Porsche News

Late last year, Porsche debuted the all-new 2012 911, drawing out the event from August through September to, finally, the big "reveal" at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. Porsche rapidly followed with the debuts of the 2012 Panamera GTS at the same show, and the ...    Read more

With all the recent economic forecasts and jobs reports, you'd think it was doom and gloom out there, (and it may be), but you'll only get a half-hearted nod of sympathy from our German friends. These are good times in the auto industry, one that's recovering ahead of the general ...    Read more

What is Porsche? It depends on who you ask, but for those that think Porsche is an overpriced watch and SUV builder, or a purveyor of ludicrously-optioned sedans, the Porsche Museum wants to remind them that there's no denying that the Porsche 911 is the core to the ...    Read more

Michigan-based Hagerty Insurance specializes in providing classic car coverage, but the company also does something we especially like— every year it releases a "hot list" of new models that it believe will be future classics. Hagerty asks its team of "valuation experts" to pick ten cars among the countless that ...    Read more

The larger, more powerful and yet more fuel efficient 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera hasn't even hit the dealerships yet and details of the inevitable turbocharged version are leaking, and Porsche aficionados are salivating with anticipation. The most intriguing piece of news is that Porsche will replace the current 3.8-liter twin-turbo ...    Read more

Normally when you think of drag racing—or any racing for that matter—a hybrid vehicle doesn't come to mind. However, Infiniti thinks hybrids and racing can coexist, squaring off its M Hybrid against a Porsche Panamera S hybrid in the desert. In today's Video of the Day Infiniti shows off its ...    Read more

Many hardcore Porsche fans view the Cayenne SUV—which launched in 2002 as a 2003 model—and the more recent Panamera sedan as Frankenstein monsters fit only to be burned and the ground beneath them salted until not even bacteria could thrive there. But both "monsters" are alive and thriving thanks to ...    Read more

Porsche released an update on its expansion plan to break 200,000 units sold by 2018, specifically discussing its future model lineup. In 2010, the German automaker gave the green light to a smaller, all-new crossover SUV, the Porsche Cajun. And rumors were flying last year of a small, entry level ...    Read more

Porsche put the new 911 through its Experience Centre in Silverstone, England, complete with lots of low-speed sliding and high-speed cornering. Best of all, they put the whole thing on video for us to enjoy. Driver Gordon Robertson explains (through a thick, Bunnahabhain-soaked Scottish accent) why the preeminent Porsche, even with ...    Read more

First there was the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe, the first major redesign of the popular sports car in almost a decade. The 2012 Porsche Panamera GTS quickly followed at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show where it was promptly ignored by the Porsche faithful, who still ...    Read more

Porsche wants you to know that its vaunted 911 is good enough to be used for everyday driving. You know, because affording a second car is frowned upon these days—it’s a recession, remember? So to push the 911 and Panamera as everyday family schleppers, it’s promoted a 90-second independent film ...    Read more

Not much is known about Maserati's upcoming Kubang SUV, with the exception that we'll get another look at it next month at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Italian automaker first showed the Kubang concept to the world at the Frankfurt Motor show, but Chrysler has managed ...    Read more

Alfa Romeo has continued to tease the U.S. with a concept version its 4C sports car, but has so far failed to give an exact date for its release stateside. Alfa's also had a cone of silence around other details, although cracks are starting to show. We recently learned of ...    Read more

Zee German automakers and Chinese-owned Volvo all posted year-to-date double-digit sales for the month of November. Volkswagen took the lead with an increase of more than 25-percent compared to November 2010, with most of the sales drawn from the all-new 2012 VW Beetle and 2012 VW Passat sedan. The "newest" ...    Read more

Owners of the Chevrolet Volt have latched on to their cars and helped push the innovative plug-in hybrid to the top of Consumer Reports’ Owner Satisfaction Survey. The annual survey takes owners of cars made in the last four model years—in this case 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012—and asks them ...    Read more

It was only a matter of time after the standard 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera hardtop debuted before the ragtop model would follow. Fortunately, it wasn't that much time, with the cabriolet making its welcome introduction a week after the German automaker held its press conference at the ...    Read more

Sports carmaker Porsche, as noted in our 2011 L.A. Auto Show Reporters' Notebook and other auto show coverage, surprised the jaded media with plans to build a driving school in Southern California. Officially named the Porsche Experience Center, the 53-acre complex centers around a massive test track and handling ...    Read more

What's New There's this constant cat and mouse game among the automakers and automotive journalists and reporters. The former knows it needs the latter to spread the news on its products to the buying masses but wants to time the release of the latest and greatest to maximize effect (and profit). ...    Read more

Auto shows are a time for carmakers to display their hottest new models, boast about big horsepower numbers, and showcase low-to-the-floor, stylish, swoopy concept cars that have no chance of making it to production. The 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show will be no different, as it kicks off the U.S. auto ...    Read more

What's New "The more things change, the more they stay the same." That was our thought after we first laid eyes on photos of the all-new 2012 Porsche 911 and that thought remains when we looked at the real deal at the LA Auto Show. At first glance, Porsche's signature sports car ...    Read more

All European automakers except Porsche posted strong sales numbers in October compared to last year’s figures. For the first time in a while, the Mercedes-Benz brand outpaced BMW on the month with 22,637 vehicles sold, not including the Sprinter commercial van. The three-point-star brand led with a strong performance lead ...    Read more

So you bought a BMW 5 Series a decade ago and are now in the market for a new one. You go to the dealership, test drive one, and realize that the new car is vastly larger than your old model in every dimension. You know the new car has ...    Read more

In 1976, iconic German automaker Porsche made a 930 Turbo which 12 years later, ended up on a stolen vehicle report in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fast forward 23 years to earlier this week at a large complex in the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport. Agents are running a routine VIN number ...    Read more

Because today is Halloween and the SEMA aftermarket exhibition right around the corner in Las Vegas, we took some time to think of the tuner car companies. Especially those on the fringes of the automotive universe who don’t think to keep well enough alone. With unique body kits and off-the-wall ...    Read more

Don’t try to slow Porsche down. Once known exclusively for its sports cars, the German automaker has taken the last decade to transform itself into the Baskin-Robbins of all things Teutonic and sporty, and it isn’t done yet—nowhere close, in fact. This week, Porsche announced it’s adding the compact Porsche Cajun ...    Read more