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12 April 2007 posted in Euro 12 views
Full official specs, new photos of the RUF CTR 3 Click image for an updated photo galleryFirst things first: as was widely reported (including here) the RUFCTR 3 is not derived from the Porsche Cayman. That makes it no less amazing, as the technical ...
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6 March 2007 posted in Spy Photos 3 views
Spy Shots: 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabrio While "Porsche" and "Nürburgring" seem to go hand-in-hand, "911 Turbo Cabrio" and "Sweden in March" don't necessarily seem to be as good a match. They're more like the odd couple, really. However ...
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24 September 2006 posted in Sports/GTs 3 views
Paris Motor Show: Porsche Permutations During next week's Paris Motor Show or, if you want to get stuffy about it, "Mondial de l'Automobile", Porsche plans on taking the wraps off a few new models that involve more revisions and additions ...
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17 July 2006 posted in Etc. 5 views
Porsche unveils the new 911 Targa 4 and Targa 4S Porsche announced today that the successor to the 996-based Targa will arrive in dealerships this fall.For the first time ever, the Targa will be exclusively an all-wheel-drive model. The 911 Targa 4 ...
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16 May 2006 posted in Aftermarket 10 views
COBB Tuning takes wraps off supercharged Subaru B9 Tribeca Given the somewhat lackluster response by consumers to Subaru's B9 Tribeca, the automaker's first 'real' crossover could probably use a little help. Enter COBB Tuning, a Subie-specific tuning house be ...
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5 January 2006 posted in Car Buying 9 views
Porsche debuts Cayman S in U.S. with a price Bones. Bucks. Dinero. Whatever you call cash, you’re going to 58,900 units of it to put a Porsche Cayman S in your garage, according to Stuart reporting from the L.A. auto show. As we’ve r ...
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26 December 2005 posted in Spy Photos 11 views
Porsche 997 GT3 caught out without its makeup Hans Lehmann, Super-Secret Sniper Extraordinaire has been at it again-- this time capturing Porsche's upcoming GT3 undisguised in full-on crimson war paint. Slated to be released in May of 2006, the h ...
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27 November 2005 posted in Sports/GTs 11 views
Next 911 Turbo to feature Variable Turbine Geometry November 16 of this year marked the day a century ago that Dr. Alfred Buchi received the first patent for an exhaust gas turbocharger. Porsche will be celebrating the turbo's 100-year anniversary a li ...
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18 November 2005 posted in Aftermarket 13 views
Smokey's got a Porsche If you're the Bandit and being chased by the Poh-leece, the last you want to see in your rearview mirror is a Porsche with a light bar. German tuner TechArt decided to build this Porsche police car fo ...
Tags: 20 inch wheels, porsche, hp, brakes, lamborghini, gallardo, crown vic, 8l, police car, rear spoilers, bandit, lamborghini gallardo, sport suspension, flat six, rearview mirror, techart, porsche carerra, essen auto show, cop car, poh
5 July 2005 posted in Car Buying 11 views
Porsche unveils 997-based Carrera 4 and Carrera 4s convertibles Is it a mere coincidence that on the Fourth of July Porsche unveils its 911 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S Cabriolets? I believe it's a conspiracy to promote the number 4 above all other single digits, espe ...
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1 July 2005 posted in Spy Photos 9 views
2007 Porsche 911 Turbo caught in the U.S. Spy shots are popping up all over the internet today of the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo caught being tested somewhere in the U.S. Scheduled to be officially unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Septembe ...
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28 June 2005 posted in Coupes 7 views
Porsche unveils 911 Club Coupe in honor of Porsche Club of America Happy 50th birthday Porsche Club of America! We just got them a nice b-day card, but Porsche one-upped us again by announcing it will be producing 50 copies of a special 911 Club Coupe that has a smat ...
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17 June 2005 posted in Tuner Tuesdays 9 views
An Italian 911 What do you do when you want a stylish Porsche roadster, but a Boxster is just too pedestrian? Well, you need to call StudioTorino in Pfaffenhausen, Germany. StudioTorino is a joint ven ...
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25 May 2005 posted in Spy Photos 10 views
Three German tire-squealers spied List the nomenclature, M, RS, and GT3, and you should already be counting the horsepower. AutoWeek has caught a trifecta of German high-performance cars testing their killer powertrains. The next M3 w ...
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