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Porsche has unveiled the 911 Challenge, a $275,000 entry‑level race car closely based on the 911 GT3 road car, featuring a 4.0L flat‑six with 508 hp, a seven‑speed PDK, and racing‑specific driver aids. It will be eligible for Porsche’s North American single‑make series from 2027, with full‑season entrants given priority on allocations, and track‑day use planned for later next year.
Porsche celebrates Nürburgring’s 100th anniversary with the limited 911 GT3 100 Jahre Nürburgring, a green-accented homage offering optional Manthey performance upgrades; it keeps the 4.0L flat-six with PDK or a six-speed manual, delivering up to 1,190 lb of downforce at 177 mph. Only 100 units for Germany, deliveries in 2027, with pricing TBA and a Sonderwunsch Manthey experience.
Stellantis plans a 2029 replacement for the sixth‑gen Jeep Cherokee at Belvidere with the STLA One architecture; Porsche North America chief Timo Resch hints a manual or hybrid solution may come someday, though not yet ready; Lamborghini has no plans for a manual; Toyota recalls its bZ Woodland over a fault risk that could disengage ESC and brake lights; Ferrari Luce Chassis 0 sold for $40 million at a Monterey charity auction; weekend race winners are listed.
Formula E's London finale was defined by team orders from Porsche and Jaguar that shaped the championship: Pascal Wehrlein used pole and key strategy to lead after race one, while race two featured go-slow tactics and a late clash that knocked rival Dennis from contention. Despite a five-second penalty, Wehrlein clinched his second title as rivals accused Porsche and Jaguar of unsporting behavior, delivering a Mario Kart–like weekend that overshadowed pure racing.
Porsche’s Sonderwunsch division reveals the Flachbau RS, a street-legal modern 911 slantnose built from a 2018 GT2 RS for a European client at several million dollars. The car dons new front-end aero, a lighter interior with no infotainment, and a rear wing adjustable to 1,221 pounds of downforce, while retaining the 3.8L twin-turbo flat-six for 700 hp. It weighs about 70 pounds less than a stock GT2 RS and has undergone extensive validation—wind tunnels, virtual crash tests, endurance runs, and 50 Nürburgring laps—to meet road-legal standards. A bold factory-backed one-off that nods to the classic Flachbau lineage rather than a production model.
RUF unveiled the Ehra at Monterey Car Week as a limited, driver-focused coupe built on Ruf’s carbon-fiber monocoque, powered by a 3.6-liter twin-turbo flat-six with 650 hp and 664 lb-ft, paired to a seven-speed manual and an all-wheel-drive system. Wider front and rear tracks, forged center-lock wheels, and aggressive styling echo the CTR Anniversary, while a retro-modern cabin underscores its homage to classic 911s. Unlike the Yellowbird-era top-speed chase, the Ehra aims for on-road performance and driver involvement rather than chasing speed records.
Porsche is bringing back a 6-speed manual option for the 2027 911 Carrera S in North America, sold as the MT Package for $10,900. The package adds features like rear-wheel steering, Sport Chrono, PASM, lighter center-lock wheels, and a walnut shifter, while the 473 hp twin-turbo flat-six remains largely unchanged. The NA-exclusive option is now open for orders.
Porsche's Sonderwunsch program has turned the 911 GT2 RS into a modern slantnose with the one-off Flachbau RS, inspired by the 935/78 Moby Dick, featuring redesigned front fenders, ultra-slim vertical headlights, a Manthey aero package, and a taller rear wing; the powertrain remains the same 700 hp/553 lb-ft 3.8-liter twin-turbo flat-six, while the car sheds about 70 pounds versus a GT2 RS Weissach through interior and equipment reductions, delivering up to 1,221 pounds of rear downforce at up to 211 mph; it debuted at The Quail and is not intended for mass production.
Porsche is reintroducing a six-speed manual option for the 911 Carrera S, available on both coupe and Cabriolet in 2027 as the MT package, which adds rear-wheel steering, PASM Sport suspension, 11 mm lower ride height, Sport Chrono, titanium exhaust tips, center-lock wheels, and a walnut gear shifter; the car keeps its 3.0-liter twin-turbo flat-six with 473 hp and 391 lb-ft, delivering 0–60 mph in 3.1 seconds and a 191 mph top speed; pricing starts at $169,450 for the coupe and $183,350 for the Cabriolet (roughly $13k over base), with NA availability initially, and this brings the total number of Carrera S-manual options to seven in 2027.
Porsche's Sonderwunsch division built a one-off 991.2 GT2 RS called Flachbau RS, a road-legal slant-nose homage to the 935 Moby Dick designed by Grant Larson. It adds new aero elements, revised front wings, louvres, and a three-position rear wing delivering up to 554 kg downforce, while shedding about 31.6 kg. The drivetrain remains near-stock (roughly 700 hp, 553 lb-ft, 0–62 mph in 2.8 s, 211 mph) with a stripped interior and lighter wiring. It completed 50 Nürburgring laps for validation with Manthey aero work, confirming stability at speed while keeping road legality.
Porsche reintroduces a six-speed manual in the 2027 911 Carrera S via the MT Package, pairing a 473-hp twin-turbo 3.0-liter flat-six with rear-drive and added hardware like rear-axle steering, PASM Sport, a lowered ride height, and center-locking wheels. NA pricing starts at $169,450 for the Coupe and $183,350 for the Cabriolet, with orders open and deliveries expected by the end of 2026.
Porsche rolls out a North America–exclusive MT Package for the 911 Carrera S, adding a six-speed manual to the 473-hp twin-turbo flat-six with rear-wheel drive. The package includes center-lock wheels, titanium exhaust, SportDesign front fascia, 4-way Sport Seats Plus, PASM Sport, rear-wheel steering, and the Sport Chrono pack. Weighing about 3,327 pounds (roughly 11 lb more than the Carrera T), it starts at $169,450 for the coupe and $183,350 for the Cabriolet, with deliveries expected by year-end.
Marc Philip Gemballa’s Marsien GT turns a donor 992 Turbo S into a road-focused homage to the Porsche 959, with bespoke carbon bodywork, central-scoop bonnet, Akrapovic exhaust, and a tuned 830hp twin-turbo flat-six; priced around £1 million (GT conversion €770,000 plus donor car and options), it promises 0–62 mph in 2.4 seconds and a 205 mph top speed as a usable road car rather than a track weapon, with roughly 30 units planned.
Porsche Cars Australia has unveiled a one-off 911 Turbo S, dubbed the Land Down Under, finished in bespoke Chromaflair Terra Australis Red that fades into Southern Cross Blue to mimic an outback sunset, with a ghosted '75' roof badge and a secret 'See ya later mate' message under the rear spoiler. The interior tops it with a constellation headliner and Blue Mountains topography, and it rides on 20- and 21-inch Turbo Exclusive wheels as part of a 300-hour paint job celebrating Porsche’s 75th anniversary in Australia.
Porsche has built a fourth Taycan Turbo GT for a Swiss buyer who already owned three, finished in Nordic Gold Metallic with bespoke cabin details via the Sonderwunsch program.