Located in Stuttgart Germany, Porsche Classic is a workshop dedicated to keeping rare and exotic Porsches working and on the road in their original form. Part of Porsche AG, Porsche Classic uses the knowledge and same production processes as when the cars were originally produced.

The world is changing, especially the automotive world, and hybrids are on the rise. Few will rise as high as the 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder, however: it’s a 700-plus-horsepower supercar as well as a hybrid.

In these spy shots, we see the limited-production version in its latest stages of development. It looks quite far along, with a monochrome racing stripe scheme in place of the typical camouflage and a completely finished exterior. Even the clear cover over the engine–which appears to have top-mount exhaust outlets– is in place.

The sleek, aerodynamic shape is very close to the concept version of the car, and the rear wing is deployed–though it’s not yet clear if it’s active or fixed. Relocating the exhaust outlets from the side of the car, as on the concept, to the top of the engine bay, could be about keeping the batteries or other components cool and comfortable. The car also appears to have a removable hard top roof insert to transform the car into a near-coupe-like vehicle.

If you’ve already forgotten, the 918 Spyder is powered by a 500-plus-horsepower 4.0-liter (or larger) V-8 engine at the rear wheels and a pair of electric motors good for a combined 218-horsepower, one at each axle.

The combo enables the 918 to rip off sub-3.2-second 0-60 mph runs and a top speed of 199 mph–and yet it’s capable of up to 78 mpg. Porsche has said the 918 Spyder offers up to 16 miles of all-electric range. A lithium-ion battery pack supplies the electricity, and can be charged from the wall in about 3-6 hours.

Porsche gave the 918 Spyder the green light for production back in July, 2010, after reaching a 1,000-buyer threshold the company had set as the benchmark for sufficient interest to support production. The order books opened on the car last March, at a price of $845,000.

Porsche says it plans to build just 918 of the cars. It is due to arrive to the lucky few around the end of 2013.

Source: Motor Authority

You know the form by now: driving on road and track. Carving the neat, fast line. Then pulling mahoooosive slides, and telling it how it really is with all three cars. Doubt we’ll have more fun in 2012.

The first clear glimpse at the upcoming Porsche Macan. While the test machine we see here wears some Cayenne camouflage, there’s little hiding the small CUV’s roof line.

Based on the Audi Q5, the Macan will boast plenty of suspension tweaks by the minds at Porsche to put the crossover more in line with the sports car maker’s stable. Likewise, while the Macan will borrow a host of gasoline and diesel powerplants from the Volkswagen parts bin, each one will be tuned for more horsepower than we’ve seen so far.

There’s also some indication that Porsche may lift the hybrid system from the Q5 into the Macan’s bones, as well. That means buyers would see a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder coupled to a 44-horsepower electric motor.

Porsche may also look to offer a more athletic three-door version of the Macan later down the line to more effectively compete with the likes of the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque.

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Looks like Bugatti is finally getting a handle on this YouTube phenomenon. The French supercar firm has uploaded a trio of videos showing off its current and future cars; namely, the Veyron coupe and the 16C Galibier.

What Bugatti has clearly not figured out, on the other hand, is the definition of a teaser. While the slowly drawn out shots showing the upcoming super sedan from just about every angle are pretty impressive, aren’t teasers just supposed to whet the appetite? And if we’re honest, the narrative that goes with it is a bit… disarming. Finally, while most teaser videos are done and over with in a minute or less, this one is more than four times that length.

Oh well… nobody ever accused Bugatti of being subtle.

You can see the new Galibier teaser video by scrolling down below.

Source: Autoblog

Here it is, folks: the Lamborghini SUV. The only thing missing from these photos are the flying pigs.

Dubbed Urus, the Lambo sport-ute will officially be unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show shortly, but thanks to the magic of the Internets, the first few photos of the mighty ‘ute have been leaked. It looks pretty similar to all of the renderings we’ve seen in the past, albeit with sleeker headlamps and a more low-slung appearance.

The Urus is expected to share its platform with the next-generation Porsche Cayenne, Audi Q7 and upcoming Bentley SUV, but is tipped to be about 220 pounds lighter than all of those. Power is expected to be provided by a 5.2-liter V10 that produces around 584 horsepower.

News Source: AutoForumz via World Car Fans

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 got a new Cayman. So it only stands to reason that the German automaker would do the same with its more family-oriented offerings, the Panamera and Cayenne.

Automobile magazine’s European bureau reports that, when Porsche rolls out a restyled Panamera next year, the four-door model will yield the variants that the current model does not. That will likely include a long-wheelbase model for the Chinese market, as well as a potential shooting brake and a possible four-seat cabriolet.

A slant-back version of the Cayenne is also said to be in the works to take on the BMW X6, with a new Cayman to put a roof over the new Boxster’s head later this year and a generous array of 911 variants to come out year after year. Couple all those spin-offs with the new Macan crossover, the Pajun (baby Panamera) and a pair of new supercars (918 and 960) to slot in above the 911 range and they’re suddenly looking very busy at Zuffenhausen over the next few years.

Source: Automobile

For quite some time our Porsche Works Drivers have been preparing themselves for the racing season 2012 together with their support team. We took the opportunity and followed the team with the camera to gain some exciting insight into the work of our works drivers Jörg Bergmeister, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Wolf Henzler, Marco Holzer, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz, Patrick Long and Patrick Pile. More information on http://www.porsche.com/worksdrivers

Purism is an uncompromising pursuit of a clear line: the road ahead. Purism is also the approach we took when building the new Cayenne GTS. A car that is true to its roots: the tarmac.

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the designer of the original version of the iconic 911 sportscar, died today in Salzburg, Austria. He was 76.

“As creator of the Porsche 911, he established a design culture that molds our sportscars still today,” Matthias Mueller, chief executive officer of Porsche AG, said in an e- mailed statement. “His philosophy of good design is for us a legacy that we will also honor in the future.”

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who created the original Volkswagen (VOW3) Beetle, designed the first 911 in 1962. He went on to develop racecars for the German automaker until leaving the Stuttgart-based company in 1972 with other family members when Porsche was transformed into a joint stock company.

The 911 remains the epitome of the Porsche brand, even as the carmaker, which is jointly owned by the Porsche SE holding company and Volkswagen AG (VOW3), expands beyond sports cars. The Cayenne sport-utility vehicle was the brand’s top seller last year, with triple the deliveries of the 911. The Macan, a compact SUV, is scheduled to start production next year.

Porsche unveiled the seventh generation of the $82,100 911 in September. The 350-horsepower sportscar has a top speed of 289 kilometers per hour (179 miles per hour) and surges to 100 kilometers in 4.6 seconds.
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“He was a very special man, and the company Porsche was his life and what he stood for,” said Guenther Molter, who co- authored his father’s Ferry Porsche autobiography. “He carried on the work of his father in his own way. He realized the Porsche 911, which was his idea.”

After leaving Porsche, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche founded the Porsche Design Studio, where he devoted himself to developing watches, eyeglasses, writing utensils and other design projects. He was a proponent of clear, austere lines.

His credo was “design must be functional and the functionality must be visually implemented without gags that need to be explained,” according to the Porsche statement.

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche will be interred among close family members at a ceremony at Zell am See in Austria. A public ceremony will take place at a later date, Porsche said.

Source: Bloomberg

The Porsche 911 is an automotive icon — not to mention the most successful nameplate in Porsche’s history. And as Porsche unveils the 911′s seventh incarnation, one thing is abundantly clear, this car is an absolute revolution.

How do you use 48 911 GT3 Cup cars to write the name “Porsche” on the finishing straight of Estoril? Watch how the GT3 Cup Challenge Brasil answered this question in this video.

The amazing Porsche 918 looks set to start a brand new chapter in the world of supercar performance when it goes on sale in 2013. Porsche is planning to build just 918 of the mega-fast hybrid, and buyers will have to find £650,000 to get into one. The 918 marks the arrival of a new breed of supercars that not only deliver stunning performance, but also exceptional economy.

The 918 uses both a mid-mounted 4.6-litre V8 engine producing 562bhp and a trio of electric motors to deliver a sub-3 second 0-62mph time, a claimed 202mph top speed and yet an average of 94mpg in the official EU fuel test.

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. The move is part of a larger plug-in offensive from Volkswagen. VW owns 49.9 percent of Porsche and plans to debut electrified versions of its Audi Q7 and A3 as well as the European Passat. Those vehicles will reportedly trickle to market between 2014 and 2015. An all-electric Golf is also due in 2013.

Volkswagen has already made it clear the company believes the future of green driving lies in diesels and plug-in hybrids, saying the latter combines the best elements of electric propulsion and internal combustion without the compromises of a hybrid. So, why introduce plug-ins in the automaker’s luxury brands? Volkswagen claims high-end buyers are more likely to take long trips, and thus need the range-extending capability of an internal combustion engine as well. Us? We think it’s easier for well-heeled buyers to absorb the technology’s cost premium in their already higher MSRPs.

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“This is most definitely not a Prius.” So says ex-Autoblog staffer Damon Lavrinc in a story written for Wired. The non-Prius-esque vehicle to which he’s referring? The Porsche 918.

We know all about the concept and how it stole the show at the at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. We know that interest in the plug-in hybrid supercar was so strong that Porsche pulled out all the stops to get the vehicle into its production plans as soon as possible. We know it will cost $845,000 and be able to hit 60 miles per hour in a scant 3.1 seconds. What we hadn’t known until now, though, is how far along into its development Porsche’s team of engineers had gotten.

It seems there are currently three 918 development mules in existence, and Lavrinc got to ride shotgun at the Nardo Test Track in one of them. Though it was limited to half its available power – full power being a generous 770 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque with an overboost offering up to 700 lb-ft for short periods – it was still an exciting ride, and it’s telling that Porsche was confident enough in its Franken-mule to allow anyone to go on record this far ahead of September 18, 2013, the car’s official launch date.

News Source: Wired

The engineers at Porsche must be raising glasses of Hefeweizen in celebration, because they’ve built a new Boxster S that’s longer, wider, lighter, faster, and almost guaranteed to be a hit for the company.

Everything that’s new for the Boxster isn’t exactly new for anyone who’s been keeping an eye on Porsche lately. The Boxster is still getting trickle-down engineering from the 911, so the Boxster S’ 3.4 liter flat six gets direct fuel injection, stop/start, and some other internal improvements. Power is now at 315 horsepower, just a 5 horsepower bump from the old model.

While the Boxster S does have the company’s seven-speed double clutch gearbox on the options list, the base manual is stuck with six speeds, not the 911′s seven.

Aside from the engineering, here’s how you can really make sense of the Boxster S: at 3,034 pounds it is 55 pounds lighter than the old model, and with the PDK transmission it will sprint to 60 in 5.4 seconds. New sheetmetal cleans up the whole car, with an especially cool integrated rear spoiler, as well as big new lights and a broader side scoop.

Once it arrives in the US this summer, it will cost you $60,900 to own this, the world’s favorite German mid-engined roadster.

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Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios and Electronic Arts have finally buried the hatchet to give car guys the Porsches they want to drive in Forza Motorsport 4.

Available this Spring, they’ll drop the Porsche Expansion Pack for “Forza Motorsport 4″ that will contain 30 modern and classic Porsche vehicles from the German manufacturer, seven of which are new to the “Forza” franchise.

As of right now the only vehicles we can absolutely confirm are the 2010 Porsche Sport Classic and the 2010 Boxster S. Dan Greenawalt, creative director for the Forza franchise, told us on Friday the 30 vehicles would mix “both old and new, just as you’ve seen in all of our car packs.”

Source: jalopnik.com

Porsche has made it public knowledge that it will show a new Cayenne model for the North American market this spring, and the venue of choice for this debut will be the 2012 New York Auto Show. For those anxiously await a GTS variant of the Cayenne don’t fret just yet as we do expect to see one soon but its rumored to be the Cayenne Diesel that will grace our shores first.

Power will come from the the same 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V6 found currently in the Volkswagen Touareg and Audi Q7. We gather output will be the same as the euro-spec diesel pumping out 240hp with 406 lb-ft of torque.