The Porsche Panamera is the subject of yet another tuning project. This time, Edo Competition is boasting a 700hp version of the four-door. Upgrades to the turbochargers, exhaust manifold, catalytic converters, air filters, and ECU combine to make the 150hp gain, along with an additional 96 lb-ft of torque. This puts the total power output [...]
Car and Driver loves doing special features. So they’re back with their latest one for the 2012-year: the annual Lightning Lap. The competition is to compare some of the most critically acclaimed cars as of recent. Taking place at Virginia’s International Raceway, the C/D team will compare a series of cars organized in various price [...]
If the Porsche 911 Turbo wasn’t fast enough to begin with, the automaker is kicking power up even further with an all new tri-turbo system. The horizontally opposed 3.8-liter six-cylinder is currently fitted with a twin-turbo, and the next generation 991 is being used in the last stage of development for the new tri that [...]
Porsche is celebrating its 2 millionth Facebook fan with a new special-edition Cayman S that will make it into the Porsche Museum. The company asked its Facebook community to submit profile pictures to be part of a mosaic on a Porsche model. “Our fans were asked to vote for their favorite historic racing livery,” Porsche [...]
In Sept. 2011, the new 360-hp Infiniti M Hybrid set the Guinness World Record for the world’s fastest hybrid by running the standing quarter mile in 13.9031 seconds. Infiniti is now banking on that move with a new commercial released yesterday called ‘The Duel.’ The commercial shows the Infiniti M35h Hybrid going head-to-head with the 2012 Porsche [...]
The 10 year anniversary of Porsche’s Leipzig plant is being celebrated with a production milestone of 100,000 second generation Cayenne. “Ten years ago the success story of Porsche Leipzig startet,” said Wolfgang Leimgruber, Member of the Executive Board of Production and Logistics of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. “What was a greenfield site, today [...]
Here is something we haven’t heard about in a while. Reports from Germany state that Volkswagen Group may complete its purchase of 50.1 percent share in Porsche Automobile Holding SE. If completed, Volkswagen will get around having to pay 1 billion euros in taxes if it completes the purchase before 2014. A report from a [...]
Porsche has just pulled the virtual covers off of the latest generation Porsche Boxster. And although Porsche has been known to stick to the sayings, “evolution instead of revolution” and “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” the Porsche Boxster has pretty much been significant updates to the previous generation—much like the 911. I mean, [...]
Not too long ago, Porsche’s CEO Matthias Mueller leaked word that the Zuffenhausen brand was in the works with an entry-level roadster that would slot itself below the Boxster. However, the approval and success of that project was dependent on the “economic” circumstances and climate. Now, apparently Porsche is delaying the project. ”Possibly we need [...]
Two special automobiles are up for sale on ebay that are sure to be nostalgic for some given mark left on their generation. The pair includes a BMW 8-series and a Porsche 928, both top of the line models. The BMW is an 850CSi with a manual gearbox, and with no M class released, this [...]
