To celebrate Porsche’s 60th Anniversary, Porsche brought over the first Porsche ever built to display at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Porsche Type 356-001 was built in 1947 by Dr. Ferdinand “Ferry” Porsche in Gmünd, Austria. The mid-engined, 2-seat sports car featured a hand-built tubular frame and used mostly VW parts. The 1.31 liter [...]

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Canadian Driver has done a review of the Cayman from the inside… umm… well, mainly just from the inside. Reviewer Michael Clark took the Cayman on a road trip with his daughter and loved it. His review, however, mostly focuses on the interior of the car. Still, not a bad read. Read it here. [source: [...]

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Autoblog has written about their second drive of a Boxster RS60 Spyder. So what do they think? This about sums it up: We recently had a chance to get the special edition RS 60 off the track and onto the back roads of Rhode Island and Connecticut, and got to see what the car could [...]

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Porsche has announced two new special edition cars: the Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 and the Cayman S Sport. The Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 harkens back to last year’s Cayman Porsche Design Edition, but features a Carrera White paint scheme with grey racing stripes. THe 19″ SportDesign wheels, center console, and instrument [...]

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The RS Spyder is the latest Porsche to get direct fuel injection. The 3.4 liter V8 will increase horsepower from 476 at 10,000 RPM to 503 hp at 10,000 RPM while torque will go up from 273 lb-ft at 7,500 RPM to 284 lb-ft at 8,500 RPM. Fuel consumption will also be reduced. This should [...]

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Porsche was once again expected to show why it is the world’s most profitable automaker. Porsche was expected to post a profit of $17.05 billion on revenues of $13.3 billion for the 2007 fiscal year. Wait, what? They made more money than they took in? Well, a lot of that was due to their investment [...]

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The next 911 Turbo, GT2, and GT3 will share the new DFI A91 engine that was just introduced in the 911 Carrera. Previously, those models used the M97 engine while the 911 Carrera (and the Boxster/Cayman) used the M96 powerplant. The 911 Turbo and GT2 will both displace 3.6 liters, feature revised turbochargers and intercoolers, [...]

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Porsche has release details on the new Targa 4 and Targa 4S variants of the 911. Like the previous model, the new Targa features a sliding glass roof and a rear lift glass window. Of course, the Targa 4 and 4S inherit the same DFI engines and PDK transmissions as the rest of the 911 [...]

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Top Gear has sampled the latest 911, and their verdict? The manual version is the one to get. It seems their main beef is the same one I’ve had: the stupid little toggle shifters on the steering wheel. Why Porsche didn’t go with more traditional paddles is a mystery to me. From the review: So [...]

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So just how much are you going to be paying for the new Panamera? Autobild says you will need to pony up $198,000 for the twin-turbo all-wheel-drive model. I’m guessing that is before you start loading it up with options, meaning a $220,000 to $250,000 Panamera isn’t out of the question. But what if you [...]

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