Porsche News
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized a container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport in which a 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo was stashed.
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Porsche Design Unveils The Ultimate BlackBerry SmartphoneFor the sophisticated executive who has everything, or the geekiest of Porsche fans, industrial design group Porsche Design together with Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, has brought out a very stylish piece of tech. That piece of tech is the new Porsche Design...
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2012 Porsche 911 Laps Laguna Seca At Rennsport Reunion IVWho needs an excuse to spend a few minutes watching a 2012 Porsche 911 circulate around Laguna Seca? Certainly not us. If you do, however, we'll give you a few. First, the driver is Patrick Long, factory racer for Porsche. Second, the chase car is a Cayman R piloted by Leh Keen, GT class champion...
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Porsche Celebrates Rennsport Reunion IV: VideoThe incredible gathering of historic, vintage, and simply awesome machinery at Porsche's Rennsport Reunion has become something of a pilgrimage for both Porsche fans and motorsports devotees in general. This video offers those of us who weren't able to attend a small taste of what it's like. It's...
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Porsche Cajun Due Late 2013, Building New Plant For ProductionPorsche today announced a $685 million investment in a new production facility in Leipzig, Germany for production of the upcoming smaller crossover, the Cajun. The Cajun is due to reach retail sale in late 2013. The Cajun will be the smaller companion to the Cayenne in the Porsche lineup. If the...
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What NOT To Do To Your Porsche Cayman S--New Photo, Owner UpdateUpdate: We've been in contact with the owner of the car, who sent us this (much better) photograph and explained some of the background of the car. It turns out it was owned and created by Porsche or an affiliated race shop until the new owner acquired it, with the paint and Techart body kit...
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If Sports Illustrated swimsuit models weren’t enough, you now have another reason to be excited about the upcoming installment of the long-running Need For Speed series, Need For Speed: The Run, which hits store shelves on November 15. The publisher of the Need For Speed series, Electronic Arts, is giving away a brand new 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S as part of its promotional efforts for the video game. You basically have to visit the competition page, which you can do so by clicking here, and then sign in or register for a new account. That’s right. You don’t have to...
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Hurley Haywood Recaps Porsche Rennsport Reunion History: VideoWe're just a little over a week out from Porsche's Rennsport Reunion IV, which will run at Laguna Seca October 14-16. The celebration of vintage racing Porsches will be one of the best on-track car shows of the fall, but it means quite a bit more to the true Porsche enthusiast. As Haywood recounts...
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Inside The 2012 Porsche 911: VideoPorsche has released a new video detailing the 2012 911's interior.
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Porsche Design Unveils Ultimate Johnnie Walker Blue Label Private BarFor the liquor connoisseur that has everything, Porsche Design has come out with the ultimate private bar designed specifically for Johnnie Walker’s prestigious Blue Label blended Scotch whisky. Priced from £100,000 (approximately $155,360), only 50 of these beauties are destined for...
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Porsche Pajun Sedan Speculation DeepensTalk about a "Panamera Junior," or Pajun for short, has been whipping about the web all year long. The latest moves the talk into more detailed territory, but remains tentative at best. Dug up by CAR Online as part of its ongoing "scoops" on Porsche's next round of vehicles, the details say the...
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2012 Porsche 911 Aerokit Spy ShotsAn undisguised version of the new 2012 Porsche 911 has been spotted in Germany just weeks after the latest ‘991’ generation car, in Carrera and Carrera S trim, made its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Look closely at these latest spy shots and you’ll notice the car...
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Porsche has already taken the wraps off its next-generation 911 but the virtually identical convertible, or “Cabriolet” in Porsche speak, is still under development. As can be seen by these latest spy shots, prototypes appear to be almost complete, though there could be some major surprises before the covers do finally come off. Porsche is going to great length to break as much new ground as possible with its latest 2012 911. For instance, the automaker has introduced a new seven-speed manual, a world first for a production car, but it also looks like the 911 Cabriolet will get an...
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Porsche Gets Artsy With 911 GT2 Colección GomézPorsche has launched an art car exhibit at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart.
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2012 Porsche 911 Live Photos: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowThe 2012 Porsche 911 is one of the most important new cars on the show stands at Frankfurt 2011, and it's clear from the space devoted to it at the massive VW pavilion, the company is devoted to playing up the new "991" sportscar. There's much new technology in the new 911, not the least of which...
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2012 Porsche 911 To Make North American Debut At Rennsport Reunion IVPorsche will unveil next 911 at Laguna Seca in October.
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Need For Speed: The Run Highlights 2012 Porsche 911We've known for months now that the next issue from the Need For Speed video game series would feature the 2012 Porsche 911 (and the Lamborghini Aventador and Camaro ZL1, among many others). While the rest of the Web whinges about how the NFS series is an "also ran" or simply isn't their fanboy...
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Volkswagen-Porsche Merger Held Up By Legal Issues, AgainOngoing lawsuits are holding up the finalization of the Volkswagen Group's merger with Porsche SE, the latest hurdle in an epic ouroboros that has been underway for several years. The details are eye-glazingly boring, but the effects are very real and potentially harmful to both companies. The...
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Echoing sentiments of fans around the world, Porsche's CEO Matthias Mueller has called Formula 1 "not interesting," and "simply too expensive." Instead, the company will be putting its racing efforts toward a new FIA endurance racing category to come in 2014. Porsche already backs many GT-class cars with variants of its 911 in series around the world, including Le Mans, so the endurance racing decision is a natural move from that perspective. It also resonates more with fans in its key markets, according to Mueller. Rumors have placed Volkswagen, Audi, or Porsche at the helm of an F1 program...
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Behind The Porsche 918 RSR's Design: VideoWe'll take any excuse to spend some more time looking at the Porsche 918 RSR, but fortunately, this excuse is also informative. Anthony Hatter, Porsche's design manager for sports cars, walks us through some of the key elements of the 918 RSR. It's not all academic, either: Porsche is planning a...
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2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid: DrivenGreenCarReports took the 2011 Cayenne Hybrid S for a spin and found it's not just kidding around with its hybrid system--and it's a fun-to-drive luxury SUV to boot.
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Porsche Gearing Up For Rennsport Reunion IV: VideoThe 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the Monterey Motorsport Reunion are just a couple of weeks behind us, but we already have more incredible vintage sports and racing car action to look forward to: the Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV heads to Laguna Seca October 14-16. Highlighting...
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Porsche Confirms New Four-Cylinder Boxer Engine In The Works: ReportWe've been hearing rumors and ruminations on the upcoming smaller Porsche roadster, dubbed tentatively the 550 after its historical inspiration, for what seems like years now (because it has been). This week, there is some equally tentative confirmation that the four-cylinder boxer engine that will...
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2012 Porsche 911 Seven-Speed Manual In Action: VideoThe demise of the horsepower wars, predicted for years now, still hasn't come, but a new rival is rapidly gaining ground: the transmission wars. Once it was dual clutch proliferation, but now Porsche looks to be taking it in a different direction for its new ‘991’ series 2012 Porsche...
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