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The Elegance of Speed show will be this weekend in Philadelphia. Come see some real race cars, check out slot cars on sale, and racing memorabilia of all kinds for sale at the show all weekend! Go "Car Crazy" at the Elegance of Speed Automotive Collectible and Memorabilia Show, October 16 and 17 at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. The Show will feature vendors offering something for everyone from the most discerning collectors to Holiday shoppers looking for the perfect gifts for their car lover(s). The Show is free with Museum admission. Vendors will be selling die cast cars, books, prints, literature, models, antique toy cars and slot cars, art, videos, photographs and historic objects. Signings are scheduled with racecar drivers and authors. Racers of all ages will have the opportunity to rev their engines and compete on a large slot car track provided by show co-sponsor Carrera. On Sunday, a radio-controlled model racecar demonstration with some of the hottest R/C cars in the region will take place on the back parking lot. The Simeone Foundation Museum, which is conveniently located right off I-95 in South Philadelphia, features 65 of the world鹿s most famous racecars. Several cars that are popular with model collectors - like the Grand Sport Corvette, Daytona Cobra Coupe and the "Hippie" Porsche 917 - are on display in the museum.
Since its existence, Porsche has always been attributed to remarkable performance and iconic design. Well, the secret to its global success is passion for world-class engineering. If you are currently shopping for a luxury car, you will never go wrong in choosing this German brand. Here are just some of the few justifications why Porsche is worth your investment. Through the years, this marque has reached a number of milestones due to its never ending quest for excellence. In fact, it was awarded in 2006 by the Luxury Institute as the most prestigious of all car brands. This is why its ingenuity and workmanship is recognized by other automakers. Subaru and Daewoo are among the companies that sought the service of the Porsche Company to help them in the development of their products and services. Porsche has particularly provided them with consultancy service in car and engine engineering. The automaker has also accommodated Harley-Davidson in designing the latest engines for its new products such as the V-Rod motorcycle.
Another factor that sets Porsche apart from other brands is of course, engineering. The automaker's fame is highly enhanced by its reputation in the car racing field where it is regarded as the world's leader in producing and manufacturing racing cars. Back in 2006, Porsche produced 195 cars built for different racing events. The automaker takes the chance to develop its engineering through racing where it is said that Porsche racing cars rarely undergo consecutive races having unchanged specifications. When you own a Porsche in Dubai, you will feel so much pride and satisfaction due to the reputation and novelty it offers. No wonder, several personalities collect different models of this marque, including Bill Gates. Moreover, the desirability of owning a new or used Porsche in Dubai has paved the way for the car manufacturer to be a stable institution, making it the most profitable car brand in the world seconded by Toyota. Whether you are looking for a stunning sports car or a top-performing SUV, all you need to do is set foot at a reputable Porsche Dubai showroom. To save much on your purchase, it pays to conduct research on the model that will perfectly suit your taste, lifestyle and budget. You also need to watch out for sales and offers, especially during huge occasions such as Ramadan and Christmas.
At last, the all-new Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 is here! For starters, it packs an all-new 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six. That鈥檚 right, in the era where only 10 percent of 911 variants are naturally aspirated, and 100 percent of the Cayman/Boxster lineup is turbocharged, the free-breathing Cayman GT4 (and its mechanically identical 2020 Boxster Spyder sibling) stands alone. The sublime first-gen GT4 pulled power from a 3.8-liter, 385-hp naturally aspirated six sourced from the 991.1 Carrera S, so there鈥檚 precedent for this 4.0-liter model. The lineage of the powertrain is a bit more muddled this time, though, as Porsche claims this is a completely new engine and not at all related to the wild 4.0-liter in the 991.2 GT3. Porsche tells us that this new powerplant is based on the 9A2 generation of engines that power the soon-to-be-replaced 991.2 Carreras. This is quite a leap from the regular 9A2, however, considering all 991.2s from base Carrera through Carrera GTS pack the same 3.0-liter twin-turbo flat-six.
At minimum, this new engine has had the turbos and attendant plumbing removed, its displacement enlarged by a full liter, and been packed with a new crankshaft, pistons, connecting rods, valvetrain, air intakes, and cylinder heads. Against this work, it was allegedly too costly and complex to make the GT3鈥檚 4.0-liter work here, which is hard to imagine. As to why the engineers in Flacht, where Porsche鈥檚 race cars and GT road cars are developed, stuck with natural aspiration, GT boss Andreas Preuninger says it鈥檚 sticking to its guns. There鈥檚 always a way and we will continue going the naturally aspirated route for GT cars. The right way is not always the easy way.鈥?Alright then. A total of 414 horsepower and 309 lb-ft of torque are sent to the rear wheels through a six-speed manual transmission sourced from the current 718 GTS. Porsche admits it has future plans to bring the snappy PDK dual-clutch automatic gearbox to the GT4, but for now, you鈥檒l need to shift it yourself or find another car. Performance is strong, with the zero-to-60-mph run taking just 4.2 seconds and a top speed of 188 mph.