Porsche owners in Illinois and Oregon can now buy insurance directly through Porsche and pay based on annual miles driven. The program will roll out in other states later. Porsche 911 Speedster tows matching camper They say cars are meant to be driven, and that's exactly what Volker Schiersch has done with his 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster. The brand highlighted Schiersch's car for a good reason: he tows a matching camper trailer with it. Electrification not on the table for Porsche's GT cars The head of Porsche's GT division said the 911 GT2 and GT3 cars won't be electrified because they need to stay true to the race cars that inspired them. Porsche CEO: EVs won't fully replace the combustion engine Porsche's CEO doesn't think that the internal combustion engine will go extinct any time soon. Porsche's 718 line finally receives 6-cylinder power with the Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder. You can now order wild liveries direct from Porsche Porsche customers won't need to be held back by factory colors with the launch of Second Skin.
The new service, which the brand revealed on Wednesday, allows customers to customize their own livery for a 911, 718 Cayman, and 718 Boxster. Use augmented reality to design your dream Porsche The app lets users design their cars and virtually place them anywhere. Porsche built a secret successor to the 909 Bergspyder based on the Boxster Back in 2015, Porsche came close to launching a single-seat speedster with almost 400 horsepower on tap. In 2017, when Porsche was working on its 6-cylinder LMP1 engine, the brand was considering using that engine to join Formula One, but the decision was eventually made to join Formula E instead. Jay Leno's Garage welcomes the unicorn Porsche: the 959 The Porsche 959 was a game-changing supercar in 1988. with 450 horsepower on tap and numerous advances in the name of speed and practicality. Check out this one as it visits Jay Leno's Garage. 2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 spy shots and video Porsche is close to revealing a new generation of the Cayman GT4 with a flat-6 engine and over 400 horsepower.
First drive review: 2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe clarifies the performance SUV The 2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe better defines a high-end performance crossover SUV than the standard Cayenne. Color us envious: Porsche digs into motorsport archives for reborn 935 liveries Porsche is honoring its racing history by offering a choice of seven historical liveries on its reborn 935 race car, and one is more gorgeous than the next. The 2020 Porsche Cayenne S Coupe joined the German automaker's lineup to slot between the base and Turbo models to split the difference both in power output and price point. Porsche's Holy Grail, the 1939 Type 64, heads to auction The sole surviving Type 64 and the first car to bear the Porsche name will be sold during 2019 Monterey Car Week. 2021 Porsche 911 GT3 likely to continue with 4.0-liter flat-6 Porsche faithful, rejoice. The 2021 911 GT3 will very likely stick with a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-6. Porsche said in a Tuesday release about prices for the new 911 Speedster that the car's engine is, in fact, a next-generation flat-6. 2020 Porsche 718 Boxster Touring spy shots Porsche booted the flat-6 engine from the Boxster and Cayman when it updated the cars for 2017, and added a 718 to their names in the process. 598M fine in Germany over diesel scandel Prosecutors said the automaker turned a blind eye to illegally polluting engines sourced from the Volkswagen Group. Sign up to get the latest performance and luxury automotive news, delivered to your inbox daily! I agree to receive emails from the site. I can withdraw my consent at any time by unsubscribing.
The steady march of progress often comes with some compromises. In Porsche's case, the naturally aspirated 981-generation GT4 has given way to faster and more capable turbocharged 718-generation mid-engine monsters. With a flatter torque curve and an earlier power delivery, the 718 Cayman GTS puts up a faster lap-time at nearly any track than the GT4 of just a couple years ago, even on less sticky tires. The chassis has been improved for maximum grip, a new turbocharged four-cylinder has been mounted where that glorious 3.8-liter flat-six once sat, and the electronics have all been exploited to make the driver near God-like. In many ways, yes. One only needs to watch this great video from Matt Farah on The Smoking Tire channel on YouTube to get a good comparison between the two Porsches. While Matt seems content to trade audible engagement for speed and torque, I am not quite as sold on the new car.
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