Earlier today, Kelley Blue Book, a leading provider of new-and used-car information, announced Porsche as the winner of two 2012 Brand Image Awards: the Coolest Brand and Best Performance Brand, something we as Porsche fans already new. The awards are based on data collected by Kelley Blue Book in their Brand WatchTM study hosted on …
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Low Inventories Contributing Factor to Decreased Porsche Sales in March
While year to date sales for Porsche Cars North America have increased 2% over the same period last year (helped mainly by a strong month of sales in February), March sales have dropped by 128 units to 2,460 vehicles. This represents a 5% decline in overall deliveries. President and CEO, Detlev von Platen notes that low inventory at PCNA dealers …
Continue to the full articleAmelia Island Concours D’Elegance 2012
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance should be on the bucket list for any Porsche fan. 2012 was an exceptionally good year as it featured the "Cars of Vic Elford" which of course were mostly Porsches. The event kicked off with Vic driving a Seinfeld owned Porsche 908/3 onto the field and officially opening the two day event. More than …
Continue to the full articleGullwing America’s P/904. A Porsche Replica That Must Be Built!
I've always been a fan of the Porsche 904. Built in 1963, and making its racing debut in 1964, Porsche built a little over 100 of these flat four, street-legal racers in order to meet the FIA Group 3 (Grand Touring) homologation rules. Today, if you want a 904 you have two choices. You can either hire a broker and hope to find a new one (assuming …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s US Sales Continue to Increase.
PCNA announced sales figures for US today. Given the recent introduction of the all new 911, it's not surprising that the numbers show an increase in overall sales and a large leap in 911 sales. Total Porsches delievered in February 2012 rose 6.4% over the same period last year to 2149 vehicles. "We are extremely pleased with our …
Continue to the full articleChanges to the Porsche European Delivery Program
Porsche Cars North America today announced several enhancements to its European Delivery Program. The revised experience provides customers the opportunity to purchase their new Porsche vehicle from any participating authorized Porsche dealer in the U.S. and take delivery of their new car at their choice of one of the automaker’s two German …
Continue to the full articleDoes the Model Name of a Porsche Make a Difference?
Last week when Porsche announced the Macan (the official model name of what we all knew up 'till then as the Cajun) there were lots of discussions - some good but most bad - around the new name. Some thought it was better than the presumed "Cajun" while others thought it just as bad, if not worse. Porsche themselves went to great lengths to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s New Smaller SUV Officially Named the Macan
Porsche claims that most of their model names have significant meaning. The Boxster is a combination of the boxer motor and roadster body style; the Cayenne stands for "sharpness" (although owners and fans think of it as a "pepper"); the Cayman is "snappy and agile" just like the reptile it shares a name with and the Panamera is named for the long …
Continue to the full articleJ.D. Powers names Porsche “Best European Car Brand”.
J.D. Powers has heaped praise on Porsche before, this year is no different. According to rankings release today. Porsche is the "best European car brand" in a study that focuses on a vehicles' long-term quality. More than 31,000, who have owned their car since 2009, took part in the Vehicle Dependability Study unveiled earlier today. The …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Winter Floor Mats
When we bought our 2009 Cayenne one of the first things I did was to protect the outside of it with a clear bra. This turned out to be a great investment and my only regret is that I didn't do something to protect the inside of my Porsche at the same time. You see, we split our time between Maine, Florida and a little barrier island off the coast …
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