Posts Tagged ‘Porsche’
Porsche releases 918 Spyder in prototype form
Porsche reports that they have begun prototype testing of their upcoming flagship supercar, the 918 Spyder. Instead of hiding the prototype behind camera fooling psychedelic patterns, Porsche proudly displays the matt black prototype wearing a simple livery which pays tribute to the 1970 Le Mans winning Porsche 917k Kurzheck endurance racer. As promised with the [...]
New Porsches hit local streets
Porsche’s new Boxsters and Panamera GTS made its local debut at the Sepang International Circuit, a launch that is in conjunction with the company’s motorsport week. The Boxster and Boxster S are priced at RM450, 000 and 550,000 respectively while the Panamera GTS it priced at RM1,050,000. *Stay tune for more updates
Cayenne to get the GTS at Beijing
It doesn’t take a genius to know that Porsche would soon introduce the ‘GTS’ variant for the Cayenne SUV, seeing that the Panamera GTS made its debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show late last year. Indeed Porsche has announced its intentions to introduce the Cayenne GTS at the upcoming Beijing Motor Show, the last [...]
FA Porsche, designer of the 911, dies at 76
German sports car maker, Porsche mourned the passing of Ferdinand Alexander “Butzi” Porsche, the man who was responsible for designing the original 1963 911, who passed away yesterday at the age of 76. More than just carrying the illustrious Porsche family name, Butzi came from good stock, being the son of Ferdinand “Ferry” Porsche, the [...]
Porsche 911 Cabriolet – When Less Is More
While the Malaysian market was witnessing the unveiling of the new generation Porsche 911 Carrera, its topless sibling, the 911 Carrera Cabriolet, made its global debut in Gran Canarias, Spain. We did not only get to cover the launch, but were also among the first few in the world to drive the car around the [...]
Porsche’s Sub-Cayenne Cajun SUV Is Now Called Macan
The Porsche Cayenne is Porsche’s best selling model, accounting for nearly 50 percent of Porsche’s worldwide sales. When Porsche was merged with VW, there were two models under consideration / early stages of development – a sub-Boxster sportscar that will also be sold as the VW BlueSport, and a sub-Cayenne SUV, code-named Cajun (Cajun = [...]
Porsche 911 Carrera
One would not have guessed by just looking at the new Porsche 911 but the world’s favourite sports car has just gone through a major model change. The resemblance to its forebear is completely intentional but the entire skin of the car is different as is its internals. Every two generations the 911 goes through [...]
A hybrid that works – Porsche Panamera Hybrid
There must have been a look of disbelief on the faces of the people on the street as a huge ominous Porsche limousine blew by with only the roar emanating from the rolling tyres. Welcome then to the exhaustively named Porsche Panamera S Hybrid, touted by its makers to be the most economical Porsche of [...]
A short history of F1 safety cars, and the Porsche link
We all saw the freak accident that nearly took the life of F1 World Champion contender Felipe Massa during the 2009 Hungarian GP. He has the well trained track marshalls and medical crew to thank. When Massa’s freak accident happened, caused by flying debris, fast acting track marshalls, together with a very fast medical car [...]
While We Weren’t Looking, Porsche Slips Out The New Boxster
While Porsche enthusiasts are still busy drooling over the new 911 cabriolet, which made its public debut at this week’s Detroit Motor Show, Porsche quietly revealed the new third-generation Boxster. According to Porsche the new Boxster comes with a completely revamped chassis, and a new lightweight body – even though in Porsche tradition, it doesn’t [...]
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