Porsche News
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It’s cliche to call the Panamera a four-door 911, but in truth, that’s the most accurate one-liner to peg the car’s nature. Pushed hard, very few other sport sedans really keep up—or prove so willing to run hard. Left to the casual cruising even a 911 is more likely to do most of its life, the Panamera adds a layer of comfort, space, and refinement that even the very polished 911 can’t match. This unlikely and inimitable blend of sport, size, and sophistication is the reason the 2014 Porsche Panamera is a nominee for our Best Car To Buy 2014 award. From the base...
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2014 Porsche Le Mans Prototype Makes Video Debut, 'TDFI' Engine Mooted: VideoNext year Porsche will relive its Le Mans glory days with a brand new LMP1 race car and a determined team of drivers and engineers, including Formula One ace Mark Webber. The new LMP1 is currently being put through its paces in test drives on international circuits, ahead of its race debut in the...
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2014 Porsche Panamera Turbo S PreviewThe range-topping Panamera Turbo S has joined the rest of the facelifted 2014 Porsche Panamera lineup.
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Porsche Looks Back At The Rare 914-6 GT: VideoThe 914-6 GT is one of Porsche's more obscure models.
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Porsche Cares About Your Hair, Patents Seat-Mounted Wind DeflectorsThe simple pleasure of throwing the top down on a convertible and going for a drive is one that everyone with a license should experience. The sights, the sounds, the sun on your face, and the wind whipping your carefully-styled locks into a tangled psychotic frenzy of hair...ah yes, not everyone...
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Porsche Gives Muffler Man Statue A MakeoverA simple sign wouldn't do for the entrance to Porsche's new West Coast Experience Center.
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British racing driver Sean Edwards, son of 1970s Formula One driver Guy Edwards, died earlier today in an accident that took place during a driver training course on a race track near the Australian city of Brisbane. Edwards, 26, was in the passenger seat of a Type 996 Porsche 911 when its 20-year-old driver allegedly lost control, sending the car into a nearby barrier. The car burst into flames, with the two occupants trapped inside. The driver of the Porsche, a Brisbane local, was pulled out of the wreckage and remains in hospital with severe injuries. Edwards is believed to have died upon...
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Porsche Teases Macan Crossover Via New Microsite: VideoPorsche’s new Macan is set for a debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show next month, and in the lead up the sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart has launched a microsite offering some new details on the crossover as well as some teaser shots. Rather than describe its Macan as a crossover...
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Stock 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S Will Get You To 207 MPH: VideoThe Porsche 911 Turbo has always been a fast car. Of course, it's gotten faster as the years go on and technology allows it to bridge new performance chasms. The latest and greatest is the 2014 911 Turbo S, which Porsche claims will hit 198 miles per hour at the top end. That's all well and good...
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2015 Porsche Macan Turbo To Feature 395-HP Twin-Turbo V-6Porsche’s Macan crossover is on track for a world debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show next month and is expected to initially be available in two trim levels: Macan S and Macan Turbo. We’ve already spotted both versions testing in prototype form, but now we have some official...
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Incredible Porsche 918 Spyder Powertrain Detail: VideoIf you've wondered just how the Porsche 918 Spyder manages to put its plug-in hybrid, all-wheel drive system to use--or how it packages it all in the Spyder's sleek little body--wonder no more. Porsche has answered all of your questions in exquisite, beautiful detail. The 918 Spyder is already...
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Seven Porsche 911s, 42 Cylinders, One Song: VideoThis is what it sounds like when all seven generations of the Porsche 911 join forces to play their flat-six song. It's beautiful. Accompanied by the screeching of tires and little else, the seven 911s storm around an empty warehouse, sliding and spinning, creating their own jazz symphony. Then...
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While $194,850 is undeniably a lot of money, it also buys you a lot of car: the new 991 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. We fully expect it to be every bit as good as the hardtop version we drove in Germany last month, with the added benefit of a folding cloth roof. Here, we get to see the car in motion, as it flies along a deserted stretch of two-lane spanning coast, desert, and mountains. Sadly, most of the car's turbo-six engine note is overridden by typically Germanic music, but the sights make up for the loss of sound. To see the top in motion as it opens and closes, be sure to watch around...
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Why The Porsche 911 Is So Special To So ManyPorsche ad man and Pikes Peak racer Jeff Zwart explains his obsession with the 911.
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$194,850 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet Coming To LA Auto ShowThe Porsche 911 adds the next logical member of its family to the fold this fall, when the 911 Turbo Cabriolet and Turbo S Cabriolet lose their hardtops at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. The new Cabriolet models arrive in the year Porsche is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary sports...
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Porsche’s 2014 Le Mans Preparation Continues Unabated: VideoNext year Porsche will relive its Le Mans glory days with a brand new LMP1 race car and a determined team of drivers and engineers, including Formula One ace Mark Webber. Porsche is in the process of developing a new prototype, which will be fielded by a factory team based out of its research...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Capable Of Faster Nürburgring-Nordschleife Lap?With a blistering 6:57 lap of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife already under its belt, Porsche's 918 Spyder may be capable of still faster laps, says the driver who clocked the record-setting run. Porsche factory racing driver Marc Lieb spoke with Australia's Drive recently, saying he thinks the...
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Build Your Dream Porsche 918 Spyder With Official ConfiguratorThe dust hasn’t even settled on the floors of the Frankfurt Auto Show where the Porsche 918 Spyder just made its world debut, but already a configurator for the car has gone live on the Porsche website. Porsche still has some remaining build slots for the car--918 are planned in total--so if...
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The Porsche 918 Spyder deserves the credit for forging the hybrid supercar territory trodden by the likes of Ferrari and McLaren, even if the car's venture to market has been a long one. But that lag time between concept and production has allowed Porsche to attain some pretty spectacular achievements, one of which is the production car lap record for the Nürburgring. During final testing for the 918 Spyder, which made its public debut this week at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, Porsche factory racing driver Marc Lieb managed to set a blistering 6:57 lap time for the full...
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Porsche Confirms 6:57 Nürburgring Lap Time For 918 Spyder: 2013 Frankfurt Auto ShowThere's long been a battle amongst the world's sports car and supercar manufacturers to see who can post the fastest Nürburgring-Nordschleife lap times. Today, Porsche has re-set the bar, claiming the new fastest run of the circuit in a production car with the 918 Spyder's claimed time of 6...
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Porsche 918 Spyder: Founder's Grandson Takes The WheelOn the eve of the Frankfurt Auto Show, Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, the grandson of company founder Ferdinand Porsche sat briefly to pose in what’s perhaps one of the proudest achievements for the company yet—and certainly the most advanced Porsche street cars ever produced: the Porsche 918...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Debuts At 2013 Frankfurt Auto ShowWe’ve already seen it in production trim, and Jay Leno’s already driven it, but nevertheless here are the official details and photos for Porsche’s 918 Spyder, which just made its debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. First shown in concept form at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, the...
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Porsche 959 Offered Up On eBay For (Nearly) A Cool MillionIf you're an automotive enthusiast over the age of 35, you had a poster of this car on your wall. Well, either this car or possibly the Ferrari F40 and Lamborghini Countach. Along with the Porsche 959, these three vehicles represent the pinnacle of 1980's supercar wonder. Actually, all three are...
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Porsche Panamera Diesel Gets Power BoostPorsche’s 2014 Panamera has a wide variety of powertrain options for what is arguably a niche model, ranging from gas and diesel V-6s to plug-in hybrid and high-performance twin-turbo V-8 setups. Today the focus is on the Panamera Diesel variant, whose turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 is completely...
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