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Patrick Long’s Morning Commute in a Porsche GT3 RS 4.0

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:40:17 +0000

It’s not often that Patrick Long has time to relax. The three-time ALMS GT2 Driver’s Champion and Le Mans winner is Porsche’s only American Factory Driver. When at the Porsche Sport Driving School at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, Patrick took the opportunity to help fellow Porsche driver Hurley Haywood with one of his morning routines: Fetching a cup of coffee as fast as possible.

The McLaren MP4-12C Arrives in North America

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:57:56 +0000

The McLaren MP4-12C has just arrived in North America. Watch as they take the streets for the first time. Turn the volume up to get the full experience.

YouTube’s Featured Automotive Channel Launches: DRIVE Teaser

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:07:05 +0000

Our newest project kicks off in 2012: TangentVector is the new team behind YouTubes featured automotive channel. Drive celebrates the culture of cars. On the road, to the races, to the factories, to the studios — to the places you can’t go. Cars may be something you need, but drive with us and you’ll never look at them the same way again.

Testing the 2012 Porsche Carrera 911

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:03:19 +0000

Watch as Porsche engineers rigorously test the all-new 2012 Carrera 911 in South Africa and the Arctic Circle. Our engineers took the car on the most demanding road trips imaginable while in the most punishing of climates. They pushed the test vehicles to operating extreme months before the cars global debut. Why? To guarantee that the seventh-generation 2012 Carrera 911 will perform to Porsche Standards on the German Autobahn, interstate highway in the U.S. and anywhere else a car’s owner might be.

Aprilia USA pays tribute to the Space Shuttle

admin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:00:50 +0000

The most ambitious engineering project the world has ever seen, the space shuttle has inspired many to go places they otherwise wouldn’t have gone. That includes Aprilia USA, which pays tribute to the brave men and women who made the shuttle possible as its last ever launch approaches. Crossing performance boundaries never thought possible and forging new frontiers in innovation, making and racing motorcycles wouldn’t be entirely alien to the people that created a bridge between earth and space.

Porsche Cars North America’s Entry at the Carrera World Cup

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:00:46 +0000

Porsche Cars North America held an internal contest to send seven employees to accompany American LeMans champion, Melanie Snow to the Carrera World Cup race at the Nurburgring.

Nissan GT-R vs Aprilia RSV4

admin — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:00:51 +0000

The Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC SE uses the most sophisticated set of performance-enhancing electronics ever fitted to a road legal motorcycle. The Nissan GT-R similarly relies on revolutionary electronic driver aids to set lap records the world over. But, which vehicle is faster, bike or car? Both vehicles in this race are completely stock down to the tires and piloted by professional racers. Lap times are real.

Aprilia Performance Ride Control Explained

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:04:56 +0000

Aprilia Performance Ride Control is the most sophisticated set of performance-enhancing electronics yet fitted to a road-legal motorcycle. Very similar to the system Max Biaggi used to win the 2010 SBK World Championship, the 2011 Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC SE incorporates launch control, wheelie control, traction control and quickshift. All together, those systems give Aprilia riders more control, enabling them to ride faster, safer.

Porsche Sport Driving School, USA at Barber Motorsports Park

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:30:28 +0000

The Porsche Sport Driving School – USA isn’t just for novices, and it isn’t just for veteran drivers either; it’s for anyone with a love of performance vehicles and a desire to learn something new and exciting.

Two minute promotional spot produced for Porsche Cars North America.

Top Chef Meets Top Driver

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:18:45 +0000

Chef Angelo Sosa from the hit TV show Top Chef cooks a healthy driver’s meal for Porsche Works Driver Patrick Long.