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by Christian @ 5:52 AM Linking Blogs
While the car on the show floor has a blacked-out instrument display, Porsche's interior picture shows a fully operational cockpit. This includes an intriguing sat-nav display on the centre console, which shows a track map and picture of the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife, a track Porsche claims that the new 918 Spyder will be able to lap in less than 7min 30 seconds.
Upon closer inspection, it appears that Porsche has used the track selection screen from Sony's Gran Turismo PSP to illustrate the Nordschleife, which has fuelled rumours online that the firm is set to make its debut in the multi-million selling Gran Turismo franchise, joining already confirmed manufacturers such as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bugatti.
However, further investigation reveals that the picture of the track next to the map is from Gran Turismo's arch-rival on the xBox, Forza Motorsport, and the front corner of a Ferrari FXX even appears in the shot!
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by Christian @ 5:50 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:46 AM Linking Blogs
The Porsche 918 Spyder Concept is even hotter in person than it is in photos. About the size of a Boxster, it's a little wider and a lot meaner. Underneath all that sharkness you get a 500-horsepower V8 in addition to 218 overall horsepower from the two axle-mounted electric motors. And that will get you to 60 in 3.2 lickety-split seconds as well along with the feelgood factor of 94 miles per hour.
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by Christian @ 5:37 AM Linking Blogs
The Hybrid is the first from the automaker, but will be just one of five Cayenne trims on offer, and gets you 23-percent better mileage for what is sure to be a hefty premium. Overall system horsepower is 380 horsepower, yet often times you won't even notice it because you'll be "sailing," which is when the drivetrain is decoupled from the engine and happens at speeds up to 97 mph.
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by Christian @ 5:29 AM Linking Blogs
Officially it’s only a concept, but there’s no doubt that project XG10 -- or the 918 Spyder concept -- will pave the way for the next Porsche supercar. And what a supercar it is going to be: in addition to the normally aspirated, high-revving, 3.4-liter V-8 good for 500 hp, the striking 918 Spyder has three electric motors onboard that add another 218 hp to the tally. Says Wolfgang Dürheimer, board member in charge of R&D: “This car can lap the Nürburgring faster than the Carrera GT. At the same time, it averages 95 mpg when driven gently. Are we going to build it? We will definitely bring some blank sales contracts to the Geneva show, but it’s too early to talk pricing, production volumes, and timing.
"The strategic aim is to demonstrate that even a supercar can be environmentally friendly. XG10 promises total driving pleasure—and a clear conscience. This is a trendsetting and sustainable premium product that uses the issue of social acceptability to its advantage. And it reflects the legacy of Ferry Porsche, who was convinced that sports cars would never go out of fashion.”
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by Christian @ 5:38 AM Linking Blogs
In terms of performance figures, though, the Porsche is ahead. The 493bhp Porsche fights the 470bhp Aston, but the Panamera's 516lb ft of torque to the Rapide's 442lb ft is more significant - as is the fact it delivers it from 2250rpm, fewer than half the revs required by its rival.
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by Christian @ 5:26 AM Linking Blogs
When the Porsche Cayenne is released in Europe it will have a starting price of €46,400. The diesel will retail for €49,900, the S for €60,900, S Hybrid for €65,900, and the Turbo for €96,900. These prices do not include taxes.
Porsche will use a 3.6-liter V6 engine producing 300 PS (221 kW / 296 hp) for the entry level model. The S-badged SUV uses a 4.8-liter V8 engine producing 400 PS (294 kW / 395 hp), while the Cayenne Turbo uses the same engine with an additional twin-turbo unit. With the turbo, it produces 500 PS (368 kW / 493 hp). Both V8 versions use 23% less fuel than the last version, while the V6 uses 20% less.
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by Christian @ 6:22 AM Linking Blogs
Visually, the new Cayenne gets some obvious Panamera-inspired touches up front (i.e., headlamps), and like past generations, Turbo models get a much more aggressive overall fascia than the lesser models. And even though it looks a bit more petite, this Cayenne is actually 1.9 inches longer than the 2010 model, with 1.6 inches of added wheelbase length.
The big news for the 2011 model year is the introduction of Cayenne S Hybrid–Porsche's first production hybrid vehicle–which uses a parallel full hybrid drive system. The gasoline engine is a 3.0-liter supercharged V6 (sound familiar?), and when mated to a 47-horsepower electric motor, total output for the hybrid is rated at 380-hp and 427 pound-feet of torque, all of which is fully delivered at just 1,000 rpm. Porsche says that the Cayenne S Hybrid is capable of driving up to 40 mph solely using electric assist, and the gasoline engine can be completely switched off at cruising speeds up to 97 mph.
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by Christian @ 4:52 AM Linking Blogs
Motor Trend's Kim Reynolds and Art St. Antoine took the latest edition of the Boxster, the new Spyder, to Willow Springs recently, along with a Roadster Sport. It makes for very interesting comparison since the Boxster Spyder is the most minimalist version of the Porsche and the Tesla has a slightly more upscale interior than its Lotus Elise progenitor.
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by Christian @ 4:47 AM Linking Blogs
This image scanned from the French mag L'Auto Journal is likely the first detail shot of Stuttgart's cash-grab-to-pay-for-the-911.
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by Christian @ 5:34 AM Linking Blogs
The Spyder is suckered to the road and unflinchingly neutral, with none of the bounding and steering washout that haunts all rear-engine 911s. This is the best-handling stock Porsche, period.
The metamorphosis from $58,950 Boxster S to $62,150 Boxster Spyder happens thusly: The power top is gutted, along with about 200 pounds. The roof is a canvas handkerchief that looks like it came off the Victoria’s Secret XXL rack. It hooks to the windscreen header and snaps to the roll hoops.
Where the S model has steel doors and a steel trunklid and top cover, the Spyder has aluminum doors and a single, 22-pound aluminum panel with sexy double-hump fairings. Two long fingers of the top reach to exposed hooks in the panel—the only blemishes on an otherwise perfect bod, which also has a chin splitter, a fixed rump spoiler, black striping, and titanium-hued grille accents.
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by Christian @ 5:59 AM Linking Blogs
Essentially, the Porsche driving school’s Lake Pasasjärvi Ice Force course has only three principle aims: to ensure students don’t freeze to death, don’t use the brake pedal and go as sideways as possible when driving.
You can’t really ask for more hallowed dynamic driving principles than those, surely?
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by Christian @ 5:33 AM Linking Blogs
Being a 911, the stylistic changes won't be revolutionary, but we've gotten word from insiders that active aerodynamics are part of the package (think the Ferrari 458 Italia's pliable nose), along with a new speed-deployable rear spoiler and a handful of openings in the bodywork to tweak airflow and cool off components.
Underneath the new platform, which insiders hint will carry the 991 designation (we don't get the roll-back either), Porsche's boffins are likely to employ a new electro-hydraulic power steering system to further reduce emissions, with the standard 3.6- and 3.8-liter direct-injected flat-sixes carrying over unchanged.
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by Christian @ 8:35 AM Linking Blogs
Common to all variations of the breed is an unmistakable sound that didn't change dramatically when the air-cooled boxer was replaced by the water-cooled engine in late 1997; a less-than-ideal weight distribution combined with a high polar moment of inertia; compromised packaging with little room for luggage; and a driving experience dominated by phenomenal grip and traction - while it lasted. Beyond the limit of adhesion, however, 911s of all vintages have frightened us with fickle straight-line stability, a heart-stopping blend of power-on and lift-off oversteer, and the infamously terminal counterswing that punished those who applied too much or too little opposite lock too early or too late with a guaranteed visit to the ditch. Since the low-mounted engine is positioned aft of the rear axle in nearly every 911, this car practically owns the term tail-happy. Even the four-wheel-drive versions channel so little torque to the front wheels that there's never any doubt about which end of the vehicle will come unstuck first. Despite all these peculiarities, the Porsche 911 has become one of the most coveted cult cars in history. Why? Because it is such an involving and intuitive driving machine, and because mastering the monster is so rewarding.
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by Christian @ 8:15 AM Linking Blogs
The above is from Teamspeed forum member Wildspeed, who's done a thorough job of melding Panamera and early 928 cues with a bit of flourish around the front wheel wells.
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by Christian @ 5:26 AM Linking Blogs
The interior will be familiar to those who have spent time in Porsche sports cars. You sit low in the vehicle, and relationship to the controls is pure 911, as is the look of the major gauges. What won’t be familiar is the richness and opulence conveyed by the elegant modern design and exquisite workmanship. Not to say other Porsches aren’t well put together, but the Panamera leaps into Bentley territory.
Standard equipment in the 4S includes eight-way power and heated seats, navigation system, park assist, rain-sensing wipers, sunroof, bi-xenon headlights with LED running lights, premium audio, power liftgate, and 18-inch wheels.
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by Christian @ 5:24 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:22 AM Linking Blogs
While we've seen several spy shots of 2011 Porsche Cayenne prototypes and mules, plus a few renderings that purport to show the real deal, Porsche apparently let the cat out of the bag by mistake... again. On the Porsche website, an image that shows the 2011 Cayenne right in the middle of a family picture magically appeared and was apparently swapped out later to include the current generation Cayenne GTS.
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by Christian @ 5:30 AM Linking Blogs
Porsche said the base Panamera will start at $75,375, including a $975 destination charge. The Panamera 4 will start at $79,875. In comparison, the 400-hp 2010 Porsche Panamera S starts at $90,775, including shipping, and the top-of-the-line 500-hp Panamera Turbo starts at $133,575, including shipping.
The Panamera is a 2WD model, while the Panamera 4 comes standard with all-wheel drive. U.S. models have a standard seven-speed transmission.
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by Christian @ 5:35 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:32 AM Linking Blogs
We’re just a few hours into this group test and already the Panamera Turbo is a rapidly disappearing blob on the horizon, metaphorically speaking. Usually we schedule the potentially damaging performance tests after the drive and photo shoot, but not this time, and we’re genuinely shocked at the figures it has turned in. They’re not just outstanding for a sports saloon; a decade ago they’d have been impressive for a full-blown supercar.
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by Christian @ 5:44 AM Linking Blogs
What do you get when you strip back a classic 1978 Porsche 911 and rebuild it into a one-of-a-kind marvel? That'd be the 'Raw Porsche', so dubbed for its affiliation with the fresh Australian beer VB Raw.
The Raw Porsche was rebuilt via a live webcam on vbraw.com.au at the end of 2009, and was recently given away to one lucky viewer who best displayed their allegiation to the Raw cause.
As a fond farewell to their shiny silver friend, VB Raw have put together a short video that documents the Porsche rebuild project.
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by Christian @ 5:40 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 7:52 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:44 AM Linking Blogs
A hybrid Porsche 911 will race at the Nurburgring 24 Hours this year, and could form the basis of a car for a return to Le Mans with an LMP1 prototype.
Reports suggest the Porsche 911 GT3-RSR is being prepared to run as a petrol-electric hybrid, using an F1-style KERS system.
Porsche has refused to comment on the car, but an announcement is expected later this week.
“It is not a question of yes or no, but a question of how and when," said Porsche motorsport boss Hartmut Kristen when asked about its hybrid intentions.
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by Christian @ 7:14 AM Linking Blogs
Canepa Design has this one sitting on its showroom floor in Scotts Valley, California, just outside of San Francisco. Shouldn't every afternoon have a little German ubercar in it?
The surprise here isn't so much that this car is for sale — if there's anyone in the U.S. who would be selling a 959S, it's Bruce Canepa, the man/company/917-driving wunderdude who helped make the '59 street-legal in America.
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by Christian @ 7:11 AM Linking Blogs
The new 911 turbo model is equipped with a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch gearbox (thankfully with steering wheel paddles) and traction management system. Included is also Porsche’s Torque Vectoring System with limited-slip differential. The Sport Chrono chassis package also provides launch control and dynamic engine mounts. Optional features on other Porsche models appear as standard here, with ceramic brakes, sport seats and 19-inch RS Spyder alloys also included. Prices will start at 173,241 euros for the coupe model and 184,546 euros for the cabrio.
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by Christian @ 5:44 AM Linking Blogs
Power from the 911 Turbo’s twin-turbocharged, 3.8-litre flat six engine has been increased in the Turbo S to 523bhp, up from 493bhp. Its torque output has also been increased by 37lb ft, to 516lb ft. Despite these increases, combined fuel economy remains at 24.8mpg.
Power is sent to all four wheels through a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch gearbox in conjunction with Porsche’s Traction Management system. Wheel-mounted paddle shifters are included as standard for the first time in a 911. Porsche’s Torque Vectoring system, which includes a mechanical limited-slip differential, is also standard.
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by Christian @ 5:36 AM Linking Blogs
Rallying, Le Mans, a Le Mans start, skinny-tired spins, a Rothmans 959, mud, French police, Daytona, hairy-chested flat sixes, the Nürburgring, and more, all crammed into ninety-five seconds. If you don't want a P-car after this, your brain is broken.
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by Christian @ 8:16 AM Linking Blogs
Fresh off the success of the all new Porsche Panamera, it is rumored that the German sports car builder is working on a larger GT Coupe that would serve as a spiritual successor of the classic 928 along the same lines as the new four door Grand Tourer. We have already heard Porsche’s design chief, Michael Maur, confirmed that he’s working on a new coupe moving away from models like the compact Cayman and Boxster in a direction towards larger sports cars like the 911 and Cayenne with the new 928 fitting in perfectly to compete with high end luxury cars like the Bentley Continental GT. The new car will most likely be built upon the Panamera’s platform with a shorter wheelbase offering more room in the rear as well as additional trunk space compared to the 911.
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by Christian @ 5:30 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:42 AM Linking Blogs
The BMW 760Li, the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, and the Porsche Panamera Turbo each enter the saloon with at least 500 horses of firepower tucked away beneath a façade of formality. They look benign enough, but when the dust starts flying, there are few steeds that can match their speed. They may all hail from Germany, but there's something distinctly Wild West about these three sedans. And so we took them to Palm Springs, their natural habitat, for a gunslinging showdown.
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by Christian @ 5:26 AM Linking Blogs
Advancements have been made to the Cayenne’s centre and rear locking differentials, its air suspension, traction control and torque vectoring system to improve its off-road ability over the old car.
The Cayenne Turbo model tested was able to go up and down Big Red four times, with the speed rarely dropping below 30mph. “You couldn’t do that in the current Turbo,” said Frech. “It would have got stuck, worn out or both.”
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by Christian @ 5:47 AM Linking Blogs
The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe will go on sale in the U.S. for $132,800, with the Cabriolet costing $143,800. Sales for the two models will begin on January 30, with test drives at dealerships beginning this week.
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by Christian @ 5:50 AM Linking Blogs
Winterkorn said: "The Porsche model range is firmly based on the 911, Boxster, Cayenne and Cayman, and it will stay that way. We are also investigating opportunities for a smaller sports car and a smaller SUV - but I cannot say more at the moment."
When asked how likely the new models were to make production, he responded: "Let’s just say we do not usually waste our effort…"
Dubbed by some insiders as the “new 356”, the mid-engined machine will not, however, be a bargain basement model, despite initial rumours to the contrary. Given the final green light, it would cost from about £33,000 in today’s money.
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by Christian @ 5:55 AM Linking Blogs
The disguise at the rear hides a new wing, which draws on active technology seen in the Panamera. It will extend at high speed to boost downforce without impacting on drag.
The new 911 will be slightly longer and wider than the model it replaces. Porsche has made these changes to ensure the 911 meets ever-evolving crash regulations and also to improve both aerodynamics and dynamics.
Tech features will include an integrated torque vectoring system on four-wheel-drive models and a faster-acting limited-slip differential on rear-drive 911s. These spy pictures also indicate that the 911 will get LED front and rear lights as standard.
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by Christian @ 5:51 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:41 AM Linking Blogs
Hot weather testing of the new Porsche Cayenne Hybrid has finished just over a month before the SUV is unveiled at the Geneva motor show on 2 March.
Developed in conjunction with the forthcoming Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid, the new Cayenne S Hybrid uses Audi’s supercharged 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine with 325bhp and 324lb ft. It is assisted by an electric motor with 38kW and 184lb ft. Combined, the two produce 375bhp – just 20bhp shy of the Cayenne S’s 4.8-litre V8.
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by Christian @ 5:46 AM Linking Blogs
With a whopping 500 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque from its turbocharged 3.8-liter direct-injected flat-six powerhouse, the 911 Turbo rockets to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds, and on to a top speed of 194 mph. Those figures match or beat just about any supercar on the market, and the Coupe starts at just $132,800--a fraction of the price of competitive cars from Lamborghini, Ferrari or Aston Martin.
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by Christian @ 5:33 AM Linking Blogs
Called the GTurbo, what we're looking at essentially is a tuning program for the 911 GT3 and its even more extreme brother, the GT3 RS. Bolting on a pair of turbochargers, 9ff can take a GT3 up to 750, 850 or even 1,000 horsepower. That's Veyron-league power, only without the all-wheel drive, the ground-grabbing track and the aero designed to go with it. Fortunately, 9ff has part of the answer in the form of a corresponding kit, including new bumpers front and rear, side skirts, and new quarter panels, with extra vents all around to keep the intercooler breathing and the air flowing. In full-fat 1,000hp spec, 9ff says its GTurbo will hit 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) in a scant 2.9 seconds and, theoretically at least, hit 392 kilometers per hour (243 miles per hour) flat out – which may seem like a heck of a claim until you realize that one of their own modded 1,000hp 911 Turbo hit just that at the Papenburg test track.
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by Christian @ 5:48 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 4:23 AM Linking Blogs
The 911 GT3 R is a race-use only Porsche, in line with FIA GT rules, and includes modifications on the GT3 Cup, which in turn was based on the GT3 RS “standard” model. The GT3 R has a flat-six, 4.0-litre engine replacing the 3.8. It has 480 hp and a reduced weight of 1,200 kg.
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by Christian @ 5:41 AM Linking Blogs
Sure the Carrera GT is faster, but not necessarily quicker. The same goes with the GT2. And while the Porsche purists may now be polishing their pitchforks and Google-mapping the my home, even they would have to admit, at worst, the new 500hp 911 Turbo has managed to blur the lines between sports car and super car.
0-100 in 3.4 seconds. 0-200 in 11.3 seconds. 20.8 kilometers, 73 corners, 290 meter elevation gain, 7:39 seconds. The defense rests, your honor.
But impressive as those figures are, it only tells a fraction of the story. Just as you wouldn’t size up Manny Pacquiao on his stats alone, the Turbo is much more than just a bunch of numbers on a spec sheet – it is how it threads those numbers together that will really take your breath away.
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by Christian @ 5:39 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:41 AM Linking Blogs
The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo is an easy car to justify, if you can afford it. Outside of the large wad of six-figure money it would take to own any exotic sports car, the new Turbo has a good counter-argument to pretty much every argument a prospective owner - or cost-conscious significant other - could make against it.
"It's not practical." The 911 Turbo is no minivan, but it has a back seat, and decent-sized trunk.
"You can't use it in the winter." Sure you can. It has standard all-wheel drive, and various traction and stability systems. All it needs are winter tires.
"Doesn't it look just like the last one?" Pretty much, yes - that's just how new 911s are. (Some arguments are better than others, obviously).
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by Christian @ 8:23 AM Linking Blogs
When we finished our First Drive of the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder, we walked away impressed with what Porsche had accomplished with well-executed minor changes. Now we're walking away from this car nearly convinced that the Boxster Spyder is the most approachable and rewarding car available from Porsche today, the purest Porsche you can buy.
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by Christian @ 5:41 AM Linking Blogs
Anyway, it's a lightweight (1,200kg), stripped-out special based on FIA GT3 regulations with a 480bhp, 4.0-litre engine.
It's designed with a series of driver aids to help out the amateur racer, including an electronic throttle that blips on the down-change, anti-lock brakes, traction control and a front-wheel-drive hatchback that's less likely to drag a novice backwards into the gravel trap. That last bit's not true.
The GT3 R also features a wider track with pumped up arches and a smooth under-body with rear diffuser. That huge rear wing is adjustable, as is the suspension.
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by Christian @ 5:37 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:14 AM Linking Blogs
The roads in and around Los Angeles are in the same sorry state as Russian dental health during the Cold War. The Cayenne makes them seem like brand-new veneers. Ride quality is as near to perfect as dammit, while the engine is quiet, smooth and punchy, with immediate throttle response. Even with some serious right foot, there's more of a gruff roar than a clatter. If the American driving style is made up of steady cruising with the occasional prod on the accelerator to pass other cars or get up to freeway speed, then this kind of engine is ideal. It has a loping quality.
As if that weren't enough, the six-speed transmission selects each ratio with an almost imperceptible snick. Incidentally, this is a 2010 model and although the dash design looks pretty much unchanged, the quality of materials feels and looks more expensive.
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by Christian @ 5:12 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 4:19 AM Linking Blogs
The big news, however, is Porsche’s decision to add a Cayenne Hybrid to its ranks as part of efforts to give its new four-wheel drive a more environmentally friendly image than its predecessor. Set to form an integral part of the new line-up, it uses an Audi developed 328bhp supercharged 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine in combination with a 46bhp electric motor that draws energy from a lithium ion battery mounted within spare wheel well in the floor of the boot. It's an arrangement that will be mirrored in the upcoming Panamera Hybrid. Official Porsche figures put combined reserves at 375bhp – or just 20bhp shy of the Cayenne S.
All second-generation Cayenne models will receive a new eight-speed automatic boasting an automatic stop/start function as well as brake energy regeneration as standard. Porsche claims fuel consumption has been reduced by up to 23 per cent, with three of the five new Cayenne models registering better than 28mpg on the combined European cycle.
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by Christian @ 5:40 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 8:15 AM Linking Blogs
There are now so many Car of the Year awards given out that the whole idea of one vehicle being honored above all others has lost its impact. But when the giver of said award is Playboy Magazine, well, the honor means a little more. Why? Because Playboy doesn't pick a winner based on such tangible criteria as horsepower, miles per gallon or MSRP. They don't care so much about the fastest, greenest or most significant car in its segment. They care about cool. Which car is going to get you to that VIP event and make all eyes turn towards you on arrival? For 2010, Playboy says that car is the Porsche Panamera.
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by Christian @ 8:11 AM Linking Blogs
Porsche will not build hybrid versions of the 911 and Boxster, according to CEO Michael Macht.
Although the company has announced that it will make a hybrid version of the new Cayenne, Macht rejected the idea of giving its sports cars a petrol-electric powertrain.
“It’s technically possible but it’s not part of the plan. It also adds weight,” he said. “We want brake regeneraton and stop-start for our sports cars, but not hybrid. They’re not driven in the city, where you get most of the advantages [of a hybrid].”
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by Christian @ 10:47 AM Linking Blogs
These spy photos also reveal that the Cayenne will be wearing a Panamera like hood bulge while, like the 911, the Cayenne Turbo gains LED running lights and a larger grille to accommodate the intercooler.
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by Christian @ 10:43 AM Linking Blogs
Autocar says to expect a weight decrease of around 375 Lbs, largely thanks to Porsche ditching pretensions of off-road capability along with the low-range transfer case and and locking rear differential. Inside, expect a fancier interior in the vein of the Porsche Panamera, with a high center console and nicer materials.
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by Christian @ 8:00 AM Linking Blogs
Porsche’s next Boxster range could include a low-CO2 model using a new four-cylinder engine or even a turbocharged three-cylinder powerplant, a senior company source has confirmed.
Boxster model line director Hans-Jurgen Wohler told Autocar that a version of the firm’s entry-level model with a downsized engine would be one way to reduce Porsche’s fleet emissions, were it required by the time EU emissions limits apply to car makers in 2012.
“A Boxster with a four-cylinder engine, or maybe even a three-cylinder turbo, could produce between 180bhp and 200bhp and emit just 180g/km of CO2,” said Wohler. “Given the Boxster’s history — that it started with a 200bhp, 2.5-litre engine — I think this is possibly something that customers could accept.
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by Christian @ 9:48 AM Linking Blogs
With a gas-electric Cayenne on the way next year and a Panamera hybrid in development, the rumor of a race-spec hybrid doesn't seem that far-fetched considering Porsche's proclivity for migrating it's racing knowhow from the track to the road (although it's a bit backwards in this application).
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