Autocar succeeded to obtain a series of patent applications with the Porsche Panamera convertible !
Recent comments from Porsche insiders indicated the Panamera convertible had been cancelled, but renewals and fresh patent applications in the United States indicate otherwise.
As shown in these images, the Panamera Convertible will have four doors but without the normal B-pillar!
The design of car’s rear end suggests the roof will be a fabric hood.
The Panamera’s windscreen has been altered with greater rake and, as seen on one of the patent drawings from Porsche in-house designer, Grant Larson, ...
In the attempt to sell more cars and comply with the strict emission standards, Porsche announced today that it will introduce a V6 version of the Panamera sedan at the Beijing Auto Show in China.
The V6 Panamera will go on sale in the summer with a rear-wheel drive version and an all-wheel drive version, the Panamera 4.
Both models will get a 3.6-liter direct-injected V6 that cranks out an even 300 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. It will be connected to a sevedual-clutch Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe gearbox, which is way to ...
A Porsche 911 GT3 R with innovative hybrid drive will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March. After its debut in Switzerland, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid will be tested in long-distance races around the Nürburgring, Germany.
The highlight of this test programme will be the 24 Hours race around the 14-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit on 15/16 May. However, the focus is not on the 911 GT3 R Hybrid winning the race but rather serving as a spearhead for the technology and a ‘racing laboratory’ that will provide invaluable ...
The engineers at Porsche have developed the 2011 911 Turbo S in response to customer demand for greater power, performance and driving dynamics.
An increase in horsepower over the 2011 911 Turbo of 30 hp boosts peak output to 530 hp (390 kW) and maximum torque is a most impressive 700 Newton-metres (516 lb-ft). Despite its significant increase in power and dynamic performance, the new 911 Turbo S returns 24.8 mpg Combined (11.4 l/ 100 km) and as such offers identical fuel consumption to the regular Porsche 911 Turbo
The 911 ...
Porsche Cars North America announced today that the 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo will arrive at its U.S. dealers this week and go on sale on January 30. With 20 more horsepower, and a 13 percent increase in fuel economy, the new 911 Turbo is indeed more powerful and more efficient.
The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo features the first entirely new engine in its storied 35-year history. The new flat-six boxer engine now delivers 500 horsepower, 20 more than the previous power plant. Maximum torque is up by 15 to 516 lb. ...
Porsche unveiled its latest FIA based car – the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R – a car based on a larger 4.0-litre six-cylinder ‘boxer’ engine delivering 480 bhp.
With a total mass of just 1,200 kg (2,646 lb), 911 GT3 R is now even easier to drive. For example, an anti-lock braking system, traction control and an electronic throttle with ‘blip’ function on gearbox down-changes make it much easier for drivers to get used to the GT3 R race car than the prior Cup S model, with the consequence that the ...
CEO Michael Macht said today that Stuttgart based supercar-maker Porsche, not intending to build a hybrid version of its 911 or Boxter.
He also said that the only hybrid that Porsche will build will be the Cayenne SUV, which most probably will use a direct-injected, supercharged Audi 3.0-liter V6 engine rated at 333 horsepower, paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Mated to a 52-hp electric motor, hybrid Cayenne will have a maximum output of 374 horsepower, enough grunt for a claimed 0-to-60-mph time of about 6.4 seconds (just 0.4 second slower than ...
Thanks to Autocar we have a series of spy photos showing the next generation Porsche Cayenne ‘undisguised’. The next Cayenne will be less aggressive, with smaller, thinner air intakes on the front, and only two exhausts instated four on the current version.
Porsche will continue to use the Touareg platform, but from profile view, the line is somewhat similar to Infiniti's FX, with much rounded corners. The new model will be lighter than present version with around 170 kg, and as we can see from the photos, the center console will ...
Qatar's sovereign investment fund said Friday it has exercised its options to acquire Volkswagen AG shares and increased its voting stake to 17% as planned.
"As a long-term strategic investor, we continue to believe that the investment in VW and the envisaged combination of Porsche SE and VW represents a unique investment asset," Qatar Holding LLC's Chief Executive Ahmad Al-Sayed said in a statement.
Separately, Porsche Automobil Holding SE (PAH3.XE) said Friday that Qatar's Sheikh Jassim Bin Abdulaziz Bin Jassim Al-Thani is set to succeed Hans-Peter Porsche on the German sports-car maker's ...
Volkswagen has today taken a 49.9 percent stake in Porsche AG. The next important step on the way towards the integrated automotive group with Porsche has therefore been completed, as announced, before the end of the year. The price for the stake is €3.9 billion and is based on the enterprise value for Porsche AG calculated under a careful due diligence and valuation procedure.
Following the Comprehensive Agreement concluded in August, the implementation agreements signed in November and the Volkswagen Extraordinary General Meeting held last week, the stake in Porsche ...
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