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Porsche 918 Spyder Prototype Shows Its Sporting Colours In Iconic Martini Racing Design

Porsche 918 Spyder Prototype Shows Its Sporting Colours In Iconic Martini Racing Design

Driving trials of the Porsche 918 Spyder are continuing at high speed, and in the distinctive, sporting livery of Martini Racing; made famous in the 1970s as the colour scheme of many successful Porsche race cars. ... Continue reading

Porsche 911 and Cayenne in first place for appeal

Porsche 911 and Cayenne in first place for appeal

For the eighth year in a row, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has successfully maintained its top billing in terms of popularity. The sports car maker occupies the pole position as the car brand with the maximum appeal in the United States. These were the findings of the latest "Automotive, Performance, Executi ... Continue reading

Porsche Human Performance Invites Drivers To Get 'Grid Fit'

Porsche Human Performance Invites Drivers To Get 'Grid Fit'

The Porsche Human Performance Centre located within the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone has helped over 500 customers increase their fitness levels since opening in 2008 ... Continue reading

2013 Porsche Panamera GTS Drive and Review By Dan Poler

2013 Porsche Panamera GTS Drive and Review By Dan Poler

By Dan Poler Colorado Bureau The Auto Channel 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS - Introduction / History In a recent review, I wrote about how I’m impressed by compromise – almost every car has compromises; it’s a matter of where a manufacturer chooses to make them that makes most cars what they are. The 2013 Po ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Innovation - 900 hp Ethanol Porsche Showcase

Special Motorsports Innovation - 900 hp Ethanol Porsche Showcase

Switzer's F900 is a Flex-fuel Fire-breather This article is about the Switzer F900. The short version is that it's a low-emission, 900 horsepower, flex-fuel monster of a Porsche built by a pack of wild-eyed savants in the middle of rural Ohio -- but the story behind this first F900 started a few years ago, at the same ... Continue reading

Solar Community Installs Solar System on San Antonio Porsche Dealership

Solar Community Installs Solar System on San Antonio Porsche Dealership

Solar Community has recently completed production and installation on a 20.01kW Solar PV system for the Porsche Dealership of San Antonio at I-10 West near Wurzbach, San Antonio, TX, 78230. Beginning in early Spring 2012 with the acquisition of the contract with the Porsche Dealership, work quickly commenced to make a ... Continue reading

Hertz Introduces Porsche Sports Cars Into Its U.S. Fleet

Hertz Introduces Porsche Sports Cars Into Its U.S. Fleet

The Hertz Corporation announces that it has become the first U.S. car rental company to purchase vehicles from Porsche, and will be the first major car rental company in the U.S. to rent Porsche sports cars. Through its relationship with Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA) and Porsche Motorsport North America, Inc. ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports June Sales

Porsche Reports June Sales

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up in the United States, today announced June 2012 sales of 3,002 vehicles. This compares to 2,546 vehicles sold last June, for an increase of 18 percent. For the year, Por ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Makes UK Debut At Goodwood

Motorsports Brands - Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Makes UK Debut At Goodwood

The Porsche 918 Spyder concept is making its UK public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed today (June 28). ... Continue reading

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

</p><p>By Steve Purdy <br>TheAutoChannel.com <br>Michigan Bureau </p><P>Detroit MI June 19, 2012; The U.S. auto industry posted the best improvement in performance since 2009 in this year’s important Initial Quality Survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. In the IQS’ 26 year history the average new car ... Continue reading

Porsche places second overall in latest J.D. Power Initial Quality Study

Porsche places second overall in latest J.D. Power Initial Quality Study

Porsche has tied for second among nameplates in J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study(SM) out of a total of 34 international automakers covered in the U.S. survey. The Porsche 911 --the icon of the Stuttgart, Germany-based sports car manufacturer -- ranked highest in its segment, receiving the J.D. Power Awar ... Continue reading

"Sport Auto" Reader Poll: Porsche Scoops Eight First Places

"Sport Auto" Reader Poll: Porsche Scoops Eight First Places

Trade magazine "sport auto" readers voted Porsche the winner in eight categories. The sports car fans gave Porsche models - from the Boxster to the 911 Turbo S - the top slot in six out of a total of 15 vehicle categories. Porsche was also honoured for the best customer sports programme, the Carrera Cup, and for the sp ... Continue reading

Luxury Carmakers Give New Attention to Back Seats

Luxury Carmakers Give New Attention to Back Seats

Washington DC june 4, 2012; The AIADA newsletter reported that long the domain of dogs and yappy kids, the back seats of luxury cars now are getting first-class attention from automakers, reports USA Today. More of them are adding rear legroom to premium sedans to please empty-nest Boomers, who now see big back seats a ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports May Sales

Porsche Reports May Sales

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up in the United States, today announced May 2012 sales of 2,852 vehicles. This compares to 2,817 vehicles last May, for an increase of one percent. For the year, Porsche h ... Continue reading

Porsche Panache at Shannons June Sale

Porsche Panache at Shannons June Sale

A pair of very desirable early Porsche coupes that will appeal to both collectors and everyday drivers alike will be going under the hammer at Shannons Melbourne Winter Classic Auction on Monday June 4. ... Continue reading

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