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918 Spyder Concept
Highly Efficient and Ultra-Fast Plug-in Hybrid Super Sports Car Unveiled in Geneva
High Efficient and Ultra-Fast Plug-in Hybrid Super Sports Car Unveiled
Who said green cars can't be mean? Not Porsche. On the eve of the Geneva Auto Show, the Stuttgart-based company took the wraps off the 918 Spyder Concept, a 2-seat mid-engine supercar with hybrid and electric drive technology. Just how fast is this thing? Well, Porsche says the 918 Spyder Concept hits 100km/h (62mph) in less than 3.2 seconds, and it blasts to a top speed of 198 mph. Not only that, it laps the Nurburgring in less than 7 minutes 30 seconds, which means it's even faster than the hallowed Carrera GT.
Just how green is it? Porsche says that, when driven accordingly, the plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder Concept gets an outstanding 78 mpg, with an emission level of just 70 grams of CO2 per kilometer. The 918 Spyder Concept is powered by a high-revving V-8 related to the 3.4-liter in the Porsche RS Spyder racing car. In 918 Spyder form, this mid-mounted engine revs to 9200 rpm and produces more than 500 bhp. Electric motors at the front and rear axles add an additional 218 horsepower to the output. The V-8's power, and that of the rear electric motor, reaches the Spyder Concept's rear wheels via a 7-speed PDK gearbox. The drive to the front wheels is pure electric, via a fixed ratio. The liquid -cooled lithium-ion battery pack behind the cockpit can be charged at home, or by brake regeneration.
Four distinct driving modes are available. E Drive is solely electric power, with a range of up to 16 miles. In hybrid mode, electric power and gasoline power are used as conditions warrant, in ways designed to maximize economy or performance. In Sport Hybrid mode, in which both drive systems maximize performance, most of the power goes rearward, aided by torque vectoring to help the car's dynamics. Lastly, there's Race Hybrid mode for the utmost performance, such as running at the limit on the racetrack. In this mode, there's even a "push to pass" E-Boost feature that feeds in added electrical power for overtaking...or better lap times.
The 918 Spyder's modular chassis is made of CFP (carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic), while Porsche has also employed lots of magnesium and aluminum to keep the car's weight down to a reasonably svelte 3285 lb. Aesthetically, the 918 Spyder looks very much like a relative of the Carrera GT. It also looks like it would be perfectly at home on the road or the track. Variable aerodynamics, especially around the rear spoiler, are necessary in a car with such a fast top speed, and the rear hoods extending back from the headrests accommodate retractable air intakes that provide a ram-air function.
Porsche says the interior of the 918 Spyder Concept offers a glimpse of the future, and we're glad that it remains driver-oriented with circular dial gauge. Modernity is addressed via the center console, which has a touch screen for what Porsche calls "intuitive" control of the car's functions.
Lastly, the 918 Spyder Concept is fitted with a Range Manager. Using the map in the satellite navigation system, the Range Manager displays the remaining range the Spyder is able to cover. And in cities, it will tell you if you can reach your destination on electric power alone. Just the thing to make sure you arrive at the Nurburgring with a full tank.
We admit the Porsche 918 Spyder Concept took us by surprise at Geneva. But we very much like what we see, and the fact that this Porsche has lapped the Nurburgring proves it's more than a "pie in the sky: concept. It has real production possibilities; and we're delighted that Porsche sees driving fun as a vital part of its future.
Note: Andrew Bornhop (Road & Track)
Just how green is it? Porsche says that, when driven accordingly, the plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder Concept gets an outstanding 78 mpg, with an emission level of just 70 grams of CO2 per kilometer. The 918 Spyder Concept is powered by a high-revving V-8 related to the 3.4-liter in the Porsche RS Spyder racing car. In 918 Spyder form, this mid-mounted engine revs to 9200 rpm and produces more than 500 bhp. Electric motors at the front and rear axles add an additional 218 horsepower to the output. The V-8's power, and that of the rear electric motor, reaches the Spyder Concept's rear wheels via a 7-speed PDK gearbox. The drive to the front wheels is pure electric, via a fixed ratio. The liquid -cooled lithium-ion battery pack behind the cockpit can be charged at home, or by brake regeneration.
Four distinct driving modes are available. E Drive is solely electric power, with a range of up to 16 miles. In hybrid mode, electric power and gasoline power are used as conditions warrant, in ways designed to maximize economy or performance. In Sport Hybrid mode, in which both drive systems maximize performance, most of the power goes rearward, aided by torque vectoring to help the car's dynamics. Lastly, there's Race Hybrid mode for the utmost performance, such as running at the limit on the racetrack. In this mode, there's even a "push to pass" E-Boost feature that feeds in added electrical power for overtaking...or better lap times.
The 918 Spyder's modular chassis is made of CFP (carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic), while Porsche has also employed lots of magnesium and aluminum to keep the car's weight down to a reasonably svelte 3285 lb. Aesthetically, the 918 Spyder looks very much like a relative of the Carrera GT. It also looks like it would be perfectly at home on the road or the track. Variable aerodynamics, especially around the rear spoiler, are necessary in a car with such a fast top speed, and the rear hoods extending back from the headrests accommodate retractable air intakes that provide a ram-air function.
Porsche says the interior of the 918 Spyder Concept offers a glimpse of the future, and we're glad that it remains driver-oriented with circular dial gauge. Modernity is addressed via the center console, which has a touch screen for what Porsche calls "intuitive" control of the car's functions.
Lastly, the 918 Spyder Concept is fitted with a Range Manager. Using the map in the satellite navigation system, the Range Manager displays the remaining range the Spyder is able to cover. And in cities, it will tell you if you can reach your destination on electric power alone. Just the thing to make sure you arrive at the Nurburgring with a full tank.
We admit the Porsche 918 Spyder Concept took us by surprise at Geneva. But we very much like what we see, and the fact that this Porsche has lapped the Nurburgring proves it's more than a "pie in the sky: concept. It has real production possibilities; and we're delighted that Porsche sees driving fun as a vital part of its future.
Note: Andrew Bornhop (Road & Track)
First Ancestor of All Porsche Sports Cars on Show in America for the First Time.
Porsche Museum supports special exhibition at the High Museum of Art Stuttgart. The Museum run by Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, Stuggart, Germany, is sending its legendary Type 64 Berlin-Rome Car on a long journey. Befitting the 60th anniversary of Porsche in America, the aluminum body of Type 64 will be presented from March 21st to June 20th 2010 at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, taking the first and most prominent exhibit at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen to a new location outside of Germany for the first time.
The High Museum of Art is one of the world's leading art museums. In its special exhibiton "The Allure of the Automobile", the High Museum of Art is expressing its recognition of outstanding automotive developments in the period 1930 to 1960, focusing on differences in the development of American and European design. Type 64 will be presented next to other icons in the world of the automobile from Buggatti, Duesenberg, Jaguar, Ferrari, Pierce Arrow, Packard, Cadillac and Tucker as a synthesis of innovative construction and design, supreme craftsmanship, and exceptional design.
The High Museum of Art is one of the world's leading art museums. In its special exhibition "The Allure of the Automobile", the High Museum of Art is expressing its recognition of outstanding automotive developments in the period 1930 to 1960, focusing on differences in the development of American and European design. Type 64 will be presented next to other icons in the world of the automobile from Bugatti, Duesenberg, Jaguar, Ferrari, Pierce Arrow, Packard, Cadillac and Tucker as a synthesis of innovative construction and design, supreme craftsmanship, and exceptional design.
The High Museum of Art is one of the world's leading art museums. In its special exhibiton "The Allure of the Automobile", the High Museum of Art is expressing its recognition of outstanding automotive developments in the period 1930 to 1960, focusing on differences in the development of American and European design. Type 64 will be presented next to other icons in the world of the automobile from Buggatti, Duesenberg, Jaguar, Ferrari, Pierce Arrow, Packard, Cadillac and Tucker as a synthesis of innovative construction and design, supreme craftsmanship, and exceptional design.
The High Museum of Art is one of the world's leading art museums. In its special exhibition "The Allure of the Automobile", the High Museum of Art is expressing its recognition of outstanding automotive developments in the period 1930 to 1960, focusing on differences in the development of American and European design. Type 64 will be presented next to other icons in the world of the automobile from Bugatti, Duesenberg, Jaguar, Ferrari, Pierce Arrow, Packard, Cadillac and Tucker as a synthesis of innovative construction and design, supreme craftsmanship, and exceptional design.
Type 64 is of very special significance to the history of the Porsche brand: Built in 1938/39 under the guidance of Ferdinand Porsche, this unique car already had all the features taht make sports cars from Zuffenhausen so very special the world over to this day: lightweight construction and superior aerodynamics, exceptional performance, reliable technology, and that unique design so characteristic of a Porsche. Originally developed for the Berlin-Rome long-distance race, Type 64, due to the war, never entered a race in its lifetime. But it marks an essential milestone en route to the first Porsche, Type 356 built in 1948.
The car's streamlined aluminum body already showed distinctive indications later to be admired in all of Porsche's sports cars, its DNA living on in the Porsche 356 through the Porsche 911 all the way to the Panamera. The symbiosis of motorsport requirements and the use of production elements made the car a perfect grand tourer able to reach an average speed on public roads back in 1939 of more than 130 km/h or 80mph. No surprise, therefore, that Ferdinand Porsche himself used Type 64 for long journeys.
The car's streamlined aluminum body already showed distinctive indications later to be admired in all of Porsche's sports cars, its DNA living on in the Porsche 356 through the Porsche 911 all the way to the Panamera. The symbiosis of motorsport requirements and the use of production elements made the car a perfect grand tourer able to reach an average speed on public roads back in 1939 of more than 130 km/h or 80mph. No surprise, therefore, that Ferdinand Porsche himself used Type 64 for long journeys.
Accompanying the new construction of the Porsche Mueum in Stuggart-Zuffenhausen, the aluminum body of Type 64 was rebuilt by experts in years of painstaking craftsmanship. Ever since the Museum was opened in January 2009, Type 64 has marked the beginning of the Museum Tour thrilling visitors from all over the world through its cultural impact and unique flair alone.
While Type 64 is being presented to the public in Atlanta, the Porsche Museum will be displaying the skeleton structure of the Type 64 body until the end of June 2010 - a skeleton made of wood upon which the 1.2-millimeter aluminum panels were hammered into shape.
Note: Images of the Porsche Museum and Type 64 are available to accredited journalists in the Porsche Press Database at http://presse.porsche.de/. Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG. Porsche Partners Network (PPN) Porsche.com
While Type 64 is being presented to the public in Atlanta, the Porsche Museum will be displaying the skeleton structure of the Type 64 body until the end of June 2010 - a skeleton made of wood upon which the 1.2-millimeter aluminum panels were hammered into shape.
Note: Images of the Porsche Museum and Type 64 are available to accredited journalists in the Porsche Press Database at http://presse.porsche.de/. Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG. Porsche Partners Network (PPN) Porsche.com
Porsche Adds New Panamera Models to its Gran Turismo
LineupSporting a new 300-horsepower V6 engine, the Panamera and
Panamera 4 deliver Porsche driving excitement, high comfort, and excellent fuel
efficiency
Porsche Cars North America today announced the addition of two new Panamera models, just three months after successfully launching the first four-door Gran Turismo in three V8 flavors: the Panamera S, the Panamera 4S and the Panamera Turbo.
The Panamera and Panamera 4, the model line's new entry level versions, will be in Porsche dealerships in June 2010. Both feature a brand-new 3.6-liter V6 with Direct Fuel Injection (DFI) developing 300 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. The Panamera transmits its power to the road via the rear wheels, while the Panamera 4 comes standard with active all-wheel drive. U.S. models will include Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK), Porsche's new and revolutionary seven-speed double-clutch gearbox, as standard equipment.
The Panamera and Panamera 4 are examples of the Porsche Intelligent Performance development strategy. Equipped with the PDK gearbox and the Auto Start Stop function, Porsche expects these new models to be considerably more fuel efficient than their normally aspirated V8 siblings. Official U.S. EPA fuel economy figures will be announced closer to the new models' on-sale date, and both meet the strict EU5 emission standard in Europe and the LEV standard in the United States. And like all Panamera models, they are not subject to a gas-guzzler tax.
Porsche has always focused on superior efficiency and performance, and in the
case of these new Panamera models these long-held tenets are not mutually
exclusive. One example of this ideal combination of qualities is consistent
lightweight construction with the axles, doors, hood, front fenders and tailgate
all made of aluminum. Likewise, the brand new 90-degree angle V6 powerplant
built at Porsche's engine plant in Zuffenhausen is approximately 66 lbs. lighter
than the Porsche V8 in the Panamera S and 4S. This contributes to the low
overall curb weight, which in the case of the Panamera with the PDK transmission
is just 3,880 lbs. (1,730 kg).
Like the proven V8 models, both the Panamera and the Panamera 4, as genuine
Gran Turismos, combine a sporting character with a high standard of comfort and
everyday driving qualities. Steel suspension with variable dampers is standard,
and adaptive air suspension with additional air volume on demand is available as
an option. This provides a wide range of suspension qualities and features, with
a high level of motoring comfort on the one hand and extremely sporting driving
dynamics on the other.
Both models will be making their world debut at the Beijing Motor Show on
April 23, 2010.
Since its U.S. introduction in October 2009, the Panamera has received numerous awards and recognition. The Panamera Turbo was named Playboy Magazine's 2010 Car of the Year. Others include an Edmunds Inside Line Editors' Most Wanted Award, inclusion in Edmunds.com's Top Recommended Vehicles list, two Car and Driver Editors Choice Awards (Sports Sedans and Luxury Sedans), Bloomberg Car of the Year, About.com Cars Best New Cars of 2010, and NADAguides.com's Car of the Month for January.
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Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG. Porsche Partners Network (PPN) Porsche.com
PORSCHE 911 GT3 R HYBRID
Stuggart. Exactly 110 years after Ferdinand Porsche developed the world's first car with hybrid drive, the Lohner Porsche Semper Vivus, Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, Stuggart, is once again taking up this visionary drive concept in production-based GT racing: During the Geneva Motor Show, a Porsche 911 GT3 R with innovative hybrid drive is making its debut, opening up a new chapter in the history of Porsche with more than 20,000 wins in 45 years scored by the extremely successful Porsche 911 in racing trim.
The innovative hybrid technology featured in the car has been developed especially for racing, standing out significantly in its configuration and components from conventional hybrid systems. In this case, electrical front axle drive with two electric motors developing 60 kW each supplements the 480-bhp four-litre flat-six at the rear of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid. A further significant point is that instead of the usual batteries in a hybrid road car, an electrical flywheel power generator fitted in the interior next to the driver delivers energy to the electric motors.
The flywheel generator itself is an electric motor with its rotor spinning at speeds of up to 40,000 rpm, storing energy mechanically as rotation energy. The flywheel generator is charged whenever the driver applies the brakes, with the two electric motors reversing their function on the front axle and acting themselves as generators. Then, whenever necessary, that is when accelerating out of a bend or when overtaking, the driver is able to call up extra energy from the charged flywheel generator, the flywheel being slowed down electromagnetically in the generator mode and thus supplying up to 120 kW to the two electric motors at the front from its kinetic energy. This additional power is available to the driver after each charge process for approximately 6-8 seconds.
Energy formerly converted-and thus wasted- into heat upon every application of the brakes, is now highly efficiently converted into additional drive power.
Depending on racing conditions, hybrid drive is used in this case not only for extra power, but also to save fuel. This again increases the efficiency and, accordingly, the performance of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, for example by reducing the weight of the tank or making pitstops less frequent.
After its debut in Geneva the 911 GT3 R Hybrid will be tested in long distance races on the Nürburgring. The highlight of this test program will be the 24 Hours on the Nordschleife of Nürburgring on May 15th and 16th. The focus is not on the 911 GT3 R Hybrid winning the race, but rather serving as a spearhead in technology and a "racing laboratory" providing know-how on the subsequent use of hybrid technology in road-going sports cars.
The 911 GT3 R Hybrid is a perfect example of the Porsche Intelligent Performance philosophy, a principle to be found in every Porsche: More power on less fuel, more efficiency and lower C02 emissions - on the track and on the road.
Note: Images of the new Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid are available to accredited journalists in the Porsche Database at http://presse.porsche.de/. Footage is available to registered users at http://www.thenewsmarket.com/porsche.
The innovative hybrid technology featured in the car has been developed especially for racing, standing out significantly in its configuration and components from conventional hybrid systems. In this case, electrical front axle drive with two electric motors developing 60 kW each supplements the 480-bhp four-litre flat-six at the rear of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid. A further significant point is that instead of the usual batteries in a hybrid road car, an electrical flywheel power generator fitted in the interior next to the driver delivers energy to the electric motors.
The flywheel generator itself is an electric motor with its rotor spinning at speeds of up to 40,000 rpm, storing energy mechanically as rotation energy. The flywheel generator is charged whenever the driver applies the brakes, with the two electric motors reversing their function on the front axle and acting themselves as generators. Then, whenever necessary, that is when accelerating out of a bend or when overtaking, the driver is able to call up extra energy from the charged flywheel generator, the flywheel being slowed down electromagnetically in the generator mode and thus supplying up to 120 kW to the two electric motors at the front from its kinetic energy. This additional power is available to the driver after each charge process for approximately 6-8 seconds.
Energy formerly converted-and thus wasted- into heat upon every application of the brakes, is now highly efficiently converted into additional drive power.
Depending on racing conditions, hybrid drive is used in this case not only for extra power, but also to save fuel. This again increases the efficiency and, accordingly, the performance of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, for example by reducing the weight of the tank or making pitstops less frequent.
After its debut in Geneva the 911 GT3 R Hybrid will be tested in long distance races on the Nürburgring. The highlight of this test program will be the 24 Hours on the Nordschleife of Nürburgring on May 15th and 16th. The focus is not on the 911 GT3 R Hybrid winning the race, but rather serving as a spearhead in technology and a "racing laboratory" providing know-how on the subsequent use of hybrid technology in road-going sports cars.
The 911 GT3 R Hybrid is a perfect example of the Porsche Intelligent Performance philosophy, a principle to be found in every Porsche: More power on less fuel, more efficiency and lower C02 emissions - on the track and on the road.
Note: Images of the new Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid are available to accredited journalists in the Porsche Database at http://presse.porsche.de/. Footage is available to registered users at http://www.thenewsmarket.com/porsche.
NEXT TOP MODEL
PORSCHE 911 TURBO S
Stuttgart. The engineers at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, have developed a new top-of-the-range sports car for the customer who will only settle for the very best in terms of power, performance and driving dynamics: the 911 Turbo S. The heart of this most exclusive high-performance athlete is of course a six-cylinder boxer boosted by two exhaust gas turbochargers with variable turbine geometry, with an increase in power over the 911 Turbo by 30 to 530 bhp (390 kW). Maximum torque is a most impressive 700 Newton- metres (516lb-ft). At the same time this new top model comes as standard with all high-tech components available only as options on the "regular" 911 Turbo.
Despite its significant increase in power and dynamic performance, the new 911 Turbo S, at 11.4 litres/100 kilometres (equal to 24.8 mpg imp), does not consume any more fuel than the Porsche 911 Turbo, making ti by far the most fuel efficient sports car in its performance class. The 911 Turbo S comes exclusively with seven-speed Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) (Porsche's Double-Clutch Gearbox) conveying drive power to Porsche Traction Management (PTM) all-wheel drive. Driving safety optimised to an even higher standard is ensured by Dynamic Engine Mounts and Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) including a mechanical differential lock on th e rear axle. In conjunction with Launch Control on the Sport Chrono Package Turbo like-wise featured as standard, 911 Turbo S accelerates from a standstill to 100km/h in 3.3 seconds and reaches 200km/h in 10.8 seconds.
Top Speed is 315 km/h or 195 mph. Extra-light and fading-resistant Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB) provide the same outstanding performance in terms of stopping power and controlled application of the brakes.
The supreme level of standard equipment including Dynamic Bending Lights, 19-inch wheels in RS Spyder design with central locking, a three-spoke sports steering wheel with gearshift paddles, adaptive sports seats, cruise control, a CD/DVD changer and exclusive twin-tone leather upholstery in Black/Creme or Black/Titanium Blue additionally underlines the outstanding class and caliber of this first Turbo S in five years.
Note: Images of the new Porsche 911 Turbo S models are available to accredited journalists on the Porsche Press Database at http://press.porsche.de/
Happy Birthday!!
Porsche Museum Celebrates its First Birthday Sunday, January 31 2010
More than 530,000 visitors from all over the world, 2,555 guided tours and 14,326 grilled steaks at the Christophorus Restaurant - just one year after opening, the Museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is looking back on January 31, 2010 at a very positive story of success. "In its first 365 days our Museum has developed into a truly dynamic and living enterprise. In many respects we have significantly exceeded even our own ambitious expectations", states Achim Stejskal, the Director of the Porsche Museum.
On the occasion of the first birthday of the Museum visitors have the opportunity for the first time to look behind the scenes. The glass doors of the Museum Workshop, for example, are being opened to offer a glimpse of the work done by the mechanics in restoring historical Porsche cars. The event level normally not open to visitors is likewise being included in the birthday activities. Apart from a Porsche Cinema specially established for the occasion, children also have the opportunity to show their creativity here in all kinds of do-it-yourself exercises. And visitors are able to take a seat in a Porsche 911 Speedster for a truly unique photographic memory.
Enthusiasts of motorsports will also be thrilled by the experience, with Porsche works driver Mar Lieb offering questions all about motorsport during a special hour for autographs. On the occasion he will even be presenting his equipment and racing driver's gear.
Presenting a Porsche 911 GT3 R of the 2010 season, racing engineer will demonstrate how he obtains valuable data for racing challenges on his laptop. "We will even be starting our cars regularly on this special day both in the Exhibition and in the Museum Workshop - really a unique experience in sound", adds Museum Director Achim Stejskal.
On the occasion of the first birthday of the Museum visitors have the opportunity for the first time to look behind the scenes. The glass doors of the Museum Workshop, for example, are being opened to offer a glimpse of the work done by the mechanics in restoring historical Porsche cars. The event level normally not open to visitors is likewise being included in the birthday activities. Apart from a Porsche Cinema specially established for the occasion, children also have the opportunity to show their creativity here in all kinds of do-it-yourself exercises. And visitors are able to take a seat in a Porsche 911 Speedster for a truly unique photographic memory.
Presenting a Porsche 911 GT3 R of the 2010 season, racing engineer will demonstrate how he obtains valuable data for racing challenges on his laptop. "We will even be starting our cars regularly on this special day both in the Exhibition and in the Museum Workshop - really a unique experience in sound", adds Museum Director Achim Stejskal.
Porsche Cars North America (PCNA)
Panamera Awarded the Business Diamond Award
The Panamera, the fourth model from Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuggart, continues to garner additional awards in the the new year: The sporty sedan was honored with the Business Diamond Award in the "Automobile" category. At the award ceremony in Leipzig, Germany, Siegfried Bülow, Chairman of the Board of Porsche Leipzig GmbH, accepted the Diamond award. "We are very pleased that in winning the Business Diamond Award, our fourth model has continued to strike such a positive chord."
The award is bestowed annually by the Busche Verlag (publishing house) and the conference and event agency Buchungsservice24. It pays tribute to continuous quality, unique service, customized concepts, and the courageous implementation of strategies in the following categories: hotel, airline, automobile, innovation, communication, and service provider. The jury is made up of members from the editorial board for conference hotels as well as of employees from the Buchungsservice24 agency.
On average, 20,000 Panamera models will be built annually throughout the entire product cycle. The fourth Porsche model will be manufactured at the leipzig factory using the so-called model mix approach - it will be produced on one line along with Porsche's sporty SUV model, the Cayenne. The innovative and extremely lean production facility is considered a worldwide model of technology and efficiency in the automobile industry.
Porsche Cars North America (PCNA)
The award is bestowed annually by the Busche Verlag (publishing house) and the conference and event agency Buchungsservice24. It pays tribute to continuous quality, unique service, customized concepts, and the courageous implementation of strategies in the following categories: hotel, airline, automobile, innovation, communication, and service provider. The jury is made up of members from the editorial board for conference hotels as well as of employees from the Buchungsservice24 agency.
On average, 20,000 Panamera models will be built annually throughout the entire product cycle. The fourth Porsche model will be manufactured at the leipzig factory using the so-called model mix approach - it will be produced on one line along with Porsche's sporty SUV model, the Cayenne. The innovative and extremely lean production facility is considered a worldwide model of technology and efficiency in the automobile industry.
Porsche Cars North America (PCNA)
2010 Porsche 911 Turbo
Porsche traditionally has emphasized efficiency, but the new flagship 911 gives a new meaning to its high-performance label. While its acceleration, braking and handling capabilities make it a true super sports car, it goes about its business with a thriftiness that is equally remarkable and by no means the norm in its class. With 20 more horsepower, and a 13 percent increase in fuel economy, the new 911 Turbo is indeed more powerful and more efficient.
"We are very excited to welcome the all-new 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo into the family", said Detlev von Platen, president and CEO of Porsche Cars North America. "More than ever, this supercar is a technological tour de force, and the seemingly unanimous accolades from the media support what we already believe; this is the best 911 Turbo ever."
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. ft. when equipped with the optional Sport Chrono Package Turbo.
All of this means that the new 911 Turbo can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds when combined with the new, highly acclaimed Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) seven-speed dual clutch transmission. Top track speed is 194 mph for both the Coupe and the Cabriolet models and its EPA estimates are a best-in-class 17 mpg and 25 mpg highway for the new Coupe when equipped with the PDK transmission.
"The Porsche 911 Turbo has always represented the pinnacle of the 911 model line since it was first introduced in 1974," said von Platen. "Now, 35 years later, the Turbo is still considered the standard when looking for the perfect combination of supercar performance with everyday drivability."
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IntelliChoice.com Awards Porsche for Best Certified Pre-Owned Luxury Warranty
IntelliChoice.com announced this week that winner of its 2009 Best Warranty for luxury cars is Porsche Cars North America. This is the second consecutive time that Porsche's Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program has received this prestigious award.
Under the Porsche program, customers who purchase a Certified Pre-Owned Porsche will receive a company backed 2-year or cumulative 50,000 miles (whichever comes first) limited warranty that mirrors the new car limited warranty coverage. Additionally, for customers who buy cars with a balance of the New Car Limited Warranty Coverage, this remaining balance will be added to the new Certified Pre-owned Limited Warranty coverage, which makes coverage up to 6 years from the in-service date.
According to IntelliChoice.com, Porsche rated the highest with customers of luxury brands in a number of key criteria, including: certification inspection process, brand value, extended manufacturer warranties, title verification, roadside assistance, special financing, return policy and dealer compliance with the program.
North, South, East and West: Four Great Porsche Driving Roads
America has great driving roads in every state, but a few rise to truly epic status. Here, at each point of the American compass, is a destination worthy of a Porsche and a weekend.
North: The Poudre Canyon, Colorado/ Wyoming Border
Colorado is a hard state in which to find a bad vista, but the Poudre Canyon northwest of Denver out-spectaculars even the Rocky's most majestic peaks, with its distinctive sense of driving through a crevasse in the earth. Sheer cliffs 500 feet tall rise on either side of your path, while what often prove to be bald eagles wheel and soar far overhead. Open the sunroof, lean back (make sure you're a passenger, please) and you might catch a herd of bighorn sheep clinging to the precipices, surefooted as they navigate ledges mere inches wide.
South: Alligator Alley, Miami to Sarasota, South Florida
Officially, the maps call it an interstate, but locals inevitably refer to this trans-Florida route as Alligator Alley, since it cuts through the core of the famous Everglades. Embark westward from Miami, and at first the nickname seems fanciful. But somewhere along the route, a long dark shape will stir on the other side of the chain-link fence, and suddenly the realization will hit you: those aren't waterloogged cypress branches. The toothy reptilian representatives of the Real Wild have come out to mark their territory, sunning themselves on creek banks, in sizes ranging from three feet on up to size of the vehicle that you are driving. Congratulations, you're living an episode of the nature channel.
East: Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
Yes, Tolkien's hobbit-inhabited Middle Earth really exists, complete with verdant valleys, tiny high-peaked cottages, and sun-dappled high meadows. Head north five hours from Boston to Franconia Notch, and after you crane your neck to take in epic mountain peaks, get off the interstate and wander down country lanes lined with cathedral vaults of tree cover. This confluence of mountain ranges near the juncture of New Hampshire and Vermont spends half its life swathed in deep blankets of white. But it shows a very different face during New England's short, fierce summers: pocket-sized towns with faded shingles and brilliant flowerbeds, as impossibly idyllic as Tolkien's Shire, welcome the visitor to a fantasyland.
West: The Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 101), San Francisco to Monterey
10,000 television commercials shot from helicopters can't all be wrong: the Pacific Coast Highway, a ribbon of asphalt that unspools along the rocky rim of California, is as spectacularly beautiful as the footage suggests. With the sea on one side, stark rock outcroopings on the other, and an endlessly beguiling series of serpentine curves ahead, it's the quintessential "top down, weekend cruisin" experience. From sea-lion watching at the Santa Cruz jetty to Monterey winery tours to William Randolph Hearst's spectacular San Simeon estate, the Pacific Coast Highway appeals endlessly to the soul as well as the eye.
Colorado is a hard state in which to find a bad vista, but the Poudre Canyon northwest of Denver out-spectaculars even the Rocky's most majestic peaks, with its distinctive sense of driving through a crevasse in the earth. Sheer cliffs 500 feet tall rise on either side of your path, while what often prove to be bald eagles wheel and soar far overhead. Open the sunroof, lean back (make sure you're a passenger, please) and you might catch a herd of bighorn sheep clinging to the precipices, surefooted as they navigate ledges mere inches wide.
South: Alligator Alley, Miami to Sarasota, South Florida
Officially, the maps call it an interstate, but locals inevitably refer to this trans-Florida route as Alligator Alley, since it cuts through the core of the famous Everglades. Embark westward from Miami, and at first the nickname seems fanciful. But somewhere along the route, a long dark shape will stir on the other side of the chain-link fence, and suddenly the realization will hit you: those aren't waterloogged cypress branches. The toothy reptilian representatives of the Real Wild have come out to mark their territory, sunning themselves on creek banks, in sizes ranging from three feet on up to size of the vehicle that you are driving. Congratulations, you're living an episode of the nature channel.
East: Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
Yes, Tolkien's hobbit-inhabited Middle Earth really exists, complete with verdant valleys, tiny high-peaked cottages, and sun-dappled high meadows. Head north five hours from Boston to Franconia Notch, and after you crane your neck to take in epic mountain peaks, get off the interstate and wander down country lanes lined with cathedral vaults of tree cover. This confluence of mountain ranges near the juncture of New Hampshire and Vermont spends half its life swathed in deep blankets of white. But it shows a very different face during New England's short, fierce summers: pocket-sized towns with faded shingles and brilliant flowerbeds, as impossibly idyllic as Tolkien's Shire, welcome the visitor to a fantasyland.
West: The Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 101), San Francisco to Monterey
10,000 television commercials shot from helicopters can't all be wrong: the Pacific Coast Highway, a ribbon of asphalt that unspools along the rocky rim of California, is as spectacularly beautiful as the footage suggests. With the sea on one side, stark rock outcroopings on the other, and an endlessly beguiling series of serpentine curves ahead, it's the quintessential "top down, weekend cruisin" experience. From sea-lion watching at the Santa Cruz jetty to Monterey winery tours to William Randolph Hearst's spectacular San Simeon estate, the Pacific Coast Highway appeals endlessly to the soul as well as the eye.
Bloomberg News recently announced the 2010 Porsche Panamera as
its Car of the Year for 2009. The Panamera is among Bloomberg's
first-ever Car of the Year selections, with seven categories in all,
including Car of the Year, Green Car, Economy, Family, All-Around SUV,
Sports Car and Executive Sedan.
The selectees were evaluated on the basis of overall performance, intelligent design and smart style, desirability and build quality.
"The Porsche Panamera has broken the sports-sedan category wide open, producing a truly desirable auto that combines the best elements of a sports car and comfortable four-door," Bloomberg said. "Fast and fun, the Panamera is a car with real appeal."
The Bloomberg recognition comes on the heals of the Panamera receiving an Edmunds Inside Line Editors' Most Wanted 2010 trophy at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show.
The selectees were evaluated on the basis of overall performance, intelligent design and smart style, desirability and build quality.
"The Porsche Panamera has broken the sports-sedan category wide open, producing a truly desirable auto that combines the best elements of a sports car and comfortable four-door," Bloomberg said. "Fast and fun, the Panamera is a car with real appeal."
The Bloomberg recognition comes on the heals of the Panamera receiving an Edmunds Inside Line Editors' Most Wanted 2010 trophy at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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10,000th Panamera Leaves the Leipzig Plant 
Stuggart/Leipzig. Today, just three months after the new Panamera went on sale the 10,000th car rolled off the production line at the Leipzig plant of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Suttgart. The 500 HP platinum silver metallic Panamera Turbo will be delivered to a customer in Singapore.
Micheal Macht, Chairman of the Board of Porsche AG:''Sales of the Panamera have really taken off: We have already secured over 9,000 orders. Shortly after it was launched our Gran Turismo won the coveted"Goldenes Lenkrad" ("Golden Steering Wheel") and "Auto Trophy" awards in Germany. It has also won many international prizes. "The Panamera 4S is proving particularly popular and has a share of 44 per cent - putting it ahead of the Turbo (36 per cent) and the Panamera S (20 per cent).
The company plans to build 20,000 Panamera per year across the whole product cycle. The fourth Porsche model series is being manufactured at the Leipzig plant in the so-called model mix, sharing a production line with the Cayenne SUV. The innovative, highly streamlined production is seen as a model of technological and economic excellence for the automobile industry worldwide.
Note: Image material for the 10,000th Panamera is available to accredited journalists in the Porsche press database at http://presse.porsche.de/.
12.14.09
Micheal Macht, Chairman of the Board of Porsche AG:''Sales of the Panamera have really taken off: We have already secured over 9,000 orders. Shortly after it was launched our Gran Turismo won the coveted"Goldenes Lenkrad" ("Golden Steering Wheel") and "Auto Trophy" awards in Germany. It has also won many international prizes. "The Panamera 4S is proving particularly popular and has a share of 44 per cent - putting it ahead of the Turbo (36 per cent) and the Panamera S (20 per cent).
The company plans to build 20,000 Panamera per year across the whole product cycle. The fourth Porsche model series is being manufactured at the Leipzig plant in the so-called model mix, sharing a production line with the Cayenne SUV. The innovative, highly streamlined production is seen as a model of technological and economic excellence for the automobile industry worldwide.
Note: Image material for the 10,000th Panamera is available to accredited journalists in the Porsche press database at http://presse.porsche.de/.
12.14.09
2010 Porsche Boxster/Cayman-10 Best Cars
"P" Stands for Perfect
There are a lot of words beginning with the letter "P" that can describe the mechanically identical Boxster and Cayman-poised and profitable leap to mind-but we think the most appropriate one is perfect. It's certainly hard to think otherwise when the Boxster offers a driving experience so sublime and so tactile that it's really only rivaled by the Cayman's. Every spin of the steering wheel, every push of a pedal, every flat blat from the flat-six engines, they're all calibrated to deliver one thing: unparalleled automotive pleasure.
The list of strengths goes on. The structures are girder-level rigid whether you opt for the tintop Cayman or the droptop Boxster. Operating the manual transmission is an act of models(which raised gas mileage and widened the already potent band) and the slick, dual-clutch PDK gearbox for folks who no longer wish to use a clutch pedal. Power went up, too, with base models gaining 10 (Boxster) and 20 (Cayman) horsepower and the respective S cars getting an additional 15 and 25 horses.
Beyond that, they're livable and luxurious with good cargo room from their two trunks as well as supportive seats and leather everywhere (including on the coat hooks and vent slats). This is the 11th appearance on our 10Best list for the Boxster and the fourth for its hardheaded sibling.
Hail Boxster. Hail Cayman. Long may they reign.
CarandDriver
The list of strengths goes on. The structures are girder-level rigid whether you opt for the tintop Cayman or the droptop Boxster. Operating the manual transmission is an act of models(which raised gas mileage and widened the already potent band) and the slick, dual-clutch PDK gearbox for folks who no longer wish to use a clutch pedal. Power went up, too, with base models gaining 10 (Boxster) and 20 (Cayman) horsepower and the respective S cars getting an additional 15 and 25 horses.
Beyond that, they're livable and luxurious with good cargo room from their two trunks as well as supportive seats and leather everywhere (including on the coat hooks and vent slats). This is the 11th appearance on our 10Best list for the Boxster and the fourth for its hardheaded sibling.
Hail Boxster. Hail Cayman. Long may they reign.
CarandDriver
Porsche Panamera Awarded the Golden Steering Wheel
provided by Porsche Cars North America.