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Pillow Talk
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
It sure sounds like grist for the rumour mill. But how I came to share a pillow case with a well-known auto-writer and on-air personality is a story that started out innocently enough.
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Move over, Beetle: This Cayman S is the real ''people's car''
Sunday, January 22, 2012
As a thank you to its 2 million fans on Facebook, Porsche recently asked them to vote for their favourite Cayman S trim from a large selection of unique designs. Well, the results are in, and the historic 917 Design came out on top... complete with a picture of each and every one of those 2 million fans!
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100,000 Porsche Cayennes and 10th anniversary of Porsche's Leipzig plant
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Porsche has just written not one, but two pages in its history book today. The first is the 10th anniversary of the Leipzig plant, one of the most modern assembly plants in the world. The second is the production of the 100,000th current-generation Cayenne, which is being sent to meet its new owner in Brazil.
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Porsche shelves new entry-level roadster
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Last July, we reported that Porsche was toying with the idea of resuscitating the legendary Porsche 550 made popular in the 1950s by the great James Dean.
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Next-gen Porsche Boxster coming for 2013
Friday, January 13, 2012
The next generation of the Porsche Boxster, scheduled for the 2013 model year, will mark a radical departure from the outgoing edition. Its new lightweight body and completely revised chassis will improve driving dynamics and performance while reducing fuel consumption by 15 percent, the automaker says.
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Porsche confirms Cayenne Diesel & Cajun for 2013
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Here's another bit of Porsche news that will have car buffs jumping for joy: They have confirmed that the diesel version of the popular Cayenne, as well as the new Cajun, will be coming to North America for 2013.
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2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet world debut set for Detroit
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Hot on the heels of the all-new Porsche 911 and its Carrera and Carrera S variants, the German sports car manufacturer will introduce the 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit (January 9-22, 2012).
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2012 Porsche Cayman R Review (video)
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Nissan GT-R, Genesis R-Spec, Volvo R-Design, Jaguar XKR, Integra Type R, Mercedes SLR, Golf R, Audi TT RS; the list goes on and on. Why is "R" so rad? Because race car. All kidding aside, "R" is equal to yesterday's GT and SS. In fact and in some cases, it's more because GT is emphasized by an "R". So was SS but that's not a good example...
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2011 European automaker report cards
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Audi
Life is good, but you never know when the end will come. Arrogance is a multi-edge sword, one that you can wield as long as there is no harm, no foul. However, claiming that you don't need to attend a media event of national significance because it wouldn't get you any more visibility is pretty short-sighted.
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2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Review
Sunday, December 04, 2011
A gentleman stopped and asked me about
the 911 Carrera 4 I was driving. He
enquired how long I'd been driving it,
what it cost, and what my
husband/boyfriend did for work to afford
a car like that. I was a bit turned off
by this question. However, after some
discussion, he explained that this was a
car that a female just wouldn't buy.
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2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S First Impressions
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Porsche just showcased its reinvented 911 Carrera in California, which is fitting given the vehicle's immense popularity and rich history in the sunny state. The original 911 debuted in 1963, and in the intervening 48 years, the vehicle has evolved dramatically without ever compromising its core raison d'etre.
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Next week on Auto123.com: 2012 Porsche 911 and 2013 Mazda CX-5
Friday, November 18, 2011
It's amazing how many new and redesigned models are being introduced this fall; the Los Angeles auto show was unusually busy this year, as many manufacturers presented their new rides. What is normally the auto show circuit's most environmentally friendly show turned into a horsepower slugfest. Anyway, here's what we've got in store for you in the next few days.
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Los Angeles 2011: Porsche's mysterious 2013 Panamera GTS
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Porsche finally revealed the mysterious new model they'd promised for the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. Behold the 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS, a hardcore sedan scheduled to hit Canadian showrooms next spring at a base price of $125,400.
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New Porsche model set for world debut in L.A.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Porsche aroused the curiosity of many car enthusiasts with today's announcement that an all-new model will make its world debut at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show, alongside the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera.
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Le Mans Series: A new category in 2012
Friday, November 04, 2011
Following a meeting between Le Mans Series organisation and manufacturers involved in the competition, the new GTC category took shape last week.
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2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition Review
Monday, November 07, 2011
If you think you can't dress up a Porsche, think again. When I was told I was going to be handed the keys to a Porsche Boxster S Black Edition, I was intrigued to say the least. While the Boxster may still be considered the "poor man's Porsche", it's still a Stuttgart offspring with some serious presence on the road, and this special edition roadster is no exception.
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2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Review (video)
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Porsche has more 911 Carrera variants than one could shake a stick at, and their latest, the 911 Carrera GTS, intends to cap the range as the sportiest model yet. Without going into the Turbo series or the outrageous GT3 factory race car lineup, the 911 GTS is as athletic as the 911 Carrera gets.
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Porsche continues to tantalize
Friday, October 21, 2011
Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller was recently quoted saying that he sees no signs of a downturn in the automotive industry.
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Rallying: Much more than just a sport
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Beyond the cars, the environmental factors, the fuel economy, the final standings, and beyond victory and defeat, competing in an event like the Rallye international vert de Montréal is a unique opportunity, and maybe not for the reasons you'd imagine.
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Porsche Cayenne Hybrid vs. Green Rally: A fox in the henhouse?
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
If we asked you to make a list of green vehicles, we're pretty sure very few of you would dare slip an SUV in there. After all, the brutes are generally perceived as the devil incarnate, having carved out an unenviable reputation for themselves over the years.
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Don't judge a car by its key fob
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Generally, the first thing you notice about a car is the way it looks parked at the curb. From the headlights to the rear, you soak it all in and really pass judgement on the car based on those first-look impressions. We're always told not to judge a book by its cover, but last I checked books are hardly as varied and different as cars and I say judge away when it comes to the automotive world.
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Porsche reveals plans for 911 range
Friday, September 30, 2011
After the introduction of the Carrera and Carrera S and their 3.4-litre mill deploying 350 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque, Porsche has a veritable avalanche of debuts in store for us in the next three years.
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Porsche remains loyal to stick-shift fans
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
While the popularity of manual transmissions has lately been melting like snow under July's sun, even in high-performance models, Porsche isn't ready to give up on them.
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Before there was GPS...
Monday, September 12, 2011
Last weekend, the husband and I spent a glorious Saturday traversing country roads through Quebec and Ontario visiting family in the 2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition I'd landed for the week. As soon as I brought the fancifully dressed two-seater home on the previous Monday, my husband was already planning the route and calling various family members to announce our visit that coming Saturday.
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Volkswagen and Porsche won't merge... for now
Friday, September 09, 2011
While everyone believed that the much-anticipated merger between Porsche and Volkswagen was a done deal, the two German automakers said they won't meet the 2011 deadline.
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Porsche unveils bigger, badder 2012 911
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Porsche decided to put an end to the suspense and speculation on the web, revealing all the details on the all-new 2012 911 before its public debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show. With this new vintage, the German automaker is serving up nothing less than "the greatest evolutionary change of the car's 48-year history."
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2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet Review
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Perhaps it was the precision of the Porsche's steering or the immediacy of power underfoot, but the 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet was a sheer delight on the secondary highways of southwest BC. My 16-year old son and I embraced the opportunity to take this week's tester on an overnight road trip to Savona, B.C. from Vancouver, focusing on routes less traveled. The only criteria: they had to be paved.
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2012 Porsche Carrera caught without camouflage (VIDEO)
Monday, August 08, 2011
The 2012 Porsche Carrera, also known as 991, will without a doubt be one of the most anticipated vehicles of the Frankfurt Auto Show. If you're among those which cannot wait for its unveiling, here's a video taken in Stuttgart (Germany) where we can see it in its entirety.
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Two Porsches, Two Tonys, and too Much Fun-Safely
Friday, August 05, 2011
"Let it unwind through the corner-use the whole track-now smooth into the throttle-stay to the right-parallel the wall-TURN NOW-head for the apex-full throttle-now toward the cone-brake hard-turn-apex-throttle-perfect!"
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Porsche 550 Spyder Wallpaper
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Something is amiss in today's car world. Actually, the problem is excess, too much of everything. Back in the day, basic elements such as wheels (5), an engine and perhaps some brakes were all that was needed. Porsche simply happen to wrap it all up in a gorgeous body.
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Caught for being bad, kind of...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Germany, the land of speed, known world-over for its Autobahns, the Nurburgring and many things blistering and exotic. People come from all over the globe to go fast because it's legal. Me? I got caught speeding...
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Caught speeding in Germany
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Miranda and I have been blogging our butts off on Germany and driving and speeding and how great everything is over there (mine are better, obviously), but something just took place that has made me think some more about the whole we vs. them.
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Porsche 550 Spyder to return
Friday, July 22, 2011
Details are scarce, read, non-existent, however it would seem as though the other German car from Stuttgart is seriously considering the return of the Porsche made famous by James Dean.
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La félicité sur roues
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Comme toute passionnée de voitures digne de ce nom, je nourris un éventail complet de fantasmes automobiles mettant en vedette d'agiles sportives, d'éclatantes exotiques... et un ou deux modèles que je ferais mieux de garder pour moi (le porte-parole de Ford, M. Dirty Jobs lui-même et une Raptor tout équipée me viennent spontanément à l'esprit).
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Serendipity on Wheels
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Like any red-blooded car fanatic, I've got a full roster of automotive fantasies, the stars of which are nimble sports cars, wailing exotics... and one or two that are best kept to myself (Ford spokesman, Mr. Dirty Jobs himself and a fully loaded Raptor come to mind...).
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Video of the new Porsche 911
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
We got a funny email late last night from our Canadian Porsche PR guy. It essentially stated that in case we were interested, here's a link to a video of the 2012 911 being tested in Africa.
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2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid Review
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Not only has Porsche overhauled their highly-popular Cayenne SUV for 2011, they developed a full-hybrid version that can quite effectively operate on electricity alone, within set parameters. And because it's a Porsche wearing an 'S' badge, the Cayenne Hybrid delivers un-hybrid-like performance.
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Porsche goes digital with mobile tags
Sunday, July 17, 2011
You know those weird little pixalated squares you see in magazines and on billboards? Well, now you'll see them on Porsche product sheets in their showroom car windows. Known as "mobile tags" these little black-and-white squares are backed with lots of information and media files for you to enjoy.
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1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Coupé
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Like most car enthusiasts, some time in our youths a car or a few cars grabbed our attention. For me, there were three: the 1984 Chevrolet Corvette, the 1984 Ferrari Testarossa and the 1984 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera.
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Porsche to boost production of Cayenne SUV as sales rise
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The Cayenne currently is Porsche's bestselling model in Canada; it's also the case in many other markets. With the ever-increasing popularity of its sports-luxury SUV, Porsche has decided to increase production in order to meet demand.
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Special exhibit at the Porsche Museum
Monday, July 11, 2011
From June 21st until September 11th 2011, those visiting the Museum in Stuttgart will get to dabble in and experience some of the great Ferdinand Porsche's engineering feats from way back, right up to his impressive undertakings in the 21st Century.
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Something better than the Porsche 911 GT2 RS?
Monday, July 11, 2011
Pick your jaws up off the floor for a second and consider this; Porsche sales chief, Bernhard Maier, revealed Porsche's plans to develop a supercar that would sit a rung above the already holier than thou 911 GT2 RS.
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Porsche launches 360° App for iPad
Sunday, July 10, 2011
As car manufacturers jump on the hi-tech bandwagon (think Hyundai with the Equus owner manual offered on an iPad that comes with the car), interactivity with your car and your car's company is becoming more and more prevalent.
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The Porsche Museum
Friday, July 08, 2011
Everyone has passion. Be it for guns, music, sports or cars, all of us know unbridled love for something. For some, this driving force takes them all over the world to experience various forms of what makes them tick.
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2011 Porsche 911 Sport Classic Review (video)
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
"So Matt, how was driving the Sport Classic in Germany?", a friend asks as I painstakingly return to reality. My answer: "Germany's nice and all and the car, well it's just, just, simply put, you see, understand that, well, you know, it's...". The Sport Classic is to die for.
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German roads
Monday, June 27, 2011
We must study them, emulate them and do like them. We all know that Europe is a millennium up on us but does that mean that we North Americans will always be a thousand years behind? "That's preposterous, Matt, stop talking trash!" I won't 'cause we just don't and won't get it. What we've got is everything back-asswards.
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Porsches, Hyundais and Volkswagens, oh my!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Summer is here and we're there! Everywhere, in fact. As you read these lines and over the coming weeks, our crews are and will be jumping through continents bringing you some pretty hot material.
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Porsche 911 for sale
Thursday, June 09, 2011
That's not the way the business usually works but that's because this ain't no regular car for sale. The 1985 Porsche 911 Targa you see in these pictures is available for whomever's got £10,911 ($17,513.30) lying around.
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Porsche to sport an Audi diesel
Monday, June 06, 2011
It looks like Porsche's upcoming baby off-roader, the Cajun, is set to sport an Audi Q5 platform and a brand new V6 twin-turbodiesel engine. As the first Porsche designed under the watchful eye of Volkswagen Group's Group chief designer Waller de'Silva, the Porsche Cajun will be manufactured in Leipzig, Germany.
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ICAR Grand Prix results (+photos)
Monday, June 06, 2011
Several Canadian and Quebec auto sport series held races during the past weekend during the ICAR Grand Prix in Mirabel, Quebec.
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A seven-speed manual transmission for the next Porsche 911
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Car and Driver claims several Porsche employees confided that the next 911 would feature a seven-speed, manual transmission. No, you don't need to have your eyes checked: some manufacturers still see the point of investing in manual gearboxes.
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A Porsche 911 with KERS? ''Nonsense!''
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Exactly two weeks ago, Autoblog Green reported that Porsche was planning to use an F1-style Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) to improve fuel economy across its entire range without sacrificing performance. However, a high-level source just responded by qualifying the project as ''nonsense''.
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Matt's All-Time Top 10
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Like all auto journalist, I'm asked the question "What is your favourite car?" on a regular basis. My answer is always the same: "No such thing. I can give you my Top 10 if you'd like". To this, they usually look away and walk off.
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Cops?
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
For nearly two years, I've been cutting through a company's parking lot to avoid going through an intersection light nearly 200 metres out of my way and getting stuck behind a long, stupid line of cars trying to get onto the highway.
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Miranda's No. 1 Road Trip Vehicle
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Sometimes you just have to get out of Dodge. It's nothing personal to your friends, family, job (maybe your job) or even the neighbourhood you live in; you just have to get away for a bit. We've all felt this way at least once in our lives, and I can bet at the very moment you wanted to jump ship you didn't exactly have the cash to drop at the airport for a flight outta there. Well, rejoice: There's a cheaper (much more enjoyable) option. The road trip.
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Road trip: The best call ever!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Forget about gas prices for a moment. Think back to a few years ago (many for some) where you were hanging out with friends on a Thursday night, looking for something to do on the upcoming long weekend. What to do? How about a round of golf? Bowling? Kayaking? Bake sale? Gardening? No! None of these will do. We's too cool! Then, out of nowhere, the words "road trip" are uttered. YES! High-fives and fist-pumps all around!
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If it's February in Chicago, it's time for one thing - sports cars. Bringing a taste of hot performance to the Windy City winter, Nissan today debuted the revised 2013 Nissan 370Z on the floor of the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. The new Z, which is scheduled to go on sale at Nissan dealers nationwide next June, features a number of enhancements designed to keep the legendary sports car fresh and exciting. For 2013, the Nissan 370Z will once again be available in Coupe, and Roadster configurations.
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