Porsche’s 550 J is a racing legend shrunk into an electric track-day car

The Porsche 550 Spyder occupies a special place in the brand’s motorsport history. Developed specifically for racing, the lightweight mid-engined sports car proved that clever engineering and low weight could challenge competitors with considerably larger engines. At the 1954 Carrera Panamericana, factory drivers Hans Herrmann and Jaroslav Juhan took their 550 Spyders to third and…

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Porsche shutters e-bike, battery, software subsidiaries as part of company overhaul

Porsche shutters e-bike, battery, software subsidiaries as part of company overhaul

Porsche is closing three of its subsidiaries as it copes with falling sales and declining profits, the German automaker announced Friday. The automaker’s battery subsidiary, Cellforce Group, is perhaps the highest-profile casualty. The division had already been through a “realignment” in August after Porsche dropped plans to make its own batteries, turning Cellforce into a…

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This Porsche 918 Successor Concept Looks More Aggressive Than Anything Stuttgart Would Actually Build

This Porsche 918 Successor Concept Looks More Aggressive Than Anything Stuttgart Would Actually Build

Porsche retired the 918 Spyder nameplate in 2015 after producing exactly 918 examples of their hybrid hypercar flagship, a vehicle that proved electric motors could enhance rather than dilute the driving experience at the absolute top of the performance spectrum. The car’s legacy persists in how thoroughly it shifted the conversation around electrification in high-performance…

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Gunther Werks Project Endgame is a bespoke 911 Speedster infused with Iron Man DNA

Gunther Werks Project Endgame is a bespoke 911 Speedster infused with Iron Man DNA

There’s always been a theatrical edge to Gunther Werks’ reinterpretations of the Porsche 911 (993), but Project Endgame pushes that idea into full cinematic territory. Conceived as a one-off Speedster commission and effectively the closing statement for the California-based restomod specialist’s open-top series, it fuses extreme performance engineering with a design language. Something that openly…

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