Some people believe in one perfect car. Their dream car. The one ride they would like before all else. Even so, sometimes it’s worthwhile just to accept that one car really just isn’t good for everything.
Porsche is rumored to be going with all turbo engines in the near future, so the naturally aspirated Panamera might be going with it, but still expect the new car to outperform the previous generation.
Porsche had a good 2014. A very good 2014. For the year, the delivered a total of 189,850 new cars, SUVs, and 918 Spyders. This represents a 17% increase over 2013, and means that VAG’s highest profit margin marque is still making the company money.
The United States is Porsche’s most important market, and none of those markets is more important than California. As I’ve said many times, you can’t throw a rock in Los Angeles without hitting one of the 19 variants—yup, one less than 20—of the company’s iconic 911. So Stuttgart generally saves a nice world premier for […] More »
It’s a good year for Porsche. Revenue and profit are up for 2014. The company has delivered 135,642 vehicles so far this year. Life is good. To celebrate, Porsche is introducing a Panamera exclusive series that will make its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.
Electrification is coming folks, but it might not be coming to everything just yet, at least at Porsche that is. According to Porsche’s hybrid guru Manfred Schurmann, while the company did just stick the same hybrid drive train from the Panamera into the Cayenne, that same approach probably won’t be throughout the rest of Porsche’s lineup.
According to Motoring, when asked about the Panamera’s styling, Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller said that they “missed the mark, and that changes to the upcoming redesign will hopefully fix that.”
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