Nobody is arguing that the engine failed after being spun to 8,200 ... Racecars blow engines all the time, but a Porsche 917 isn't just a run-of-the-mill racecar. British automotive writer Mark ...

Building an engine so powerful it got banned in not one, but two series, takes some doing. But Porsche did just that with the ...

A Porsche 917 used for filming of “Le Mans” didn ... After its time in the film, the car—retaining its original 4.5-liter flat-12 engine rated at approximately 580 hp—was sold to Reinhold ...

Porsche’s iconic flat-twelve-powered 917 protype won the 24 Hours of Le ... tearing out an oil feed pipe and damaging the 5-liter engine. The car made it back to the pits, but it was retired.

Arguable one of the most successful race cars of all time, the 917 was the first Porsche designed to win endurance races outright. Wins at the 1970 24 Hours of Daytona and 24 Hours of Le Mans ...

Most people go their entire life never seeing a Porsche 917 K in the flesh, let alone hearing that flat-12 engine screaming. While we can’t give you that experience in person, this video gives ...

How Jerry Seinfeld Found Steve McQueen's 917 Jerry Seinfeld's Porsche sale: Complete results After six minutes on stage, bidding hit $25 million for what may be the greatest 917 on the planet.

The iconic 1969 Porsche 917K star car formerly owned by ... An air-cooled Type 12 V-12 engine sits behind the driver, producing 580 hp and 366 lb-ft in a vehicle that weighs under 1800 lbs.

The Porsche 911 Turbo first launched 50 years ago, and we have gathered all three generations sold in India - the 997, the ...