The Porsche 917 celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, and as the company’s first successful and arguably most iconic Le Mans racecar, its birthday was not forgotten. But what many remember about ...

You probably know the story of the 917/30. You probably saw it run in all its Can-Am Cup-quashing glory back in 1973, with its engineer Mark Donohue at the wheel. You may think motorsports had never ...

Considered one of the best race cars ever built, the 917 brought Porsche its first two 24 Hours of Le Mans victories. It also inspired the creation of future prototypes that transformed Porsche into ...

Space-saver spare tires are a menace. They're even worse when you're driving an endurance prototype with a 620-horsepower, 5-liter air-cooled flat-12 engine and rear tires that are a foot and a half ...

We continue our coverage of Porsche’s unseen concept cars with a study that isn’t exactly a secret as we first saw it in March 2019. It’s called the 917 Living Legend and it was crafted by designers ...

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Octane Icons, a new series born from our newly minted Octane channel. In the coming weeks, we’ll bring an enthusiast’s mindset to a vehicle that has made its mark on the ...

One day not so long ago, Richard Attwood strolled across the garage at Sonoma Raceway and lowered himself into a 1970 Porsche 917 as if it were an old Barcalounger. No fanfare, just a practiced drop.

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...