Entries from September 2007

Bryce Miller joins TRG for 2008

Date September 29, 2007

2007 Rolex Series GT driver Bryce Miller has signed with The Racer’s Group to drive the #66 911 GT3, starting with the 2008 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Miller will replace Andy Lally, who is leaving for NASCAR, and will fill the lead driver’s role for TRG. [source: Crash.net]

Sounds of the GT2

Date September 29, 2007

German site Spiegel Online has published an article about the GT2. Unfortunately, I don’t understand a word of German so I couldn’t read it, but they did have this cool sound player featuring sounds of the GT2. Now, I don’t know why you would want to listen to the blinker, the horn, or the warning [...]

Porsche 911 GT2 First Drive

Date September 29, 2007

Britains Car magazine has a first drive of the new 911 GT2. They loved the power and performance, the noise, and the sheer experience of driving the GT2. From the review: 911 Turbo not hard enough? Then how about removing the four-wheel drive, sir? Want to smash the magical 200mph barrier? Soak in the GT2′s [...]

Porsche Cuts Canadian Prices by 10%

Date September 26, 2007

The value of the Canadian loonie has been rising, and as of this writing, it is equal to one U.S. dollar. However, car prices of vehicles imported to Canada haven’t fallen, in effect making them much more expensive for Canadians to buy. Apparently, lots of Canadians are crossing the border into the U.S. to purchase [...]

Lieb to Race for Flying Lizards

Date September 26, 2007

The Flying Lizard Porsche team has announced their line-up for the upcoming Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. Marc Lieb will join Johannes van Overbeek and Jorg Bergmeister in the #45 911 GT3 RSR while Set Neiman, Darren Law and Lonnie Pechnik will drive the #44 911 GT3 RSR. The team is currently second in [...]

Porsche Launches Cinema Site

Date September 26, 2007

Porsche has launched an interactive application offering movies, music and engine sounds. Well, at least on their German site they have. I haven’t found any sign of this application on the U.S. site, so for now, you’ll have to wade through a bunch of German to get your fix. You’ll not only find movies of [...]

Porsche May Build Cars in India

Date September 26, 2007

Motor Authority is reporting that Porsche has plans to build cars in India. Traditionally, all Porsches are built in Germany, but several years ago Porsche started building Boxsters in Finland to keep up with demand, and they also build part of the Cayenne in Slovakia. Porsche wants to expand sales in India and feel that [...]

Panameras Invade Colorado!

Date September 26, 2007

Yes, even more Panamera news. A Jalopnik reader named John sent in photos of six Panameras testing in Colorado. John writes: I am at a conference at the the Keystone Inn right now in Keystone, Colorado… a ski resort near Breckenridge. There are about 6 Panameras hidden in back parking lot, and a handful of [...]

Spy Shot: Panamera Interior!

Date September 26, 2007

Autoblog.it has this spy shot of the interior of the Panamera. The photo speaks for itself. Which is good, because I don’t speak Italian. [source: Autoblog.it]

Spy Shot: Panamera Coupe?

Date September 26, 2007

I seriously have my doubts. But, the about exotic cars blog received this spy shot from a reader who was driving his 928 on the A31 in Germany, when he was passed by this Panamera. This person insists that the car had two doors instead of four. Unfortunately, this is the only picture he got, [...]