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Report: Porsche Boxster, Cayman to be built alongside VW Golf?

Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Europe, Plants/Manufacturing, Hatchback, Porsche, Volkswagen, Rumormill

Porsche Cayman R

Porsche Cayman R – Click above for high-res image gallery

It’s good to know that even as the year winds down, the rumormill is still cranking along at full capacity. Auto Bild is suggesting that Volkswagen may be looking to share a production facility between models like the Golf, Boxster and Cayman. According to one insider, the company’s factory in Osnabrück is being geared up to take overflow production of the two sports cars should the need arise. That would mean that the Osnabrück plant would only start minting Caymans and Boxsters once the production at Porsche’s Zuffenhausen facility has maxed out.

The news comes courtesy of Ludger Teeken, CEO of the Osnabrück plant. Teeken says that steps have already been made to prepare the plant to be able to produce Porsche models should the need arise. Meanwhile, Golf production is set to kick off at the plant in early 2011.

Gallery: 2011 Porsche Cayman R

[Source: Auto Bild]

Report: Porsche Boxster, Cayman to be built alongside VW Golf? originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Video: Your yearly fix of Porsche 911 GT3 rally action

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Porsche, Racing

Porsche GT3 rally drift

Porsche 911 GT3 tackling a gentle left – Click above to watch video after the jump

Watching a Porsche 911 GT3 manhandled on public roads is a wonderful way to spend time. How much time? How about 16 minutes and 24 seconds? That’s what Olaf Dobberkau and Alexandra König – the winners of the 2010 Deutsche Rallye Series – have compiled for our viewing pleasure. Unlike other motorsports videos, it’s mercifully devoid of a crap soundtrack, and instead it’s filled with the sonorous sounds of the GT3’s flat six and the squeals of the tires fighting for traction. It’s an endless series of slides and drifts, and it’s awaiting you after the jump. Thanks for the tip, Cpmarcelm!

[Source: YouTube]

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Video: Your yearly fix of Porsche 911 GT3 rally action originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rumormill: More details on 2012 Porsche 911 (991)

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Europe, Porsche, Rumormill

Next-Generation Porsche 911

Next-Generation Porsche 911 – Click above for high-res image gallery

The Porsche 911 is due for an update, and if the rumors kicking around the internet are to be believed, 2012 will bring one of the most significant changes to the sports car in generations. The German automotive magazine Auto Bild is reporting that the next 911 will look a good deal different from the current generation thanks to some serious changes in the vehicle’s proportions. The rear-engine coupe is expected to be over 2.2 inches longer and wear a roof line that’s nearly half an inch lower than the outgoing design.

In addition, Auto Bild suggests that the engineers at Porsche have cooked up a new 3.4-liter boxer good for 345 horsepower in base configuration. As usual, Carrera S models will wear wider flanks, this time with the flares adding some 2.4 inches. The meaner of the two cars will also pack a 3.8-lilter boxer six that puts out 395 ponies. All told, the base 911 will be able to make the dash to 60 mph in less than 4.8 seconds while the Carrera S should be able to do the same dance in less than 4.5.

Gallery: Spy Shots: Next-Generation Porsche 911

Porsche 911 spy shots

[Source: Auto Bild via World Car Fans]

Rumormill: More details on 2012 Porsche 911 (991) originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Porsche to live stream new concept reveal in Detroit

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Porsche

Porsche 918 Model – Click above for high-res image gallery

Porsche hasn’t bothered to show up to the Detroit Auto Show for the past couple years, but the German sports car maker intends to come back with a vengeance in 2011. We’ve been promised a world premiere, and while we’ll be there to cover the unveiling from Cobo Hall, you don’t need a press pass or fly into Detroit to see the live unveiling. Porsche plans to broadcast the event via webcast at www.porsche.com/detroit, and what you’ll see during the show is anyone’s guess.

Earlier in the month Porsche told Bloomberg that it was planning “something spectacular” for Detroit, which makes us think (hope) we’ll see a production super-Porsche based off the 918 Spyder concept. Another option could be the world debut of the long-rumored sub-Boxster model rumored to based off the VW BlueSport concept. We won’t beat ourselves up too much thinking about it, though, since Detroit is only a couple weeks away. Hit the jump to read the Porsche presser.

[Source: Porsche]

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Porsche to live stream new concept reveal in Detroit originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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First Drive: 2011 Porsche 911 Speedster

Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Porsche, First Drive

It May Be Humpbacked, But It’s No Quasimodo.

2011 Porsche 911 Speedster

2011 Porsche 911 Speedster – Click above for high-res image gallery

It’s rare. It’s fast. It’s expensive. Meet the 2011 Porsche 911 Speedster. First shown in October at the Paris Auto Show, the $204,400 humpbacked 911 arrives at U.S. dealerships early next year.

On paper, the rear-wheel-drive 911 Speedster appears to be a heavily optioned 911 GTS Cabriolet, albeit one with a bubbled tonneau cover. Having just driven the new GTS with the 408-horsepower 3.8-liter flat-six and Turbo-width rear track, we knew going into this drive that the uprated equipment makes a good foundation for the Speedster. Building on the GTS’ enhanced mechanicals, the Speedster also gets the seven-speed PDK dual clutch, Sport Chrono Plus, Porsche Active Suspension Management and Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes. Take it or leave it, this is the only way the Speedster comes.

But so much for on-paper specs. To find out what the 911 Speedster is like on the road, we headed to Palm Springs, California for a mid-winter desert blast.

Gallery: 2011 Porsche 911 Speedster: First Drive

2011 Porsche 911 Speedster

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First Drive: 2011 Porsche 911 Speedster originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gemballa moves past founder’s murder with 2011 Porsche Cayenne Toronado

Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, SUV, Porsche

2011 Gemballa Tornado

2011 Gemballa Tornado – Click above for high-res image gallery

Death is an ominous shadow to cast over a company. All the more so when the death in question was not, as the case were, from natural causes. But in the wake of Uwe Gemballa’s passing, the company that bears his name appears to be emerging from that shadow, creating the beast of a machine seen here.

So far all that’s been released about the new Gemballa Tornado are the images you see here and scarce few details. It’s based on the 2011 Porsche Cayenne, and as you can tell, replaces many of the body panels with carbon fiber. Uwe Gemballa’s successor, Andreas Schwarz, points out that unlike other aftermarket body kits, the composite panels on the Tornado replace the steel ones on the stock Cayenne instead of simply applying them on top. And an aggressive-looking job they’ve done of it, integrating gigantic air ducts, LED running lights, a significantly wider track and restyled taillights, all in a high-contrast treatment while shaving a good 150 pounds off the big sport ute’s curb weight.

Further details on the interior still under development and the engine – tipped to produce some 700 horsepower with a Stage 2 turbo kit – are expected to follow. As will pricing, which promises to be just as astronomical as that horsepower figure, with only 30 examples slated for production.

Gallery: 2011 Gemballa Tornado

[Source: Gemballa]

Gemballa moves past founder’s murder with 2011 Porsche Cayenne Toronado originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Report: Porsche will develop sporty VWs, not Audi

Filed under: Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen, Design/Style

Porsche sketch

Sometimes, the children just refuse to get along, leaving it up to the parent to swoop in, clean up the messy bits and make a judgment. Such is the case at the Volkswagen Group, where corporate stepchildren Audi and Porsche were both fighting for the right to develop future sports cars and luxury sedans for the German auto conglomerate’s portfolio of brands.

In the end, Porsche won the heart of Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn. This means Porsche will develop the platforms that will underpin future high-performance machinery using front-mid and rear-mid-mounted drivetrains for itself, Audi and Lamborghini. Porsche will also be tasked with the next generation “modular standard matrix” platform for its Panamera sedan, which will also be shared with Bentley.

Audi won’t be left out of the engineering process, though, and will take the lead in the development of the group’s “modular longitudinal matrix,” which makes up the guts of such vehicles as the Audi A4, A5 and Q5. Finally, Volkswagen will continue work on its volume platform, the “modular transverse matrix” that is used by such models as the Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3.

The goal of all these specific engineering assignments? Financial savings, of course. By consolidating multiple platforms into a few modular structures will cut the VW Group’s procurement and production costs by 20 percent and engineering costs by 30 percent.

[Source: Automotive News – Sub. Req.]

Report: Porsche will develop sporty VWs, not Audi originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Video: Flogging the Porsche 911 GT2 RS

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Porsche

2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS

Porsche 911 GT2 RS out on the track – Click above to watch the video after the jump

It doesn’t take much to set up a video like this. After all, why wouldn’t you want to see even more footage of the 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS being flogged around a track? It’s footage we can’t seem to get enough of.

There’s nothing like watching a 620-horsepower 911 doing what it does best out on a closed course, and we highly recommend that you take a five-and-a-half-minute break from whatever you’re doing to watch the video after the jump.

Gallery: Paris 2010: Porsche 911 GT2 RS

Paris 2010: Porsche 911 GT2 RS

[Source: YouTube]

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Video: Flogging the Porsche 911 GT2 RS originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Report: Porsche making its return to Detroit show with ‘spectacular’ supercar

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Convertible, Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Porsche, Luxury

Porsche 918 Model – Click above for high-res image gallery

It’s been nearly four years since Porsche pulled out of the Detroit Auto Show, but next month the German automaker is coming back to Motor City and will mark its return with an all-new concept.

Porsche spokesperson Hans-Gerd Bode told Bloomberg in a recent interview that the automaker will “have something spectacular to show,” but failed to go into detail.

Early reports indicate the automaker will debut a supercar concept, possibly a new iteration of the 918 Spyder that debuted at the Geneva Motor Show this past March. The concept could be based on a more production-ready version of the 918’s platform and possibly pack a conventional powertrain rather than the hybrid drivetrain fitted to the original concept.

Porsche’s return to Detroit comes amidst the Volkswagen Group’s expanded marketing push in the States, with the sports car maker joining VAG’s other brands, including Audi and Bentley.

Gallery: Porsche 918 Spyder concept

[Sources: Bloomberg, Autocar]

Report: Porsche making its return to Detroit show with ‘spectacular’ supercar originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Video: Porsche 911 GT3 and Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera tango through Paris

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Europe, Videos, Lamborghini, Porsche

Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera Video

Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera chases a Porsche 911 GT3 through Paris – Click above to watch video after the jump

Before we go salivating all over the thought of two of Europe’s best and brightest going the distance through the City of Lights, we should probably start off with an obligatory “don’t try this at home.” The kids you see sliding around the Parisian streets in the video after the jump are trained professionals working in a semi-controlled environment, so do us all a favor and keep your reenactments confined to your Need For Speed marathons.

That said, the video is a well-shot interpretation of what a full lap of Paris might look like as a Porsche 911 GT3 and a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera go fender-to-fender. Our early money was on the Raging Bull strolling away with the checkered flag, but Stuttgart’s finest seemed to have no problem keeping the big bad Italian behind its winged tail-end as the two snake around the French capitol. Hit the jump to see the action for yourself.

[Source: YouTube]

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Video: Porsche 911 GT3 and Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera tango through Paris originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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