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Seventh Son: Porsche Unveils 991-Based GT3 Cup Racer [w/Video]

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 10:34 AM PST

When you have a brand-new model in your showrooms, it doesn't really make sense to have participants run your own one-make series with an older generation car. Even more so if you are Porsche and the car in question is the 911 that takes part in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.

Well, that's stretching the truth a bit: the racers aren't based on the base 911 Carrera or Carrera S but the hardcore GT3 – hence the GT3 Cup moniker for the model that the company claims is the most successful racing car ever, having sold 2,385 units since 1998.

With the seventh generation 911, code-named 991, been on the roads for more than a year now, it was about time the Stuttgart automaker rolled out its successor. That happened yesterday during the "Night of Champions" event at the brand's R&D center in Weissach.

The all-new 911 GT3 Cup is powered by a 3.8-liter flat-six with 453HP (460PS), 10HP more than the 997 GT3 RS-based model it replaces, delivered 1,000 rpm lower, at 7,500. Power is directed to the rear wheels via a six-speed dog-type gearbox developed by Porsche Motorsport that, for the first time in a Porsche Cup car, is operated by paddle shifters.

Volvo Dealer gets into the Christmas Spirit with Red 850 T-5R Pickup Truck

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 08:32 AM PST

During the Holiday season, if not all, most car showrooms in Christian dominated countries are dressed up for Christmas with traditional decorations, but one dealer in the Dutch-speaking city of Mechelen in Belgium, had a much grander idea.

According to Autofans, the Volvo dealer at Mechelen brought in one of his private cars to put on display on the showroom floor – and not any car, mind you, but a mid-1990s Volvo 850 T-5R conversion into a two-door pickup truck.

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