Catégorie : Porsche News EN
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Tom Pidcock Takes His 911 GT3 RS With Manthey Kit to the Nordschleife
Tom Pidcock drives a 911 GT3 RS, and not for show. The double Olympic mountain bike champion owns a 992.1-generation 911 GT3 RS fitted with the Manthey Kit, and he takes it to the Nordschleife. On 4 November 2026, the Porsche Newsroom published an account of a track day he spent at the Nürburgring with…
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WEC Monza 2026: Manthey’s Porsche 911 GT3 R Wins LMGT3 as TF Sport Takes the Title
The Bend Manthey’s No. 92 Porsche 911 GT3 R won the LMGT3 class at the 6 Hours of Monza on 8 November 2026, the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship season. Yasser Shahin, Riccardo Pera and Richard Lietz crossed the line 0.270 seconds ahead of Heart of Racing’s Aston Martin Vantage after six…
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Porsche’s New PCM Brings Up to Five Times the Computing Power to the 911, Taycan, Panamera and Cayenne
Porsche announced a new generation of its Porsche Communication Management (PCM) infotainment system on 3 November 2026. It covers four model lines: the 911, Taycan, Panamera and Cayenne. The press text never uses the word, but the platform name MIB4 sits in the web address of the official releases in German, English and French. Three…
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Derek Bell Turns 85: Four Le Mans Wins With Porsche
Derek Bell turned 85 on 31 October 2026, and Porsche marked the date with a long tribute on its Newsroom. It is easy to see why. Few drivers have won as much for the brand in the big endurance races. Born on 31 October 1941 in Pinner, a suburb of London, the Englishman now lives…
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Michael Steiner to Leave Porsche’s Board in May 2027, Jörg Bartels Takes Over R&D
Porsche is changing the person in charge of its engineering. On 30 October 2026 the company announced that Michael Steiner, 62, will leave the Executive Board in May 2027. He has held the research and development portfolio since 2016 and has also been Deputy Chairman since 2025. His replacement comes from Mercedes-Benz: Jörg Bartels, 52,…
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Porsche Nine-Month 2026 Results: Profit Recovers as Revenue Falls 5.9%
Porsche sold fewer cars and took in less money in the first nine months of 2026. Its operating profit still jumped. The figures, published by Porsche AG on 27 October 2026, show group revenue of €25.28 billion, down 5.9% from €26.86 billion a year earlier, and operating profit of €1.74 billion against just €0.04 billion…
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Porsche Track Experience 2027 Adds Two 911 GT3-Only Courses at Barber
Porsche Cars North America announced its 2027 Porsche Track Experience line-up on 20 October 2026, from its Atlanta headquarters. Two new programmes join the catalogue, and both are built around a single car: the 911 GT3. That has never happened before at the school. Until now, no full course had been dedicated to one model.…
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Porsche Engineering and Porsche Digital Merge Under the Porsche Technologies Brand
Porsche is folding two of its subsidiaries into one brand. On 21 October 2026 the company announced that Porsche Engineering and Porsche Digital will operate together as Porsche Technologies, starting at the beginning of the second quarter of 2027. The combined business will have about 2,700 employees in nine countries. This was flagged a year…
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2026 Porsche Classic Restoration Challenge: a 1978 911 Turbo 3.3 takes top honours
A 1978 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3, originally ordered through the Sonderwunsch special-wishes programme and then left to rot in Florida for years, has been named Grand National Champion of the 2026 Porsche Classic Restoration Challenge. Harper Porsche, the dealer behind the project, also took the national Restoration title. Porsche Cars North America published the results…
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Porsche 911 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid named among the 2026 Wards 10 Best Engines
The T-Hybrid flat-six in the 911 Carrera GTS has made the 2026 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems list, published by WardsAuto in Detroit on 13 October 2026. Porsche Cars North America, the brand’s US subsidiary, followed up with a release from its Atlanta headquarters. This is not a showroom trophy. WardsAuto has run…