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  • 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder

    Porsche is alerting owners of its 918 Spyder that it wants to take a look at the seat belt mounting system in their supercars to ensure that the correct screw is in the correct location. The problem, the automaker says, isn't that the vehicles were assembled incorrectly in Zuffenhausen, Germany. Instead, an error in the original parts catalog means that, if a technician needed to work on the car's seats or seat belts, there is a possibility that the screws that secure the belt and reel mounts to the vehicle were incorrectly replaced. Porsche says that it will inspect all 918 Spyders and that...

  • 2017 Porsche 911 GT3 leaked - Image via Autoblog.nl
    2017 Porsche 911 GT3 leaked

    The Porsche 911 GT3 is soon to receive some mid-cycle tweaks that other 911 family members such as the Carrera and Turbo have already undergone. The updated 911 GT3 is due to arrive later this year as a 2017 model, but it may just have been inadvertently revealed. Porsche of the Netherlands has...

  • Wrecked Porsche 918 Spyder - Image via Copart
    After failing to sell, wrecked Porsche 918 Spyder starts new auction

    You may recall a Porsche 918 Spyder with just 92 miles on the clock was involved in a major crash and subsequently put up for sale via a salvage auction. That was back in March. The same car, number 830 out of the 918 examples Porsche produced, failed to sell and is now in a new auction. At the...

  • Porsche 8-cylinder engine plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany
    Porsche opens new plant for 8-cylinder engines

    Porsche has opened a new engine plant specifically for 8-cylinder units. The plant is located at Porsche’s main facility in Zuffenhausen, Germany and has the capacity to build 200 engines per day. There will be two engines built at the plant initially, one gasoline and one diesel. Both...

  • 2017 Porsche Panamera
    2017 Porsche Panamera to start at $100,950

    Porsche released information about the second generation of its flagship sedan just this week and now we have pricing information. The 2017 Porsche Panamera lineup will have just two models, at least initially. The Panamera 4S and Panamera Turbo will both come standard with all-wheel drive. The...

  • 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo on the 'Ring
    Porsche breaks 'Ring record with new Panamera

    Although the new Porsche Panamera was just shown barely 48 hours ago, the German sports car manufacturer already has bragging rights over any other sedan on the planet. That's because the flagship Panamera Turbo has turned the fastest lap ever recorded for a production sedan at Germany's famed...

  • 2015 Porsche Cayenne Diesel

    Lawyers for Volkswagen told a California court Thursday that the automaker may be able to fix illegally polluting cars and SUVs equipped with its 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel engine. Owners of the affected cars—which include Volkwagen Touareg SUVs; Audi A6, A7, A8, Q5, and Q7 sedans and SUVs; and Porsche Cayenne SUVs—may not know for months what will happen to their vehicles, Reuters reported. United States District Court Judge Charles Breyer set a status hearing on August 25 for the automaker and federal regulators to update the court on progress toward a fix. This week, Volkswagen...

  • 2017 Porsche Panamera
    918-inspired, 700-hp Porsche Panamera on the way?

    Porsche's all-new Panamera made a big splash yesterday with a new 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 rated at 550 horsepower headlining the changes to what looks to be a more stylish take on a four-door Porsche. Yet Motor Trend, who was in Germany for the Panamera's debut, says that there's more to come...

  • Porsche parked poorly
    Poor Porsche parking job video leads to hit-and-run arrest

    To call this parking effort "poor" is underselling it quite a bit. What we have here is, in fact, one of the worst parking jobs ever. It seems a young resident of Vancouver was attempting to park his Porsche Cayenne in a garage. That should be a boring and simple task. This round peg should fit in...

  • 2017 Porsche Panamera
    2017 Porsche Panamera preview

    Porsche has released information on the second-generation of its flagship sedan (it's actually a hatchback), and the 2017 Porsche Panamera is a better looking car than the first generation. The new Panamera is an evolution of the last car, not a revolution, but the lumpy look of the roof--there to...

  • 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo leaked - Image via Motor1
    2017 Porsche Panamera leaked

    Porsche is due to unveil its new Panamera sedan on June 28 but photos have already leaked onto the Internet. The leaked shots, sourced from Motor1, reveal a very handsome look for the second-generation Panamera and provide us with a few details of the interior. From previous spy shots and video we...

  • #5 Toyota TS050 Hybrid at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans
    2016 24 Hours of Le Mans: Wins for Porsche, Ford overshadowed by heartbreak for Toyota

    It was the cruelest of endings on Sunday at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, with car trouble costing Toyota the overall win in the closing minutes. Heavy rain prior to the race led to some flooding and saw the safety car on the track for almost the entire first hour. Once the race was on, Toyota led...

  • Derek Bell behind the wheel of the #1 Rothmans Porsche 956 at the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans

    As you get ready to spend a 24-hour chunk of your weekend watching a varied assortment of cars racing around a circuit in the middle of France, enjoy this video of a flying lap from more than three decades ago. The scene is the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans and doing the driving is racing legend Derek Bell. He’s behind the wheel of the #1 Rothmans Porsche 956, competing in the premier class at the time. It’s raw racing at its best, and even today it manages to get the heart pumping, especially when you see Bell heading down Mulsanne Straight at speeds well in excess of 200 mph. Bell...

  • Ford GTs at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans
    Ford, Porsche secure pole for 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans

    This is the moment Blue Oval fans around the world have been waiting years for: Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] imminent return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. And the American automaker is off to a solid start for this weekend’s race, the highlight of the 2016 World Endurance Championship...

  • Jeff Zwart
    When I grow up I want to be like Jeff Zwart

    Don’t ask Jeff Zwart for the $100 in his pocket right now. For a multitude of reasons, the racing driver, photographer, and pilot probably wouldn’t give it to you, but for one very important reason, he almost certainly won’t. The 61-year-old speed specialist slowly rolls a smile...

  • Porsche 911 Turbo and Bentley Bentayga at a drag strip
    Bentley Bentayga lines up with 911 Turbo at the drag strip

    A Bentley Bentayga and Porsche 911 Turbo recently lined up at the drag strip. Considering the Porsche is one of the quickest sports cars in production and the Bentley is a big brute of an SUV, you don’t have to be a genius to predict the results. Nevertheless, it’s fun to watch the two...

  • 2017 Porsche Macan GTS
    8 ways to turn an SUV into a Porsche

    The 2017 Porsche Macan GTS is the compact SUV the automaker always set out to build, according to Porsche. Based on the Audi Q5, the Macan GTS is, in our opinion, the best handling crossover on the planet, but how does it get that way? Let's dissect how a sports car maker turns an SUV into a...

  • 2017 Porsche Macan GTS First Drive
    2017 Porsche Macan GTS first drive review

    Porsche's strategy for old GTS models had been magnificent in its mission: Even if buyers couldn’t afford faster cars, there was still a race to empty whatever they had left in their wallets.

  • Teaser for 2017 Porsche Panamera

    Porsche on Monday started the teaser campaign for its second-generation Panamera by releasing a shadowy photo depicting the new car’s tail. Porsche has since confirmed the covers will come off June 28. The formal debut will take place in late September at the 2016 Paris Auto Show. Along with the confirmation of this month’s reveal, the German sports car marque released this teaser sketch to further whet our appetites. Porsche says the car will offer more power coupled with greater efficiency. And there will also be features lifted from the automaker’s sports car range such...

  • Teaser for 2017 Porsche Panamera
    2017 Porsche Panamera teased

    Porsche has started its official teaser campaign for the second-generation Panamera. The car is expected to debut at this September’s 2016 Paris Auto Show and go on sale shortly after as a 2017 model. The teaser video doesn’t show much but a separate image also released by Porsche shows...

  • Porsche Classic navigation
    Update your vintage Porsche with factory navigation

    Porsche's Classic division has released a period-correct, but thoroughly updated, navigation system designed to work in a host of its vintage cars. Featuring the automaker's correct logotype and button design, the navigation system is a single DIN unit that will slot directly into the dashboard of...

  • Porsche Mission E concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Porsche establishes digitization department

    Porsche has a long record of innovation and is once again breaking new ground with the establishment of the digitization department Porsche Digital. Among its contemporaries, Porsche was the first to expand into SUVs and offer a hybrid, and with the launch of the production version of the Mission E...

  • Matt Hummel and his 1956 Porsche 356
    Here's the story behind a famous Porsche 356 with "really cool character"

    Matt Hummel is not your average kind of car enthusiast, so it should come as very little surprise that his legend-in-its-own-time Porsche 356 is an especially interesting example of the rear-engined Porsche breed. Oh, did we mention that his 1956 classic is regularly exercised where only Jeeps and...

  • 2017 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid Platinum Edition
    2017 Porsche Cayenne preview

    Porsche has a new generation of its Cayenne SUV out testing but the current model still has plenty of life left in it. For the 2017 model year, the big SUV gets the latest version of the Porsche Communication Management infotainment system across the range, while the base model and S E-Hybrid get...

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