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Porsche 911 Carrera -- 2005 Preview: When the current Porsche 911, known to purists as the 996, debuted six years ago, styling was an issue.
Porsche Carrera 911 S -- 2005 Review: For more than four decades, the Porsche 911 has dominated the streets of North America as one of the most desirable sports cars on the market.
The Porsche Cayenne Turbo S marries opulent luxury with on-road performance and off-road prowess...
The new 2006 Porsche Cayman S straddles the asphalt between the smaller and somewhat effeminate Boxster and the costly, high-powered 911 Carrera.
2008 Porsche 911 GT2 Preview - 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show: There are a handful of cars that can honestly claim to be street-legal racers, and the GT2 is one of them.
Purists may cringe, but the assistive technology that comes standard on the new 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo goes a long way toward making this one of the greatest sports cars extant...
Porsche debuted at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show what it says is the most powerful Porsche to date: the all-wheel-drive 2007 911 Turbo.
Porsche Boxster - 2007 First Drive: The 2007 Porsche Boxster offers a thrilling driving experience...
Porsche Cayman - 2007 Review: While maybe not a value leader in terms of performance-per-dollar, we discovered that the Cayman is a true Porsche to its core...
We know power corrupts, but we think the new Cayenne is almost absolute
2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS Preview - 2008 Chicago Auto Show: For those who can't afford the Turbo with their S, Porsche has an answer: the 2008 Cayenne GTS, with more power, a manual transmission and a more sporting suspension.
Porsche Cayenne S - 2008 Review: Maybe our expectations were too high.
This article is about to bring you the most useful highlights from road tests and reviews of the 2009 Porsche Cayenne. Editors have also driven all three variants of the Cayenne and include their driving impressions and observations here so that you can make the best possible buying decision.
Porsche Panamera - 2009 Spy Photo: Has someone gone crazy on a Porsche Cayenne with a Sawzall and a blowtorch? No, it's the 2009 Porsche Panamera, nearly undisguised in the clearest photos yet of Porsche's sedan.
Having witnessed the GT-R withstand a full-blown assault from the bombastic Z06 at Santa Pod, then experienced it effortlessly humbling the Audi R8 on the challenging roads of Wales, I'm more than a little fearful of what the Bedford Autodrome (and the seemingly omnipotent GT-R) has in store for Porsche's 997 GT3.
Despite being in its seventh generation, the basic shape of the 911 still takes its cues from the 1963 original. The latest Carrera 2 and 4 models benefit from LED rear clusters and daylight running strips at the front. Wider bodies distinguish four-wheel drive models and the range topping GT2 and Turbo, while the racy GT3 and GT3 RS take their inspiration from the racetrack. A huge range of colours, wheels and styling packs means there’s no limit to the personalization available.
The Porsche 911 Carrera S and its evil twin, the GT3 RS, share the same famed rear-engine 911 profile. The GT3 RS stands slightly wider and lower, and features a lower lip spoiler up front and a pronounced wing on the rear deck. Probably the bright M&M-green paint job is what really sets the RS apart from the Carrera S.
All variants accelerate with the verve of a motorbike and turn or stop on a dime, all the while behaving in smooth, civilized fashion for the more mundane demands of daily motoring.
The Porsche 911 GT2 is one of the quickest, fastest, most nimble cars available today, with a 0-60 mph time of about 3.5 seconds, 0-100 mph in 7.4 seconds, and 0-125 in 11.2 seconds.
The 911 GT2 comes with a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter flat six that generates 530 horsepower, 50 hp more than the Turbo, with 505 pound-feet of torque available from just above idle to 4500 rpm, making it extremely flexible and willing in any of its six gears.
Now in its third generation, the race-bred 2008 Porsche 911 GT2 is the most powerful 911 ever introduced. Historically, the GT2 was based on the chassis, suspension and engine of the high-performance 911 Turbo.
The new GT3 is a more sophisticated animal, so has it lost its bite? We put it through its paces on road, track and dyno to find out.
The most celebrated Porsche in history, the 911 Carrera traces its lineage back to the mid-1960s. Bred on the racetrack, the Porsche 911 has participated in, and won, the majority of the world's most esteemed races, rallies and hill climbs, and is arguably the most successful competition car ever manufactured.
This is the first GT3 to use traction control and the Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) system, featuring a street-friendly standard setting and a sport mode that's effectively tuned for track work. The anti-roll bars are also adjustable.
As one would assume, the GT3 Cup is based on the $106,860 911 GT3, and the two share an engine and body shell. The Cup car runs $159,000, which sounds steep, but if a would-be racer started with a street car and turned it into a GT3 Cup, the dollars spent would far exceed that amount.
The Porsche 911 lineup has been overhauled. For 2006, new Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S models join the Carrera and Carrera S models that were introduced for 2005.
With the all-conquering 997 GT3 RS scooping both our car of the year and road & track car of the year titles in 2007, it's all too easy to forget that 911s do come in less extreme guises.
It has been suggested that we change the name of this category to the 'Porsche 911 award', but you can't blame our panel for picking last year's winner again this time around.
It is no surprise that Porsche's Tiptronic electronically controlled automatic transmission is good, but it is a surprise to learn that it makes the 2007 911 Turbo quicker down the drag strip. Aside from special applications, the torque converter has always been considered a hindrance.
Leave the car alone, and it might be perceived as dated. Change the car too drastically, and it might alienate hard-core loyalists, many of whom form the core group of 911 buyers.
Latest 911 is best yet to drive, while cabin is luxurious and gets sat-nav, adding to appeal. In terms of longevity, only one sports car comes close to Porsche’s 911: the Corvette. But with the two cars head-to-head, the decades of experience have clearly been put to better use by the German brand.
Porsche is a company built on quality, and their designs go far beyond what the average sports car has to offer. In the following article, you’ll learn a brief overview of each accessory that comes with a Porsche.
Because of the continued popularity of the Porsche, parts and accessories are made by a number of aftermarket and OEM parts suppliers. Additionally, these aftermarket and OEM products match the quality of the Porsche itself.
Porsche claims the Boxster can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds, while the Boxster S can perform this feat in 5.2 seconds. Top speeds are 159 mph for Boxster, 167 mph for Boxster S.
The Porsche Boxster is big enough to keep its place in the daily dogfights and is just the right size for an escape from the maelstrom.
With that out of the way we can tell you the larger engine does indeed make a difference in the Boxster S, but the difference would probably be noticeable only to someone who owned the 280-hp Boxster S.
The flagship 3.4-litre engine in the Boxster S we drove has also been blessed with Porsche' s latest direct-injection system. This develops an additional 15bhp to increase the power to 310bhp.
The Boxster itself cleared things up; it’s that good. Indeed, after gathering our wits, we came to the conclusion that the Boxster remains one of the world’s best cars, and this year’s addition of direct injection (for S versions only) and Porsche’s new PDK dual-clutch automated manual gearbox only make it more so.
There are no extraneous ducts or style-influenced bulges to be seen. Yet it's modern in the details that first made their way into the Porsche styling idiom through the high-powered Carrera GT (note the mirrors) and the latest 911.
The fundamental objectives set forth by Porsche engineers for the Carrera GT are the same as with any race car: It must have a lightweight and extremely stiff chassis, with the entire package having a low center of gravity.
The powerplant revs quicker than you can blink your eyes. Its accompanying symphony of reverberating tones catches you by surprise, and then subsides just as quickly to a hum as you lift off the throttle.
If a camel is the ship of the desert, then Porsche's new Cayenne Turbo S is a Class 1 offshore powerboat. Consider some figures. Stuttgart's new top-of-the-range SUV has a supercar-rivalling 512bhp and 531lb ft of torque, up from 450bhp and 457lb ft in the standard Cayenne Turbo thanks to a comprehensively improved intercooling system and a 0.2 bar increase in boost pressure.
The Porsche Cayenne is the rally car of big, heavy SUVs. It drives like a big sports car. Measured against other SUVs, it's hot. Measured against sports cars, it's quick and it's fast. Handling and stopping are impressive given its mass, but there's no denying that mass.
A Porsche with a diesel engine is big news, but nobody told the firm's designers. From the outside, there's nothing to set the Cayenne Diesel apart from its petrol stablemates – not even a special badge!
If you pay close attention, you can feel most of the mechanical components working, each doing its own job, yet it all blends together in a smooth, synchronous whole.
Porsche Cayenne Hybrid Concept Preview - 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show: Porsche gave the Cayenne Hybrid its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, just in time for clean diesel.
Impossible to imagine 10 years ago, but true: The Porsche Cayenne is a 150-mph-plus high-performance machine that will fit a family of five, haul a small washing machine, tow a large boat and get you carefully through the woods when there's no road.
How do you make a Porsche Cayenne more ugly? Bit of a poser isn't it? Might even get Stephen Fry scratching his head. But those talented chaps in Stuttgart have succeeded – by painting it metallic ginger.
Porsche's Cayenne, the Porsche so few enthusiasts get but many consumers buy, receives more than just a face lift for 2008. Evidence confirms HGH use—that's "hefty gains in horsepower"—but Porsche has done nothing unethical.
It’s a little known fact that Ferdinand Porsche invented the hybrid car. Now, 109 years after he created the ‘Lohner-Porsche’ (powered by a 15bhp four-cylinder petrol engine and an 80-volt dynamo), his firm returns to the technology with the Cayenne S Hybrid.
With a whopping 50 more horsepower than before – up from 444 to 494bhp, still at 6000rpm – and an equally impressive torque peak of 516lb ft at 4500rpm, the Cayenne Turbo is suitably revitalised to take on that other supercar-baiting SUV, the Mercedes ML63 AMG, and claims 0-62mph in 5.1sec and a top speed of 171mph.
As it is with the 911 Turbo, the Cayenne Turbo models are distinguished by larger grilles that increase the amount of air flowing through the engine bay. The Turbo S is further distinguished by quad tailpipes, body-color front grilles and special badging. The designers believe they've transferred all the emotion of a Porsche sports car to the Cayenne, but we'll leave that call to you.
When is a finely tuned Porsche coupé not a 911? When it's a Cayman! Slotting in its range between the soft-top Boxster and the full-scale 911, this model is often overlooked. However, ignore it at your peril, as it has long been one of the best sports cars money can buy.
A mid-cycle update delivers a fresh new exterior, upgraded infotainment center, more powerful engines, and a new optional dual-clutch transmission to the entire Porsche Cayman model line in 2009.
We get behind the wheel of Porsche's entry-level Cayman. It's not very often you get more for less – but that's exactly what the revised Porsche Cayman has in store. The German firm has given its smallest coupe a makeover and the entry-level model has more power than before with lower emissions.
Whether we want to admit it or not, I suspect we’re all a bit obsessed with the letters ‘A’ and ‘B’. We choose our cars on the basis of minimising the time taken to travel between them. Which is good.
When the Boxster was introduced, enthusiasts applauded its mid-engine/rear-drive layout and hailed its outstanding handling. In fact, some have argued that cornering at the limit, the Boxster transitions much more progressively than its rear-engine/rear-drive 911 sibling.
So when Porsche announced the production of a faster, hardtop version of the Boxster called the Cayman S, we took notice.
The 2008 Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 is based on the Cayman S, the top-of-the-line Cayman model. Differentiating itself from the standard Cayman S models, the limited-edition model is only available with an exterior painted in gloss black.
If you are already a Porsche buff, you know how popular the Porsche 944 was and still remains today. If you are new to Porsches, then this article will provide an overview of the Porsche 944.