CAR Magazine has posted a video that all Porschephiles will find interesting. In their June 2008 issue, they will be celebrating 60 years of Porsche. This video takes you behind the scenes at a photoshoot for that issues and includes a sweet 1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7, a 959, a Carrera GT, and a 911 [...]

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The letters “RS” have been used a lot in Porsche’s history. There is the RS Spyder, the 911 Carrera RS, the 997 GT3 RS, the Boxster RS 60 Spyder, and more. Porsche uses it on their highest performing models. Audi also uses the “RS” designation on their highest performing models, like RS4, RS6, and RS8. [...]

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Someone leaked a document on the Internets that detailed all the changes for the 2009 911. Some of the details were already known, but some are new. The 911 will get direct fuel injection like the Cayennes, which will boost horsepower and fuel mileage. The 3.6 liter engine will jump 20 hp to 345 hp. [...]

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The world’s most profitable auto maker also has the world’s highest paid CEO. Wendelin Wiedeking is estimated to have made over €60 million ($89 million) last year, placing him ahead of other CEOs such as Carlos Ghosn of Renault-Nissan, Alan Mullaly from Ford, Dieter Zetsche of Daimler and Sergio Marchionne of Fiat. While most people [...]

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Porsche has unveiled the new Cayenne Turbo S. Absent from the line since the new body style, the new Turbo S has even more power than a 911 GT2. The Turbo S packs 550 hp, will do 0 to 62 in 4.8 seconds, and has a top speed of 174 mph. It features 21 inch [...]

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It’s that time of the year again. You know, that time when everyone start asking Porsche if they will enter Formula 1. And of course, every year Porsche says “no.” This year, they (along with Volkswagen) elaborated a little bit on their answer. Of course, they cited money as an obstacle. VW chairman Ferdinand Piech [...]

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BridgeToGantry.com, the unofficial Nürburgring Nordschleife website, posted some pictures of a Cayman on the ‘ring. What’s so special about that? Well, they claim it is a Cayman Turbo undergoing testing. How do they know it is a turbo? Well, they don’t actually. They are guessing that’s what it is because of the 911 Turbo-like LED [...]

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This is something I never knew. Back in the mid-1980s, when Porsche was racing the Gruppe B 959 in the Paris to Dakar Rally, they built some sweet VW Vanagons as support vehicles. Starting with a VW Type 2 Transporter, Porsche stuck a 3.2 liter 911 engine in the back, producing 230 hp. This could [...]

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Kelley Blue Book recently gave out their 2008 Brand Image Awards, and Porsche was a winner. Porsche won for “Best Exterior Design in the Sports Car/Convertible.” I’m not sure if it was for a specific model, or for the entire line, but it was presented to David Pryor, vice president of Marketing for PCNA, at [...]

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