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Porsche Announce Shorter Working Hours For Limited Time
Stuttgart. Despite the world economic crisis and the resulting decline in sales, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, continues to be very profitable and is again expecting double-digit operational revenues for the 2008/2009 fiscal year (August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009) just closed. The company will announce its first temporary sales and production figures during the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt around the middle of September.
Read moreFirst Look: 2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic
If you’ve fallen hard for early Porsche 911s, then you’ll absolutely love the new 2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic.
If you’ve fallen hard for early Porsche 911s, then you’ll absolutely love the new 2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic. The new limited edition model, which debuts at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show, draws inspiration from one of the greatest hallmarks in 911 history: the Carrera RS 2.7.
Photo Gallery: 2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic – 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: 2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic – 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars – Automobile Magazine
Large Special Exhibition at the Porsche Museum
The Museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is honouring the 100th birthday of Ferdinand Anton Ernst “Ferry” Porsche (1909-1998) with a Special Exhibition: From 19 September to 31 October 2009 the Museum is proudly presenting seven of Ferry Porsche’s personal cars, among them three “Birthday Cars” he received from his employees. A further highlight being shown for the first time is a Porsche 356/2 Keibl Cabriolet with which Ferry Porsche started series production of his sports cars in 1948.
Read moreFirst Look: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Built upon the revised 911 GT3 RS, the GT3 Cup shares a number of changes with its road-going sibling.
Between the 911 Turbo and 911 GT3 RS, Porsche is bringing plenty of new hardware to the 2009 Frankfurt motor show, but the track rats will likely flock to this: the new 2010 911 GT3 Cup.
Photo Gallery: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup – 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup – 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars – Automobile Magazine
First Look: 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo
More power, lower emissions, and a whole lot of awesome.
While the 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo receives a number of small visual tweaks first launched on the 2009 911, the biggest news is what lies underneath the (rear) hood. The new 911 Turbo ditches the 3.6-liter mill found in the outgoing car, and moves to a direct-injection, twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-six. Porsche says the new engine pumps out 500 hp (20 hp more than before), all while improving both fuel economy and CO2 emissions. If buyers opt for the Sport Chrono package, torque output is increased to 516 lb-ft from the meager 500 lb-ft a base 911 Turbo makes do with. Another reason to order the Sport Chrono package is the dynamic engine mounts that use magnetic fluid to stiffen during hard driving.
Photo Gallery: 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo – 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo – 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars – Automobile Magazine
First Look: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Porsche just revealed some details of the new 2010 911 GT3 RS ahead of its Frankfurt motor show debut.
If the new 911 GT3 isn’t hardcore enough for your tastes, you’re in luck. Porsche just revealed some details of the new 2010 911 GT3 RS ahead of its Frankfurt motor show debut, and as always, it’s the closest thing to a street-legal 911 racer money can buy.
Photo Gallery: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS – 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS – 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars – Automobile Magazine
Porsche resurrects the 911 ‘ducktail’
Carerra S-based special gets more power, classic styling and will be limited to 250 examples
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Porsche resurrect the 911 ‘ducktail’
Carerra S-based special gets more power, classic styling and will be limited to 250 examples
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2009 Porsche Cayenne GTS Review
How can a horsepower junkie give an accurate review of a vehicle that when you push the pedal to the floor sets you back in the seat and the grin on your face is so big that it uses up all the spare skin on your face so that you can’t blink your eyes?
Read morePorsche Is Proud To Present The 911 Sport Classic
ATLANTA – Porsche AG has distilled the DNA of the classic 911 into a select expression of class and style. Built in strictly limited numbers for the most enthusiastic and well-heeled fans, the 911 Sport Classic marks Porsche’s return to the tradition of occasionally issuing ultra-exclusive production cars. The 911 Sport Classic will be presented at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show along with the 2010 911 Turbo, GT3 RS and GT3 Cup race car and production will be held to just 250 cars.
Read more2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S
It is a delight to get behind the wheel of a car that performs so well and has such a rich personality.
Well, this is about as good as it gets. I recently wrote quite a bit about the time I spent in a Porsche 911 C4S, and I’m tempted to repeat it all here. The biggest difference between this Carrera S and the Carrera 4S (other than all-wheel-drive, obviously) is the quaint six-speed manual transmission that routes power to the rear wheels.inline_mediumwraptextright24982843/reviews/editors_notebook/0908_2009_porsche_911_carrera_s0908_01_z+2009_porsche_911_carrera_s+profile_view.jpgTrue
Photo Gallery: 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S – Porshe Sport Coupe Review – Automobile Magazine
GERMANY: Stock market investigators launch fresh Porsche probe
Porsche Automobile Holding faces a fresh probe into insider trading charges linked to its failed attempt to take over Volkswagen, a prosecutor’s spokesman has said.
Read morePorsche Cayman Recognized as top sports car
Motor Trend Magazine has chosen the Porsche Cayman S as the Best
Driver’s Car for 2009. Additionally, the Cayman was also picked by British car journal Auto Express as
Best Sports Car in their New Car Awards 2009. In both cases Porsches mid-engined coupe won over
experts with its driving dynamics, precision, feedback and response.
Great Rivalries: Automatic vs Manual
It used to be so easy: Manuals were for real drivers, automatics were for lame-os.
It used to be so easy: Manuals were for real drivers, automatics were for lame-os. Now we’ve got dual-clutch gearboxes that drive like automatics (scads), wet-clutch automatics that can tach up from a standing start like a manual (Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG), and manuals where a computer heel-and-toes for you (Nissan 370Z). The debate is less about performance – the Porsche 911 Turbo does 0 to 60 mph quicker with an auto than it does with a manual – and more about control. Sure, automatics execute rev-matched downshifts, and dual-clutch boxes may be faster around a track than manuals, but neither allows the driver complete control. And that’s all the manual has left, really.
Photo Gallery: Automatic vs Manual – Great Rivalries – Automobile Magazine
Great Rivalries: Auto Union vs Mercedes Benz
The heroic Germans fought equally hard in mountain-climb and speed-record venues.
In 1933, German chancellor Adolf Hitler promised Mercedes-Benz the 500,000-reichsmark (approximately $3 million today) incentive offered to any German racing team willing to campaign a car in the new grand prix era beginning the following year. To the Führer’s chagrin, Ferdinand Porsche stepped forward to request equal treatment. Porsche presented drawings of a supercharged V-16 engine ideal for propagandizing Germany’s technical eminence and nominated the Auto Union combine as Mercedes-Benz’s sparring partner. Hitler’s resolution – an equal split of the sponsorship largesse – triggered the Age of Titans, one of the fiercest rivalries in motorsports history.
Photo Gallery: Auto Union vs Mercedes Benz – Great Rivalries – Automobile Magazine
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Stronger, wider, faster – the new version of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup offers its many worldwide customers greater value than ever before.
Read more911 Turbo II Wheels for the Panamera
Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is enlarging the range of customisation options for the new Panamera with new wheels in particularly sporting design: The new 20-inch forged wheels come in the same design as the wheels on the new 911 Turbo, standing out through five striking, highly polished double spokes, titanium-coloured, painted spoke flanks and the rim centre star to give these light-alloy wheels a unique twin-tone look.
Read moreGERMANY: Wiedeking unlikely to face court action over insider trading – analyst
It is unlikely that Porsche’s former CEO will actually face court action over insider trading with VW shares, according to observers in Germany.
Read more2009 Porsche Boxster S
The Boxster’s sterling reputation for balance, capability, and forgivingness is well earned.
It’s tough to think of a better way to celebrate 80-degree July weather than with one of Zuffenhausen’s finest roadsters. The Porsche Boxster S is simply one of the most enjoyable ways to travel your favorite roads. Sure you can bomb along at 120 mph without much warning (aside from the howling wind), but the Boxster also rewards a responsible driver in a way that few fast cars can. Even at nearly legal speeds, the car’s impeccable balance, grip, and road feel are a joy.inline_mediumwraptextright24628828/reviews/editors_notebook/0908_2009_porsche_boxster_s0908_01_z+2009_porsche_boxster_s+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue