Porsche 911 best European car in U.S. study

The Porsche 911 is both current investigation "Initial Quality Study" of the renowned U.S. market research institute JD Power, the best vehicle from a European manufacturer. Occupies second place, the Panamera. The Initial Quality Study is examined in depth interviews with more than 73 000 car buyers' satisfaction with vehicle quality during the first three months of new-vehicle delivery.

Were assessed a total of 234 vehicle models of model year 2011 to 228 criteria. These include many different areas such as "driving experience" or "engine and transmission."

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Porsche built over 300 000 Boxster and Cayman

Almost exactly 15 years to the month after the start of production of the Porsche Boxster has been exceeded, together with its sister model, the Cayman mark of 300 000 vehicles built. As an anniversary model, the Boxster Spyder Platinum Silver Metallic with Carrera Red natural leather interior for a German customer.

1993 Porsche showed a study on a classic mid-engine roadster at the Detroit Motor Show. The show car sat in the formal language of the 356 "no 1 "and the 550 Spyder. The overwhelming response from the public was the key for the series production of the Boxster.

Baden-Württemberg Minister President in consultation with Porsche

Baden-Württemberg's new prime minister Winfried Kretschmann is visiting at the invitation of Matthias Müller, Porsche's CEO, the headquarters of the sports car manufacturer in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. During a tour of the production of the prime minister also spoke with staff and trainees of the company.

Kretschmann Prime Minister said: "The visit to the Porsche AG today was in a very harmonious atmosphere and gave me a deep insight into the company granted. Porsche is certainly one of the great success stories of our country. "He was able to obtain get an idea of the performance and the quality awareness of the company, said Kretschmann.

Porsche sales growth in the U.S.

With 2588 units sold, Porsche has increased in the past month, deliveries in the U.S. compared to March 2010, at 36 percent. The Cayenne was the best-selling series. A total of 1049 customers have chosen in March 2011 for the SUV. This represents an increase of 164 percent over the same month last year.

From the Panamera, Porsche from 654 vehicles. This represents a gain of 21 percent compared to March last year. The classic 911 sports car stopped with 609 vehicles sold the previous year (- 1%). From the mid-engine Boxster series, which also includes the Cayman, 276 units were delivered in March (- 21%).

After 15 years, Kremer Racing rises again

After 15 years of Germany Kremer Racing returns as most traditional racing with two Porsche GT3 Cup back on track. The most successful private racing team in Germany will be used in 2011 in the VLN Endurance Championship and the season's peak 24-hour race in the Eifel. In the first season will Kremer Racing rejoin the old routine and 2012, the year of the 50th anniversary of the company to commercial success.

Porsche 918 Spyder: will cost 645,000 euros and will be combined with the 918 Spyder 911 Turbo S Edition

The Porsche 918 Spyder will be booking the next week at a price of 645,000 Euro, excluding taxes, with deliveries starting in 2013. The 918 units, all left-hand drive, will be in Zuffenhausen asseblati since September 18, 2013 and will be over by end of October, with manually removable hard top. The line, as confirmed by official sketches, it's really similar to the concept of the 918 Spyder.

Special Exhibition: "25 Years of Porsche Exclusive"

The Stuttgart Porsche Museum pays tribute to the founding of a new special exhibition of the Department Porsche Exclusive in 1986. It was the first institution of its kind in the world. Since then customers have the opportunity to refine their vehicles work individually according to their wishes to leave.

Visitors to the exhibition "25 Years of Porsche Exclusive" will be by 1 May 2011 unique and rare special models presented. In addition to a Porsche 911 Turbo S 3.6, which in 1997 went quickly as the first Porsche sports car range over 300 km / h, the museum displays an existing world of two Porsche 911 Speedster from 1995.

Porsche gives 100 000 € to children Baden-Württemberg

Porsche contributes with 100 000 € at the Children's Foundation Land Baden-Württemberg. Group works council head Uwe Hueck gave Prime Minister Stefan Mappus, the chairman of the Foundation is an appropriate check. He remembered this, remember that secondary school graduates are at least 40 percent of Porsche trainees to give them a chance Porsche has long supported the student prize of the Foundation for the benefit of secondary school students and secondary school students whose educational opportunities will be improved.

Press Launch Porsche Cayman P: Snapp

No one is too much, but when I went to two dozen laps around the course at Palma in Majorca from the Caymann R, I had weak knees. Not that he had given me on the narrow and twisty circuit problems. Quite the contrary: He ate the curves faster than it would in my experience may be. Even before that, on the tight bends in the north of the island was clear.

The habitat of the Porsche Cayman is the R curve. Although no one will complain about the straight, but that's just this for him but no more than the content ziwschen two curves, preferably switchbacks. From which he draws with its 370 Nm of torque quickly and without any noticeable body roll up to the next bend.

Media presentation: Porsche Cayman P: No compromise on vehicle dynamics more

Porsche fans know it: The letter R in a Porsche has a very special meaning. Porsche even the R interpreted as charming, refined and pure bred. This is also true for the new Cayman R, which is this month for a base price of 69 830 Euro at the dealers. The mid-engine coupe weighs 55 kilograms less than the Cayman S and has ten more horsepower under the hood.

His specially tuned sports suspension leaves no doubt: When it comes Cayman R compromise to vehicle dynamics. Driven, the new mid-engine coupe from a 3.4-liter six-cylinder boxer engine with 243 kW / 330 PS. Power is routed through a six-speed manual gearbox to the rear wheels. With the can complete the sprint from a standstill to 100 km / h in 5.0 seconds can be.

Geneva 2011: Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid consumes 6.8 liters

Porsche will present at the Geneva Motor Show (1st-13.03.2011) the S Panamera Hybrid. It comes at a performance of 279 kW / 380 hp in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) to an average consumption of 6.8 liters per 100 kilometers. This corresponds to CO2 emissions of 159 grams per kilometer. These values, he achieved with the specially developed for the Cayenne, optional all-season Michelin tires with reduced rolling resistance again.

Geneva 2011: Porsche celebrates hybrid world premiere

Porsche celebrates on the 81st Geneva Motor Show (public days: 3-03.13.2011) the world premiere of a parallel full hybrid model. The trilogy of the world premiere in Geneva by hybrid racing study 918 RSR, which is now for the first time ever in Europe to the public. The mid-engine coupe out the design of the 918 Spyder race car with the technology of the 911 GT3 R Porsche hybrid together also shows the particularly sporty R in Cayman for the first time with 243 kW / 330 PS Europe.

Porsche Boxster S Black Edition makes 10 hp more

Similar to the 911 Porsche Boxster S also sets of the special series "Black Edition". It is limited to 987 copies. The Black Editon offers 320 hp with 10 hp more and a much expanded standard equipment. Exterior features are the black painted body, the black top and black 19-inch Boxster Spyder wheels.

The Boxster S Black Edition comes in March 2011 to market and costs in Germany 63 404 Euro. The air vents in the rear and side of the roll bars are painted black, the twin twin tailpipes of the exhaust system is also blackened. The black-painted model logo on the rear boot lid featuring the Black Edition as well as the impressed "Black Edition" lettering on the side of the fabric roof.

Porsche offers special Model 911 Black Edition

Spring of 2011, Porsche will offer on the basis of 254 kW / 345 hp Carrera with a 3.6-liter engine, the Model 911 Black Special Edition, the coupe and convertible each is available with rear-wheel drive. Decorated in black vehicles are limited to 1911 copies, and cost exactly as much as the basic version: In Germany, the € 85 538 for the Coupe and € 96,843 for the convertible.

Launch is in April 2011. As standard, the 911 Black Edition is painted in black uni, optionally Basalt Black Metallic stands for election. The convertible top is basically made of black fabric. For color accents, the 19-inch 911-Turbo II wheels in two-tone design. The wheels give a view on the brakes with naturally black four-piston aluminum monobloc fixed calipers.