Porsche Celebrates 60 Years in America with a Search for the Oldest Porsche in the Country
Atlanta – August 13, 2010 – The joy of driving a classic Porsche is a sufficient reward for most enthusiasts, but owning the oldest Porsches in America could bring some very real awards during the company’s 60th Anniversary year in the United States. To celebrate six decades of American Porsche passion, on Aug. 13 Porsche [...]
SpeedART introduces SpeedHYBRID 450 Cayenne
Aug. 10, 2010 – The latest innovation from the Porsche Tuner SpeedArt is the speedHYBRID 450 which is based on the new Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid. SpeedArt now offers a power enhancement package that adds an additional 70 HP, so that the total output (gas engine with electric motor) rises up to 450 HP. The [...]
Lizard Porsche Drivers Maintain GT Points Lead With Fourth Place at Mid-Ohio
Lexington, Ohio – August 7, 2010 – It was a little like pushing the rock up hill for the #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, but Patrick Long (USA) and Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) ground out a fourth-place finish in the GT class in American Le Mans Series event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car [...]
North American debut of the 918 Spyder plus other rare Porsches to be displayed at Monterey
ATLANTA-August 4, 2010 -The Monterey Historic Weekend traditionally focuses on the most coveted automobiles from around the world, but rarely have vehicles with a “hybrid” designation so forcefully commanded the anticipation of attending enthusiasts. Porsche aims to change that status quo by proving just how tempting – and potent – Porsche’s Intelligent Performance can be. [...]
Stirling Moss To Drive Recently Acquired RS 61 At Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
August 4, 2010 – Sir Stirling Moss, OBE is traveling to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion to race in his recently acquired 1961 Porsche RS 61 Sports Racing Spyder for the first time – a sister car to the one he raced in the Targa Florio. Sir Stirling’s return to [...]
Porsche Celebrates Significant Manufacturing Milestone
ATLANTA – July 29, 2010 – Porsche’s approximately 640 employees at the company’s state-of-the-art assembly plant in Leipzig, Germany, recently built the 25,000th Panamera Gran Turismo. The employees are not only proud to be a significant part of the successful launch of Porsche’s fourth model line, they have reached this milestone while also producing the [...]
Green Light for Series Development of the 918 Spyder
Stuttgart, July 28, 2010 – In its session today, the Supervisory Board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, gave the green light for series development of the Porsche 918 Spyder. Reflecting the overwhelming response from the public and customers to the Concept Study, the Supervisory Board gave Porsche’s Board of Management the mission [...]
Jeff Zwart Spectacular Video Of 2010 Pikes Peak Time Attack Record
Jeff Zwart, who recently smashed the Time Attack class record for climbing Pikes Peak with his Luminox Watches Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car, is also a noted commercial film director, so it is not surprising that he has spectacular high definition video of his historic run, including helicopter and in-car shots along the steep [...]
Porsche Stepping Up Research On Electric Sports Cars
ATLANTA, July 26, 2010 – With the development of three experimental all-electric-drive Porsche Boxsters, Porsche announced today that it is taking another major step toward its plans to build electric-powered sports cars. These test cars are an important part of what Porsche recently dubbed its Porsche Intelligent Performance initiative, a long-standing commitment by the German [...]
Patrick Long and Joerg Bergmeister Win GT at Lime Rock; Lizards Take Back Championship Lead
July 24, 2010 – Lakeville, Conn. – Patrick Long and Joerg Bergmeister battled debilitating heat and grueling traffic at today’s Northeast Grand Prix to take the GT class win and retake the championship lead. This was Bergmeister’s fifth consecutive win at Lime Rock, fourth with the Lizards and third together with Long. It’s the duo’s [...]
