Porsche News
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Only a few weeks ago we were speculating on the wealth of distractions the modern motorist has to face. Phone calls, texting... even updating your Facebook status. The latter is alleged to be the cause of a recent road accident in the Chicago area in which a woman has been accused of hitting a 70-year-old man as he stepped out of his car. The man died from his injuries. The victim, Raymond Veloz, reportedly stepped out of his car having been involved in a minor road accident, only to be hit by the other driver, Araceli Beas. Veloz' daughter claims that Beas had updated her Facebook status at...
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2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Priced From $95,000Earlier today Porsche took the sheet off its 2012 Panamera S Hybrid, revealing a 333-horsepower, supercharged V-6 powerplant supplemented by a 47-horsepower electric motor in the familiar long-back sedan shape. Now we have its starting price: $95,000. That's a steep point of entry, but considering...
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2011 Geneva Motor Show: 2012 Porsche Panamera S HybridIt’s been known for a while now that Porsche was working on a hybrid version of its Panamera sedan and today, just a few weeks out from its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the sports car company from Stuttgart has revealed its gasoline-electric gran turismo. The new model goes by the...
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Porsche Celebrates One Million Facebook Fans With Special 911 GT3 R HybridAs we first reported on sister site SocialCarNews, Porsche’s fan community on Facebook added its one-millionth fan at the turn of the year and in doing so set a new record for an automaker’s corporate page on the popular social network. Reason enough for Porsche to thank its fans with...
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Porsche Unveils Boxster E Electric PrototypeLast year Porsche made the startling announcement that the company was looking into the concept of an electric sports car and had already built three prototypes based on the mid-engine Boxster, with an aim to eventually develop a production version. Today the automaker has revealed the first of its...
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Report: Porsche Working On Long-Wheelbase PanameraPorsche is set to unveil a new hybrid model, which is almost certain to be the long-rumored 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid. However, further down the track we could be seeing even more Panamera models. In the past we’ve seen reports on new coupe and convertible versions but these are unlikely...
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A new "parallel full hybrid model" will be on display at Porsche's Geneva Motor Show stand, and we're expecting it to be the Panamera S Hybrid. The V-6 models arrived last year, as did the new Cayenne S Hybrid, so a new production hybrid makes most sense in the humpbacked four-door. Power for the Panamera hybrid will likely come from a similar layout to the Cayenne S Hybrid: a 333-horsepower supercharged V-6 paired with a duo of electric motors good for 47 horsepower. Available torque? About 428 pound-feet from 1,000 rpm. That kind of hybrid power is good for 6.1-second 0-60 mph sprints in...
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Jerry Seinfeld’s beloved Porsche Carrera GT up for saleGetting your hands on a Porsche Carrera GT is hard enough considering only around 1,200 cars were ever built and only half of these were sold in the U.S. So imagine how rare it would be to come across a celebrity-owned example of one of these rare beauties. Well, believe it or not, comedian and...
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Report: Next Porsche 911 GT3 To Get PDK-S Dual Clutch, Drop 200 PoundsThe 2012 Porsche 911, which bears the internal designation 991, isn't due to make its first public showing until this fall's Frankfurt Auto Show or thereabouts, but a recent report from a fan forum, citing a trackside discussion at Daytona with a "very very higher up" in Porsche's motorsports...
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DIY King Builds Pedal-Powered 911Porsche lust cannot be contained by the mere lack of ability to buy one. Cash-strapped enthusiasts will resort to many means to obtain the object of their desire: Toy cars, posters, a jacket with the crest emblazoned on the chest, and so forth. But this is the first time I've ever seen someone...
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Porsche Unveils Black Edition Boxster SDo you like the idea of a Black Edition Porsche convertible, but don't have the $91,300 entry price for the 911 Black Edition cabriolet? Then how does $65,200 sound for the same treatment on a Boxster S? Unlike the 911 Black Editions, the Boxster S Black Edition gets a small performance boost, with...
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2011 Geneva Motor Show Preview: 2011 Porsche Boxster S Black EditionHot on the heels of the Black Edition 911 Carrera and Carrera Cabriolet models revealed last week comes the new 2011 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition, which like its 911 siblings will be making its world debut next month at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Porsche’s Black Edition models are...
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Ford has taken some ribbing in the past few years for its "special edition" Mustangs, which often amount to little more than an extra badge and/or some vinyl paint stripes, plus a few bundled options. Well, apparently Porsche sees some method to the madness, and has introduced its own special-paint edition: The 2011 Porsche 911 Black Edition. This version of the 911 Carrera is limited to only 1,911 vehicles, a mix of coupes and cabriolets. The coupe will be $81,300, while convertible Black Editions cost $91,300. For that scratch, you get 911 Turbo wheels, lots of black trim, and a numbered...
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Porsche Mulling Entry-Level Roadster And Cayman TargaPorsche has consistently expressed its desire to double its current levels of sales to around 150,000 to 200,000 vehicles in the mid to long term, and to do so its main strategy is to launch several new models including two whole new vehicle lines. Speaking with Automotive News, Porsche CEO...
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Porsche Unveils New Limited Edition 911 ‘Black Edition’ ModelsAn all-new generation Porsche 911 is set to bow in towards the end of the year but as one last hurrah for the current model, Porsche is launching the new 911 Black Edition for the Carrera and Carrera Cabriolet. Set to go on sale this spring, the new special edition models retain the 911’s...
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Porsche Restoring Classic 911T For Fan GiveawayPorsche wants to "Revive the Passion" for its classic cars, and it's using its restoration and antique maintenance arm, Porsche Classic, to turn up the heat. The end result will be a fully restored 911T Coupe to be given away to a Porsche Club of America member. Seen above in its rough starting...
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Production Porsche 918 Supercar To Keep Spyder BodystyleWith this month’s unveiling of the new 918 RSR hybrid race car concept, which featured a distinct coupe bodystyle, there were immediately suggestions that the cool convertible bodystyle seen on the previous 918 Spyder concept would be dropped at production time. Nothing can be further from...
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Porsche Mulling Diesel Cayenne And Panamera For U.S.Despite its non-sporty image, sales of the Cayenne Diesel in markets where it’s sold are relatively strong. In fact, the model has proven so successful that Porsche is considering launching a diesel powered version of its Panamera sedan as well. According to a new report, Porsche is working...
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The past several months have seen the silly season live up to its name, with rampant speculation about any number of Volkswagen Group brands potentially entering Formula 1. Porsche was understandably at the top of the list, though Audi and VW were both included in the melee. Now reports are turning the other way, with F1 less likely and Le Mans looming large. The move toward a Le Mans program makes more sense for Porsche on several levels, from its recent 918 RSR concept car to its 911 racing programs. F1, on the other hand, would be a bigger money pit with less relevance to its road-going...
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Porsche Developing Four-Cylinder Boxer Engine For Boxster And CaymanFor better or worse, government and social concern over fuel efficiency is a real and serious consideration for the world's major automakers. Porsche, with its full line of vehicles and rapidly increasing sales, is among them, so it’s not surprising to hear that even the legendary sports car...
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Porsche Considering North American, Chinese FactoriesPorsche CEO Matthius Mueller recently said that Porsche might soon build vehicles in China and North America. The reason? Its current production facility in Zuffenhausen, Germany is simply too small for Porsche to achieve its goal of doubling sales to 200,000 units by 2018. Mueller insists that the...
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F1 Star Mark Webber Buys 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RSWhat car do you buy when your usual mode of transportation is a Formula One race car? Well, in Mark Webber’s case, you buy a brand new 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS. The Aussie F1 star took delivery of his latest ride, the fastest and most powerful road-going model ever built by Porsche, just...
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David Beckham Wises Up, Unloads Porsche 911 TurboDavid Beckham seems like a genuinely nice guy. In the articles and interviews we've read, he's come across as intelligent, affable, and not too full of himself -- no small feat, considering that most soccer fans and advertising directors think he's a demigod. We don't fully understand Beck's...
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David Beckham’s Porsche 911 Turbo Fetches $217,100 At AuctionAn unnamed buyer has just dropped $217,100 on a used 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet and, to make matters worse, the car was extensively modified. Normally, this would seem a ridiculous amount to pay for such a vehicle but in this case the car was previously owned by none other than soccer star...
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