Hip-Hop star Kanye West's black Porsche Panamera Turbo was destroyed in Hawaii this weekend. The car was in the care of West's cousin while Kanye was off the Island and reported stolen after the crash. Hmm... [KLTV]

The addition of a Hennessey Performance stainless steel exhaust bumps power on the Porsche Panamera Turbo up to 550 HP and makes the German sled sound like Tom Waits gargling when mom drops the hammer outside the PTA meeting.

Prior to the Shanghai Auto Show, Porsche wanted to showboat a little. Their idea? Lift a Porsche Panamera to the 94th floor of the Shanghai World Financial Center. In an elevator.

Our own Auto Insider's in Shanghai for the show where he saw the new four-door Porsche Panamera revealed live. We already know all the details, but we've got his live gallery below.

Porsche is readying the Porsche Panamera for a world debut at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show. In preparation, they've set out to prove it can walk on water, Jesus-style, better than the competition.

In a second round of direct mail content, the 2010 Porsche Panamera has been unveiled in the greatest detail yet — interior, exterior, all three trim levels, we even see the 4.8 liter V8 underhood.