found about 2 hours ago by Justin Hyde on
Jalopnik
A chatty yet anonymous Jalopnik reader caught this mini-parade of taped-up Porsches (including a facelifted Boxster) running through the streets of Beverly Hills. Is the 991 (or 998 depending on who you talk...
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Marcus Classen, a transportation graduate, has come up with ‘Porsche Sebring Spyder Concept’, which is a design study of a 2-seater, open top and fully-electric sportscar. Marcus got inspiration from Porsche’s rich past and developed the...
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In times as tumultuous as these, we’d be shocked, to say the very least, if the majority of statisticians didn’t report a noticable uptick in bank heist attempts over the past couple years. And while we obviously don’t endorse criminal...
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Now this is the type of video that I wished would have been shot in the United States (it’s in German). GRiP Magazine felt the need to answer a specific question for its viewers. If you were being chased down by the German Police, what car would...
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The Govenator Arnold Schwarzenegger was on his way back to his Porsche 911 when the paps caught him with the last bite of his breakfast down at the snazzy Le Pain Quotidien in Brentwood. Despite a busy schedule and a state of stars to run, the...
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Time to “Revive The Passion”. The Porsche Club of America wants its members to get more excited about their money-raising raffles. Although the raffles usually sell out — I’ve waited too long in the past and missed my chance to win cars like...
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The boys over at Vorsteiner have just released some new photos and specs on their newest creation, the Porsche 911 Turbo VRT. The VRT is largely an aerodynamics package that promises lighter weight and enhanced down force. Made entirely from carbon...
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I was zoning out on this extremely pretty adver-mercial for the 2011 Cayenne, when it hit me: no wonder the video is so gorgeous, it’s filmed in Vancouver! See if you can correctly identify four of Vancouver’s iconic bridges, the Expo ball...
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By George Straton The ancestor to this 2010 Nissan 370Z, the company’s1969 Fairlady 240Z (then branded in the U.S. as a Datsun), launched more than four decades ago, still holds a soft spot in the hearts of Nissan devotees. These enthusiasts...
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found 3 days ago by Arman Barari on
Motorward
Barracuda wheels announced a new series of Tzunamee rims for the Porsche 911 GT3, which is obviously identical to the one they presented for the Aston V8 Vantage. They are 20-inch in size (9×20 inches front and 11×20 inches rear) and has a five...
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found 3 days ago by Damon Lavrinc on
Autoblog
As expected, the Spyder is the send-off model for the current generation Porsche Boxster (987), so a new version - rumored to carry the 981 designation - is under development. Like anything hailing from Stuttgart, any changes to Boxster's chassis...
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Despite the deep ties between his firm and Volkswagen, Ferry Porsche firmly believed that Porsches could only be Porsches if the company remained truly independent. “Independence,” he says in the video above, “has always been the attitude at...
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These latest photos of the new Porsche Boxster give us the clearest look so far. It has dropped some camouflage and also added some of the real body parts even if the rear lights are still just fake. When the new Boxster comes out on the market,...
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I was reading through some old posts this weekend and stumbled upon John Killion’s “A Den of Porsche Infidelity” (if you haven’t yet read this story, It’s worth your time). In this post John ponders “cheating” on his Porsche 944 with...
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found 5 days ago by Zach Bowman on
Autoblog
Stay with us, now - this where things get tricky. Michael Macht, Porsche's former CEO, will step into Jochem Heizmann's old role as VW production boss. Heizmann, meanwhile, will stay on the company's board as the head honcho over its truck...
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found 7 days ago by Arman Barari on
Motorward
American tuner Vorsteiner released a new body kit for the Porsche 911 Turbo, which fixes everything that’s wrong with the standard car’s styling! This lightweight carbon fiber kit includes a new front-end which seems to be inspired by the GT3,...
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found 8 days ago by Arman Barari on
Motorward
Everybody knows how tricky the Porsche 911 GT2 is to handle. And it’s doubly tricky with the new GT2 RS model. So driving this thing properly needs an incredible amount of talent and courage. Now, if you want to know those qualities in their...
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Gemballa Mig-U1 As announced Friday, Gemballa, the tuning firm that closed its doors after the disappearance of its founder Uwe Gemballa, was scheduled to hold a press conference on the Aug. 23. The move was seen as an opportunity for Gemballa to...
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As part of its 60th Anniversary in the United States, Porsche is giving away three all-expenses paid trips to the Porsche Sport Driving School in Birmingham, AL. Don't pack your helmet quite yet, there's a catch. See, without passion,...
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found 8 days ago by Ben Wojdyla on
Jalopnik
Porsche's giving away pieces of the guard rail from its Leipzig Test Track. They're replacing 200ft and making the metal into souvenirs associated with a Cayenne promotion. Sign up here and they'll send you a...
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For those of you that read the site regularly then you’ll know that we’ve posted about the Robin Hood Rally before. The rally is broken up into stages where amateur contestants compete for the win while driving flat out on sections of closed...
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The Volkswagen Group (composed of Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche) has just announced that it is planning three mid-engine cars but already, the three organizations have entered an agreement for a new platform. Porsche’s staff will be in charge of...
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found 9 days ago by Steven J. Ewing on
Autoblog
Fact: We would run many a gauntlet in order to get some on-track seat time behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Hell, we'd be overjoyed just to get a secondhand, passenger seat experience of what this monstrous 911 is capable of. And if we had...
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Starting this September, Porsche will offer the Panamera Turbo Powerkit, a Sport Design Package and 20-inch Panamera Sport Wheels in Europe. Earlier this month, Porsche had announced that it will introduce these upgrades in the North American...
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There were rumors that Audi would be building the platforms for VWs upcoming sports cars, but VW has now unveiled that it’ll be VW subsidiary Porsche that will build the platforms. Porsche will provide a Modular Standard Platform, which will not...
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found 10 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
There was said to be some tussling going on between Porsche and Audi over which brand would provide the platform for the Volkswagen Group's future sports cars. A report in Automobilwoche declares that Porsche is the winner. No one should be...
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found 10 days ago by Zach Bowman on
Autoblog
In 1992, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche briefly entered into a love affair that would produce one very special offspring: the Mercedes-Benz 500E. The car was to become the godfather of all super sedans, packing a 5.0-liter V8 with a staggering (for the...
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found 12 days ago by John Neff on
Autoblog
Not everything that trawls the potholes of Woodward Ave. during the Dream Cruise was made in America. A lot of cars aren't from around here, and for all intents and purposes are imports. We're not just talking about Japanese cars, either. These...
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In June, we reported about a catfight between Porsche and Audi. The bitching and eye-scratching was about who will design the kit for all future sports cars of the Volkswagen empire. The contenders: Audi and Porsche. The thinking was that the fight...
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Jay Leno gets a tour of the Porsche 918 Spyder When your as big as a car enthusiast as Jay Leno, you have access to a lot of vehicles that others don’t – of course having his Jay Leno’s Garage online show helps as well. Hanging out at Pebble...
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