Porsche has registered the logo for the Panamera hybrid with the European trademark office.
Shocking, eh?

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Like clockwork, rumors about whether or not Porsche will enter Formula 1 surface every year. But this year’s rumor has a twist: it comes straight from Mario Theissen, the head of BMW Motorsports.
According to Theissen, several carmakers are thinking about entering F1, and he specifically mentioned Volkswagen/Audi/Porsche. He says that BMW’s success since buying the [...]

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Some Panameras were caught winter-testing in the Arctic Circle. What do you think?
[source: Edmunds via YouTube]

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Check out this great road test from car of the new PDK-equipped 911 Carrera S. Pretty good review, and I totally agree about those stupid thumb-controls to change gears.
[source: The German Car Blog]

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Here is a cool video of an Edo Competition Carrera GT flying down the road. Crank it up!
[source: YouTube]

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Here are some spy shots of the upcoming Boxster facelift.
Looking at the photos, you can see slight changes to both the front and rear bumpers. The headlights get a slightly different shape, and the rear end features LED taillights.
The updated Boxster should hit showrooms in January 2009.
Check out a few more pics after the jump.
[source: [...]

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Porsche has already unveiled the new 911 coupe and cabriolet, so the Targa unveiling should be coming soon.
A photographer managed to get some shots of the Targa early though. Click here to see a few more shots.
[source: GermanCarScene]

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Autoblog got to spend a week with a Cayman S. What did they think? Click here to find out.
[source: Autoblog]

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It sounds like Porsche is already looking at additional Panamera variants, even though it isn’t showing up until 2010.
An AutoWeek source attended a Porsche focus group and reported Porsche showed renderings of a three-panel targa roof on a Panamera, which would add additional models to the lineup.
Also, in addition to the Panamera hybrid, Porsche seems [...]

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Here is a video that shows you how Porsche’s new PDK dual-clutch transmission works. One interesting detail from the video is that seventh gear is actually an overdrive for better fuel mileage, and top speed is reached in sixth gear.
And if you want even more info about PDK, check out this great write-up Porsche Doppelkupplung [...]

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