Porsche knows that if it wants to stay successful and keep its future corporate overlord, Volkswagen, happy, it needs to invest in hybrid and electric powertrain technologies. As such, we’ve already seen the plug-in Porsche 918 Spyder concept, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car, as well as the new 2011 Cayenne Hybrid. Now, the company has officially... ...read the full post
Craigslist is akin to a magical place where anything is possible. You may find some great deals, but you may also expose yourself to con artists. Luckily for 17-year-old Steven Ortiz, the popular auction website proved to be one of the best things that ever happened. He started his Craigslist ‘career’ by swapping an old phone for an iPod.... ...read the full post
A Shanghai Porsche Boxster owner decided to really showcase the more practical aspects of his convertible sportscar, and parked the car right on the stairs leading to a road underpass in his own city. The guy took advantage of the small width of the Boxster and had absolutely no problem leaving the sportscar on those stairs (he even left some room... ...read the full post
Porsche knows not a lot of people want to spring for a 911 these days, and has just announced new option packages for its lower priced Boxster and Cayman models. You won’t find any performance boosts, but you will get more bang for your buck. The first is a cosmetic package, which adds new color options to both the inside and the outside of the... ...read the full post
Hybrid cars are already well established in the current market, and for high end sports car manufacturers, they represent an easy way to improve their fleet-wide CO2 output and fuel average. But even though quite a few sports cars are getting ready to welcome an electric motor alongside their bigger gasoline engines, Porsche boss Michael Macht revealed... ...read the full post
Love the six-cylinder Boxer engines in the Porsche Boxster model? Well you should get one while you can, as the German company is rumored to be considering smaller power units for its entry level model in order to comply with the stricter CO2 emissions standards which will be adopted in the European Union by the end of 2012. Hans-Jürgen Wöhler, the... ...read the full post
Damn, Magna can’t catch a break these days. After being stood up, in lack of better words, by GM, which decided to keep Opel after heavy negotiations and almost signing a contract with the Canadian partsmaker and its partner, Sberbank, it seems that Porsche is bailing out of a deal it had with the company to produce, starting from 2012, the Boxster... ...read the full post
Porsche has revealed yesterday that its Boxster lineup will receive a brand new model next year, the Spyder convertible, which will make its first appearance at December’s Los Angeles Motor Show in California. Described by Porsche in three words: “light, efficient, open” the new Boxster spider will have a 3.4-liter six-cylinder engine,... ...read the full post
For all those power enthusiasts which squeal with joy every time 1 HP gets added to the final output of a car, you’d better not read the following story. It seems that the Norwegian Porsche dealer Autozentrum Sport AS, has decided to decrease the power output of the Boxster and Cayman models in order to make them more affordable. Before you cry... ...read the full post
In stark contrast with the previous article which revealed that young people aren’t that interested in cars these days, we have just received a video from ABC News which tells the story of a 15-year-old boy which swiped his dad’s Porsche Boxster car, got his 12-year-old cousin in the passenger seat and went for a joy ride around Porter... ...read the full post
Following the launch of the new 911, at the LA Auto Show, Porsche is unveiling the facelifts for the Cayman and the Boxster, which, beside the obvious resytling, will also get new flat-six boxer engines. The new two-seaters received new air intakes, foglights as standard, new rear panels with diffuser inserts (Boxster) and wind deflector plate (Cayman)... ...read the full post
Looks like the people over at Porsche were a little eager and besides the Porsche Cayman S Sport (which we were already expecting), they’ve also announced the Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2. Both cars come with the 3.4 litres engine that develop 303 bhp (223 kW), 8 hp more than the S models and both come with a wide range of exclusive equipment. The... ...read the full post
