The Porsche Taycan gets a software upgrade to bring earlier Taycans up to latest specs, but owners will need to visit a Porsche dealer to get it done. In a world where cars are becoming more like mobile technology centres ruled by software than mechanical marvels devoted to Suck-Squeeze-Bang-Blow, it means new lines of code […]
Porsche UPS its stake in electric hypercar specialist Rimac to 24%
Porsche continues to increase its stake in Croatian electric hypercar specialists Rimac, investing a further £60 million for a 24% share. Last September we reported rumours that Rimac would take control of Bugatti in exchange for Porsche taking a 49 per cent stake in Rimac. But, so far, that has come to nought. Now, the […]
Electric Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo ARRIVES with added practicality and rough-road chops
The electric Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is officially revealed as Porsche extends the Taycan range with a ‘CUV Estate’ version. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has been on the cards since Porsche revealed the Mission E Cross Turismo concept back in 2018, promising a more rufty-tufty take on the Taycan. And here it is. Looking […]
Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo TEASED on video (almost) undisguised
The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo – the ‘CUV’ take on the electric Taycan – teased on video ahead of a debut expected soon. The electric Porsche Taycan is doing good business for Porsche as their firts electric car hits showrooms, but that’s meant the high-riding Taycan Cross Turismo version has had its debut pushed back […]
THIS is the 992 Porsche 911 GT3 – on sale in the UK from £123,100
The 992 version of the Porsche 911 GT3 is revealed and goes on sale in the UK with a track-ready 503bhp and a £123,100 price tag. If you love a 911, the 911 you should love more is the track-focussed 911 GT3, complete with track attitude, low weight and naturally aspirated power. And now there’s […]
New entry level electric Porsche Taycan REVEALED – it’s half the price of the Taycan Turbo S
Porsche reveals a new entry-level electric Taycan with rear-wheel drive, choice of two battery packs and range up to 300 miles. Costs from £70,690. It’s well over a year since the electric Porsche Taycan was revealed, and Porsche chose to reveal it in its most able, and expensive, guises, with just the Taycan Turbo and […]
Porsche Boxster 25 Limited Edition CELEBRATES the Boxster’s quarter of a century
The Porsche Boxster is 25 years old and to celebrate we get the Porsche Boxster 25 Years, a limited Edition Boxster based on the Boxster GTS. For those of us a little longer in the tooth, the realisation that it’s 25 years since the Porsche Boxster arrived – keeping Porsche viable until the Cayenne arrived […]
VW e-Golf is the LEAST depreciating electric car, and for hybrid it’s the Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid
The electric Volkswagen e-Golf is the UK’s slowest depreciating electric car, and the Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid the least depreciating hybrid. It’s still an uncomfortable fact that electric cars are just too expensive for ordinary car buyers to consider, and until that changes, and electric cars can be sold profitably, and without subsidy, at parity with […]
Porsche Taycan proves electric cars can drift with a Guinness WORLD Record drift
The Porsche Taycan has set a world record for drifting an electric car with an outing in Hockenheim covering more than 26 miles of drifting. Ever since the Porsche Taycan arrived as Porsche’s first EV, there have been no shortage of plaudits for its immense abilities and immense performance. Whether you think electric cars are […]
All Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid PHEVs get BIGGER battery for increased EV range
Porsche has increased the battery size on the plug-in hybrid Cayenne – Cayenne E-Hybrid and Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid – for greater EV range. Are plug-in hybrids the way to go to turn car buyers on to electric cars? Well, like all tricky questions, the answer is both yes and no. Yes, running a plug-in […]