here’s everything you need to know about Porsche’s clever, new T-Hybrid system.

Jeff Rhoades is far from a typical Porsche owner who shows up at your local Cars & Coffee on a Sunday. He’s a man on a mission. A former lawyer with a serious case of wanderlust, Jeff has transformed his 911 Carrera 4 into a dirt-caked expedition vehicle. His mission? Simple. To visit all 63 National Parks across the United States. With 46 already under his belt, this modern-day Lewis and Clark is far from finished. In the process, he has already racked up over 140,000 miles.

The 911 Speedster was a special commemorative model released to celebrate Porsche’s 70th anniversary. There have been several ’Speedster models in the past, six generations of them starting with the 1954 356A. But this is the first Speedster developed by the GT wing of the company. This makes it the first convertible from the team after the legendary V-10-powered Carrera GT. However, that car was developed by a special-projects team.

The 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS has made quite an impression among enthusiasts, thanks to Porsche’s spanking-new hybrid system that doesn’t have a charging port. Everything works in the background, making you believe that it’s a normal 911 with only a flat-six engine. But that’s not the case, you see. The latest 992.2 911 Carrera GTS features a brand-new 3.6-liter flat-six with a single electrified turbocharger. There’s another electric motor squeezed between the eight-speed PDK and the flat-six. Together, the hybrid powertrain churns out an amazing 532 horsepower and 449 pound-feet of torque.

All Porsche 911s may adhere to a similar philosophy, but each one has its set of unique features. A well-known Porsche aficionado, Magnus Walker, based in Los Angeles has made it his life’s mission to collect all model years of the Porsche 911 from 1964 to 1973, along with other sports car models of the German brand. He’s not limited to Porsche sports cars, but it is the focal point in his car collection, with over 40 models, which feature his own unique twist. As a true Porsche purist, Magnus has a soft spot for air-cooled 911s, and he started out with one of the first Porsche 930 Turbos, sold in the United States. But if you are wondering what Magnus Walker’s daily driver is, you might be surprised. It turns out, that what the famous Porsche enthusiast drives, is something even he didn’t think he would fall in love with – a modern-day 2014 Porsche 991 Turbo S, which has an interesting story behind it.

The CXX Package is like an off-the-menu package offered by Porsche to their most exclusive customers. YouTuber TJ Hunt gives us a glimpse of what this package entails in his latest video. Driving along the scenic coastal stretches of Big Sur a.k.a Highway 1, he introduces the viewers to his 1-of-1 (991.1) Porsche 911 GT3 RS with the CXX Package, a gift from his wife Sabria. If you are starting your research on Porsche’s CXX package, be prepared to go down a deep rabbit hole of information, rumors, and first-hand accounts on forums like Rennlist or Reddit, since Porsche officially hasn’t released any information on this custom package.