In a war that usually takes place between Porsche and Lexus, FoMoCo’s Lincoln and General Motors’ Buick have jumped in to get a piece of the action. While Porsche sits atop the annual U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study rankings released by J.D....
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Porsche Automobil Holding SE’s debts may have decreased but it still hasn’t gotten to a point where it’s ensured that next year’s 5 billion euro ($6.8 billion) capital increase would leave it free of debt and poised to merge with Volkswagen...
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Russian tuner, TopCar has released a new package for the Porsche Panamera and its called the Stingray. The new modified Panamera will use carbon fibre trim along with new quilted nappa leather for the interior seats. The exterior will boast a new...
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By now, if you haven’t heard of Twitter, then you probably never will and you should skip this post and go back to making tools out of stone, keeping your fire burning or looking for a bigger cave. For everyone else, read on… First a primer....
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found about 22 hours ago by Sam Smith on
Jalopnik
Insure.com has assembled a new list of the 20 most expensive cars to insure in America. Like speed? Say goodbye to your hard-earned skrilla....
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found about 24 hours ago by Chuck Squatriglia on
Autopia
Porsche has figured out how to make the bulbous Panamera reasonably attractive — chop off the roof and make it a drop-top. Rumors of a convertible Panamera have circulated for ages, and the U.S. Patent Office recently approved a patent for a...
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Volkswagen and Porsche will set up a research and development center in Qatar, reports Arabian Business. Yes, you did read right, Qatar. Qatar Holding has signed a memorandum of understanding with Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP),...
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Inside Line tests hundreds of vehicles a year, but not every vehicle gets a full write-up. The numbers still tell a story, though, so we present "IL Track Tested." It's a quick rundown of all the data we collected at the track, along...
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A brand new set of images regarding the Porsche Panamera Convertible have been put online through AutoCar. The patent illustrations were filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The image reveal a four-door convertible with a...
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Based on the Porsche 718, the successor to the legendary Porsche 550 Spyder, the RS60, 61 and W-RS were campaigned in a variety of racing series throughout the 1960s. In 1960, Porsche RS 60s won the 12 Hours of Sebring, the Targa Florio and the...
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The new P’6530 Titanium Chronograph resurrects a classic timepiece. Offered in a limited run of only 911 pieces, the new watch has its case and bracelet made entirely from titanium. The only difference really from the previous model is its...
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Diesel cars are good for consumption, but usually their appearance is left on second place. This is where tuners come along and change it. And this is the case with the Porsche Cayenne Diesel, a good looking car, for sure, but not as good looking...
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As you may know already, last week we revealed you the first patent images with the upcoming Porsche Panamera Cabriolet but today we got more photos with the new car and its unique roof. You can see from the photos that the new car will feature a...
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Ok, this is not hot news because we already knew the fact that Porsche was thinking of a convertible version of the Panamera sedan but today this was confirmed by the leaked patents of the new car. The new car will come without the traditional...
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By now, I’m sure most of you are aware of Sir Stirling Moss’s “lift incident” where he stepped into the elevator (made out of Carbon Fiber no less) in his home only to find himself suddenly and surprisingly falling three floors to the bottom...
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Top Car is a high class tuner from Russia which is a partner of Lumma Design company. They always do high-end cars and always try really hard to maintain their cool Russian gangsta image! With the new Porsche Panamera Stingray though, they seem to...
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Bad news for people with eyes or small children: Porsche is apparently looking to make a drop-top of its humpback Panamera saloon. Usually that wouldn't be terrible, except for the fact that Stuttgart seems intent on retaining the car's four doors....
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Based on some recently leaked European patent drawings, Porsche is moving full-steam ahead with a Panamera convertible. Those that like the Panamera should be happy that it’ll be available in a open-sky version, and those that don’t will be...
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Russia's newly formed high society will soon be able to turn to one of its own tuners to make their Porsche Panamera stand out from the crowd as TopCar has officially revealed its Stingray program for Stuttgart's four-door sports saloon. Developed...
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The Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid concept made its world debut last week at the Geneva Motor Show. Dave Engelman, a Porsche spokesman, said that measures were taken to keep it quiet. Bernd Harling, publicity chief for Porsche in the United...
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Porsche was too sophisticated to talk about building a four door convertible. At one time, the rumors were set off as insiders said Porsche has canceled building one. However, renewals and fresh patent applications in the United States indicate...
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Porsche announced today its driver line-up for the Nurburgring 24 hour where it will comp0ete with the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS will be driven by rally legend Walter Rohrl (63), former DTM pilot Roland Asch (59) and...
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Patent filings are proving to be a good source of information today, with a General Motors filing potentially showing the look of the next-generation Malibu and now a Porsche filing that points to a Panamera Convertible. Last year, we reported that...
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Today will go down in history as the day that upcoming luxury convertibles made their debut through patent drawings. Earlier today, we saw the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster and now AutoWeek has obtained U.S. patent drawings of the upcoming...
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Some recent spy photos show the upcoming 2011 Porsche 911 Cabriolet making short work of some winter fluff during heavy winter testing. Unfortunately, the car’s adjustable rear wing is hidden under a hideous hunk of camo. So no, there’s no giant...
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found 6 days ago by Jonny Lieberman on
Autoblog
Porsche Panamera Convertible patent drawing - click above for high-res image gallery See, apparently we aren't crazy, though we may have been a little smidge off the mark. Back in October, we reported that Porsche had begun work on an open top...
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Porsche has already said that they are going to make a number of new models upon the Panamera’s platform mainly because they have spent too much money on it and need to make it up! So the news about a convertible version of their four-door GT is...
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Sure we’d prefer to replace “considers” with “is moving 100 percent ahead with”, but it’s still great to hear that Porsche is giving thought to producing the 918 Spyder Concept that it debuted in Geneva. According to Autocar,...
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Some of you may remember an article we published last December where we announced that PorschePurist.com entered into an agreement with Flying Lizard Motorsports naming our site as the first U.S. based Flying Lizard Merchandise Affiliate Partner and...
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It seems that we’re not the only ones who’d like to see the Porsche 918 super-hybrid to be built — Porsche themselves are eager to get this bay to the market. Porsche’s Michael Macht said “”here is no one inside Porsche who doesn’t...
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