Porsche News Archives

GLOBAL warming. Whether you're a fully-paid-up member of the shrub-hugging society or not, when it comes to cars environmental concerns are hard to ignore.

This from the MF inbox this week. It sounds like the current series will finish and MINI Australia is going to try to keep it going after that.

Porsche is advancing in its conversion to direct gas injection. Following the Cayennes last year and 911s recently, the Boxster S and Cayman S also get the system late this autumn.

For 45 years, the Porsche 911 has sat steadfast on its throne as the best sports car in the world, refusing to let any competitor subvert its dominance.

Porsche makes some of the best sports cars on the planet. The depth of engineering combined with meticulous attention to every build detail, makes Porsche's unique combination of sports and luxury one of the ...

As Chrysler tightens its belt and moves to focus its marketing and production energy on new hybrids, compacts and crossovers, it is also considering a spinoff of the Dodge Viper--a muscle car the company ...

It was reported in the Pioneer Press on Tuesday that a guy taking a test drive in a 2008 black Audi RS4, accompanied by the salesman from Maplewood Audi, pulled off into a parking lot up around Lauderdale, tied ...

Louisiana businessman Ron Scott has been buying homes, making improvements, then selling the houses for a profit since 1984.

ON SALE: Oct. 25 BASE PRICE: $81,700 DRIVETRAIN: 345-hp, 287-lb-ft H6; AWD, six-speed manual CURB WEIGHT: 3,241 lb 0-100 KM/HR: 5.0 sec FUEL ECONOMY: 23 mpg It's an all-new 911! Wait a minute, you say, didn't ...

"The Moscow Times is an essential part of the morning routine and I usually read it with my first cup of tea.

Many years ago, when I was but a boy, this magazine started a project that apparently has no end.

As we approach the 45th birthday of the Porsche 911 and the dawn of yet another generation, we've finally managed to snag one in the Autoblog Garage for a full review.

The 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder is not perfect. The radio sucks.If one were so inclined, one could also quibble with the $69,925 sticker on my tester for what was once thought of as the affordable Porsche ...

Can you ever have too much power? Race car drivers will tell you "no," but then again, so will tyrants.

Buddy in the pickup is refusing to let me in as my lane closes down with construction, forcing me to merge.

Sportec, the Swiss Porsche tuner, offers several stages of performance upgrades for the 911 GT2.

Cheaper than the 911, cooler than the 924, less Middle Age Crazy than the 928, Porsche's 944 was the ticket for upwardly mobile enthusiasts in the '80s. When it debuted here in 1983, folks put down $1,000 ...

I'VE just driven the electric dream green machine the world's been waiting for. Forget about milk floats and little city cars, the Tesla is a sexy two-seat roadster that makes no emissions and has the ...

In development for several years now, the Porsche Panamera is one of the more highly anticipated vehicles to come out of Zuffenhausen in a long time.

Performance-wise, Aston Martin puts up a respectable fight against machines like the Audi R8 and Porsche 911, but truthfully one of the great advantages of owning a car from the storied English brand is that ...

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German carmaker Audi is all set for an assault on the Indian car market. The company which recently launched its all-new A4 saloon is ready to sell the A8 W12.

AutoCar has some great shots of the upcoming Porsche Panamera.... This Panamera's well-appointed tan leather cabin is clearly visible in our photographs.

I tucked my running shoes into the tight trunk of a new Boxster S one day after work recently, thinking how fast I'd feel if I pulled up to the gym in a Porsche .

Porsche has set the forthcoming Panamera the task of being more comfortable than a Mercedes-Benz S-Class and more sporting than a BMW M5, but in an unwanted spin-off it is also threatening the 911 as the ...

The economy is sagging, consumers are fretting over high gasoline prices, and a more than $43,000 sport utility vehicle with a city/highway fuel economy rating of just 13 miles per gallon is selling better this ...

Audi A4 Avant - wagons make so much more sense THE 'ESTATE CAR' AS AN ART FORM By Dave Abrahams Audi's eighth-generation A4 Avant wagon, just released in South Africa along with a V6-engined, range-topping ...

Click on the picture to enlarge Right from the start of the Harry Flatters Historic Rally , Mark Solloway and Den Golding took control of the rally in their Ford Escort Mk2 and after nine stages on the classic ...

Introducing two new models, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, are rounding off their range of dynamic mid-engined sports cars at the top.

Blurring the already subtle line between Porsches of new and those not-so-new, Porsche has declared that, starting this month, all certified used Porsche cars sold in the United States and Canada will be ...

The death of a young Gauteng man in a Lamborghini recently has again raises the question not only of driving experience but also driver training.

When Mercedes-Benz launched its little SLK roadster back in 1997 with an innovative folding hardtop, it was met with much enthusiasm, albeit more from executive secretaries than boy racers, the latter group ...

Our spy shooters have caught the 2010 Porsche Panamera once again, this time during some hot-weather testing in Death Valley, California.

By Pete Harrison As Europe's giant car makers do battle with environmentalists and legislators over emissions curbs, makers of classic European sports cars such the Aston Martin DB9, Ferrari F430 and Porsche ...

Forget the Porsche 911 : if what you want is to be noticed, buy a 2008 BMW Z4 coupe.

Rising fuel costs have most automakers delaying or shelving future SUV programs, but Porsche's doing the opposite.

Europe 's giant car makers are locked in a bitter battle with environmentalists and lawmakers over emissions curbs -- but the fight is potentially one to the death for makers of classic European sports cars ...

The Chevrolet TrailBlazer may have a name that suggests backwoods excursions, but it is equally comfortable - perhaps more so - when the trail is covered with a fresh layer of asphalt.

The licence plate said it all: GR8 HIPS. Not mine, sadly. The plate was paying homage to the vehicle my adequate hips were slipping into, a black Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet with the new design's pinched ...

A comprehensive list of enhancements, led by more powerful engines and unique visual features, will distinguish the new, limited-edition Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 and Porsche Cayman S Sport mid-engine ...

Our colleague Chris Tutor recently took the Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder for a few quick turns around Barber Motorsports.

Porsche announce glass-roof for face-lifted 911. Targa-top car gets choice of 3.6 or 3.8-litre flat-six engines 05th August 2008 Porsche is looking to raise the roof with another version of its facelifted 911! ...

How much Porsche does anyone really need? That's a loaded question to ask around a throng of auto scribes.

The Cayman S Sport will have a run of just 100 cars in the United States. Porsche Cars North America A couple of limited-edition, eye-catching Porsches with peppier engines will reach the United States in ...

BRUSSELS: As Europe's giant car makers do battle with environmentalists and lawmakers over emissions curbs, makers of classic European sports cars like the Aston Martin DB9, Ferrari F430 and Porsche 911 are ...

A mother goes missing; Clay joins the OCPD Explorers program against his father's wishes and confronts Ham about his affair with Grace; Butch becomes the target of a stalker.

The morning program of the last leg contained a fast special stage of 85 km length.

IN FLEET: June 27 - July 7 AS-TESTED PRICE: $96,655 DRIVETRAIN: 3.80liter H6; rwd, six-speed manual OUTPUT: 355 hp @ 6600 rpm, 295 lb-ft @ 4600 rpm CURB WEIGHT: 3131 lb FUEL ECONOMY : 20/14.9 mpg MOTORSPORTS ...

Porsche has probably never caught the attention of the German public more than in the past two years - but not due to its cars.

Porsche adds direct fuel injection to the RS Spyder's 3.4-liter V8. Porsche RS Spyder for American Le Mans Series gets a power increase to 503 hp with the addition of DFI.

Yellow calipers and the distinctive appearance of rotors are telltale signs of the Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes option, shown here on a 2007 911 GT3 RS.

From track to road and back to track again. That is the path for gasoline direct fuel injection.

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