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The Porsche 911 GT3 has been named the 2014 World Performance Car.
The World Car Awards
(WCA) are presented annually in four categories – Car Design, Green
Car, Performance Car and Car of the Year. Winners are determined by an
international panel of 69 automotive journalists from 22 countries.
Jurors are appointed by the World Car Awards’ Steering Committee based
on automotive expertise, experience, credibility and influence.
“To be chosen as the winner of the World Performance Car by this global jury is extremely...
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The Porsche 911 GT3 has been named the 2014 World Performance Car.
The World Car Awards (WCA) are presented annually in four categories – Car Design, Green Car, Performance Car and Car of the Year. Winners are determined by an international panel of 69 automotive journalists from 22 countries. Jurors are appointed by the World Car Awards’ Steering Committee based on automotive expertise, experience, credibility and influence.
“To be chosen as the winner of the World Performance Car by this global jury is extremely rewarding,” said Detlev von Platen, president and CEO of Porsche Cars North America. “Each generation of the…
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Porsche is bringing a comprehensive model line up to the 2014 New York International Auto Show. The Porsche Macan, 911 Targa, 918 Spyder and Panamera S E-Hybrid are just a few of the models that will be on display at the Jacob Javits Center on Level Three at booth 610.
The
new 911 Targa combines the best of both worlds: the joy of driving an
open cabriolet with the day-to-day comfort and sporty driving pleasure
of a coupe. The 911 Targa 4 is powered by a horizontally opposed
3.4-liter 6-cylinder engine with 350 hp. Equipped with the optional
Porsche…
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The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is getting ready for the return to Le Mans with a comprehensive special exhibition from March 26 to July 13, 2014. Porsche
is taking a look back, not only to its multiple previous successes at
the French endurance race, but to the present-day Le Mans commitment for
2014. For the first time, the Porsche 919 Hybrid will be presented to the public at the Porsche Museum. The car celebrated its premiere only three weeks ago at the Geneva Motor Show.
The
exhibition at the Porsche Museum has been transformed to look like the
racetrack, paying…
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The history of the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer Porsche begins in 1948 with the “Type 356”, the first sports car to bear the Porsche name, but the history behind the Porsche brand goes back much further in time. Ferdinand Porsche, a pioneer in the field of automotive construction, began working on the construction of motor vehicles as early as the end of the 19th century. As the chief designer at leading manufacturers Lohner, Austro-Daimler, Daimler-Benz and Steyr, Ferdinand Porsche was able to draw on over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry when he founded his own company in…
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The history of the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer Porsche begins in 1948 with the “Type 356”, the first sports car to bear the Porsche name, but the history behind the Porsche brand goes back much further in time. Ferdinand Porsche, a pioneer in the field of automotive construction, began working on the construction of motor vehicles as early as the end of the 19th century. As the chief designer at leading manufacturers Lohner, Austro-Daimler, Daimler-Benz and Steyr, Ferdinand Porsche was able to draw on over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry when he founded his own company in…
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Porsche is known for technical innovation married to pure driving performance, and they've combined the two yet again with the 911 Targa 4 and Targa 4S. Ever since they were revealed at the North American International Auto Show earlier this month, everyone has been talking about the amazing way the hardtop turns into a convertible. To stow the roof behind the back seats, the system lifts away the wraparound rear window. The sides of the roof bar slide inward to let the roof move back. Once it's stowed, the glass is popped back into place.
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The Frankfurt Motor Show opens to the public on Saturday, and Porsche is excited to share the latest vehicles emerging from Zuffenhausen and Leipzig. Among the cars featured, the models from Porsche this year are as sought-after as ever before: In just eight months, the sports car manufacturer has already delivered more than 106,000 vehicles to its customers all over the world – an increase of 15 percent compared with the same period last year. Among the vehicles Porsche is presenting at its stand will be the limited-edition "50 years of the Porsche 911" model and the latest-generation 911 Turbo…
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The Frankfurt Motor Show opens to the public on Saturday, and Porsche is excited to share the latest vehicles emerging from Zuffenhausen and Leipzig. Among the cars featured, the models from Porsche this year are as sought-after as ever before: In just eight months, the sports car manufacturer has already delivered more than 106,000 vehicles to its customers all over the world – an increase of 15 percent compared with the same period last year. Among the vehicles Porsche is presenting at its stand will be the limited-edition "50 years of the Porsche 911" model and the latest-generation 911 Turbo…
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