As a long-time Porsche enthusiast, I’ve been asked to name my favorite Porsche more than once. My answer is usually the same: one of the Brumos 59s, the Martini-liveried 917, the Mobil 1 GT1, a 993 RS or a 997 GT3. But how about a 2011 Cayenne? I know some of the more hardcore Porsche devotees have mixed feelings about the Cayenne. Our …
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25,000TH PANAMERA LEAVES PORSCHE’S LEIPZIG PLANT
Only ten months after the start of worldwide sales, Porsche AG’s Leipzig factory has already built the 25,000th Panamera. The milestone vehicle, a ruby-red Panamera with an efficient 3.6-litre, 300-horsepower six-cylinder engine, will be delivered to a customer in the USA. “The benchmark performance of our Panamera V6 models wins over …
Continue to the full articleKlaus Zellmer will become the new head of Porsche Germany
The Board of Management of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has appointed Klaus Zellmer (42) Managing Director of Porsche Germany, Bietigheim-Bissingen. He succeeds Bernhard Maier, who in April became Board Member of Sales and Marketing for the manufacturer of premium sporting cars. Porsche Germany is a one-hundred percent subsidiary of …
Continue to the full articleThere’s Electricity in the Air at Porsche
Just days after announcing the development of three electric drive research models based on the Boxster platform, Porsche lit up the air-waves today when the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG gave a "green light" to the development of the Porsche 918 Spyder. The subject of continuous speculation since it's unveiling at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show, the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Newsletter: 2010 Volume 6
Maybe you’re not able to, or put more simply, you don’t want to read each little news blurb about Porsche Motorsports. If that’s the case, there is no better way to stay up to date than by reviewing the monthly Porsche Motorsport Newsletter here on PorschePurist. There’s always a lot going on and this month is no different. Filled with …
Continue to the full articleWill Porsche Create an All Electric Sports Car?
According to President and CEO Michael Macht, "We will definitely be offering an electric sports car in future. But such a concept only makes sense if it offers performance and a cruising range comparable to that of a sports car today." If Porsche's 918 Spyder Concept is a glimpse of what's to come, we say it's time to go by an extension …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Claims Overall and GT Victory at Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock
Klaus Graf (Germany) and Greg Pickett (USA), driving the Muscle Milk Porsche RS Spyder, outlasted the favored David Brabham/Simon Pagenuad Honda Performance Development prototype to score Porsche’s first customer team overall win for the RS Spyder in North America. The car, which debuted a year ago at Mid-Ohio after Pickett purchased it …
Continue to the full articleMuscle Milk Porsche RS Spyder Wins Michelin Green X Challenge at Lime Rock
The Porsche RS Spyder of Muscle Milk Team CytoSport turned the double play in the American Le Mans Series Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park taking the overall race win and the MICHELIN® GREEN X® Challenge here at the fifth stop of the 2010 ALMS season. With temperatures in the mid 90’s and humidity to match, the hot and steamy …
Continue to the full articleWhat’s one thing that makes getting lost fun?
Getting lost on the way to the track is no fun, with one exception: Porsche just handed you a 2011 Panamera V6 and an elaborate route to delay your trip between the airport and Barber Motorsports Park, where you're scheduled to further explore Porsches on-track and closer to their limit then you could ever get on the road. PorschePurist is …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid races in the USA and China
Following the impressive performance at the Nürburgring 24 hour race where the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid demonstrated the potential of its groundbreaking technology over 22 hours and 15 minutes and led the overall classification for more than eight hours, the orange and white liveried 911 racer will now travel to the USA and Asia. Porsche has …
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