The following press release from Porsche couldn't have come at a more opportune time. With yesterday's post on an electric Cayman from Porsche tuner Ruf and tomorrow's post about a Porsche that runs on air, better fuel economy and more power fits right in to this weeks theme of alternatively powered Porsches. While you're on the site, don't …
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Results of the “What Type of Porsche do you Own” Poll
In late August we ran a post asking What Type of Porsche do you Own? We ran this post to get a better handle on where to focus our content. We obviously want to write about subjects and cars that we enjoy, but we would like to keep it as relevant as possible. As we mentioned in the original post, we are in the process of making some big …
Continue to the full articlePicture a Porsche in your Driveway
If you are the type that wants or needs to impress your friends or, if you every just wanted to see what a new Porsche would look like in your driveway, then Porsche has created a great web-site for you; Porsche I Can. The concept is simple. Take a snapshot of your driveway, upload to the Porsche web-site, select the proper ride, make any number …
Continue to the full articleOne of the Many Benefits of the Porsche Club of America
UPDATE: One thing not mentioned in this post are the various PCA Registries. Most Porsche models now have PCA sanctioned registries where owners can sign up and interact with others who own like Porsches. If you need any more incentive to join the registry (or the PCA) for your particular Porsche model, check out this story on how 3 lucky …
Continue to the full articleImpressive North American Delivery Figures and New Management Appointed for Porsche
On Friday of last week Porsche announced their final figures (delivered units) for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2008. Besides posting record profit numbers that actually exceeded their revenue, Porsche shipped close to 34,000 units to the North American market (31,818 to the US and 1,874 to Canada.) This represents a very small drop from last …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 356: My First Porsche (Part II of II)
Last week I presented the first part of Porsche 356: My First Porsche by Wilhelm (Billy) Roedenbeck. Today's post is part II of that story. As a reminder, Billy was born in Lima, Peru. He bought his first Porsche in 1973 and never looked back. He resides in Miami, Fl. with his wife and her Boxster. My First Porsche 356: Part II It turned out the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 356: My First Porsche (Part I of II)
Today's post was written by Wilhelm (Billy) Roedenbeck. Billy was born in Lima, Peru. He bought his first Porsche in 1973 and never looked back. He resides in Miami, Fl. with his wife and her Boxster. Back in the sixties Lima, the capital of Peru, was a city of perhaps 2 million people. It had beautiful boulevards and very little traffic. Cars …
Continue to the full articleGold and Tweed Covered Porsches…. Why?
Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you always should. Such is the case with designer Veronique Branquinho's latest industrial creation. Better known for her upscale clothing boutiques, Veronique recently unveiled a Porsche 911 covered completely in tweed (inside and out) as part of an ongoing exhibition combining fashion and …
Continue to the full article10 Things you Might not Have Known About Your Porsche 993
Every Porsche is a bit unique in that they have their own set of distinctive features and quirks that we as owners come to know and love (or hate) over time; the Porsche 993 is no exception. I’ve assembled below, from various sources, a list of the features about the 993 (some well known, others not so much.) If my list isn't complete, or you …
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