Cars are becoming more complex. As this happens, the words we use to describe them become more multi-faceted. Where thirty years ago two cars on the same platform or architecture may have been nearly identical, today that is not necessarily the case. Today a single platform, such as VW-Audi Group's MLBEvo, can underpin vehicles as diverse as the …
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2017 Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance Preview. Porsche Featured Marque!
About the author: Marvin Water's has been involved with the Porsche marque since 1994. He prefers track events but also enjoys showing Porsche's as well. Follow him on Instagram @swiftmotoring The 5th annual Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance (PCDE) is just around the corner, on Saturday May 6. This event quickly separated itself from other …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars North America Sales by Model: March 2017
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA) announced sales of 4,479 vehicles this week. This is 3.6% increase over March 2016 and a first quarter gain of 3.9% over the same period last year. Year-to-date 2017 sales stand at 12,718 vehicles. March results were strengthened by strong consumer demand for Panamera and Macan models. The 2017 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars Canada Sales by Model: March 2017
Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd. (PCL) reported a 17% increase in March 2017 sales, as compared to the same period last year, with 624 Porsches delivered to new customers. That brings Q1 deliveries to 1,399 units and the first time PCL sold more than 1,300 Porsches in the first quarter of any year. “Just as we celebrate a first quarter sales record, …
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Continue to the full articleThe 901 Collection: Watches made from salvaged aircooled 911s.
A good watch should be timeless. It should look at home on your wrist year-in and year-out. Like a good watch, the 911 is a vehicle beyond the vagaries of seasonal fashion. After more than fifty years, the car has remained true to its original ethos. REC Watches' latest Kickstarter is an endeavor to create a watch based on parts from salvaged …
Continue to the full articleUltimate Economy Car Showdown: Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid vs. Ford Fiesta SE
To the majority of buyers fuel economy is every bit as important as any other measure of performance. Unlike, say, the 1970s, we live in an era where economical driving and performance need not be mutually exclusive. The Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid is the most powerful Panamera to date. Through the wonders of modern technology this 680hp …
Continue to the full articleThis is the new Porsche LMP1 919 Hybrid
Porsche just announced their official 2017 919 Hybrid driver line-up. Now, earlier today, at Monza, Porsche unveiled the new 919 Hybrid. This isn't a small refresh. Instead, nearly 60% to 70% of the 919 had been reworked. Porsche's ambitions with the reworked race car are nothing if not aggressive. Their target is to to win the Le Mans 24-hours …
Continue to the full article8-Speeds for all needs: Inside the Panamera’s new 8-Speed PDK
When Porsche first introduced the 7-Speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) in 2009, the industry viewed it as a game changer. The modern PDK program can be traced back to the 956 and 962 sports cars of the 1980s, but it really came of age in 2009. The quick-shifting original 7-Speed PDK, which debuted in the 997, shared much of its architecture with …
Continue to the full articleStop Motion Tear-Down of Porsche Carrera 3.2 Engine Is Worth A 2nd Watch
It's hard to believe it's been almost 4-years since this video first debuted, but it has. Back in July of 2013 the team at was then known as Hoeing Motoren, now known as Wicked Sixes, mesmerized a large number of Porsche fans with their incredibly detailed stop-motion video of a Porsche Carrera 3.2 liter engine being torn down. Earlier …
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