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Review: 2011 Porsche Panamera V6 [w/video]
Meet Stuttgart's Most Unlikely Ambassador Full Disclosure: Until just recently, I'd never driven a Porsche. It wasn't as if I'd earned some black mark from the German sportscar maker – I've spent the better part my a career pontificating on the virtues of the plucky 914 and more than a few synapses thinking about scoring seat time in cars like the Boxster Spyder, Cayman R and, if I were feeling really indulgent, the 911 GT2 RS. Hell, after learning of the automaker's prowess in the Transsyberia Rally, I even became a stout defender of the Cayenne SUV's right to exist. At some ... Read More
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0Report: Porsche says no baby Boxster, no rush on Pajun 1337005800
Just days after reporting that Porsche had plans to introduce the Pajun, a competitor for the Mercedes-Benz E-Class that would slot just below the Panamera, Automotive News quoted Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller saying the Pajun was not a done deal but could become reality in five or six years. Automotive News was referencing an interview Mueller gave to ...
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Report: Porsche plans E-Class competitor, codename Pajun 1336672860
German car magazine Auto Bild reports Porsche is planning build a sedan that will slot below the Panamera and compete directly with the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Citing no sources (so a grain of salt is recommended), the magazine claims the four-door, codenamed Pajun, will cost no less than $84,000 and be ready for production no later than 2017. In ...
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Review: 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S [w/video] 1336147500
A Small-Scripted S Delivers Power, Performance And Pomposity Porsche offers its Panamera to North American buyers in no fewer than eight models with six different engine choices, including a hybrid. There's even an oil-burning diesel model available across the Pond. At one end of the spectrum is the entry-level Panamera with a very capable 300-horsepower ...
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Report: Porsche gearing up to roll out the variants 1334844000
Some automakers roll out a new model and that's pretty much it, while for others, a new model's introduction is just the starting point. Porsche most definitely falls in the latter category. When a new 911 rolls out, for example, you can bet there will be a dozen or more versions to follow. A new Boxster? Slap a roof on it and in another year or so you've ...
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Rumormill: Porsche Panamera to get plug-in model for 2014? 1332270000
Automotive News reports Porsche is hard at work on a plug-in hybrid version of its Panamera. According to unnamed sources, the vehicle is likely to begin production in 2014 and will be destined for the U.S. market. Porsche Canada was unable to confirm the claim but we speculate it will not make it here since it is cost prohibitive and the EV ...
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Geneva: Gemballa Tornado and Mistrale are the faces of excess 1331330460
If there are words for the Gemballa Tornado and the vehicle's spiritual twin, the Mistrale, we can't find them. If you like air vents, the Tornado has you covered. The vehicle boasts more intakes than your favorite industrial air conditioner, with the majority of them crafted from carbon fibre. At least the bodywork is lightweight. The abomination ...
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Review: 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS [w/video] 1328029200
The Panamera That Can Win Back Purists The roads winding from the southernmost coast of Spain up to Ascari Race Resort near the town of Ronda are enough to bring telling tales out of any car that professes to have high performance intentions. What talented few acquit themselves well on these roads are then exposed to the 5.4-kilometre Ascari circuit, and ...
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Spy Shots: Porsche Panamera facelift comes into view 1327087980
Porsche is busily readying a facelift for the Porsche Panamera, and our elite squad of spy photographers recently clicked a few images of the vehicle as it underwent winter testing. Details are scarce as to what, if any changes we can expect from the vehicle mechanically, but the photos clearly show an updated front fascia hidden beneath a bit of ...
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Official: Ruf stretches Porsche Panamera for China 1326904140
You think the prom limo market in America has a propensity for stretching anything with wheels? Just look at China. Instead of buying larger sedans there, wealthy Chinese buyers have a taste for stretching smaller ones. So while BMW, for example, already offers a larger 7 Series, they've developed a stretched 5 Series for the Chinese market. We thought ...
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Video: When your country floats on oil, your police drive only Porsches 1325350860
Qatar's police force has a sizable fleet of Porsche Panamera and Cayenne patrol vehicles at its disposal. How is this? Well, Qatar has lots of oil, for starters, so there's that income. The emirate also holds a 17 per cent stake of preferential shares in the Volkswagen Group. So, it's not particularly hard to see how the stable of luxo-cop cars came to ...