Porsche’s last ‘Halo’ car was the Porsche Carrera GT, probably best considered a successor to the Porsche GT1. But it was a very different car. It was not a road-legal track car, rather a Supercar in the mould of the Ferrari Enzo. Featuring a V10, 5.7 litre engine, it was capable of 0-60mph in around […]
Porsche rejects BlueSport Concept
The VW BlueSport concept debuted at the Detroit Motor Show in January, and offered the prospect of an economical, fun roadster from the VW group. But at the time VW made it clear that the car would have to work across three of its brands to be viable. VW are obviously up for the project, […]
Maff Muron Porsche Cayenne
Even though I drive a Porsche Cayenne as my daily drive, I would be the first to admit that it’s not the prettiest car in the world. Despite being quite possibly the best all-round car on the road, it doesn’t win any beauty contests. So why then are car tuners around the world hell-bent on […]
Audi R8 V12 Diesel canned – but it’s old news
The interweb is full of stories today revealing that Audi has dropped plans to produce a diesel version of the fabulous R8. The Audi R8 V12 diesel was first shown to a pretty astonished motoring press (and it takes a lot to astonish us) at the Detroit Motor show early last year. So keen were […]
BYD T6 – a 2.0 litre Porsche Cayenne Clone
We do still think of Chinese goods as being cheap rip-offs of Western Goods. But the news yesterday about the next generation electric car battery technology should make us look at what the Chinese are doing in a different light. And then this crops up! BYD, the Chinese car maker responsible for the advances in […]
Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid revealed
As was expected, Porsche has developed a Hybrid version of the Cayenne – The Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid – which will be launched in the UK in 2010.
Porsche Panamera hits the heights in Shanghai
In an effort to garner publicity for the new Panamera, Porsche decided to exhibit the car on the 94th floor of the World Financial Centre in Shanghai.
Porsche 928 on the way back?
It has been reported from the Shanghai Motor Show that Porsche are planning a range topping GT based on the Panamera. A new Porsche 928?
Porsche Panamera revealed at Shanghai Motor Show
Yes, we’ve banged on about how long the Porsche Panamera has been ‘Coming’ and moaned about all the drips and drabs of information we’ve had. But a few weeks ago we had the Porsche Panamera UK Prices and the news that the Panamera will go on sale in Europe and the UK on 12th September, […]
New Boxster and Caymen swell Porsche’s order book
Porsche has reported sales in Germany up 14.5% in the first 3 months of 2009, buoyed by sales of the new Cayman and Boxster