One of my Facebook friends posted a photo from the Autobahn a few days ago. He was trying to reach 186 mph (300 kph) in a Porsche 911 992, something he had achieved 30 years ago in a Brabus SL600. So, ...

Sometimes, the desire to preserve automotive tradition can propel radical change. Take the 1997-2005 996 generation of the venerable Porsche 911, for example. To save the lineage of its quintessential ...

A new 911 starts at $90,000. Used previous-generation 991 models hover around $75,000, and older 997 models are around $30,000. Air-cooled 911s have officially reached absurd prices. Hell, a 1988 911 ...

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Theo has dedicated his life to cars. He has studied the only Automotive Journalism course in the world located at Coventry University and describes this passion as a clinical obsession. Give Theo four ...

Article now reflects the reason for the 996's reliability in Turbo form This article has been updated with relevant information on why the 996 911 Turbo is not prone to the IMS bearing failure of ...

Two decades later, the furor around the 996’s introduction still feels like a blur. Long slandered as the worst of eight generations of 911, too often by people who’ve never sat in one, the 996 is, in ...

The fifth generation Porsche 911 (aka the 996) was born in 1997, and it was born into controversy. It was the first water-cooled 911. It was the first to put Toyota-inspired production expediencies ...

If you've been following along with our coverage of my 996 Porsche 911 ownership experience, you won't be surprised to read that I love the car. It's incredible, and it's been everything I'd hoped it ...