Mar19
Volkswagen still has to go over the river and through the woods before it can close the deal to take over Porsche, but this fall it will begin building them. Primary Boxster production will commence this summer at Porsche's factory in Zuffenhausen, where the 911 is also built.
Overflow production will be handled by VW at its Osnabrück plant, which also handles assembly for the VW Golf Cabriolet and overflow Porsche Cayman production. The arrangement isn't unexpected, with plans...
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Oct14
Electronic Arts seems hell bent on capitalizing on its unique deal with Porsche, announcing a new contest to win a 2012 911 Carrera S as part of a promotion for its upcoming Need For Speed: The Run video game. Apparently, all you need to do to be entered into the giveaway is log into your EA account or register a new account for free. No actual purchase of the game is necessary.
Jun23
Ever dreamed of taking revenge when you're cut up at the lights by a flashy sports car? Well these pictures will be a dream come true... a Porsche 911 riddled with 10,000 bullets. The silver sports car was donated to an American gun club by a wealthy motorist who was fed-up with the vehicle's constant engine problems
Jan07
Porsche SE plans to present a coupe version of its 918 Spyder at the Detroit auto show next week as the sports-car maker returns to the event after four years, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The two-seater vehicle will be a concept race car with a V8 engine relying on about 600 horsepower, said the people, who asked not to be identified before a Jan. 10 presentation. The car will be based on the same platform as the 918 Spyder hybrid, a model that soars to 100 km (62...
Apr28
Performance sports car maker Porsche AG's <PSHG_p.DE> sterling reputation for quality took a severe dent on Tuesday, when it recalled every Panamera it built only months after the model line was launched to much fanfare. The announcement comes on the heels of a quality scandal at Toyota <7203.T> and serves as a bitter pill for Michael Macht, who headed up production before being named the brand's chief executive late in July. The Panamera grand tourer was supposed to catapult...