Porsche News
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In the new 2011 Cayenne, Porsche intended to improve the Cayenne's on-road performance while maintaining off-road performance.
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First Drive: 2011 Porsche CayenneIt's amazing that the 2011 Cayenne can trundle through sand and mud one hour, then after a quick cleanup head right out for hot laps. No other SUV can do that with the same athleticism, finesse, and flavor as the Cayenne.
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Video: Fox Car Report Declares Porsche Panamera World's Quickest Family CarGary Gastelu at the Fox News Car Report has gotten behind the wheel of the 2010 Porsche Panamera to see what it's capable of--and the results are humorously surprising. So how does the Panamera earn the title of "World's Quickest Family Car"? Watch the video below to find out. All we'll say is...
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2011 Porsche Cayenne Priced From $46,700Porsche's performance SUV gets priced on the retail website.
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Porsche Bringing 33 911 Race Cars To Nurburgring 24 HoursDuring its gestation, Porsche fielded several prototypes for its 911 GT3 R Hybrid at the Nurburgring and now the automaker is sending the race car to the grueling Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race as part of its further development. For this year’s challenge, which kicks off on May 15, Porsche...
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Porsche Sending 911 GT3 R Hybrid To Nurburgring 24 Hours RaceIf there’s one automaker whose name is synonymous with the Nurburgring, it’s Porsche. The Stuttgart-based automaker has more race victories at the Green Hell than any of its rivals and its latest 911 GT2 RS is claimed to be one of the fastest production cars to lap the circuit with its...
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The pair of videos below show off the just-released 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS.
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2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS PreviewThe Porsche 911 GT2 is the last variant of the 997-series 911 to receive its mid-cycle update and in typical GT2 style the last update comes just before the current generation of Porsche’s iconic supercar reaches the end of its product cycle. The all-new ‘991’ Porsche 911 is just over a year...
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TechArt Boosts The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo To 620-HPTuner cars are often works of art, flights of fancy or out-and-out racers, but rarely are the upper echelons of performance-tuned cars graced by models intended as daily drivers. Techart's latest modifications to the 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo are an exception to that rule, however--if you can afford...
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Porsche Unveils New Tequipment Retrofits For 911, Cayman, Panamera & MoreThe upgrades include the PDK Turbo steering wheel, Sport Classic alloys, Aerokit Cup appearance package and Sport Design front clip.
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Porsche And Volkswagen Considering More Platform SharingPorsche and Volkswagen currently share a platform for their respective SUV models, the Cayenne and Touareg, both of which have been redesigned for the 2011 model year. Given the relative success of the two models, plus Volkswagen’s new ownership of Porsche, both automakers are now considering...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Nears 1,000-Buyer Production ThresholdThe Porsche 918 Spyder already has nearly 900 potential buyers, and will be build once the 1,000 mark is reached.
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The Porsche 911 GT2 is the last variant of the 997-series 911 to receive its mid-cycle update and in typical GT2 style the last update comes just before the current generation of Porsche’s iconic supercar reaches the end of its product cycle. The all-new ‘991’ Porsche 911 is just over a year away so the facelifted 911 GT2, seen here testing in prototype form, will have a very short shelf-life. Expected to go on sale early next year, the 2012 Porsche 911 GT2 will receive only a series of minor updates to differentiate it to the current version, which was first revealed back in 2007. The...
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2011 Porsche Cayenne Pre-Orders Beyond ExpectationsThe 2011 Porsche Cayenne is exceeding Porsche's CEO's expectations.
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2010 Porsche Cayenne Transsyberia first drive reviewHot sauce. It’s what we add to bland fare to give it a bit more kick. The Cayenne, though, has never been bland. You might begrudge the brand’s huge success selling SUVs rather than sports cars, but if you’ve never driven a Cayenne you have no right to judge—these beasts are...
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Porsche Type 64, 550 Le Mans on display in AtlantaThe first car that Porsche ever built, before it was even Porsche, was the Type 64, also known as the VW Aerocoupe. The car is a highly streamlined racer developed out of a desire to dominate the Berlin-Rome long-distance race, and the only pre-war Porsche. And it's on display right now in...
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Video: Inside Porsche's 911 GT3 Cup Race CarDon't think there's any relevance or relationship between modern road cars and modern race cars? The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car shares 80 percent of its parts with the road-going version, and many of the differences are about safety and even more extreme light weight, rather than raw performance...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Porsche Cayenne S HybridMaking its North American debut next week at the 2010 New York Auto Show is the all-new 2011 Porsche Cayenne, which means Americans will finally get to see the technically advanced Cayenne S Hybrid and plan ahead for its arrival in showrooms before the year is out. The U.S. usually misses out on...
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British motorsports company McLaren yesterday announced the establishment of a brand new sports car company, McLaren Automotive, along with the announcement of its first model, the all-new MP4-12C supercar, which is set to go on sale in the second half of 2011. The MP4-12C will be followed by several other road cars but one thing is for certain, the company won’t be making anything but sports cars. The information comes directly from McLaren boss Ron Dennis, who revealed that two other models are in the works: a flagship supercar to take on the likes of the Aston Martin One-77, Pagani...
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Video: Rose McGowan Gives You Three More Reasons Not To Buy A Porsche CayenneThere are plenty of reasons not to buy a Porsche Cayenne. For one, it boasts mediocre performance credentials and styling that could put coke fiends to sleep. For reasons two and three, we remind you of Spencer and Heidi. Rose McGowan presents reasons four, five, and six in this video clip, wherein...
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New Patent Drawings Reveal More Of Porsche Panamera ConvertibleThe Panamera Convertible looks just like you'd expect.
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Rendered: 2011 Porsche Panamera CabrioCarmakers love to build as many models as possible from a single platform as this helps them spread initial investment costs, as well as risk, that can often run up into the billions of dollars. This is especially true for smaller carmakers with limited budgets and low production volumes. Case in...
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Report: Porsche Wants To Build 918 Spyder Hybrid SupercarThe Porsche 918 Hybrid is a very attractive concept--both to our eyes and to Porsche.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: RUF RGT-8 V-8 Powered Porsche 911RUF's work on the Porsche 911 is the stuff of legend.
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