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I Took Porsche's Manthey Taycan To The Nürburgring. It's A Different Animal: Driven

The Taycan Turbo GT was already wild. The Manthey kit makes it faster, sharper, and considerably more focused.

Motor1 · Aug 21

The Porsche development driver who won Daytona in a Corvette

Porsche development driver Lars Kern took the biggest race victory of his career in the #13 AWA Racing Corvette at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. He was beaming.

Motorsport · Jan 28, 2025

Porsche Hates Fake Shifting On EVs: 'Why Make Something Worse?'

Porsche tried out Hyundai's simulated shifting from the Ioniq 5 N—it wasn't impressed. Now the automaker has pledged not to add it to any of its current cars.

InsideEVs · Aug 26, 2024

Porsche's Skunkworks Built the Taycan Turbo GT

Only a handful at Porsche knew about this car’s development. We learned what makes it remarkable.

Motor1 · Apr 10, 2024

The 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Demolishes the Track

We lapped Porsche’s 1,000-plus-horsepower EV. It’s a friendly beast.

Motor1 · Apr 10, 2024

Porsche's Active Suspension Is Mind-Blowing. Here's How It Works

Porsche Active Ride is a leap forward in vehicle dynamics. The people behind it explain what it can do. 

Motor1 · Mar 14, 2024

Watch the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT's Record-Breaking Nürburgring Run

Driver Lars Kern was so confident in the Taycan that he took his hands off the wheel at 171 mph on the 'Rings main straight.

Motor1 · Mar 13, 2024

Porsche smashes Tesla's Nürburgring record with potent pre-series Taycan

Porsche took to Germany's Nürburgring to prove the performance credentials of its upcoming Taycan

T3 · Jan 4, 2024

See Porsche 911 GT3 With Manthey Performance Kit Do Sub-Seven-Minute Nurburgring Lap

It's not a record but the lap time was achieved by a journalist rather than a professional race car driver.

Motor1 · Feb 9, 2023

Daytona 24: Westbrook’s Ganassi Cadillac tops second practice

Richard Westbrook ensured Cadillac’s new V-LMDh snagged top spot in second practice for the Daytona 24 Hours, ahead of the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti Autosport Acura.

Autosport · Jan 26, 2023