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A Milestone for Porsche

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The 100,000th Porsche Panamera leaves the factory Today the 100,000th Porsche Panamera is being built at the Leipzig factory in Germany, Back in 2009, the decision to produce this new Porsche model series and manufacture the first customer vehicle started a success story. “In over 120 countries, Panamera customers drive a Porsche that is ‘Made in Leipzig’ and sport this quality …

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40 years of the Porsche 911Turbo

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Porsche is celebrating 40 years of the Turbo with a game-changing new model The new car is powered by a flat-six twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre engine producing up to 560 hp. This new next genertion Type 991 brings a new all-wheel drive chassis with adaptive aerodynamics and active rear axle steering. In the forty years since the first prototype appeared, the place of …

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Porsche 911 Type 991 RSR the 50th Anniversary Gets Hotter

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Hot New Porsche 911 ‘Type 991’ RSR race car makes its debut in World Endurance Championship at Silverstone, 13-14 April The Type 991 RSR will be powered by a 460 hp rear-mounted 4.0-litre flat-six engine, the 911 RSR is characterised by its lightweight design and sophisticated aerodynamics The livery has been designed to celebrate 50 years of the 911 this …

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Plug-in to Luxury Class New Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid

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In the second generation of the Gran Turismo, Porsche is introducing the world’s first plug-in hybrid to the luxury class. Along with the Panamera S E-Hybrid with 416 hp of system power, two luxurious Executive versions are also making their debut with an extended wheelbase and an entirely new three-litre V6 engine with biturbo charging for the Panamera S and …

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Porsche 911 in the Spotlight

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Porsche 911 is to be featured as the main central display at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The popular 911 will be honoured by the bespoke 911-inspired sculpture. The highly distinctive ‘art installation’ will be displayed, as has become the tradition, prominently outside Goodwood House…

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The Porsche 911 the First 50 years

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Back in 1963 would anyone have laid a bet on a go-faster Beetle whose design layout defied the laws of physics becoming the longest lasting and arguably most revered sports car of its era? That, remarkably, is the tale of the Porsche 911…

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Porsche Best in the Business

In Porsche by Jonathan Humphrey

The 2012 Which? magazine car survey has placed the Porsche Cayman top in the Sportscar segment of its influential annual review. The Porsche brand and its retail network was also rated as the best in the business in the UK by its customers.

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Porsche 918 Spyder Redefining Fun Efficiency and Performance

In Porsche by Jonathan Humphrey

Initial prototypes of the amazing hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder are being road tested. With body camouflage to reflect the glory days of historical Porsche 917 racing cars the cars are being driving on trials. This radical sports car of the future is progressing step by step towards final production…