Last week we got some good news from Porsche out of the Geneva Motor Show and now we're hearing some more. Thanks to this report from Car & Driver in which they spoke with Porsche's head of EV development, Stefan Weckbach, we now know where Porsche is aiming the future of their electric offerings. This conversation seems to confirm a few …
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Porsche Changes Their Tune On Autonomous Driving, But That Might Not Be A Bad Thing
As recently as February of 2016, Porsche was staunchly opposed to the mere idea of an autonomous driving Porsche. Company CEO Oliver Blume even went so far as to say "An iPhone belongs in your pocket, not on the road." In the following 22 months, technology has advanced at an alarming rate, and the number of competing brands placing autonomous tech …
Continue to the full articleWatch a 908LH Pursue a 917 Around Laguna Seca!
In hot pursuit of a Gulf 917, Gunnar Jeannette hustles this beautifully-kept 908LH around a slippery Laguna Seca at last year's Rennsport Reunion; keeping his car on the knife's edge and keeping us on our toes the whole time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s99qjBEKpHs Though the mellifluous flat-eight soundtrack might keep most motoring fans …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Chris Harris Drives The New 911 Turbo
I'd like to start by making it known that it is a shame Chris Harris' stuff has been moved from YouTube to a native video player on the Top Gear website. Mostly because this has made it so much harder for me to become aware of his awesome videos when they come out. This particular video was released last month, and I wouldn't have known about it if …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s New Panamera Arrives With Dashing Good Looks, New Turbo Engines, and 8-Speed PDK
Today, Porsche launched a long-awaited new version of the venerable Panamera sports sedan in Berlin. The launch featured loud music, a crazy light show, and a choreographed dance routine like something out of a drug-induced fever dream. Then, the new Panamera arrived on stage, and everything was okay again. The 2017 Porsche Panamera is a largely …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 15 – Installing A Non-Smoking Kit
Last year we introduced you to our newest project car, called simply "Project Boxster Clubsport". In that first installment we found the right car, we purchased it for a song, and since then we've been slowly removing weight from it and installing a few upgrades. So far, we're really happy with what the Boxster has become, but things came to a halt …
Continue to the full articleBoxster And Cayman Will Receive Updates And New Engines. Now Known As 718 Series
While this news isn't particularly a surprise, we've known a new Boxster and Cayman update were in the works for a while, there are some interesting points to take away from Porsche's newest announcement. There's surprisingly little to actually go on in the press release, especially considering that Porsche waited until they had press photography …
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