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 …
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Can’t Remember Where You Parked Your Porsche? There’s an App for That!
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 …
Continue to the full articleIf You Could Customize Your Porsche Any Way You Wanted, What Would You Do?
Buying a Porsche puts you into fairly lofty group right from the get go. However, if you're looking for super exclusivity you need to customize. Porsche's Exclusive Center is the place where dreams come true for many Porsche owners who aren't satisfied with what's available as a standard option. Want to wrap leather around your AC vents? How …
Continue to the full articleShould Historic Liveries be an Option on all Porsche sports cars?
With the abundance of coverage from the recent US media launch of the 2013 Porsche Boxster we were all exposed to the various historic liveries Porsche used to promote the Boxster's racing heritage. Now, just this week, Porsche announced that the new 918 will be available with a historic Martini Racing Livery option. As I'm sure most of …
Continue to the full articleIs the new Porsche “ducktail” ugly? Or, is it just us?
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. click on the picture above for a larger version to see if you agree …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 991 Gets the “Exclusive” Treatment. More Power and Better Aero
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 …
Continue to the full articleWhat is Porsche Engine Auto Stop/Start Feature and What Does it Do?
We've been asked this question a number of times and have done our best to explain it on a case by case basis. Now, however, Porsche has release the video below that does a reasonable job of showcasing the functionality and operations of the engine stop/start feature. The best thing I can say about the stop/start feature is that at least you can …
Continue to the full article14 Porsche Acronyms Explained
When it comes to acronyms Porsche is probably the only car company in the world that could compete with the US Army when it comes to their use. We receive emails on an almost daily basis asking us for information/help on one Porsche acronym/system or another. Instead of continuing to answer each email as a one-off we decided to create a post …
Continue to the full articleAn Option You Won’t Find on The Porsche Car Configurator
The new Porsche Panamera has been unjustly likened to a tank by some. Well now there might be just cause. Porsche is known for offering a myriad of options on all their new cars. However, when I recently used the Porsche car configurator to option out a new Panamera, I thought I had all there was on offer including a refrigerator in the back seat …
Continue to the full articleSound Off with New Porsche Sports Exhaust System
The engineers of Porsche AG, Stuttgart, have developed a new sports exhaust system for the latest generation of the 911, available as an option on new models as of February 2009. This special exhaust gives the customer the opportunity to adjust the 911’s unique sound to their personal preference; at the touch of a button, the exhaust system …
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