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MERE MONTHS AFTER the unveiling of the 2010 911 GT3 RS and the 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche has unveiled another hardcore race-ready 911.
Succeeding the GT3 Cup S, the new track-only Porsche, dubbed the 911 GT3 R, is eligible to race in any series based on international FIA GT3 regulations.
Based on the street-legal GT3 RS, [...]
WITH A CHANCE to take part in the 911 Evolution driving course up for grabs, Porsche is challenging fans to pick the exact 911 model by the sound of its engine.
With five sound bites and a choice of three historically significant 911s for each one, the task is far more difficult than it might [...]
REPORTS OF A more affordable entry-level Porsche have surfaced a few times this year, suggesting Porsche is considering a Speedster version of Volkswagen’s Bluesport concept.
No official word has been given that a new VW/Porsche developed model is on the way, but our new speculative rendering offers a glimpse at how a new sub-Boxster Porsche [...]
WITH LESS THAN a month until the Los Angeles Auto Show, Porsche has unveiled its new lightweight 2010 Boxster Spyder.
Porsche has shaved 80kg from the Boxster’s weight and increased the 3.4 litre boxer six’s output by about 8kW, making for a 1275kg, 240kW weapon.
According to Porsche, the Spyder will reach 100km/h in 4.8 seconds, [...]
PLATFORM SHARING is one of the many tricks today’s carmakers use to maximise profit and minimise costs, and Porsche is likely to be no exception when Volkswagen takes a majority stake in the company.
Speaking with Britain’s Autocar, Porsche boss Michael Macht said that Porsche platforms, including the 911, “could be made available to other [...]
PORSCHE REVEALED its next-generation 2010 997 911 Turbo back in August, and this week the wunderkind has reportedly cut a full 10 seconds from its previous best time at the Nurburgring.
According to British mag Autocar, Porsche’s engineers have managed to reduce the turbo 911’s time to 7:39, 10 seconds better than the outgoing model’s 7:49 [...]
PORSCHE HAS YET to confirm plans for topless or two-door versions of its Panamera supersaloon, but with 14 variants of the 911 on offer, Porsche is no stranger to diversification.
If Porsche does decide to expand the Panamera range, the first is likely to be a 2+2 coupe, offered in a two-door layout not only [...]
Formula 3 champion Daniel Ricciardo in the Volkswagen-powered Red Bull Racing F3 car.
PORSCHE HAS BEEN LINKED with a return to Formula 1 after a VW/Audi executive revealed the manufacturer would consider competing in the category should costs reduce further.
The FIA has been working to cut expenses associated with running an F1 team. It attempted to [...]
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE in late 2011 or early 2012, the next generation Porsche 998 911 Carrera Cabriolet has been spied testing in Germany this week.
Sporting decals designed to look like the side air-intakes of the Turbo model, along with a built-up rear-end disguise, the spied prototype features steeper-angled headlights and what looks to be [...]
REPORTS OF A more affordable entry-level Porsche have surfaced more than a few times this year, focusing mostly on speculation that Porsche is considering a Speedster version of Volkswagen’s Bluesport concept.
Now, following recent reported comments from Porsche Development Head Wolfgang Duerheimer, the odds are firming that the sportscar manufacturer is working on a model [...]
PORSCHE IS GEARING UP to revive its classic Speedster badge with a Boxster-based variant. A pre-production prototype has recently been spotted getting about with its top down.
Boasting two aerodynamic humps behind each headrest and sporting a cut-down windscreen, the Speedster is expected to join the Boxster range as a special-edition runout model in 2010.
The [...]
BILLED BY PORSCHE as “the most sporting 911 yet”, the new 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS - first revealed last month - has this week had its official unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Powered by the same naturally-aspirated 3.8 litre flat six found in the ‘regular’ GT3, output for the new GT3 RS has been [...]
LAST YEAR, Porsche bought itself a Tesla Roadster to drive, analyse, take apart and study in an effort to see just what makes the Lotus-based electric vehicle tick.
Then in June this year, Porsche’s Development Director Wolfgang Dürheimer said that an all-electric Porsche wasn’t out of the question, but that weight and packaging issues would [...]
PORSCHE HAS RELEASED a video and fresh photos of the new limited edition 911 Sport Classic set to make its debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show on September 15.
The new retro-style 911 will join the updated 997 Turbo and GT3 RS on the German automaker’s podium.
A tribute to the classic 911s of [...]
GERMAN AUTHORITIES have raided the homes and offices of Porsche’s ex-CEO Wendelin Wiedeking and former Chief Financial Officer Holger Haeter, as part of investigations into ‘insider trading’ allegations against the pair.
Wiedeking and Haeter were the driving forces behind Porsche’s bid to acquire a controlling stake in Volkswagen AG, and, prior to the global financial crisis, [...]
FOLLOWING LAST MONTH’S decision to form an integrated automotive group that combines Volkswagen and Porsche, VW has agreed to take up a 42 percent stake in Porsche.
The shares will cost Volkswagen up to 3.3 billion euros (AU$5.5b). Martin Winterkorn - CEO of Volkswagen - is tipped to run the new corporation.
Winterkorn described the [...]
THE 2011 PORSCHE CAYENNE has been spied testing in final production guise at Germany’s famed Nurburgring circuit.
Smaller overall than the current model, the 2011 Cayenne will nonetheless share its platform with the larger Audi Q7 and Volkswagen Touareg. The wheelbase will be shortened 40mm in length, and height will drop by 20mm.
Power is expected to [...]
PORSCHE HAS ANNOUNCED a range of styling enhancements available through its Porsche Exclusive and Porsche Tequipment arms.
The Exclusive and Tequipment lines offer a range of leather, wood, carbon fibre and aluminium trim parts.
The factory fitted Exclusive range of parts extends to items such as contrasting Mahogany and Maple wood inlays for the dash and door [...]
A PORSCHE PROTOTYPE has been spotted undergoing testing with a mysterious bulge and an electrical warning label slapped onto its bonnet, sparking speculation that the German carmaker is accelerating development of a hybrid powertrain.
The photographer who snapped these images reported that the 911 Cabrio-based development car was unusually quiet for a Porsche, and when the [...]
THE STAND-OFF BETWEEN Volkswagen and Porsche has come to a close today, with a Supervisory Board meeting between Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and Porsche Automobil Holding SE clearing the way for an integrated automotive group combining Volkswagen and Porsche.
With final details of the joint concept to be resolved in the coming weeks, representatives of the Porsche and [...]
THE QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (QIA) has now formally made an offer to purchase a 25 percent stake in German manufacturer Porsche, offering €7 billion (AU$12.5 billion) for a share of Porsche Automobil Holding and options on Volkswagen shares held by Porsche.
Last week, Porsche’s capital-raising efforts hit a snag when the German state-owned KfW bank rejected [...]
IT HASN’T BEEN officially confirmed yet, but reports out of Germany indicate that Porsche’s Panamera Turbo is the new four-door king of The ‘Ring.
Porsche legend Walter Röhrl reportedly piloted the Panamera to a lap time of 7 minutes and 56 seconds, eclipsing the current four-door champion, the Cadillac CTS-V, by around 3 seconds.
The Panamera in question reportedly [...]
DECLINING SALES brought about by the economic downturn may force German sportscar manufacturer Porsche to slow production of its 911 range for seven non-consecutive days at its Zuffenhausen factory.
Porsche previously cut production back in late 2008 over the Christmas break. Continuing soft sales may again see Porsche take action to avoid an inventory surplus.
A Porsche [...]
PORSCHE’S PANAMERA is increasingly looking like having a footprint across every premium sports niche, with the model range featuring the Panamera, the Panamera S, the all-wheel-drive Panamera 4S and the twin-turbo Panamera Turbo.
For now, the Panamera line-up can only be had with a 4.8 litre V8 engine, but in 2010 the range will grow [...]
PORSCHE HAS made a big thing out of its four-door Panamera, and now news has come through that the German supercar manufacturer will offer V6 and hybrid versions of the currently V8-only super saloon in 2010.
Porsche is working to bring a hybrid version of the Cayenne SUV to market, using an Audi-sourced 3.0 litre V6, [...]
SINCE THE ARRIVAL of Volkswagen’s Bluesport Concept in January, speculation has been rife that the mid-engined platform could be used to spin off a new smaller, lighter, cheaper entry-level car for Porsche. In fact, just last month, the new model looked set to go ahead.
Porsche however has now driven a nail into the Speedster’s coffin, [...]
THERE ARE A LOT of issues on Porsche’s platter right now. The stalled purchase of Volkswagen, battling the financial crisis and preparations for new models have been keeping the Stuttgart operation more than occupied.
For the first nine months of this financial year Porsche has seen its global sales drop by 28 percent as the worldwide [...]
FOR PORSCHE PURISTS, nothing other than a flat six will do. However, in the interests of keeping costs low and enticing more motorists into the Porsche fold, the German automaker is reportedly consdering fitting the Boxster with the turbocharged inline five from the Audi TTS.
Heresy? Perhaps, but according to the chaps at German car mag [...]
THE PORSCHE CAYENNE HYBRID has been a long time coming, but now Wolfgang Durheimer, a board member with the German supercar manufacturer, has told German newspaper Rheinische Post that the Cayenne hybrid will finally hit the road in the second half of next year.
Details of the Porsche Cayenne hybrid have been thin on the [...]
THE 2009 PORSCHE CAYMAN was unveilled alongside its Boxster sibling only last November, but already Stuttgart’s engineers are well into development of the next generation.
These new spy photos reveal a current model Cayman running as a test mule for the new platform, with bolt-on guard extensions pointing to a wider track than the 2010 [...]
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