Top Gear magazine commissioned an artist to create these renderings of what they believe the Panamera will look like when it drops in 2009. They certainly do look better than the spy shots we’ve seen so far, but that rear end is very Boxster/Cayman-like, and I find it hard to believe that Porsche would style [...]

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Some of you may have read about this fatal crash during a Ferrari Owners Club track day at the California Speedway back in June 2005. Ben Keaton, the owner of the Carrera GT, was driving while Corey Rudl, who was interested in purchasing a Carrera GT, was a passenger. They were traveling at approximately 130 [...]

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Almost every news source on the Internet is reporting that a European court has overturned the so-called “Volkswagen Law” that caps a shareholder’s voting rights to 20 percent, regardless of how many shares are owned. The court ruled on Tuesday that the law is illegal and limited “the free movement of capital.” This paves the [...]

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The RS Spyders of Team Penske didn’t take the overall win at Laguna Seca in the final race of the season, but Romain Dumas’ RS Spyder finished the race only 0.41 seconds behind Dindo Capello’s Audi R10. The Penske LMP2 RS Spyders won eight overall races — all in a row — over the supposedly [...]

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It isn’t a full review, but Motor Trend has posted an article with their first impressions of the new 911 GT2. They got to ride along with Walter Rohrl. In the rain. That had to have been an incredible rush. So did they like it? Better than melatonin, mile-high liaisons, or other familiar folk remedies, [...]

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Every year, Porschephiles not only eagerly await the new Porsche vehicles, but they also can’t wait to see what will be hanging on the wall for the next twelve months. While we are still speculating about the new cars, Porsche has announced their calendars for 2008. As usual, they are offering four calendars: the “Porsche” [...]

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Porsche has announced it has extended its agreement with Valment Automotive through 2011. Valmet, located in Finland, began producing Boxsters for Porsche in 1997 when Porsche could not keep up with demand. The plant now builds Caymans too. The Boxster and Cayman engines are still manufactured by Porsche in Zuffenhausen and sent to Valmet by [...]

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U.K. newspaper The Sun has published a review of the Cayman S. The article starts with an overview of how financially successful Porsche is, then dives into a review of the Cayman itself. From the article: It’s a Stuttgart star with typical lightning speed, precision and lethal bite when provoked. Believe me, this crocodile rocks. [...]

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Here is a road test from a different point of view than most of them: that of a female. And what does she think of the Boxster? Well, after admitting that she has never been a Porsche fan, I think she was won over, if this is any indication: Enough talking now, lets get driving. [...]

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Motor Authority writes that the “VW Law,” which has thus far prevented any entity from holding more than 20% of voting rights in VW, is expected to be declared in violation of EU rules on October 23. Porsche will then likely increase its holding of VW stock to 51%, giving the company majority ownership in [...]

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