Imported Luxury Cars

With the Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S models being released later this year, it's about time to take a look at what these powerhouses are actually offering to Porsche fans. Both of these vehicles are the fastest cars for the general consumer that you can get from Porsche and when you look at the performance information that is pretty obvious. The 911 Turbo comes with a powerful flat-six engine with 487 lb-ft of torque and 520 HP, making it possible to go from 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds. The 911 Turbo S has even more power with 560 HP and from 0 to 60 in 2.9 seconds. The base model received a 20 hp boost from the 2013 model, and the S gained 30 hp. They top out at 196 and 198 mph respectively. This year the 911 Turbo and Turbo S have both adopted a more advanced rear-wheel steering technology that the GT3 began using first.

When the car is traveling less than 31 miles per hour the rear wheels move in the opposite direction to the front wheels, to improve turning control. At higher speeds the wheels move in the same direction which improves handling. Another new features that you won't find on the other Turbots is active aerodynamics. The spoiler in front can lower and raise itself, and the rear spoiler has three different positions that it can switch to, to adjust the handling of the car depending on the type of driving that you want to do. Porsche has stated that their new Turbo S is able to get around the Nuburing in less than 7:30 and that is with the stock tires on the vehicle that come standard with every purchase. That means that when you buy the Turbo S, you are getting a very fast car that is built for racing at high speeds. Performance is boosted to higher levels with an excellent variable twin turbocharging system.

The system is innovative because the vanes that feed air to the engine are adjustable. This means that early on the engine has greater performance thanks to an increase in the fed air pressure to the engine. The car performs better at a wider range of speeds thanks to this adjustable feature. Both of the Turbo models have been modified to look just as fast as they actually are. You can tell when you are looking at a Turbo for a few different reasons. The first is because these cars are very wide. When compared to the Carrera, you are gaining a couple inches of width, and it is very noticeable. On top of that the tires are large, at 20 inches they really stand out compared to many of the other 911 models. Now that you know what the 911 Turbo has to offer let's talk about pricing and when the car is actually going to be available for purchase. 950 that Porsche is charging their customers to have the cars delivered.

BMW continues its product expansion with the X7. The flagship SUV, which will sit alongside the 7-Series, is expected to debut at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show this November, according to Autocar. Previewed by a concept in 2017, the new BMW X7 has been developed with the American and Chinese markets in mind. However, it will go on sale in Europe too, where it will compete against the likes of the Range Rover and Mercedes-Benz GLS. Prototypes are already testing on public roads, and they have been put together at the Spartanburg plant, in South Carolina. This is where the final production models will be assembled as well. The BMW X7 will be offered with traditional internal combustion engines. The list will reportedly include six- and eight-cylinder petrol and diesel units, alongside the 4.4-liter V8 that鈥檚 currently used in the X6 xDrive50i. An M Performance model, probably named X7 xDriveM60i, is also on the cards, but a full-blown X7 M is unlikely, given its positioning against other luxury SUVs. Later on, a plug-in hybrid powertrain should join the lineup, offering a zero-emission range of up to 100 km.

Porsche announced on the 24th of this month that it will no longer produce cars with diesel engines. Instead, the luxury auto brand owned by Volkswagen, will be focusing on expanding its offering of electric and hybrid vehicles. It has been a rapid fall from grace for a fuel once thought of as the climate-friendly alternative to petrol, or unleaded gas, because it produces less carbon emissions. The problem, which has become increasingly clear over the last ten or so years, is that that are worse than petrol when it comes to air pollution. The cheating, it is alleged, was done in order to make diesel cars seem like they were emitting the same pollution as petrol-fueled vehicles. Porsche, in its statement today, said it does not want to 鈥渄emonize鈥?diesel engines and that it would continue to care for its diesel cars already on the road and in the market.