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The Porsche 918 Spyder is coming! The Porsche 918 Spyder is coming! One if by land, and two if by... microsite? Yes, Porsche-o-philes, the soon-to-be king of the Stuttgart hill is nearly here. Automotive enthusiasts across the glove have been staring at spy shots, tech specs, video teasers, first...

The results for this year’s J.D. Power Initial Quality Study are out and it’s Porsche that’s been recognized for having the least amount of problems with its cars on average. The German sports car manufacturer knocks off last year’s leader Lexus, which dropped back to third...

The Porsche 918 Spyder may not reach quite to the same stratospheric heights--on paper--that the McLaren P1 and LaFerrari hyper-hybrids do, but it's no slouch, either. Better yet, you can still order one. Here, we see a new video of a 918 Spyder prototype in hot weather testing in the Valley of...

If you only watch one of Chris Harris' videos this year, this is the one you’ll want running on your screen--on repeat. It’s the British journo’s review of the latest 2014 Porsche 911 GT3, taken from his online channel Drive, and it’s a car we’re eager to test...

It’s been three years since we first heard Porsche’s confirmation it would be returning to Le Mans’ premier LMP1 category in 2014, with a brand new works team and car. Porsche has been working overtime since then, in order to get its team ready for the start of the 2014 World...

It was at the 1963 Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany that Porsche first rolled out its 901 prototype, a sports car designed by the grandson of Porsche’s founder as a replacement for the automaker’s 356 model. The car would eventually be renamed the 911 and go on to spawn seven separate...

The former CFO of Porsche SE, the holding company once responsible for sports car manufacturer Porsche and now a majority owner of Volkswagen, has been convicted of credit fraud by a court in Porsche’s home town of Stuttgart, Germany. The former CFO, Holger Haerter, was found guilty of making...

Porsche is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its iconic 911 this year, and it’s an anniversary the automaker isn’t taking too lightly. A special anniversary model is planned (we’re thinking it’s the upcoming 991-based 911 Targa) and a number of celebratory events have also...

There are quite a few items you need to possess in order to muscle a Porsche 911 Cup Car around a racetrack. Especially when the track in question is the Nürburgring, and it's filled with a gaggle of other Porsche racecars all vying for position. What you'll need are quick reflexes, great...

Many of the world's top boutique or extreme supercars are pre-sold for their entire run--sometimes even before they're announced to the public. But unlike the dozens or few hundreds of these cars typically built, Porsche is planning to produce 918 examples of the 918 Spyder. At $845,000, the 918...

Porsche is going hybrid—with plug-in hybrid versions of all its major models, eventually. And yes, that means not just the upcoming 918 Spyder and the 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, but also upcoming versions of the Cayenne, and even the 'sacred' mid- or rear-engine sports cars—the...

We learned yesterday that Porsche had revised the specs for its 918 Spyder, which brought the car’s performance into line with that of its rivals in the hybrid supercar market, the Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1. The sports car manufacturer has now formally announced full details for the...

Earlier today, we brought you details about an exclusive drive event organized by Porsche for its upcoming 918 Spyder. At the event, a few select media were given the chance to make a couple of hot laps in the plug-in hybrid supercar and one of the members present was Chris Harris of Drive. As a...

Not wanting to be outdone by rivals Ferrari and McLaren, Porsche recently allowed a few select media some time behind the wheel of a production-spec 918 Spyder and announced some revised specs for the upcoming supercar. The big news is that the car’s total output (from the engine and electric...

Following the reveal of the new 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo last week, we’re now down to just a few Type 991 Porsche 911 variants that are yet to surface. They include new generations of the 911 Targa, 911 GT3 RS and supercar-rivaling 911 GT2 and 911 GT2 RS. Today, we have the first details on the...

Making a name in racing is not easy. It takes more than raw talent, especially these days. But Porsche's Young Driver Academy is seeking to help find and cultivate the top racing talent of tomorrow. In addition to speed behind the wheel, a modern racing driver must also have supreme race craft, a...

Martini Racing, the official racing brand of Italian distillery Martini & Rossi, is making a return to international motorsport together with longtime partner Porsche. In fact, Martini's first motorsport sponsorship program was for two Porsche 906 race cars that competed in various sports car...

The ultimate Porsche 911--for now, until we get a taste of the GT2--got its worldwide reveal today, ahead of a first showing at this September's 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The Porsche 911 Turbo should arrive in the U.S. for the 2014 model year, backed by some new benchmarks for efficiency and of...

The Porsche 911 is currently under the watchful eye of NHTSA. Not the new 991 version, but the 996 and 997 cars running for model years 2001 through 2007. What's the issue? Well, it seems a coolant hose fitting may be prone to failure. When that goes, so to does the coolant that is supposed to flow...

Anyone who loves cars is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the all-new Porsche 911 Turbo. It's the machine that many, from dentists to dental surgeons, can't wait to have the opportunity to plunk down hundreds of dollars for a Guards Red color-matched key fob. Joking aside, the next 911 Turbo should...