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Porsche has released an official video of its most anticipated supercar, the Porsche 918 Spyder, lapping the renowned Nürburgring in Germany in 7:14 last month. Propelled by its race-bred naturally aspirated 4.6-litre V8, and assisted by two electric motors, one at each axle, the 918 hits 100km/h from standstill in …

The latest Porsche 911 Carrera S has lapped the famed Nürburgring circuit in an impressive time of 7 minutes and 37.9 seconds, with Timo Kluck at the helm. Timo is no stranger to motor racing, having entered 35 races with 3 wins and 11 podiums. To put things in perspective, …

Last month, we brought you a scoop that Porsche was preparing a Shooting Brake version of its Panamera four-door saloon. This has been confirmed now, with the car heading to this weekend’s Paris Motor Show. Called the Panamera Sport Turismo Concept, it will be a direct rival to Mercedes’ CLS …

The Porsche 918 Spyder prototype has managed to lap the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in an official time of just 7 minutes and 14 seconds. The plug-in hybrid supercar’s lap time is on par with that of the Lexus LFA and a full 10 seconds quicker than the Nissan GT-R. Packed with 795 …

It is rather unusual for a manufacturer to be forthcoming with their yet to be launched model, even more so if it was from Porsche. But that’s exactly what the German sports car maker has been doing in the last few months, by drip feeding the press with information about …

Further to our previous article about the leaked images, the new Porsche 911 Carrera 4 is officially revealed with a full press release from Porsche along with new official photos. The Stuttgart based car maker promises that the 2013 991 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S will be lighter, faster and …

If there was one review that managed to sum up Toyota 86’s performance in relative to its closest rival (performance wise), then this is it. And if you are a pure driving enthusiast spare yourself 15 minutes and watch this brilliant review by Chris Harris. Following his first impression of …

Porsche is reportedly preparing a Panamera Shooting Brake (wagon to you and me) for the Paris Motor Show, starting 29 September. With the company increasingly reducing its reliance on the Porsche 911 sports car, Porsche will be keenly gauging public reaction to the concept in Paris. If it is well …

Long time Porsche racing partner, Martini Racing has signed a new partnership agreement with Porsche AG to make the Martini Racing livery available for the Porsche 918 Spyder. The 918 Spyder represents the future of hybrid super sports car. It features a mid-mounted 4.6 litre V8 engine producing 570 horsepower. …

Champion Motorsport is a Porsche tuner specialist based in Florida, USA. Their latest project is a Porsche 911 Turbo S transformed into a street legal Porsche 911 GT3 RSR race car. The build include two new VTG turbos, a high-flow exhaust system, new suspension setup and an engine retune. The …

 These are the clearest pictures yet of what Porsche’s new baby SUV looks like. Called the Macan – Indonesian for tiger, the SUV will be a key driver for the once niche automaker to drastically increase its sales volume. It will also shoulder the great responsibility of drawing younger, …

Together, they have 1,467 horsepower and capable of making more smoke than a bush fire. I’m talking about the BMW M3 GTS, Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series Coupe and Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0. Besides being German, these three cars share another similarity that is paramount for driving fun – …

The last few months for niche British marque, Lotus, can only be described as tumultuous. There was the on and off rumours that new parent company, DRB-Hicom, might off-load the loss making arm and whispers that Lotus CEO, Dany Bahar is jumping ship. Well, the silver lining in Lotus’ cloud …

 Following on the release of the Panamera GTS, Porsche used the same recipe and created the Cayenne GTS, scheduled to be unveiled at the Auto China 2012 Motor Show in Beijing later this month. The GTS is a sportier version of the Cayenne S, which itself, isn’t tardy either. …