Porsche is implementing a unique, integrated universal charging solution in conjunction with the introduction of the new 2014 Panamera S E Hybrid - which celebrated its world premiere at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. This solution covers all aspects of electric driving - from charging accessories to installation of infrastructure and even partial operation by compatible smartphones.
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Whenever I walk up to our 993 the first thing my eye is drawn to are those "Big Red" brakes by Brembo. Now, on a lot of newer Porsches you'll see yellow calipers glowing behind the wheels. The yellow color calls out ceramic composite brakes and lets you know that particular Porsche can stop pretty damn quick. If you ever wondered what these brakes are made of (there's a lot more than just …
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Porsche announced today the integration of Aha™ (a unit of HARMAN International Industries) as part of a new Online Services option. According to the release, Aha is a free service that seamlessly organizes and integrates your favorite content from the web between your phone and car, so you can easily access it wherever you go, including in your Porsche. It will be available as a $210 option …
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In conjunction with the unveiling of the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo at the Paris Motor Show, Porsche has launched a new microsite with pictures, information and details on what we think is one of the sexiest looking station wagons this side of our 1963 Ford Country Squire.
In browsing through Porsche's offering we noted something labeled as "Mobile online services". Basically, it's …
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As most of you know, we're fans of just about everything Porsche. That's why when we were looking through the pictures that accompanied today's press release about Porsche's new Exlusive options for the 991 we were dismayed at how bad we thought the new "ducktail" looked.
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For its performance-oriented customers, Porsche Exclusive now offers a power enhancement kit developed for the new 911 Carrera S. It focuses specifically on the dynamic properties of the sports car. It boosts the power of the 3.8-litre boxer engine from 400 hp (294 kW) to 430 hp (316 kW). Thanks to this Powerkit, the 911 Carrera S Coupé only needs 4.0 seconds to sprint from zero to 100 km/h with …
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