Porsche News
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Porsche subjected its new 911 to environmental extremes that no sane customer would; the net result is a better, more reliable finished product.
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Porsche Cayenne Diesel Coming To U.S. In Second Half Of 2012Porsche is in the process of launching its new 911, the seventh-generation of the iconic sports car, and in a few more months the convertible version will arrive. Reviews so far have been positive, so it comes as no surprise that the ‘991’ series Porsche 911 is a huge hit in European...
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New Porsche 911 A Hit In Europe, Likely To Repeat HereThe all-new Porsche 911 hasn't been delivered to dealers yet, but the automaker is already commenting on "overwhelming" pre-orders for the car.
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Consumer Reports: Sports Cars Are The Most Satisfying SegmentThe latest Consumer Reports satisfaction survey shows that buyers of sporty cars are happiest overall with their purchase decisions.
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2012 Best Car To Buy Winner: 2012 Porsche 911Picking a single winner out of a field of excellent cars is a tough task, particularly this year, with so many new or significantly improved cars in the luxury and performance realm. Value, style, performance, comfort, and practicality all weigh in, but ultimately, the question of which is truly...
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2012 Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2012 Porsche 911Billed by Porsche as the best 911 yet, the 2012 model, or 991, is much like its predecessors, and yet much different. The differences start with a wheelbase extended by almost four inches, nearly two inches wider front track, and yet about 80 pounds less weight. Despite the wheelbase and track...
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With its brilliant new underpinnings, the 991 Porsche 911 is an incredible sports car. It's also a great daily driver--if you can swing the purchase price. But what if you prefer convertibles? Porsche has you covered. And uncovered. The 911 Cabriolet, revealed to the Internet today, builds on the 911's basis with a familiar look and a unique new folding top made of both composite materials and fabric. The new top helps the 911 Cab keep its coupe-like profile with the top-up, and tucks away neatly when down. It also looks great cruising along epic coastlines.
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2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet: 2012 Detroit Auto Show PreviewThis January’s 2012 Detroit Auto Show will see the unveiling of the convertible version of the new 991 series Porsche 911, which as we previously reported will debut an innovative folding roof design offering a sharper look, improved aerodynamics and increased refinement. The new 911...
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Porsche Design Collaborates On Luxury Miami Car-Elevator CondoImagine: a sleek, elegant condominium building on the Miami oceanfront, equipped with all the conveniences modern life can afford, plus a glass elevator--where your car rides, too. In fact, you ride in your car up the glass elevator and straight to your high-rise apartment. That's exactly what's...
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2013 Porsche Panamera GTS In Action: VideoLairier, quicker, and just plain better, the 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS was unveiled this week at the L.A. Auto Show. And now it's on video doing its thing, on track--with all four seats filled. if you've been looking for a true four-seat hoonage machine that doesn't bear Mercedes, Cadillac, or BMW...
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Porsche Announces West Coast "Experience Center" With Included TrackPorsche is building a second North American Experience Center, to be located in Carson, CA, where it will offer training programs for the entire family.
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2013 Porsche Panamera GTS: 2011 Los Angeles Auto ShowThere’s a new model in the Panamera lineup and it’s called the 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS. The super-sedan made its official world debut today at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show ahead of its sales launch late next summer. Reviving the GTS badge, short for Gran Turismo Sport, which was...
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A few affluent customers who could easily put one of those new 911 models in their garage are instead opting for something even more special: a reconceived 911 from Singer Vehicle Design.
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Porsche To Develop Platform For R8 And Gallardo Replacements: ReportAs we reported just last week, the Volkswagen Group is likely to call on Porsche to develop an advanced mid-engine vehicle platform that will eventually spawn the replacements for the Audi R8 and Lamborghini Gallardo, as well as a new supercar to slot in between the Porsche 911 GT2 RS and upcoming...
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Porsche Rennsport Reunion - Heroes Aren't Just Flesh And Blood: VideoThe latest video from Porsche's Rennsport Reunion IV shows that heroes can be aluminum and steel as well as flesh and blood.
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Bo Zolland imagines a retro Porsche 911Bo Zolland is best known for his designs at Vizualtech, which include the lust-worthy Growler E concept and the modernized 1968 Saab 96. Zolland is at it again, this time creating a range of retro-design body kits for the outgoing type 997 Porsche 911. Working with Custom Concepts, a design firm...
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2012 Porsche 911 First DriveYou could natter on endlessly about how the 2012 Porsche 911 is or isn't like the Ur-911s of yore, but after the gin has run dry and the first rays of sunlight are glinting off the ocean, you'd be no closer to understanding what the 991 really is. Instead, it's far more informative to approach the...
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Richard Petty Experience Expands To Include ExoticsAfter proving that Americans will spend serious money to climb behind the wheel of a stock car, the Richard Petty Experience is expanding to include exotic cars.
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We've been hearing all kinds of things about the next-gen Audi R8. Specifically, we've heard that it will ride on an all-new, lightweight carbon-aluminum platform. Despite having a pretty extensive carbon fiber lab to draw experience from over at sister company Lamborghini, Audi feels that the aluminum-carbon fiber blend will provide a less expensive and simpler alternative to a full carbon monocoque. Porsche may also be convinced of Audi's R8 design, though it's going to take some effort to persuade the higher-ups at Volkswagen if it's to stick with its own design. Autocar reports that...
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Two Porsche 911s Crash Including Rare 911 GT3 RS 4.0This gruesome image is the first crashed example of the hardcore 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0, of which the automaker from Stuttgart built just 600 units of. The crash happened in the south of Germany, not too far from the Nurburgring race track, and involved a second 911 (a regular GT3 RS) as well...
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Forget About Guns For Trucks, How About Wine For Porsches Or Chicken Feed For Subies?Getting a free gun with the purchase of a pickup truck, even an AK-47, is old news, especially in the South. But even further south, as in South America--Argentina, to be exact--it's a whole different ballgame. Instead of giving buyers free projectile weapons, Argentina is now requiring...
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Porsche Announces 2012 911 GT3 RSR Turnkey RacerTopping the line of factory built Porsche race cars, the Stuttgart automaker has announced the availability of the 2012 911 GT3 RSR.
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Can Virtual Test Drives Produce Real World Sales?Ford was an early adopter of promoting its products through video games and driving simulators, and it believes this strategy has boosted brand awareness and brand consideration.
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Porsche Planning 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show World PremierePorsche is bringing two new models to the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show taking place in just under two weeks now. One of these will be the recently revealed 2012 Porsche 911, but the other will be a brand new, never-before-soon model described as boasting impressive performance and dynamic looks while...
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