Porsche returned to the uppermost level of sports car racing in the 1990s, and the German automaker's weapon of choice was revealed in 1996. The 911 GT1 is how it's called, a sports prototype that had ...

TURN SIGNALS? CHECK. Power mirrors? Check. Power-assisted steering, brakes and ABS? Check, check, check. Cupholder? Need you ask? Once upon a time, the phrase "racing improves the breed" meant exactly ...

Le Mans and TV veteran Tiff Needell recently got to drive one of just 20 1997-spec Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversions on the rural roads of Scotland. These 996-nosed 554-horsepower mid-engine monsters ...

Porsche might have dominated Group C racing with its 956 and 962 prototypes, yet by the mid-1990s, the new GT1 scene called for something beefier than the GT2-spec 911s they had in store at the time.

Porsche is working on plenty of derivatives for the 992, now that the base Carrera has joined the Carrera S. And while these involve the Turbo, the GT3 and the Targa, to name just the ones spied so ...

One of the world’s most rare and magnificent cars is up for sale: a Porsche 911 996 GT1. Only 25 of these beauties were ever built and the one currently for sale is quite possibly the most rare of all ...

Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related ...

The Porsche 996 GT1 race car delivers over 600HP and 800Nm from its twin turbo engine, producing a powerful and aggressive ...

Homologation. It's the racing rule that results in some of the world's greatest road cars. To race, many cars have to be homologated, which means they have to have a number of street-legal ...

One lucky enthusiast now has a very special Porsche among his or her collection. This is the only Porsche 911 GT1 race car to be converted for street use, and it was just sold at an RM Sotheby's ...

The Concorso D’Eleganza Villa D’Este Sunday Parade featured an extraordinary lineup of icons — including the Ferrari 250 GTO, Porsche 917K, Ferrari 250 TR, Porsche 996 GT1, and Pagani Zonda Codalunga.

When McLaren won at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in its first outing with the F1 GTR in 1995, the world was stunned and Porsche decided it was time for a new race car. Carfection’s Part 2 of the ‘Ultimate ...