Tag archive for ‘Porsche’

Rumormill: Maserati preparing assault on Porsche 911 with new mid-engined GranSport

Rumormill: Maserati preparing assault on Porsche 911 with new mid-engined GranSport

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Maserati If you’ve gotten used to Maserati being centered around two model lines – GranTurismo and Quattroporte – based on the same platform, get ready to broaden your horizons as the Modenese automaker does the same. Maserati has a vast array of new products in the pipeline, including a pair of new sedans and... 

Study: Size matters for male and female car buyers

Study: Size matters for male and female car buyers

Filed under: Car Buying, Mini, Porsche The No. 1 car purchased by men was the Porsche 911, while the car with the highest percentage of women buyers was the Volvo S40. Some stereotypes are true. Men like V8s. Women like I4s. According to the third annual demographic study by TrueCar.com on the car buying habits of the sexes, men continue to fixate on size... 

Video: Watch the 2012 Targa Tasmania highlights

Video: Watch the 2012 Targa Tasmania highlights

Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Australia The 2012 Targa Tasmania has officially come to a close, and while we were a long, long way from the action this year, YouTube closed the distance with a slew of day-end recaps aimed at keeping us up-to-date on the action. This year, Jason White took his Lamborghini Gallardo all the way to the top of the podium despite... 

Report: Porsche gearing up to roll out the variants

Report: Porsche gearing up to roll out the variants

Filed under: Porsche Some automakers roll out a new model and that’s pretty much it, while for others, a new model’s introduction is just the starting point. Porsche most definitely falls in the latter category. When a new 911 rolls out, for example, you can bet there will be a dozen or more versions to follow. A new Boxster? Slap a roof on it and... 

Official: BMW 1 M Coupe gets 521-horsepower lift from Tuningwerk

Official: BMW 1 M Coupe gets 521-horsepower lift from Tuningwerk

Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Europe, BMW There is a point at which the amount of money poured into any aftermarket-tuned vehicle becomes entirely insane. Heck, that’s half of the appeal of tuner cars – that the best ones show such fanatical devotion to a specific model that you must respect the inspiration and effort even when the... 

Porsche officially stops doing business in Iran

Porsche officially stops doing business in Iran

Filed under: Performance, Government/Legal, Porsche, Middle East, Luxury Iran just became a bit less interesting for automotive enthusiasts with the announcement by Porsche that it will no longer do business there. The announcement was made Monday by United Against Nuclear Iran and New York Public Advocate Bill De Blasio. “Consumers here have the power... 

Rumormill: Porsche Macan to get 370-horsepower turbo model?

Rumormill: Porsche Macan to get 370-horsepower turbo model?

Filed under: Performance, Europe, Crossover, Porsche, Rumormill, Luxury Rumor has it Porsche may produce a performance version of the upcoming Macan. Autocar reports the German manufacturer is working on a Macan Turbo that may be good for as much as 370 horsepower thanks to an all-new twin-turbo V6 engine. The article suggests the 3.0-liter mill will borrow... 

Report: Porsche Cayenne Diesel to get two more cylinders, albeit not in U.S.

Report: Porsche Cayenne Diesel to get two more cylinders, albeit not in U.S.

Filed under: SUV, Europe, Porsche, Diesel The 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel finally rolled out for North American buyers at the New York Auto Show earlier this month, and the oil-burning V6 that we’ll be able to purchase this September musters 240 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque shifted through an eight-speed automatic. The more important numbers... 

Official: Porsche acquires Nardo high-speed test track

Official: Porsche acquires Nardo high-speed test track

Filed under: Etc., Porsche If Porsche wants to test out a new vehicle at speed – and you can usually bet that at any given time Porsche will be testing a new vehicle at speed – it’s got miles and miles of Autobahn at which to do it. Not enough? There’s the Nürburgring and all of its myriad turns and changes in surface. It’s... 

Official: Porsche debuts 420-HP 2013 Cayenne GTS [w/video]

Official: Porsche debuts 420-HP 2013 Cayenne GTS [w/video]

Filed under: Performance, SUV, Videos, Porsche, Beijing Motor Show, Luxury The second coming is finally here, and it goes by the title of the 2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS. Porsche has put 20 more horses under the hood to bring matters to 420 horsepower, and to get more out of them it has lowered the chassis a further 20 mm and installed a lower final-drive ratio....