Porsche has revealed that they have already built 25,000 Porsche Panameras in the first year of production at the Porsche plant in Leipzig. Big, exotic cars tend not to sell in big numbers. Annual production in the low thousands is usually as much as you’re likely to see from a supercar and once you get […]
Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Hypercar Green Light
Porsche has confirmed that the hybrid hypercar – the Porsche 918 Spyder – shown at Geneva this year will go in to production. As the man from Porsche said when asked about the Porsche 918 Spyder Concept at the Geneva Motor Show this year, ‘Porsche has never shown a car they didn’t go on to […]
Electric Porsche Boxster being developed
Porsche is developing an electric Boxster and will be running threee prototypes to get real world feedback in a programme named Modellregion Elektromobilität It’s not exactly a surprise that Porsche has announced its intention to develop an electric roadster based on the Porsche Boxster, after all – as part of VW – they have access […]
Porsche 918 Spyder to cost €500,000
Porsche seem close to announcing that the Porsche 918 Spyder is to go in to production at €500,000. It would seem that the Porsche 918 Spyder will cost €500,000. That is assuming Porsche produce their Carrera GT for the eco-age. But as the man from Porsche said, “…Porsche has never shown a concept car that […]
Porsche Cayenne V6 – China gets a 3.0 litre.
Porsche are to fit an Audi 3.0 litre S/C V6 in the Porsche Cayenne for China to reduce tax on the car. As a result of which the Chinese may be getting a better Cayenne. On the face of it the fact that China is to get a 3.0 litre engine in the new Porsche […]
New Porsche 928 revealed?
Does a sketch of what looks like a cut-down, 2-door Porsche Panamera on a Porsche website signpost a new Porsche 928? It’s a fair question when you see the sketch above – is this the new Porsche 928? Especially when you learn that this sketch was produced by Porsche and is in the header of […]
Porsche 911 Speedster coming
Porsche are planning a limited edition Porsche 911 Speedster, a 911 GTS and a Porsche Cayman Spyder. Back in September 2009 we reported that Porsche was planning on launching a Speedster version of the Boxster. Which they did, they just didn’t call it the Speedster, opting instead for Porsche Spyder. So, right story, wrong name. But it […]
Mansory Porsche Panamera Turbo. Pass the Sick Bag.
Mansory – creator of exotic automobiles for Middle Eastern clients – has lost the plot with the Mansory Porsche Panamera Turbo. Mansory has a habit of producing cars that polarize opinion. No, it’s actually worse than that. They produce cars which make it impossible to work out if they have any taste whatsoever. They can […]
Goodbye Gemballa UK – Hello Merdad & the Porsche Cayenne 2dr Coupe
UK Porsche tuners Merdad have produced a two door Porsche Cayenne offering 750bhp. What’s a Merdad, you may well ask? Well, a Merdad is not a what, it’s a he. He ran the Gemballa franchise in the UK – rather successfully – but as Uwe Gemballa has gone on an extended African holiday and his […]
Porsche warranty now 2 years – but who pays?
Porsche has announced that it is increasing the warranty on Approved Used Porsches to 2 years. But is it the buyer who will end up paying? I guess there are some things we have to thank the recession for. Car makers trying harder is one of them, and bargains galore last year on both the […]