There’s a new alpha dog in the “affordable” Porsche pack, and it has four doors. Porsche will unveil the newest Panamera in their lineup at Geneva, and its plug-in powerplant will make all factory Porsches but the outrageous and limited-availability 918 tuck their tail and run. With 680 hp and 626 lb-ft of torque – the most powerful factory Porsche ever, other than the 918 … Continue reading Powerful Porsche Panamera Packs A Punch
Now this is the kind of rumor we can sink our teeth into. Autocar is reporting that a new 911 GT3 will be debuting at Geneva in March, bringing with it a new 4.0-liter flat-six engine, and the return of the manual transmission option. It may not be the exact same motor found in the GT3 RS or 911 R, but Autocar says it should … Continue reading Porsche Is Going Upgrade Crazy; 500 HP 911 GT3, 650 HP 911 GT2, and 430 HP Cayman GT4 RS
It’s not news to see Porsches lapping the Nurburgring-Nordschleife. When the upcoming 2017 911 Carrera GTS manages to obliterate the previous GTS’s Nurburgring lap record by a dozen seconds? Well, that’s news. Porsche has reported that the new GTS lapped the ‘Ring in 7:26, which manages to not only wreck the outgoing GTS’s score but eclipses the Carrera S by four seconds. To do this, … Continue reading 2017 Porsche 911 GTS Destroys Previous GTS’s ‘Ring Record
Porsche is on a tear to update every model in its 911 family with new turbocharged variants, and the latest recipient of the forced induction magic is the GTS. That brings five new models in total to the lineup with Coupe and Cabrio variants in both rear and all-wheel drive varieties as well as a Targa. With the new 3.0L turbocharged motors the GTS models … Continue reading Porsche Launches Updated 911 GTS In Detroit
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