911 & Porsche World

Back in the 1980s, television shows focusing on crime fighting often featured investigators driving around exotic locations in the kind of high-powered sports cars their salaries are unlikely to have been able to accommodate. In the case of Magnum PI and Miami Vice, European sports cars were the chariots of choice — readers who grew up during the decade of excess will be just as familiar with the image of Tom Selleck in a Hawaiian shirt spinning the wheels of a red Ferrari 308 GTS as they are with Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas brushing their pastel suits against a white Testarossa. Things were different in the film world, where audiences laughed out loud at the sight of law enforcement vehicles being systematically destroyed en masse. Here, the baddies had…

As readers lucky enough to live in North Yorkshire will doubtless be aware, nothing can compete with pulling back the curtains on a sunny Sunday morning to be met with a stunning view of the moors. Except, of course, the feeling of knowing your diary is empty and there’s a Porsche patiently waiting outside, ready to tear into the jaw-dropping view with the thunder of exploding petrol. I’d argue the Porsche in question should really be a 718 Cayman, a car which seems to have been built specifically for a blast on British back roads. This Porsche is compact enough to deal with narrow streets, supple enough to remain comfortable on scarred surfaces and an utter joy to drive in all environments. Even the basic, two-litre models are a hoot, but…

NARDONE AUTOMOTIVE UNVEILS REIMAGINED 928 AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of Milan Design Week, the world’s most important design fair, presenting events and exhibitions showcasing exciting design of all disciplines in hundreds of venues across the northern Italian city. For this year’s gathering, two thousand exhibitors signalled a return to pre-pandemic participation after the event was cancelled in 2020 and organisers were forced to run a pared-down version of proceedings in 2021. This time around, Milan Design Week’s star attraction was Nardone Automotive’s reimagined 928. Since since its debut forty-five years ago, Porsche’s V8-powered grand tourer has always been an unconventional car, completely different from all other Porsche products before or after model discontinuation in 1995. Thierry Nardone, a marque enthusiast passionate about Porsche’s transaxle family of sports…

CSF HIGH-PERFORMANCE INTERCOOLER SYSTEM FOR 992 CARRERA/S/4/4S/GTS In 2021, CSF teamed up with F1 cooling system manufacturer, PWR, to release the world’s first high-performance intercooler system for the 992 Turbo and Turbo S. With over 200 systems sold, CSF is now proud to release a high-performance intercooler system for three-litre 992 models, including the Carrera, S, 4, 4S and GTS. Designed and engineered as a true plug-and-play unit utilising all factory mounting points (with no cutting or modification required), this lightweight TIG-welded intercooler system features F1-grade two-row cores with twenty-six 3mm-high rolled tubes (more than double the number of the standard Porsche intercooler), CNC-machined billet end tanks (as opposed to the factory system’s crimped plastic parts) and OEM-style inlet/outlet connections for precise fitment with all stock engine equipment. Thoroughly dyno tested…

Tim Harvey is best-known for being 1992 British Touring Car Champion and for being crowned Carrera Cup GB victor in 2008 and 2010. He’s contested the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times, competed in British GT and currently serves as a presenter for ITV4’s extensive BTCC coverage. Find him at @timbo_harvey Motorsport is dangerous. It says so on the back of your race event entry ticket. Whilst this message is there to remind spectators of the risks to themselves, it’s also there as an insurance safety net for circuits. There is no such reminder for event participants, and nor should there be. I say this with two recent occurrences encouraging me to reflect on motorsport safety: the round of fatalities at this year’s Isle of Man TT and the big…

David Hemmings is author of many books about the 928, including The 928 Handbook (for Porsche Club Great Britain), The Real 928 World Market Edition, The Real 928 Originals Limited Edition, The Essential Buyers Guide to the 928 and his latest tome, Porsche 928, which can be ordered from amberley-books.com Five years ago, here in the UK, the 928 enjoyed a major fortieth anniversary celebration at Brooklands in Surrey. At that time, I noticed values had begun to climb. Looking at 2022, 928 sale prices have continued to rise. Not by much, save for examples in exceptional condition and boasting low mileage. Nothing new there, then?! The cost of acquiring one of those infernal 911s, meanwhile, has risen by more than any 928, despite the comparative rarity of the V8-powered modern…