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Porsche 911 50th anniversary celebrated with limited edition model

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [1]

Porsche is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Porsche 911 with a limited edition model, which it will show off at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. The limited edition model hails back to the Porsche 911 Carrera S, designed as a coupe with a Carrera 4-esque wide body. Only 1,963 of the limited edition models will be created, a number that correlates to the year the Porsche 911 made its public debut. Read The Full Story

2015 Porsche 918 Spyder: A sports-hybrid you have to take seriously

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [5]

Porsche's latest sportscar, the 918 Spyder, has broken cover officially, but unlike most of the company's hard-driving twin seaters, this one relies in part on battery power for its blistering 0-60mph time. The 918 Spyder is actually a hybrid, pairing a 4.6-liter V8 mid-mounted gas engine good for 608HP with a 154HP hybrid module on the rear axle, and a 127HP electric motor on the front axel. That's a total of 887HP with all three working together, good for more than 211mph and a 0-62mph dash of 2.8s. Read The Full Story

2014 Porsche 911 Turbo boasts AWD and rear axle steering

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [4]

Porsche is celebrating 40 years of the 911 Turbo with quite a bang. The company has revealed the 2014 911 Turbo and Turbo S today, which come with some new features not seen before in a 911 Turbo, including a new all-wheel drive system, as well as active rear axle steering, which helps the car make corners more easily. Read The Full Story

Porsche outs Panamera plug-in hybrid and extended wheelbase versions

, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Porsche has announced that it is adding a couple new variants to its four-door Panamera sports car range. One of the new models being added to the line is the very first plug-in hybrid to ever be offered from Porsche. Porsche is also adding an extended wheelbase version of the car. Read The Full Story

Porsche shows off new 911 GT3 interior

, Mar 18th 2013 Discuss [2]

Porsche officially unveiled its fifth-generation 2014 911 GT3 earlier this month. While the vehicle might look a lot on the outside like previous versions, it was substantially new inside and out. The new 911 GT3 will go on sale in late 2013 with a starting price of $130,400. Read The Full Story

Porsche unveils fifth-generation 2014 911 GT3

, Mar 5th 2013 Discuss [2]

Porsche has officially debuted the fifth generation of its 911 GT3 sports star. The car is a completely redeveloped and is considered to be in the top position among Porsche sports cars with naturally aspirated engines. Porsche brags that the new GT3 was able to set a lap time on the Nurburgring Nordschleife of under 7 minutes and 30 seconds. Read The Full Story

Porsche celebrates 50 years of the 911

, Feb 8th 2013 Discuss [1]

Of all the sports cars in the world, the Porsche 911 is one of the most iconic. The car has had the same basic shape for 50 years and sports car fans know at a glance that the 911 is coming their way even if they don't know what year model the car is. There are some significant differences between 911 models, but the car is definitely one of the most iconic sports cars the world. Read The Full Story

Porsche Communication Management System with Harman’s Aha hands-on

, Jan 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Harman have pushed their Aha system to several vehicle communications systems including Porsche, this system being the one we're having a peek at today. Porsche's Communication Management System is shown here working with the newly announced Aha integrated with vehicle systems. Here we're seeing the full 30,000 Aha internet-based stations in action, everything from internet radio to Facebook integration. Read The Full Story

Porsche Design P’9981 gets black re-spray (keeps crazy price)

, Dec 21st 2012 Discuss [1]

Porsche Design and RIM have resurrected the P'9981, the expensive love-it-or-hate-it smartphone that redresses BlackBerry 7 in an angular metal suit, this time in black. The new P'9981 Black has the same touchscreen and QWERTY combo as the silver version we reviewed back in February, as well as a 5-megapixel camera embedded in a leather-covered back, but Porsche Design claims the matte finish case is actually more in keeping with its racing car heritage than the original. Read The Full Story

Porsche unveils 2013 Cayman in LA

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [2]

Sports car maker Porsche was on hand at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show and took the opportunity to make the world premiere of the new 2013 Cayman. The 2013 Cayman represents the third-generation of the car and Porsche promises it's completely new. The 2013 model is lower, longer, lighter, and faster according to Porsche. Read The Full Story

Porsche 918 Spyder pricing leaks (even the rich moan)

, Oct 25th 2012 Discuss [4]

I think we can all agree that no one expected the Porsche 918 Spyder supercar to be cheap, but did anyone expect it to be OMG WTF expensive? Pricing for the car had been rumored in the $600,000-$800,000 price range from the get-go, which already puts it out of the reach of us normal folk. Pricing has leaked in Europe that shows the car will be even more expensive than believed. Read The Full Story

LaCie announces thinner and faster Porsche Design Drive for Macs

, Oct 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

LaCie, a reputable name in the external hard drive industry and maker of some of the toughest external drives around, announced today the P’9223 Slim. The drive was designed by a partnership between LaCie and Porsche Design that brings faster speeds and a sleek, thin design to the company's line of external hard drives. Read The Full Story
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