By Karan Singh

StreetFire.net

Porsche just revealed their latest 997 variant, the 911 Speedster!

2011 Porsche 911 Speedster Teaser!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Todays pic comes from Mark’s Porsche Carrera ride page!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Not sure how the Porsche purists will feel about this one, but I think it’s pretty cool. Tamparacing via VWVortex

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Sean, one of the Vivid Racing sales guys, is also a graffitti artist. Check out the Y-pipe he painted for the Vivid Racing Porsche 997 Turbo. More pics at VividRacing.com

By David Wallens

Grassroots Motorsports

I know that most of us like to work on our own cars, but sometimes you need to call in an expert. I recently scored a used duck tail for my 911, but to be honest I don’t have the time and skill to R&R it myself. It’s situations like that that warrant an expert. Tom Prescott, owner of The Body Werks, has been getting my new lid back in shape. In a perfect world, the painted lid and the car link up later today. Ah, progress.

By Sam Barer

Sound Classics

If you read the major car publications it’s easy to get the feeling that all automotive journalists agree on everything. When journalists sing universal praise, throw jeers or are notoriously silent, it’s hard for readers to disregard.

There are plenty of conspiracy theories that blame editors beholden to advertisers scaring writers into not even trying to say something good about one car or bad about another. Personally, I buy more into the explanation of groupthink, as it’s easy to be confident in your opinion when others have come to the same conclusion time and time again.

I, however, being totally independent (not to mention subtle-as-a-chainsaw) have no problem saying where I differ from the rest. So here is my list of Top Ten Automotive Things About Which I Disagree With My Colleagues.

10) Chrysler 300C: I’ve owned plenty of Chryslers in my time, so maybe this is why I approached the 300C with a more critical eye. Consequently, I never liked the 300C (and its lesser variations) as much as the rest of the automotive journalists.

Everyone else saw a good-looking car with ample power from the “Hemi V8″. I saw past the nice styling and focused on a huge car with sub-Honda Accord-sized leg and knee room (courtesy of typically ultra-thick, but not very comfortable front seats). As nice as the Hemi (sans hemispherical combustion chambers) was, it couldn’t overcome the totally numb steering and spongy braking that made the car feel cumbersome. Plus, as someone who lived through Chrysler ownership, there was always the certainty that the 300C would be just like Chrysler’s other vehicles — engineered at low cost to ensure high failures, which would only be made worse by one of the most poorly trained dealer service networks in America.

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By Ryan Porter

IN-N-OUT Editor

I don’t know about you but I tend to make a lot of goals for myself each year, and this year seemed to have a bunch of car-related goals:

• Don’t buy any more cars
• Buy a motorcycle
• Limit my modification allowance to $1,500

What car goals do you have?

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Over eight minutes of pure Porsche goodness.

By 993C4S

Porsche Purist

I’ve seen Porsches covered in gold. I’ve seen Porsches covered in Tweed. Hell, I’ve even seen a Porsche 911 thrown in a crusher in the name of art. This, however, is the first time I’ve seen a Porsche covered in chocolate. Created by a Porsche dealer in the Netherlands, this is not a standard Porsche option.

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

We are all great admirers of Nakai-san and Rauh Welt here at Speedhunters. The cars that have rolled out of this small countryside body-shop in Chiba-ken have pretty much all assumed cult status. Nakai’s creations are all about raw style, a vision into what he thinks a Porsche should look, sound and even smell like! There are no compromises here, the cars that bare the Rauh Welt touch have been built for one simple thing, driving.

I though it would be cool to take a nice and detailed look into one of the last cars Nakai-san has built, a customer car that has already done the rounds on the internet, the 993-based Natty Dread. This, like all Rauh Welt cars, is a prime example of stance… Continue reading at Speedhunters

By Dino Dalle Carbonare