Porsche has a real hit on its hands with the current iteration of the 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman, particularly in GTS guise. It's a phenomenal car, and that four-liter flat six really enhances the experience. As indicated by the Mission R concept, however, this generation may be Porsche's last powered by gasoline. According to a report by Germany's …
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A Midnight Cruise Through Stuttgart in a Punk Rock 964
Even in the middle of the night, the mismatched panels à la Walker do turn heads. Maybe some look enviously at this loud creation of a man who knows how to enjoy himself, or maybe some turn simply to see whatever is making that glorious sound. Any driver knows the bliss of taking a midnight drive through picturesque scenery—which is precisely what …
Continue to the full articleCoachbuilt Coupe: The Dannenhauer & Stauss Coupe
Stuttgart-based firm Dannenhauer and Stauss built an unknown number of sporty coupes and convertibles from 1950 until 1957, pairing a few bits from Volkswagen and a few bits from Porsche with their own Reutter bodywork for a fun little sports machine. Some say the firm produced as many as 135 examples of the small sports car, but only about five of …
Continue to the full articleThe Silence Inside the Porsche Factory is Deafening
It's striking how quiet the Porsche factory is. During engine assembly the loudest sound seems to be the gentle clatter of the machine which sets the pistons into the ring compressor. Even the chain hoists operate with a near silent "tick-tick-tick" as the chains move over the rollers. Six decades ago, when the 356 was in production, the Porsche …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Mission E To Create 1400 New Jobs
At the end of June, 2016 Porsche AG employed 26,200 people (a doubling of the workforce since 2010). Now, thanks to the introduction of the all electric Mission E and the establishment of Porsche Digital GmbH, another 1400 new jobs can be added to that number. Jobs are available for experts in the fields of digitalization, e-mobility, smart …
Continue to the full articleThis is Porsche’s New V-8 Engine Factory
Porsche's newest manufacturing plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is a state-of-the-art production facility where 400 employees will produce around 200 V-8 engines on a daily basis. “Porsche stands for sporty high-performance engines: from engine design to series production,” says Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Secret Warehouse Not So Secret Anymore. Please Just Open It Up To The Public!
Porsche has more than 500 cars in their collection of which about 80 are present in the museum at any given time. The rest remain stored in a hidden, "secret" warehouse a few blocks away. The problem is it doesn't seem to be much of a "secret" anymore. Back in 2012 Porsche released a video entitled "Porsche Museum Secrets". It gave us our first …
Continue to the full articleMaria Sharapova Wins Third Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Maria Sharapova has won the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix for her third time on-the-trot. In an epic final, the superstar from Russia beat Serb Ana Ivanovic (3-6, 6-4, 6-1) in front of a thrilled 4,500-strong crowd in Stuttgart’s Porsche Arena. Having won the Porsche Grand Prix, she will therefore take home the prize of a Porsche 911 Targa …
Continue to the full articlePorsche forges partnership with Stuttgart ballet
Anyone that's driven a Porsche knows they are fleet of feet and can dance through the curves of any road. So it only seems appropriate for Porsche to announce a partnership with the Stuttgart ballet. According to Deputy Chairman and Member of the Executive Board for Human Resources and Social Affairs Thomas Edig, Porsche's goad is a close …
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