Adidas Giving Fastest NFL Prospects a Custom Porsche 911 Carrera
The NFL season has come to a close, which means it’s time for sports fans to get excited for March Madness and the start of baseball more endless coverage of the NFL. After all, the NFL Scouting Combine is this month, and it’s our duty as Americans to care deeply about amateur athletes running around […]
How Porsche Uses Gaming Tech to Develop Cars
What do Fortnite and the all-new 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 have in common? Both were built using the Unreal game engine. But while Porsche engineers might build staircases to heaven to get a better vantage point to shoot their enemies while relaxing after work, they use Unreal software technology for something a whole lot different […]
Porsche 911 Cabriolet Keeps Your Hands Warm with the Top Down
Is anything quite as pointless as owning a convertible car, only to virtually never drive it with the top down because the weather is either too hot or too cold? Making a climate control system that works well inside a closed car is straightforward enough, but the same unfortunately can’t be said for open-top vehicles. […]
Porsche Taycan Wins Two 2020 World Car Awards
The Porsche Taycan is the only car to have been recognized not once but twice in the prestigious 2020 World Car Awards. The German automaker’s new electric sports car was named the 2020 World Luxury Car as well as the 2020 World Performance Car, claiming two of the five available awards. A total of 86 […]
Over 4,900 Simracers Compete in Porsche Esports Supercup Qualifying
More than 4,900 simracers have already participated in the qualifying rounds for the Porsche Esports Supercup, an online competition that will span 10 races over the course of five months in 2020, using the iRacing video game. This is already more than twice the amount of people who attempted to qualify for the inaugural season […]
Last Porsche 991 Has Rolled Out of the Factory
The last 991-generation Porsche 911 has rolled off the production line, marking the end of a major era for the German automaker. First launched in 2011, the 991 generation was one of the biggest steps forward for the popular sports car, which boasted an aluminum-steel composite body, a new high-tech roll stabilization system, and almost […]
Porsche’s Future is Electric, CEO Says
It’s no secret that the automotive industry is rapidly shifting toward electrified powertrains, but some manufacturers — in particular, those selling luxury sports cars to rich enthusiasts — have provided a safe haven for drivers seeking old-fashioned, high-performance internal combustion engines. But that may not be the case for much longer, as even Porsche, arguably […]
Porsche-Designed Starship Will Feature in Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Film
Porsche has teamed up with Lucasfilm, the production company behind Star Wars, to create a starship that will be featured in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the last film in the sequel trilogy and the one that will mark the end of the Skywalker saga. Porsche’s design team will meet regularly in Stuttgart and […]
Porsche’s Augmented Reality App Lets You See Dream Car in Your Living Room
Porsche has just launched the Porsche Augmented Reality Visualizer App, a new app for compatible iOS and Android mobile devices that lets you configure your dream Porsche car in the real world. The app allows you to place a virtual Porsche on almost any interior or exterior surface and examine the car in three dimensional […]
2022 Porsche 911 Hybrid Will Feature Pure Electric Mode
Earlier this year, Porsche said it would not make an electric 911, but apparently this won’t stop the company from making a hybrid 911 that can run purely on electric power. Porsche finally launched the next-generation 911 (992) at the Los Angeles Auto Show last month, but openly stated that the technology simply wasn’t at […]
Porsche Unveils New-Generation 911
At the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, Porsche has just revealed the 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S, the eight-generation 911, internal designation 992. For those mostly unfamiliar with the brand, the car looks little different to its predecessor. The 911’s design language has after all, remained virtually unchanged for the last several decades. Still, one […]
Porsche Speedster Goes Into Production
The Porsche Speedster was one of the more popular concepts to come out of Germany in the past few years, and the luxury automaker has finally announced what everyone had hoped would be true: it will go into production and remain a concept no longer. However, accessibility will be low. Only 1,948 units will be […]
[Rumor] Porsche Considering 2021 Formula One Entry
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Gerhard Berger, ex-Formula One racing driver and 10-time Grand Prix winner, says that Porsche Motorsport is considering an entry into F1 in 2021, but will only commit once the new regulations are officially set in stone later this year. Many of Liberty Media’s proposed changes for F1, including simpler and cheaper engines, a prize pool […]
Porsche Says It Won’t Make an Electric 911
As the automotive industry rushes toward electrified powertrains and autonomous technologies, the enthusiast community has been left wondering what will become of its beloved, manually-driven, combustion-powered cars. For the time being, it seems, Porsche will continue to be the model brand for car purists. Speaking to reporters at its annual results conference, the German luxury […]
5 Celebrities Who (Not So Surprisingly) Love Porsche Sports Cars
In 1931, Ferdinand Porsche founded the Porsche brand, but back then the company didn’t build or sell any of its own vehicles, but instead developed automobiles for other manufactures such as Volkswagen. In fact, Ferdinand Porsche has been credited with designing the iconic Volkswagen Beetle, but things changed in 1948 when Ferdinand Porsche and his […]
The Horsepower Rating of the 2017 Porsche 911 GTS Will Make Your Jaw Drop
Even though Porsche decided to skip the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), the German automaker still announced a new vehicle this week, which comes in the form of the 2017 Porsche 911 GTS. Need A New Porsche? Check out these current offers and incentives on 2017 Porsche models The new GTS will be […]
Porsche’s Exclusive Deal with EA to Finally End in 2017
Racing video games have been an important subgroup of video games as a whole for nearly as long as the latter have existed, from 1973’s Space Race and 1982’s Pole Position to modern day arcade racers like Gran Turismo and hardcore simulations like Assetto Corsa. Yet even as games have been attempting to capture all […]
Porsche Rewards Paris Motor Show Visitors with a Glimpse of its New 911 GT3 Cup Racecar
Heading into the 2016 Paris Motor Show, much of the talk regarding Porsche was focused on the German automaker’s new Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, but the company surprised everybody by also revealing the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Like all 911s, the engine of this automobile will be located in the rear of the vehicle, but […]