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July 18, 2010

Artful Y-Pipe on Vivid Racing Porsche 997 Turbo

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

Artful YPipe on Vivid Racing Porsche 997 Turbo

October 6, 2009

Shark Werks 3.9L GT3 RS

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

When a regular GT3 RS just isn’t good enough… More on this build at Shark Werks

March 5, 2009

RUF Brings Back the Old School Targa Look With Their New eRUF Greenster

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Yes, I know the technology in this all electric 911 is more important, but I’m geeking out on the old school targa look. RUF did this by starting with a 997 cabrio and simply adding a rollover bar with a removable plastic rear window section. Has anyone done this before on a newer Porsche? I love it. More at Jalopnik

RUF Brings Back the Old School Targa Look with their new eRUF Greenster

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February 9, 2009

Arctic Driving Center

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Got a spare $5,000 plus airfare? Well, then why not head out to the Arctic Circle with the Porsche Travel Club and practice getting sideways in a Carrera 4? That’s what Matthew over at VWVortex did, and he has the story and pics to prove it!

Arctic Driving Center

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January 14, 2009

School Bus vs. Porsche 997 Turbo

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Here’s another great one from Luis in Puerto Rico, who tells me the school bus runs low 11s. One more video of the bus after the jump.

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October 24, 2008

E-Ruf

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

This isn’t the first electric Porsche we’ve had in the blog, but it’s probably the fastest. Ruf worked with Calmotors of Camarillo, California, to develop an all-electric powertrain for the Porsche 997. Road & Track got a chance to drive an early prototype and came away pretty excited about it. Their driving impressions remind me of my Tesla Roadster test drive. Basically, batteries weigh a lot, and an electric car will never sound quite as good as a combustion-engine car with a burly exhaust note. But they are still extremely cool. Read the full story at Road & Track.

E-Ruf

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