The Stuttgart sports car maker’s first diesel promises improved economy and lower emissions, but it’s still a Porsche at heart.
A 2,967cc, V6 turbodiesel engine shared with the mechanically similar Audi Q7 and Volkswagen Touareg is Porsche’s way of answering criticism of its hitherto petrol-powered range, and particularly the aggressive Cayenne SUV.
It develops 236bhp from 4,000 [...]
Porsche might make very fast cars, but its nought-to-new technology time is not always spectacularly schnell. That, though, is the Porsche way. It has moments of revolution but generally believes more in evolution, of perfecting, polishing and purring over technology before cautiously setting it free.
It took about 20 years for the excellent twin-clutch PDK transmission [...]
Automotive News Europe reports today that Porsche and Volkswagen have finally cleared the way for combining their brands under a single operation. The new carmaking group would have no less than 10 brands under one roof, though the “independence of all brands and explicitly also of Porsche shall be ensured.” VW will be bring its [...]
Rumors about a coupe version of the Porsche Panamera were circulating before the sedan was even officially announced, and while a 928 successor has potential, a convertible version of the four-door Panamera seems downright absurd. However, according to an interview conducted by Auto Motor und Sport with Porsche development head Wolfgang Dürheimer, a drop-top Panamera [...]
The Speedster variants Porsche made out of its 911 range in the ’80s and ’90s went down as one of the most iconic in the company’s history. But with the Boxster already in the line-up, making a 911 Speedster today would make about as much sense as, um…. mounting a flat six behind the rear [...]
The worst secret in the universe is that there’s a lot of money in the Middle East and the Gulf states are looking all over the world for places to put it. Abu Dhabi’s Aabar investment spent €1.95 billion on a 9.1% stake in Daimler (around $2.5B USD), and now the state of Qatar is [...]
With the launch of the Porsche Panamera configurator, you can finally build the sedan from Stuttgart to your own specs. Starting with an untouched 500 hp, $132,600 Turbo model that scoots to sixty in just four seconds, we came up with the $181,170 Mahogany Metallic example above. Even though we left a great many options [...]
Walter Röhrl drives better than you can. In fact, he drives better than most people presently walking this Earth. The rally legend and Porsche test driver recently took the 435 hp Porsche GT3 and lapped the ‘Ring in a blistering 7:40. Now he’s tossing the track-ready 911 variant on video for all to see. [...]