A video has hit the internet showing the 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S tearing around the famed Nürburgring race course with a time of 7:39.9, putting the new Carrera S in very impressive company in terms of recorded lap times and in fine modern Nürburgring lap times – the German automaker has offered up an awesome video of the lap time being set.
Last week we introduced you to the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept, a wagon version of the popular Panamera hatchback that featured unique front and rear styling along with a revamped hybrid drivetrain with plug-in capabilities – with both the styling cues and that new plug-in hybrid system slated to arrive on production Porsche vehicles in the near future.
We have known for some time that the 2012 Paris Motor Show would bring about the formal introduction of a Porsche Panamera wagon and with the show now in full swing, the world has been introduced to the new Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept – with hybrid power.
The new definition of supercar may be had with the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid. At 800 horsepower, it's one of the most powerful street legal cars on the planet, but at 78 miles per gallon, it may also be one of the most efficient as well.
Choosing between a new and old car can be difficult and really depends on who, what, when and where. Today I drove 356A Porsche in Nice, France and still wonder if what new cars offer really makes them better.
Volkswagen AG (Aktiengesellschaft) announced yesterday that they have officially completed the terms to purchase the remaining stock of the Porsche – giving Volkswagen full ownership of the German sports car (and SUV) maker.
Reports from around the world indicate that Porsche is considering adding an 8th and 9th model to their lineup, possibly adding a new supercar and a sedan smaller than the Panamera sometime after the Macan compact SUV launches in 2014.
The Porsche brand is working hard to offer something sporty and luxurious to every prospective supercar buy and this point is amplified by the rumors that the German sports car builder could be expanding their Panamera sedan lineup with a new shooting brake designed to compete with the new Mercedes Benz CLS Shooting Brake.
The July Car Pack for Forza Motorsport 4 hit the Xbox Live Marketplace earlier this week with ten new cars ranging from Hudson to McLaren – spanning 60 years of high performance in a variety of very different forms.
It has been a long time coming but yesterday it became official, the Volkswagen Auto Group has reached an agreement to purchase the remaining 50.1% of Porsche SE automotive group that they do not already own – thus making Volkswagen AG the controlling owner of the luxury sports car builder.
Since the new Porsche Boxster early this year, German sports car lovers have been clamoring for the hardtopped version and according to Automotive News, the new Porsche Cayman will make its grand debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show in November – with these new entry level coupes arriving in dealerships by early 2013.
On Monday, TorqueNews was able to get ahold of the complete car list for the Forza Motorsport 4 Porsche Expansion Pack but now that I have purchased the package from the Xbox Live Marketplace (and on my console), we can run through everything included in the Porsche pack.
Tomorrow morning, the Porsche Expansion Pack for Forza Motorsport 4 will hit the Xbox Marketplace, finally bringing the Porsche brand to what is arguably the best driving game on the market today and today we have a good look at what is included.
The Porsche 918 will introduce the world to the German hybrid electric supercar later this year and the innovative sports car has just gotten a step closer to production as the Stuttgart based automaker has built and launched the initial test prototypes of the new 918.
Making its world premiere in the Porsche 911 Carrera/Carrera S, lucky owners will get to experience the first 7-speed manual transmission using dual clutch technology by ZF.
The fuel economy ratings have just been released for the 2013 Porsche Boxster and this more powerful yet smaller Boxer flat-six engine offers better fuel economy when mated to either the manual or automatic transmission options – with the most efficient models offering 22mpg around town and 32mpg on the open road.
This week, the United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) group and New York City Public Advocate Bill De Blasio both proudly announced that Porsche AG is pulling all of their operations out of Iran - supporting an effort to force Iran to put an end to their testing and production of nuclear weapon technology.
We learned at the 2012 New York Auto Show that the US market would soon get their hands on a diesel V6 powered Porsche Cayenne and now it looks like there will be a more powerful oil burning V8 as well – but we shouldn’t expect to be seeing that in American dealerships any time soon.
