Want to know what Porsche has planned for the future? Here is what EGM CarTech says is on the horizon: Boxster: The Boxster is expected to get a facelift in 2008. Cayman: The Porsche Cayman is also expected to get a facelift in 2008 even though the car is only two years old. 911: The [...]

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So you think your car is fast? We bet the new GT2 is faster, at least on the Nurburgring. The Swedish site Auto Motor & Sport has an interview with test driver Walter Röhrl, and he says that he has done the Nordschleife in 7 minutes 31 seconds, on street tires. Röhrl says that the [...]

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Wow, I didn’t realize Wired was in the business of test-driving cars. But if I was in their shoes, I’d use any excuse to get behind the wheel of a new 911 turbo cabriolet. Bruce Gain took the car for a drive in Germany on the Autobahn, but was too scared to shift into sixth [...]

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If you thought the Chevy 400-powered 356 (that was hopefully based on a replica) was crazy, you’re going to love this one. The folks over at Jalopnik came across a 1980 Porsche 911SC with a 500 cubic inch Cadillac engine stuffed in the back. And guess what? It could have been yours, if you would [...]

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The Cayenne GTS wasn’t the only pepper Porsche had on display. They also showed a hybrid version of the Cayenne, complete with see-thru body panels to show off the technology. The Cayenne Hybrid is scheduled for release as a 2009 model and, according to Porsche, will average 32 miles per gallon and be able to [...]

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As expected, the Cayenne GTS made its debut in Frankfurt on Tuesday. The special edition Cayenne features a 4.8-liter direct fuel injected V8 making 405 hp at 6,800 RPM and 369 lb-ft of torque at 3,500 RPM, along with a host of exterior and interior styling mods. Check out Autoblog‘s full gallery of the reveal [...]

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Porsche has released a video featuring test driver Walter Rohrl driving the new 911 GT2 on the road, and then on the Nurburgring. And the best part? No music and no talking, just the sounds of the GT2. Watch it. Now! [source: Porsche via Motor Authority]

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Porsche showed the new 911 GT2 at the Frankfurt auto show on Tuesday. The GT2 is the fastest and most powerful 911 ever from Porsche, and is the first factory 911 to reach over 200 mph. It is powered by a 3.6-liter flat-six that produces 530 hp at 6,500 rpm and 501 lb-ft of torque [...]

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Check out this cool video of the RUF CTR3 production facility. The RUF CTR3, if you recall, is the “it looks like a Cayman but is based on a 911″ mid-engined supercar from RUF that packs 700 hp from a turbocharged 3.7-liter flat-six. RUF claims 0 to 62 in 3.2 seconds and a top speed [...]

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Several cars in the Grand Am Daytona Prototype class run the (official) Porsche 3.8-liter flat-six engine. However, one team is thinking different. The Spirit of Daytona team is running a race-prepped Cayenne V8 in a Fabcar chassis at the Grand Am series finale on September 15th. This is not an approved Porsche project, so the [...]

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