The latest issue of Porsche Driver 1/2016 is available from newsagents. As always, the current issue covers many exciting topics relating to the brand from Zuffenhausen and features a varied mix of historic vehicles and contemporary models.
On the streets of San Francisco
Among the great cities of the world, San Francisco is still an infant. The gold rush 150 years ago heralded its birth, and the film industry made the city famous. Now the Porsche drivers took a tour of the city in the tire tracks of Steve McQueen, on the road in a Porsche 911.
Walter Röhrli's red Porsche 356 SC Coupé turns onto the forecourt. Apart from the large exhaust pipe protruding from the center of the rear, the car actually looks inconspicuous. This is deceptive, as the Porsche driver performance test shows.
Variations on a theme
Anyone who wanted to buy a Porsche in the early 1990s was faced with difficult decisions. With the 928 GT, Porsche offered a sporty Gran Turismo, the 944 Turbo Cabrio was regarded as a high-performance insider tip and the 964 Carrera 2 was a purist 911. The comparison takes a closer look at the three vehicles.
Those who couldn't make up their minds, on the other hand, bought a Porsche Type 64, which was everything at once: racing car, original Porsche, parts donor. The article tells the story of the second of three Berlin-Rom cars, which only found its way back to life via detours, with a lot of luck and thanks to great dedication.
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At Porsche, an S suffix in the name always means an award. But the Porsche 993 S WLS, among others, shows that it can be even more special. It is one of the few 911s in the 993 series to combine the wide body of the Turbo with 300 naturally aspirated horsepower. The result was the ideal combination of form and fascination.
When the original Porsche is quoted in the five-figure range or even costs a few million, it is time for the vast majority of the population to look around for alternatives. With the Sauer 356 A Coupé and the Chamonix Spyder 550, Porsche-Fahrer presents two such options.
