May 8, 2008New NHTSA proposed fuel economy rules may hit small, niche automakers like Porsche. Under the new proposal, there would be two sliding scales of efficiency for cars and trucks of different sizes. Fuel economy standards would be assigned to automakers based on the “footprint” of their vehicles, so a short wheelbase vehicle means a small [...]
Posted in Misc 
No Comments »
May 8, 2008I came across this Porsche concept car that I’d never seen before. The Porsche Tapiro was designed by the famous Giorgetto Giugiaro of Ital Design in 1970. Based on the 914/6, it featured a 220 hp 2.4 liter flat-6, and gullwing doors. This was only Giugiaro’s 4th prototype at Ital Design, and was said to [...]
Posted in Misc No Comments »
PcarBlog © 2007-2008 Eric Elliott. All Rights Reserved.
This is an independent website and is in no way related to, or supported by Porsche or its subsidiaries. The name Porsche and all of the names of vehicles manufactured by Porsche are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. Any reference to these names in this website are for descriptive purposes only and are in no way to be confused with Porsche's own online efforts. To visit the official Porsche website click here.
Cleaker 2.1 created by Adam Walker Cleaveland content rss | comments rss