TECHART Automobildesign really set the sparks flying at this year`s trial of strength at the High Speed Event in Nardo/Italy. Test driver Sandro Reuter reached a top speed of 321,2 km/h, respectively 200 mph, with the TECHART refined Porsche Cayenne Turbo. TECHART thus secured a new speed record for Fullsize-SUVs. The circular 12.4 kilometer track is still considered to be the world´s fastest motor racing circuit, even ahead of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the United States. Continue reading ‘TECHART Porsche Cayenne Turbo sets new Fullsize-SUV high speed record at the High Speed Event in Nardo’
The Cayenne S Hybrid will deliver the power of a V8 and the efficiency of a four-cylinder
Porsche AG, the Stuttgart, Germany-based high-performance car and SUV manufacturer, shared more information about its Cayenne S Hybrid, which will debut next year. Using a parallel full hybrid design with the electric motor between the combustion engine and the transmission, Porsche engineers have been able to drive at speeds up to 86 mph without at all using the combustion engine.
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New Model Debuts at the Paris Motor Show
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is presenting the new models in the 911 range to the public for the first time at the Paris Motor Show. Further important debuts are the new Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2, the Cayman S Sport, and the Cayenne S Transsyberia.
Following the fastest generation change in the history of Porsche, all ten models in the 911 series – ranging from the Carrera Coupé all the way to the Targa 4S – are making their appearance together in Paris from 4 – 19 October, all in new design and with new technology. Introducing the latest generation of the 911, Porsche offers a truly unique series of sports cars setting the standard the world over also through their power units featuring DFI Direct Fuel Injection across the entire range. Indeed, the newly developed engines once again raise the already excellent performance and efficiency of Porsche’s classic flat-six technology to a significantly higher standard than ever before. And thanks to progressive emission management and engine technology the new power units fulfil even the strictest emission standards – EU5 in the European markets and LEV II in the USA. Continue reading ‘Porsche Model Initiative: More Power on Less Fuel’
The Porsche contingent for the 2008 ‘Transsyberia Rally powered by Sony Ericcson‘ is complete. On 11 July, twenty Cayenne S Transsyberia set off on a long journey of over 7,000 kilometres from the Red Square in Moscow to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. Porsche pilots are up against experienced marathon rally teams who have also set their sights on victory with vehicles from Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Puch, Suzuki and Toyota. Continue reading ‘Transsyberia Rally 2008: Twenty Porsche teams start in Moscow’
