The new issue of Porsche Driver has recently hit the newsstands. Many interesting topics invite you to take a look inside the magazine.
Yellow to blue - RUF 911 Yellowbird & Ultimate
There are things that make up the heart of a brand. Porsche is unthinkable without the 911, and the Yellowbird, known internally as the CTR, is part of RUF. It hit the road 30 years ago and established a series of high-performance sports cars. Its story is not yet finished.
Chad McQueen
Chad McQueen was Steve McQueen's first child and remains his only son. His father probably passed on his passion for fast cars and motorcycles to him. At the age of nine, he was already riding dirt track motorcycles and quickly turned to car racing - mostly driving Porsches. No wonder?
Exception to the rule
Who hasn't dreamed of taking part in the Le Mans 24-hour race? Nowadays this would be a utopian dream, but in the early eighties it was quite possible - provided you believed in it. Like Raymond Boutinaud, who was the only person to compete in Le Mans in a Porsche 928.
One-hit wonder: With black and yellow war paint and no folding headlights, the 928 S took to the starting line at Le Mans in 1984.
Serious intentions - 924 Carrera GT
With the Carrera GT, Porsche ennobled the 924 model series with a big name and mercilessly shifted the focus of the model series towards sport. As the first representative of the transaxle line, the 924 Carrera GT was able to demonstrate the sporting potential of the four-cylinder model series.
Transformer - 911 2.0
Stuttgart design exercise or Italian alternative design? The origin and motivation of the one-off based on the original remain vague, but its appearance is certainly dramatic. One of the few mysteries in the thoroughly scrutinized 911 cosmos still awaits its final clarification.
