A climatic wind tunnel is pretty much what it sounds like. It allows car manufacturers to simulate a wide range of environmental conditions including the full solar spectrum, humidity control, hot road simulation, even snow generation all under a wide range of wind speeds. In other words, you can replicate any climate, anywhere in the world, and …
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Pricing, Pictures and Specs Of The New Base Cayenne and GTS
When Porsche announced the face-lifted Cayenne back in July, the base model was conspicuously absent from the line-up. Today, Porsche announced that not only is the base model back, but so is its much bigger more powerful brother, the Cayenne GTS. Let's Start With The 2015 Cayenne GTS Premiering at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November …
Continue to the full articleThe Last Turn
In the glory days of the 917, one of my favorites was Jo Siffert. An accomplished F1 driver, he found the big sports cars a good fit as well, and slipped easily back and forth during the season. Having piloted a 906 at Sebring in 1966, he had been in a 910 in 1967 , and won that race outright in a 907 with Hans Hermann in 1968. A 908 he shared with …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Replacing Hood Lock Bracket On 4,428 Sports Cars
During routine in-house quality checks Porsche discovered that the lock bracket of the front hood has the potential for problems at some point during their life cycle. While the vehicles pass all current strength requirements, the specific part may not meet Porsche-specific quality standards throughout the life cycle of the vehicle. As a …
Continue to the full article7 Airports Where A Porsche Might Meet You At The Gate When Flying Delta
What began as a trial in 2011 in Atlanta, and expanded last year to include Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul and New York-JFK, is expanding again this month to include New York's LaGuardia Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan, bringing the total number of U.S. airports served to 7. The service isn't for …
Continue to the full articleU.S. Porsche Sales, By Model, For October, 2014
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA) announced October 2014 sales today of 3,667 vehicles. That brings PCNA's total for the year to 39,033 vehicles delivered in the U.S. for an increase of 11.2% over the same time period in 2013 (35,111). Porsche Cars North American October 2014 Sales Highlights 974 deliveries of 911 sports cars …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars Canada October 2014 Sales By Model
Porsche Cars Canada reported October sales of 350 units today. That's 12.1% ahead of last year’s result for the same month and brings the 2014 year-to-date total to 4,171 units. “This represents a momentous occasion in the history of the brand in Canada,” said Alexander Pollich, President & CEO, Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd. “Not only did we …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Shanghai Six Hour Success
After scoring their second LMP1 podium at last month's WEC race in Japan, the team was looking to capitalize on that momentum. Qualifying went very well, as Romain Dumas took the pole position from Toyota by the tiniest of fractions of a second. It would seem that every race that goes by, Porsche is getting just a little closer to that first …
Continue to the full articleThis Is What The New Cayman GTS Sounds Like
Are you one of the more than 200,000 + people subscribed to the Porsche YouTube channel? If so, you're probably familiar with their driving videos. Each one filled with beautiful scenery, gorgeous Porsches and annoying music or voice-overs that don't let you hear the car. Usually, in the video comment section, some people complain. They want to …
Continue to the full article14 Characteristics That Make Air-Cooled Porsches Special
For those that are lucky enough to own and drive them you probably know most of what you'll see about air-cooled Porsches in the video below. However, Norwegian Porsche owner, Raymond Linna, found a way to explain his love for air-cooled Porsches in this funny and kitsch video that makes it worth watching. While a little over the top at times, and …
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