Porsche fans are probably aware that the 993 generation (1994 to 1998) was the last of the air-cooled 911s. What may come as a surprise is that vintage Porsche 911s are not exclusively air-cooled. In ...

Porsche was issued a patent for its six-stroke combustion engine on October 22, 2024. The company describes the new engine as having a "working cycle" of three complete crankshaft revolutions with two ...

The bore scoring issues in Porsches can kill rod bearings, cause crankshaft and piston damage, and cracked cylinders.

German engineer Ferdinand Porsche already had experience working with Daimler-Benz when he set up his own firm in 1931. Later in the decade, he was hired by Adolf Hitler's government to design the ...

One of the most hotly debated topics among Porsche enthusiasts is which is better: the air-cooled or water-cooled 911. The sports automaker had used an air-cooled engine across multiple generations of ...

Intake, compression, power, then exhaust. Every 4-stroke engine ever made – about 80% of all engines currently in existence – function on this principle – even rotary engines. But now, Porsche has ...

V-4 engines remain uncommon in cars despite their potential advantages. While automotive enthusiasts regularly discuss V-6, V-8, and larger configurations, V-4 engines are typically found in ...

If you haven't watched the video of Chris Harris driving the Tuthill Porsche 911k, do so immediately after reading this. The sound of its astonishing 11,000-rpm, air-cooled flat-six will haunt your ...

Jeff Adams says he could barely spell “Porsche” as a 17-year-old when he and his father bought his uncle’s 1958 356A in Seattle and drove it home to Connecticut. Forty years later, Adams is a guru of ...

Electrification is the future, but timing matters. For enthusiast driven segments, the transition may need to be more flexible than initially planned. Porsche has placed themselves in a precarious ...