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spy photos
Cayman Shooting Brake Confirmed In Forza 3 Screen Shot?
This screen cap, reportedly from the yet-unreleased Forza 3 for Xbox 360, is adding credibility to the Porsche Cayman shooting brake rumor. Has Forza got the digital data on a shocking new Porsche offering? More » -
spy photos
Porsche Cayman Mule Spotted With Shooting Brake Shape
If you share our love of shooting brakes, hold onto your hats as amateur shooters have captured what looks to be a Porsche Cayman shooting brake mule. At least that's what we hope it is. More » -
tuner cars
SPORTEC SPR1 T80 Boasts 858 HP, 236 MPH Top Speed
What's that? A Porsche 911 that has 214.5 HP at each wheel, a 0-to-60 time of three seconds, a top speed over 236MPH, ceramic brakes and emissions compliance? Oh that? That's just the SPORTEC SPR1 T80. Do want. More » -
Car Rankings
Lexus, Porsche Top 2009 J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey
The 2009 J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey is out. Lexus takes top marks followed by Porsche, Cadillac, Hyundai and Honda. The worst? Land Rover, Smart, And Mini. More » -
classic cars
Pictures From The Friends of McQueen Car Show
Boys Republic is a Californian treatment community for troubled kids. Before driving around in Ferraris and Jaguars at speed, Steve McQueen spent some time here. To commemorate his time served, there's now an annual car show. More » -
racing news
24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery
While Americans are reinventing endurance racing in a dadaist manner, Europeans are still doing their thing at Le Mans, 86 years after the first race. And it was Audi vs. Peugeot yet again. Warning: spoilers. More » -
tuner cars
Status Design Porsche Cayenne Biggest Russian Failure Since Glasnost
Status Design isn't the first tuner to mangle the otherwise mildly unattractive Porsche Cayenne — the Ruf Dakara comes to mind — but Status Design's taken to it with recklessly wild Russian enthusiasm. More » -
celebrities
Tony Danza Shows Porsche Who's The Boss With MINI Door
Climbing into his MINI Cooper yesterday, Tony Danza dinged the passenger side rear quarter-panel of a Porsche Boxster with his door. Not news, but it begs the question — should he have left a note? Also, baseball pants? Really? [TMZ] -
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Car Crime
Giants Fans Trash Porsche 911 After Playoff Defeat
After losing to the Philadelphia Eagles 23 to 11 in the playoffs six months ago, these Giants fans took out their rage on a poor little Porsche 911. That isn't the whole story though. NSFW More » -
industry news
VW Halts Merger Talks With Porsche Over CEO Squabble
Porsche's plannedassimilationmerger with Volkswagen has hit a snag, temporarily halting negotiations. We're told the "snag" is who's going to lead the new company — VW CEO Martin Winterkorn or Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking. More » -
Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance
Someone's Gonna Get Fired: LeMons Cars Invited To Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance
The Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance is a super-upscale car shows, with the rich folks showing off their high-buck machines. This time, the organizers had the bright idea of inviting five 24 Hours Of LeMons racers.
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car design
Top Ten Auto Design Easter Eggs
An "Easter egg" is an intentional hidden message, in-joke or feature. We've noticed fun little buggers in the design of quite a few new vehicles. Here's our list of the ten best. More » -
rally
Tire Chains And Lucas Electrics In California's Gold Country: The 2009 Snowball Rally
From the same folks who brought us the California Melee rally, here's the Snowball Rally. Prolific tipster and LeMons Assistant Perpetrator TheEastBayKid drove his '76 BMW 2002 and shot some nice photos for us. More » -
industry news
One automaker to rule them all: Porsche, VW to integrate ten brands. [Reuters]
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China Cars
BYD T6: A Chinese Porsche Cayenne Knock-Off
BYD has apparently caught on that the Porsche Cayenne is a big hit in China. They're readying their own 2.0-liter equipped version, the BYD T6. Turbos? We don't need no stinkin' turbos. More » -
Crazy Euro Car Boy Does London
A Horticultural Stand Against Chelsea Tractors
Nowhere is the ungainly Porsche Cayenne in greater abundance than in Central London. It’s time to fight back against these monstrosities—with black tulips! More » -
Car Crime
Moscow SWAT Team Unjustly Profiles Black Porsche Cayenne
Ready to ambush escaping bank robbers said to be driving a black Porsche Cayenne, a Moscow SWAT team initially targets the wrong car with extreme prejudice. Can't we all just get along? More » -
Crazy Euro Car Boy Does London
Porsche 928: A Hydrofoil For The Road
The Porsche 928, with its big 5-liter V8 up front, belongs to the class of grand touring cars which handle like hydrofoil powerboats. More » -
Carpocalypse
Volkswagen Quarterly Profits Drop 74% In First Quarter
Volkswagen said net profits for the company drove off a cliff in the first quarter of 2009, down 74% to $314 million. GM, reached for a comment, asked "What's a profit?" [New York Times] -
shanghai auto show
Porsche Panamera Takes Elevator To 94th Floor
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. More » -
shanghai auto show
Porsche Panamera: Bigger, Longer And With A Larger Butt
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.
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shanghai motor show
Porsche Panamera: Sub-Five Second Four-Door
In a "first," other than the Cayenne, Porsche just revealed the four-door Porsche Panamera in Shanghai. It's supposedly able to go from zero to 60 in under five seconds. Also, it has a big butt. More » -
nurburgring
Faszination Nurburgring: Ruf CTR Yellowbird Reminds Us To Keep It Real
Wondered where the whole Nurburgring Time thing comes from? The Ruf CTR Yellowbird. In 1987 it became the fastest car in the world, besting both the Porsche 959 and Ferrari F40. Then came the video. More » -
classic cars
Vintage Porsche 959 Factory Tour
The internet can be a terrifically awesome place to spend time. Case-in-point, this vintage photo tour of the Zuffenhausen-based assembly plant where all 337 mythical Porsche 959s were built by skilled Germans probably named Bruce. More » -
shanghai auto show
Porsche Panamera Drives, Jesus-Style On Chinese Water
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. More » -
new york auto show
2010 Porsche 911 GT3: Santa's 435 HP Sleigh
The 2010 Porche 911 GT3 just hit the floor at the New York Auto Show and it's a sexy red 435 HP missile of leather and fury, priced from $112,200. More » -
down on the street bonus edition
DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Tomsk Edition: German Iron Down On The Orange County Street
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Tomsk has photographed a staggering quantity of DOTSBE-worthy machinery. More » -
Supercar Teardown
Supercar Teardown: Porsche Carrera GT
Porsche's first foray into production V10 power lies just behind the driver in the Carrera GT super car. Let's take a look inside Bruce and see what makes his 605 HP, 5.7-liter DOHC V10 tick. More » -
spy photos
Next Porsche 911 Showing A Fowl New Rear?
The 998 Porsche 911 was spotted out and about in some interesting camouflage while taking runs around Der Fatherland. Why do we say interesting? It's got a duck tail rear-end. More » -
project car hell
Project Car Hell, Teutonic Nemesis Edition: BMW 750iL or Porsche 928?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! The lowly flatworm can learn to avoid pain, but not us. More » -
found on craigslist
Buy The 1990 Porsche 911 From Death Race For $28,000
We didn't actually see the remake of Death Race, but we can still appreciate the badass cars built for the movie, including this Porsche 911, now on sale for $28,000 on Craigslist. More » -
Crazy Euro Car Boy
Google Street View Hits London with Ultra-Rare Aston Martin V8 Vantage Special Series II
Google Street View camera trucks have photographed something even better than the white Stig: a custom Aston Martin built for the Sultan of Brunei. Here is the story of how we found it. More » -
porsche design
Porsche Cayenne GTS Design Edition 3: Blacula's New Ride
Porsche has released the newest member of its Design Edition club: the limited edition, murdered-out Porsche Cayenne GTS Design Edition 3, complete with triple black racing stripes, black wheels and Lava Grey Metallic paint. More » -
Down On The Street 450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: The Germans
The Hamsters are resisting our efforts to continue the 450 DOTS commemoration, but we've finally got Round Two ready for your enjoyment. Here are the German cars that roam the Island That Rust Forgot. More » -
goodwood festival of speed
Vorsprung Your Way to Goodwood This July to See Audi at Its Very Best
Audi will be the featured marque at this year's Festival of Speed, held July 3-5. This is your last chance to see the Auto Union race cars before Audi becomes, by default, hopelessly uncool. More » -
racing news
58-Year-Old Hans-Joachim Stuck Returns To Race At 12 Hours of Sebring
A surprising revelation of endurance racing is the fact most drivers are far from being spring chickens. Here's a few examples. More » -
porsche panamera
Porsche Panamera Gets Engine Start/Stop With Auto-Shifting Double-Clutch
When the four-door Porsche Panamera hits the U.S. in October, it'll be equipped with both an automatic engine start/stop feature mated with an automatically-shifting double-clutch transmission. Ooh! Technology! But wait, there's more. More » -
spy photos
2011 Porsche Cayenne Gets Curvy
Porsche will eventually redesign their wildly-successful-yet-painful-to-look-at Porsche Cayenne. This photo purports to offer a glimpse of the design direction of the could-be 2011 Porsche Cayenne. God help us. More » -
tech
Which Would You Take: Lightweight Porsche 928 or LS1-Powered Mazda Miata?
I visited the secret laboratories of Evil Genius Racing last week, to see what manner of madness they had cooking. While there, I encountered a couple of track-car projects that presented quite a dilemma. More »










































