Porsche News

Porsche’s latest video gives us a rare behind-the-scenes look at the development of one of its concept cars, in this case the Panamera Sport Turismo that turned out to be a surprise star of the 2012 Paris Auto Show. The video details the concept car’s gestation from initial drawings to...

We’ve just come across a video that shows one of our favorite sports cars, the Porsche 911, in a whole new light. Dubbed Motionless Driving, the video, first picked up by World Car Fans, uses light projection to create the effect of a car driving through the countryside, in sunny, cold and...

The new Type 991 Porsche 911 Carrera 4, like all Carrera 4 models before it, can trace its lineage back to the formidable Porsche 959, a no-holes-barred supercar that debuted such things as performance-oriented all-wheel drive, sequential turbocharging and a Kevlar and aluminum body that took...

If you live where snow is a regular fact of life for the winter months, chances are good the sports car gets parked in the garage around Thanksgiving, with only token appearances on dry and salt-free roads until spring rolls around. Porsche doesn’t think its sports cars should be limited to...

Porsche has announced the recall of 2010 model year 911 GT3s, built between May 15, 2009 and February 11, 2010. At issue is the rear wheel hub assembly, which may be prone to failure under certain driving conditions. Some 455 Porsche 911 GT3 models are affected by this recall. The recall also...

With 2012 now approaching its end, race fans all over the globe can start looking forward to next year’s motorsport season and all the excitement that will ensue. For race teams, however, things are as busy as ever, as development and testing of new cars--and drivers--continue unabated. One...

Though some have panned the styling of Porsche’s Panamera sedan, we think the car’s lines do a reasonable job of making it seem sporty while linking it, design-wise, to the rest of Porsche’s product line. That said, we’d also admit that it looks much better as a shooting...

The 2013 Porsche Boxster is Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2013.

Recently, Porsche confirmed it would enter the 24 Hours of Le Mans as early as next year, competing in the GTE class with a new 911 RSR race car ahead of a previously confirmed assault in the top LMP1 class in 2014. Now, Porsche has announced that its LMP1 entry will be fielded by a factory team...

Porsche has revealed the first of its new generation of 991-based 911 race cars, the new 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, which made its official debut this weekend at the automaker’s Night of Champions end of motorsport season celebratory event in Weissach, Germany. The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is the...

Now that Porsche has debuted the all-new 2014 Cayman at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the countdown to inventory hitting dealers has begun. Priced from a remarkably affordable $53,550 (including the $950 destination charge), the Cayman lies within financial reach of a surprising number of buyers. If...

Porsche’s upcoming Macan compact crossover, due for a reveal late next year ahead of a sales launch in 2014, will adopt a bold new look the automaker has no qualms of admitting was inspired by the aggressive lines of the Range Rover Evoque. As our earlier spy shots revealed, the new Macan was...

Porsche’s completely-redesigned 2013 Boxster was a major step forward for the German brand, and it looks like the all-new 2013 Cayman will offer the same progress in a hard-top version. The new car certainly looks better (in our eyes, anyway), and we’ll tell you exactly how much better...

A Porsche factory team will compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans a year earlier than previously thought, though instead of tackling the top LMP1 class the team will initially contend in the GTE class, currently dominated by Ferrari and its Italia sports car. Porsche confirmed over the weekend that...

If you've read our first drive report on the 2013 Boxster, you know just how much we love it--and how much you should too, if you're into fast, fun, good-looking and feature-packed cars, at any rate. Now, the hardtop Cayman joins its drop-top sibling, bringing with it the same upgrades and...

Sometime in the near future Porsche will be introducing a mid-cycle update to its Cayenne, with the updated SUV most likely being introduced for the 2015 model year. The update will include the typical retouches to the bumpers and lights, as well as some technical changes, the most significant of...

Just two weeks after it was announced that development of the Type 997 Porsche 911 GT3 race cars had come to an end, the first prototypes for one of their successors has been spotted. Our spy photographers recently snapped these photos depicting a prototype for the new Type 991 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR...

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche is best known as the designer of the iconic Porsche 911, but his artistic vision extended far beyond the world of the automobile. In 1972 F.A. Porsche founded the Porsche Design Studio, which would ultimately bring trend-setting style to the world of consumer goods...

Porsche has spent the past few years ramping up its production to meet demand. In Leipzig, Germany, its plant is running three shifts to meet global demand for the Cayenne SUV, while an expansion is underway to add another line for the upcoming Macan crossover. Things had been equally busy in...

Magnus Walker, star of the documentary Urban Outlaw, has an extreme passion for early Porsche 911s. While he owns numerous examples, one of his favorites is a 1971 911T built as a “streetable race car.” Walker’s 911T is built much like any club racer, with a nod towards increasing...