The Porsche 911 has been popular, to say the least – the one-millionth example of the sports car bearing the nameplate rolled off the production line in May 2017 – and it has starred in many a movie. Notably in the animated movie genre, the Neunelfer played a prominent role in Cars series of movies…
The Porsche Taycan Turbo S has just claimed the throne for being the fastest electric vehicle to lap the 20.8-km version of the Nurburgring Nordschleife in in 7:33.350 minutes. Driven by Porsche development driver Lars Kern, the electric sports sedan was enhanced with a new performance kit by Porsche Tequipment. The kit consists of 21-inch…
[embedded content] It seems Porsche is tired of people complaining about brake squeal on their cars, and has produced a video to clear the air on the issue. If you enjoy a boatload of technical details and scientific terms, you’re in for a treat in this new instalment of “Porsche explains things.” While the German…
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The Porsche Taycan model line has been given a range-wide software update for all model years, which means that examples dating back to the model’s debut in 2019 will receive the revision. To do so, a visit to a Porsche service centre is required. Updates to the electric vehicle’s software are aimed at increasing its…
The new 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is sure to be something special considering how well the new 911 GT3 has performed. While the latest creation out of Stuttgart won’t sport a manual transmission, it’s new aero bits, massively-large wing, and carefully tweaked performance will surely set some new records. Today we’re able to share…
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The future is bright, or in the automotive world, it’s electrified. The thing is, automotive electrification looks to open a new world of motorsports where vehicles get even faster and more taxing for the driver. However, electrification has its downfalls through only permitting so many laps on a circuit all because there are limitations of…
Premier automotive finance provider JBR Capital has launched a new carbon-offsetting Programme for its customers. It will offset 5,000 miles of carbon emissions for each car financed by its clients through the purchase of carbon credits. Working with leading sustainability consultancy EB7, JBR Capital has calculated its internal greenhouse gas emissions for 2019 to provide…
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After plenty of speculation and rumours, the Volkswagen Group has formally issued a press release (an ad hoc one at that) confirming that it is in advanced discussions regarding a potential initial public offering (IPO) of its Porsche subsidiary. In the release, the Volkswagen Group said that it has negotiated a framework agreement with its…
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Porsche has announced that it will invest around US$567 million (RM2.37 billion) at its Zuffenhausen plant for a new line that will produce the fully electric successors of the 718 sports cars. According to Automotive News Europe, production of the new entry-level models is set to begin next year, following a year’s delay due to…
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The ‘T’ suffix in recent Porsche models have taken to denote “Touring”, where the marque’s two-door models – the 718 Boxster and Cayman, as well as the 911 – employ the badge for variants based on the entry-level powertrain, albeit those focused on the driving experience. Here, in the case of the Macan, it means…
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