Porsche has officially pulled the cover off its third-generation Cayenne SUV. The 2019 Cayenne is all-new from the ground-up, despite looking very similar to its predecessor. Highlights on the new official Porsche of suburbia include new engines, more technology and more space. It's hard to believe just looking at it, but the 2019 Cayenne really is all-new. This version is… Read More...
Porsche has previewed the 2018 Cayenne ahead of its August 29th debut with a sketch. The sketch confirms a few design traits, such as sizable influence from the smaller Macan housed within an overall evolutionary design change. The Porsche brand is fairly notorious for playing it safe when it comes to redesigns, so perhaps it comes as no surprise that… Read More...
Speaking to Reuters at the Geneva Motor Show, Porsche sales chief Detlev von Platen indicated that the automaker is giving consideration to an all-electric version of its Macan compact SUV as well as a hybrid versions of some of its popular sports coupes. Porsche is investing close to $1.1 billion to develop the Mission E, the marque's first battery-only model.… Read More...
Porsche has taken the wraps off the range-topping 2018 Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, the brand's first convergence of the Turbo and E-Hybrid badges. The combination is mixing together a 4.0-liter V-8 and a plug-in hybrid system to net a staggering 680 horsepower from this hybrid. The formula behind this car is similar to that of the Porsche 918 Spyder. The… Read More...
Porsche has announced that it will be recalling over 16,500 vehicles in two separate notices related to fastening screws and defective airbags. In the first notice, 16,429 911, Boxster and Cayman models manufactured between October 2015 and September 2016 are being recalled to address an issue with fuel collection pipe fastening screws. The company reports that the screws could shear… Read More...
South Korea's Ministry of Environment released a statement on Monday indicating that it was fining BMW, Nissan and Volkswagen's Porsche division and banning the sale of 10 models following an investigation that revealed the companies had falsified emissions test documents. The three automakers were fined a combined $5.9 million related to sales of 4,523 vehicles. Certifications for six of the… Read More...
Sources indicate that Apple recruited the technical director of Porsche's racing program earlier this year to work on its Project Titan car development initiative. The news was initially reported in the Germany monthly circular Manager Magazin and has since been confirmed by a company insider. Alexander Hitzinger was responsible for putting together the development team and organizational structure for Porsche's… Read More...
Bloomberg reports that Germany's Transport Ministry and Federal Motor Transport Authority have widened their emissions probe to investigate whether Volkswagen's Porsche division falsified fuel economy data for its vehicles. Spokespeople at both agencies indicated on Thursday that the investigation centers on the possible use of technology to detect if fuel consumption and carbon-dioxide emissions tests are being conducted. Illicit devices… Read More...
Since it's introduction in the third quarter of 2016, the uptake rate for the entry-level version of the Porsche Macan has exceeded company expectations. Powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four cylinder engine, the lower cost edition of the compact crossover accounts for 40 percent of sales, far surpassing internal estimates that had pegged the model to make up 20 percent… Read More...
Porsche CEO Oliver Blume has told Automotive News affiliate Automobilwoche that the Stuttgart-based automaker expects annual sales of it Mission E electric vehicle to come close to 20,000 units when deliveries begin in 2019. The estimated sales volume for Porsche's first all-electric offering will account for roughly 10 percent of shipments for the brand, or about a quarter of it's… Read More...
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