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2011 Porsche Cayenne Preview
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The German carmaker known for their high-performance sportscars has just unveiled the next generation of their unique Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), the Cayenne. Designed to excel both on the road and off, this mud-ready Porsche has built its reputation around combining a high-performance motoring experience with proven all-terrain capabilities.
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Sixty Years of Porsche Production in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The home of today's Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has a very special sound in the world of motoring: Zuffenhausen. Indeed, Zuffenhausen is far more than "just" a production plant rich in tradition for Porsche AG, since it is here in Zuffenhausen that the heart of the Company beats to this very day.
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2010 Vancouver Autoshow: Dream Car Lottery
Monday, March 08, 2010
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The 2010 Vancouver International Auto Show (VIAS) will be the first Canadian consumer show to run a large-scale lottery with the unveiling of its Dream Car Lottery. The brand new program will see one lucky ticket buyer win a 2010 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet, and was created to raise funds for various charity, non-profit and sport organizations supported by the New Car Dealers Association of BC.
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2010 Geneva Autoshow: Porsche 918 Spyder Concept
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Like us, do you miss the Carrera GT? Do you wish you had a second chance at getting your hands on one but, as money is no object, your only concern was the environement?
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Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Car with Record-Breaking Emissions and Fuel Economy
Monday, March 01, 2010
Michael Macht, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, presented the Porsche 918 Spyder concept car at its world debut this evening in Geneva. This mid-engined two-seater combines the performance of a super-sports car with the CO2 emissions of a small compact, an innovative plug-in hybrid concept reducing emissions to just 70 grams CO2 per kilometre and fuel consumption to 3.0 litres/100 kilometres (94 mpg imp). Within this concept Porsche combines a V8 power unit delivering more than 500 hp and three electric motors with overall output of 160 kW.
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First Ancestor of All Porsche Sports Cars on Show in America for the First Time
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Museum run by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, Germany, is sending its legendary Type 64 Berlin-Rome Car on a long journey. Befitting the 60th anniversary of Porsche in America, the aluminium body of Type 64 will be presented from 21 March to 20 June 2010 at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), taking the first and most prominent exhibit at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen to a new location outside of Germany for the first time.
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Drive a Porsche in winter? Yes you can
Sunday, February 21, 2010
The answer to this question would definitely not have been the same 15 years ago. To some, driving a Porsche through slush and snow is a sin, while others just think it's hazardous. The 911 has a reputation of being a tricky car to drive with its rear-drive, rear-engine configuration, but that's changed. Sort of.
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40,000-square-meter Solar Roof Top For The Porsche Plant
Monday, February 15, 2010
Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is supporting the generation of renewable energy. The manufacturer of sporty premium vehicles is making a 40,000-square-meter area on the roof top of its central spare parts warehouse in Sachsenheim (Baden-Wuerttemberg) available to the firm Goldbeck Solar GmbH, Hirschberg an der Bergstrasse, in order to install and operate approximately 8,500 photovoltaic modules there.
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Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid will make its world debut at Geneva Auto Show
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Stuttgart. Exactly 110 years after Ferdinand Porsche developed the world's first car with hybrid drive, the Lohner Porsche Semper Vivus, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is once again taking up this visionary drive concept in production-based GT racing: During the Geneva Motor Show, a Porsche 911 GT3 R with innovative hybrid drive is making its debut, opening up a new chapter in the history of Porsche with more than 20,000 wins in 45 years scored by the extremely successful Porsche 911 in racing trim.
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Porsche unveils Williams hybrid-powered 911 GT3 R Hybrid
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Williams Hybrid Power Limited is pleased to confirm that the energy storage system as part of the new Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid, which was announced today by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has been developed and supplied by Williams Hybrid Power.
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Part II: Slipping and Sliding (On Purpose!)
Monday, February 08, 2010
Last time I wanted to discuss slipping and sliding-- it was largely to vocalize that I didn't feel that the indicator light served a respectable purpose. Today I have something quite different to discuss-- how much fun it can be to drive in (controlled) conditions where that particular light stays on the whole time!
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Porsche Museum Celebrates its First Birthday
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Stuttgart. More than 530,000 visitors from all over the world, 2,555 guided tours and 14,326 grilled steaks at the Christophorus Restaurant - just one year after opening, the Museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is looking back on 31 January 2010 at a very positive story of success. "In its first 365 days our Museum has developed into a truly dynamic and living enterprise. In many respects we have significantly exceeded even our own ambitious expectations", states Achim Stejskal, the Director of the Porsche Museum.
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2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo Review
Monday, January 25, 2010
I fully admit that I was one of the people who didn't think that an SUV from Porsche would sell. Seriously, would the same people that want prestige, design and speed really want to be driving a big SUV? I don't think I have ever been more wrong!
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911 GT3 R leads Porsche display at Autosport International show
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Developed for racing series based on the international FIA GT3 regulations, the stunning 911 GT3 R succeeds the 911 GT3 Cup S and is delivered to customers ready-to-race. The starting point in developing the GT3 R was the latest 3.8-litre Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, which will compete in the 2010 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup supporting selected Formula One races.
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Porsche Powers In 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Porsche never rests on its laurels, whether on the road or the race track, and 2009 was once again a year of constant activity with the launch of a number of new models and new facilities both in the UK and Germany. The good news is that 2010 is set to be another exciting year for the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer, with further announcements and new model introductions planned.
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Porsche Cayenne Concept by Schaeffler Group : Friction Reduction in the Powertrain
Monday, December 07, 2009
The Schaeffler Group will present the CO2ncept-10% vehicle at the ATZ/MTZ Congress focusing on "Friction Reduction in the Powertrain" to be held on December 9-10 in Esslingen. CO2ncept-10% is an advance development project that was carried out jointly by Porsche and the Schaeffler Group and involved the use of novel and optimized components to achieve an overall reduction of ten percent in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
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ALMS: Team Falken Tire increases its commitment
Saturday, November 28, 2009
The economy has been struggling since two years, forcing various teams and motorists to leave the industry. Not all teams are ready to give up however. Team Falken Tire is one of the American Le Mans Series' team that not only stays in the sport, but increases its commitment.
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2009 Porsche Cayman S Review
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Anytime you drive a Porsche (sorry for those who haven't!), you feel like you're sitting behind the wheel of one of the world's finest automobiles... provided, of course, that you dig the brand's extreme sportiness and racing tradition. The 911 Carrera, the Boxster and my recent tester, the Cayman S, all have a distinct personality. However, I must say that the latter did not prove to be as satisfying as I initially hoped.
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2009 Porsche Cayman S Review
Friday, November 27, 2009
Nearly everyone agrees that the Porsche Cayman/Boxster duo is one of the most dynamic in the industry. It's not hard to imagine oneself zipping down a country lane behind the wheel of one of these babies.
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Winterkorn and Pötsch join Board of Management of Porsche SE
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, and Hans Dieter Pötsch, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft responsible for "Finance and Controlling", will join the Board of Management of Porsche Automobil Holding SE effective November 25, 2009.
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Racing Version for International Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Following the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is entering yet another racing car in the 2010 motorsport season: The 911 GT3 R will be raced in series based on the international FIA GT3 regulations, thus succeeding the 911 GT3 Cup S. The main focus in developing this new model was on even better drivability and even easier handling.
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2009 Porsche Boxster S Review
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Fall is in the air. The leaves are on the ground. The trees are naked. We're busy bundling up, trying to protect our skin from the harsh winds and cringing at the thought of what's next on the calendar; WINTER! What am I doing, you may ask? Easy: Having a blast freezing my butt off with the top down in my Speed Yellow Boxster S at 120 km/h charging down the highway.
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2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder To Be Introduced at Los Angeles Auto Show
Thursday, November 05, 2009
ATLANTA, - Weighing in at just 2,811 lbs., the new 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder will be the lightest Porsche available - from a company known for lightweight, proficient sports cars. This new mid-engined roadster represents the true, purist form of the sports car - agile, powerful, open and efficient. This third Boxster model will join the Boxster and Boxster S and will make its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, December 2, 2009.
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A Golden Steering Wheel for the Porsche Panamera
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
The Porsche Panamera has been awarded the Golden Steering Wheel as the Best New Car of the Year in the Luxury Performance Class. With its combination of supreme comfort and outstanding sportiness, and through its unique design, Porsche's Gran Turismo convinced the 50-man jury made up of racing drivers, engineers, celebrities and the senior editors of the Auto Bild Magazine Group trying out the candidates on thorough test drives.
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Volkswagen will take a 49.9 percent stake in Porsche AG in first step
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft will take a 49.9 percent stake in Porsche AG in a first step towards an integrated automotive group with Porsche. This was agreed between Volkswagen and Porsche SE during negotiations on the contracts of implementation relating to the merger of the two companies.
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2009 Porsche Cayenne GTS Review
Thursday, November 19, 2009
When she made her famous spaghetti sauce, my mother always told me it was very important not to forget the one ingredient that makes the difference between a good sauce and a bad one. That ingredient, she said, is cayenne pepper, and it does indeed make all the difference.
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2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S Review
Sunday, October 18, 2009
A sport-utility vehicle in Porsche's line-up of cars might seem like a sin, but the fact is that this year, the Cayenne is outselling the 911 as well as the Boxster and Cayman combined.
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The New Porsche Collector's Calendar
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart will once again be offering a wide range of calendars for the coming year. There is a choice of three wall calendars and an appointments diary, which will give plenty of pleasure far beyond the year 2010.
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Winter Rides
Friday, December 11, 2009
Not to send anyone into a spiral of depression, but the skies will soon turn gray and start dumping fluffy white slipperiness all over our roads. Winter driving is nearly upon us Canadians, and it scares the heck out of a whole lot of drivers. Of course, there are vehicles that can make it more easygoing-- or even fun.
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Porsche Builds New Paint Shop with Latest Environmental Technology
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart is expanding its innovative automobile production at the main factory in Zuffenhausen with one of the most modern and environmentally-friendly paint shops in the world. The carcass work that began only a few weeks ago and the steel construction are set to be completed early 2010. This will be followed by the construction of the facade and technically complex facility structure.
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2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet Review
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Everyone seems to think of convertibles as the "cars of summer". The Porsche 911 C 4 Cabriolet fit that bill and then some. Translated, this means Porsche loaned me their new 911 convertible with all wheel drive.
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Porsche Canada launches comprehensive winter marketing campaign
Thursday, October 01, 2009
With the launch of Winter Sports, a microsite appearing prominently on www.porsche.ca as well as the Web sites of Canadian dealers, Porsche Canada is launching a comprehensive marketing campaign designed to encourage Porsche customers to take full advantage of their vehicles' capabilities year-round. As well, it seeks to remove one of the traditional psychological barriers to buying a Porsche, demonstrating that, Cayenne or Cayman, Boxster or 911 or Panamera, every Porsche is designed, engineered and tested to put up with the worst Canadian winter conditions.
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2010 Porsche Panamera First Impressions
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Where to begin? Porsche, a storied, revered and respected maker of fine German performance cars. Racing and rallying heritage, dedicated to producing to most cars for international motorsports events, Porsche is synonymous with high performance and stands head and shoulders above most other car brands when it comes to hardcore driving machines right out of the box.
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Porsche Academy opens the "Model Factory" at the Leipzig plant
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
With a "Model Factory" directly at the Porsche plant in Leipzig, Porsche Consulting GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, is expanding its training portfolio. The management consultancy, a subsidiary of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is already running a comparable academy at its headquarters.
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Book Launch at the Porsche-Museum
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has two new publications to offer fans of high quality automobile books, which are just as unique as the cars they describe: Just in time for the sales launch of the Porsche Panamera, the Bielefeld-based traditional publisher, Delius Klasing, has produced a large format illustrated book on the four door Gran Turismo.
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Anniversary Products for the 100th Birthday of Ferry Porsche
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Stuttgart. Starting immediately, the Shop at the Porsche Museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, offers selected birthday products on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Ferry Porsche, the son of company founder Ferdinand Porsche and the constructor of the first Porsche sports car, Type 356.
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2010 Porsche GT3 RS Video
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Does anyone ever get enough of Porsche? We didn't think so. The new 911 GT3 RS, complete with fly colours schemes and more power (450 hp anyone?) helps the German automaker maintain interest, forget that, lust, for its fantastic products. The latest GT3 is the most powerful, fastest, best-handling and sexiest ever. Any takers?
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Porsche New CEO Hints At Future Hybrid And Electric Vehicles
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
MISSISSAUGA, ON, - Speaking publicly for the first time at the Frankfurt Auto Show, Porsche's new president and CEO, Michael Macht, revealed that Porsche is working hard on an electric-powered sports car that would meet the high standards of the Porsche brand.
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Porsche 911 GT3 and GT3 RS : Lightweight Components for Individual Retrofitting
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Starting in September, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is offering a new product line for retrofitting motorsport accessories on all Type 997 models of the GT3 and GT3 RS. Using these special components, the enthusiast is able to further customise the exterior of his car with weight-optimised materials such as titanium and carbon also used in motorsport.
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2009 Porsche Cayman Review
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Let's pretend that it is easy to be impartial in any walk of life. If you are attending an event where a friend or a family member is competing, is it possible to cheer on the opponent? It would seem wrong wouldn't it? When Tiger Woods steps into the tee-box, do you not want him to seriously slug the heck out of the ball every time? The point I'm attempting to get at is that we all have favorites. In autodom, Porsche is undeniably a darling.
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Porsche website for the new Panamera
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
The Panamera, the new sport sedan of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is already in the spotlight, even before its sales launch. The online campaigns for the fourth model have already earned numerous awards.
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Porsche Announce Shorter Working Hours For Limited Time
Saturday, September 05, 2009
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.
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Large Special Exhibition at the Porsche Museum
Friday, September 04, 2009
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.
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Porsche Is Proud To Present The 911 Sport Classic
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
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.
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Porsche Cayman Recognized as top sports car
Monday, August 31, 2009
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.
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Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Stronger, wider, faster - the new version of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup offers its many worldwide customers greater value than ever before.
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911 Turbo II Wheels for the Panamera
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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.
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS : The Most Sporting Road-Going 911
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is sending the new 911 GT3 RS to the starting line: Delivering even more engine power, offering lower weight, and featuring shorter transmission ratios as well as body and suspension elements upgraded to an even higher standard, the new 911 GT3 RS sets the foundation for homologating the racing version of the 911 GT3 and therefore offers everything it takes for ongoing success on the race track, continuing the series of absolutely uncompromising, sporting 911s homologated for the road.
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Qatar now a shareholder in Porsche
Friday, August 14, 2009
This Friday, in a festive ceremony, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart, and Qatar Holding LLC (QH) signed an agreement signaling the entry of the Emirate of Qatar into the Porsche SE family. In the afternoon, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche SE, Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, welcomed the high-ranking delegation from Qatar led by Prime Minister of the Emirate, Sheik Hamad ibn Jassim ibn Jabir Al-Thani, to the historical Porsche Villa located on Killesberg Hill outside of Stuttgart.
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Porsche 911 Turbo making its Debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show
Friday, August 07, 2009
Porsche AG will present its new top-of-the-line 911 at the Frankfurt Auto Show from September 17-27, 2009. With fine-tuned styling and supreme refinement, the new 911 Turbo deploys far-reaching technological innovations, more power and lower weight to deliver even higher performance and enhanced driving dynamics.
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Porsche Panamera : Wide Range of Customisation Options
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Through Porsche Exclusive and Porsche Tequipment, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, enables the customer to refine and personalise all Porsche models individually and exclusively to his or her particular wishes beyond even the sophisticated range of standard features.
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2009 Porsche Cayenne GTS Review
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
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?
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2010 Panamera and 145 historic Porsches, during Monterey Peninsula's Classic Car Week
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
At the upcoming 36th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on August 14-16, the sound of the initial stirrings of over 450 race cars will be complimented by the exquisite growl of the newest, most daring and most advanced vehicle Porsche has produced to date, the 2010 Porsche Panamera gran turismo.
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Wind-surfing legend Robby Naish visits Porsche factory
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Stuttgart. Robby Naish, 24-time world champion and wind-surfing legend extraordinaire, visited Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG in Stuttgart and Weissach. In a tour through the Porsche museum, he was shown the "No. 1" Porsche 356 and heard the story of the Swabian sports car manufacturer.
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2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S Review
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
One of the first things they teach at track school is that keeping your head back and eyes up is vital to successful performance driving. It's an easy tip for some to forget, but it can help you to be a faster and safer driver.
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2009 Porsche Boxster S Review (video)
Sunday, August 09, 2009
From day one, the Porsche Boxster intended to bring owners a more fun-loving taste of the Porsche brand. Its standard convertible roof, snippy mid-engine handling and two-seat setup wave a bit of youthful carelessness in the face of the automaker's more serious, grown-up models.
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Porsche wins "Best New Engine 2009 Award"
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
With its 3.8-litre power unit from the 911 Carrera S models, the sports car manufacturer has underpinned its position in a field of high performance competitors, receiving the coveted "Best New Engine 2009 Award".
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Seventy-Five Years Ago: Porsche Receives the Order to Construct the Volkswagen
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
22 June 1934 was not only one of the most important days in the early corporate history of the Company now known the world over as Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, but also the day that changed the history of the entire automotive industry: It was on that day that "Dr. Ing. h.c. F.
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