Deep in the bowels of Porsche's PEC Atlanta facility lies a very special room where only very special people can tread. Almost forty of Porsche's greatest engines of the last twenty years line the walls of the so-called engine room, spanning generations of sports cars. These engines are traditionally used as training vehicles for Porsche's …
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Porsche Cars North America Sales Still Significantly Down In Q2
The first three months of 2020 were exceedingly poor for, well, for all of us, really. But things went particularly bad for PCNA, which saw a massive 20+ percentage drop in sales from the previous year. Porsche has been on a growth strategy for almost ten years, and that was a huge hit to the company's sales logs. The coronavirus pandemic saw a …
Continue to the full articleRWD Taycan Promises Better Range, Lower Price
Thanks to Elektrek for the find. If a mild sacrifice in performance doesn't dissuade you from Taycan ownership, the latest model sibling may tempt you. The Taycan base model, though lacking a driven front axle and the warp-drive function of the Taycan Turbo S, does offer significant savings and better fuel economy. Just announced yesterday by …
Continue to the full articleHere’s What Makes The Spartan 968 Clubsport A Special Porsche
The 968 was, like the Boxster several years later, seen as an alternative for the aspiring Porsche owner who couldn't quite swing the $63,000 needed for a 993 in the nineties. How unfortunate. In truth, the 968 was a special vehicle, and the Clubsport version offered the discerning user enough lithe agility and surefootedness to forget completely …
Continue to the full articleCheck Out These Cool Porsche-Inspired Face Coverings
Pascha, houndstooth, plaid, and of course, Martini. The designs and liveries associated with speed, the images of opulence so closely tied to the racing world, and the need for tasteful signals of one's deepest loves to transmit to the rest of the world without broadcasting them in a needy way—all of these are all reasons why the offerings from …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 718 Boxster Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4 Receive Optional PDK Transmission
Have you wanted to get yourself into Porsche's top-of-the-line mid-engine offering, but have been turned off by the row-your-own gearbox? Soon you'll have the ability to snag a track-focused Cayman GT4 or Boxster Spyder with a 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe. What is commonly known as the best dual clutch in the automotive industry, …
Continue to the full articleWhat Sets The Taycan Turbo S Apart From The Taycan Turbo?
Okay, has it been long enough that we can stop worrying about Porsche calling the Taycan a "turbo" even though electric cars obviously don't have turbochargers yet? It's obvious that Porsche is using the word as a marketing buzzword to let people know that these are the fast ones. While I'm not going to say that it's okay, I think I'm done arguing …
Continue to the full articleStill Going Strong: Porsche Wins The 24 Hours Of Portimao
After a serious global lockdown of all major events for three months due to the global coronavirus pandemic (which has no end in sight mind you), racing is finally starting to return. And obviously we're not talking about the NASCAR and IndyCar events happening here in the U.S. but Europe is back to racing as well. This weekend the first real world …
Continue to the full articleFamed Porsche Engineer Hans Mezger Has Died At 90
Hans Mezger is among the most influential engineers the Porsche brand has ever employed. After a long and successful life, Mr. Mezger died on Wednesday at the age of 90. This gifted man had his hands in every major Porsche engine design from the 1950s to the 2000s, working with Fuhrmann on the legendary 4-cam, designing the original flat-six …
Continue to the full articleLet’s Take A Look At The World’s First Crashed Porsche Taycan
If you are an EV fanatic like I am, and you aren't already following Rich Rebuilds on YouTube, what are you doing with your life? Get it together, man! This guy is not only incredibly talented and intelligent, but he's occasionally hilarious to boot. Rich spends his days rebuilding electric cars, typically Teslas, but recently he's been branching …
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