Porsche News

Porsche’s new 911 GT3 Cup race car will be entering the 2008 motorsport season with engine output increased to 420hp (313kW), with the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cups and GT3 Cup Challenges the first in line to see the new car compete. Only 265 examples are expected to be...

When Porsche’s Cayenne first hit the scene, the company famous for building sports cars was criticized for selling out with the launch of an overweight SUV derived from mundane family haulers from sister-companies VW and Audi. Rumors soon emerged claiming Porsche would launch a smaller...

Porsche has revealed a new version of its mid-engined Boxster roadster ahead of the car’s world debut at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy next week. The new car is labeled the Boxster RS 60 Spyder and takes its inspiration from the classic open-top Porsche race cars of the 1960s—the...

In terms of production numbers Porsche is considered a small player in the auto industry, churning out just under 100,000 cars last year. Volkswagen Group on the other hand is one of the biggest players with the likes of Audi, Bentley and Laborghini under its belt. Despite the size differential, in...

Porsche may be a niche label but it remains one of the most profitable carmakers in the world and expects to see profits lift even further than the record levels of 2006. Officials said sales rose 3.4% to €7.4 billion for the last financial year, while sales grew by 0.7% to 97,515 units in...

Having previously drooled over this hardcore Carrera GT modification we were shocked to discover someone had taken advantage of the company’s extensive individualization program and decided to coat the car with black paint and glitter. Gemballa says it’s the 11th car of a limited...

UPDATE: Four residents in Toronto are planning to file a $2 billion class-action law suit against the major carmakers and their respective dealers because of claims vehicle prices in Canada are artificially higher than in the U.S. The suit covers consumers who bought cars between August, 2005, and...

Porsches have traditionally been built in Germany but even an exclusive marque like the Stuttgart-based sports carmaker is not immune from the forces of globalization. Already we’ve seen it move production of its Cayenne SUV to a plant in Slovakia and now there are reports that it could even...

German sports car manufacturer Porsche has once again ruled out re-entering formula one in the near future. In February, the marque's head of motor sport Hartmut Kristen denied that recent infrastructure developments were in preparation for a grand prix return. To the news agency...

European leaders have recently come out in support of proposed EU CO2 standards that aim to cut average CO2 emissions for new vehicles from the present limit of 160g/km by 25% to 120g/km. Porsche does not believe its cars would be able to meet such a standard, and has threatened to take legal...

The new 911 GT2 is fast. How fast? When we reported that it would lap the famed Nordschleife circuit in just 7 minutes and 32 seconds many of our regular readers expressed their disbelief and doubt. The image came from a leaked brochure but we were unable to get official confirmation on this. Well...

Porsche has released a new video of test driver Walter Rohrl taking the new 911 GT2 for a spin around town before proceeding to the Nurburgring for some high speed antics. The new car will be making its official debut at tomorrow’s Frankfurt Motor Show but until then you can enjoy this new...

This odd looking Porsche is in fact the third generation of the RUF CTR supercar, filmed at the tuner’s new facility in Bahrain. When the original CTR was released in 1987, it out-performed many of the supercars of its era including cars like the Ferrari F40, Lamborghini Countach and even...

The Cayenne Turbo is easily the fastest SUV on the planet but perhaps complaints that it sullied Porsche’s sporting image have caused the company to go even further and produce a model with technology straight from the 911. Dubbed the Cayenne GTS, this isn’t just a special edition with...

Porsche will unveil a new version of its Cayenne SUV called the GTS at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Based on the Cayenne S, the new model will feature a 405hp (302kW) V8 engine, a lowered chassis and 21in wheels. Though the car’s output pales in comparison to the 520hp (389kW) of...

Porsche AG is planning to increase its stake in VW to 51% by the beginning of next year according to a new report by “Der Spiegel”, a German weekly magazine. As expected, a spokesman for Porsche said no decision had been made whether to raise the stake above the current 31%. This refers...

Rumors of Porsche’s Golf-sized hatch first emerged back in May of this year but since then the car’s existence has been overshadowed by talk of a new mini-SUV model. Porsche boss Wendelin Wiedeking firmly said no to the idea of a smaller SUV, no doubt due to the impact looming...

Porsche is launching a special edition version of the Cayman S labeled the ‘Porsche Design Edition 1.’ The new car, which goes on sale in November, was created to signify the work done at Porsche Design and mark the 35th anniversary of the original Chronograph 1s designed by Ferdinand...

The official brochure for Porsche’s new 997 GT2 was leaked last month, revealing most of the general details about the super-coupe as well as a few crucial tidbits that have been overlooked until now. As outlined in the brochure, Porsche’s claim for the GT2’s lap time of the...

The first of a total of 25 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberias have departed from Moscow on an epic journey that will take them on a 6,200km trek across the roughs of Siberia. The drivers will be crossing numerous public roads, gravel tracks, icy rivers and the Gobi desert, before finishing up at...