Category: Porsche (Page 12 of 24)

ZUFFENHAUSEN, STUTTGART (January 29, 2024) – Fifteen years ago, the Porsche Museum opened its doors to visitors from all over the world for the first time. Since January 31, 2009, it has taken 5,824,325 people on a fascinating journey through the history and development of the Porsche brand. This figure includes celebrity visitors such as Paris Hilton, the Backstreet Boys, Vladimir Klitschko, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mario Barth, Patrick Dempsey, AC/DC, Peter Maffay, Udo Lindenberg and Georg Hackl. In 2023, the Porsche Museum broke the 2009 record for the number of visitors. In its opening year, the museum welcomed 511,513 guests, while in 2023 there were 535,613 guests. Continue reading

STUTTGART (January 25, 2024) –Ten years after its launch, the Porsche Macan is heading into a bold new direction, now in all-electric form. Through its progressive, timeless design, characteristic Porsche performance, range suitable for everyday use and high level of practicality, the new Macan 4 and Macan Turbo aim to completely fulfill the requirements of Porsche customers choosing an SUV. “Our aim is to offer the sportiest model in its segment with the all-electric Macan. In many ways, we are taking a very successful SUV to a new level,” says Jörg Kerner, Vice President Product Line Macan. To achieve high efficiency and enable optimal reproducibility of power output, Porsche exclusively uses the latest generation of permanently excited PSM electric motors on the front and rear axles. Continue reading

OXFORDSHIRE, UK (December 19, 2023) – Everrati Automotive Limited (Everrati™), the leading sustainable-luxury technology company specializing in redefining and futureproofing automotive icons through the integration of cutting-edge electric vehicle (EV) powertrains, today reveals its most driver-focused electrified Porsche yet – a new addition inspired by the Type 964 RSR. Continue reading

BUDAPEST (December 18, 2023) – Budapest-based KAMManufaktur takes the iconic 912 sports car to new levels of performance and usability, without losing its classic looks and analogue driving style. Continue reading

STUTTGART (December 5,2023) – Porsche Motorsport heads into 2024 with big aspirations. Next year, the sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart is determined to win titles with its factory teams in the world’s largest endurance championships, at Le Mans, and various esports series. A variety of customer racing activities will supplement this programme. Porsche announced its plans on Saturday (2 December) at the annual “Night of Champions”. As part of the gala in the Weissach development centre, Nicolas Leutwiler from Switzerland was awarded the Porsche Cup as the best amateur driver of the 2023 season. The Frenchman Alessandro Ghiretti took part in the celebrations as the new Porsche Junior. Continue reading

SANTIAGO, Chile (December 4, 2023) – On December 2^nd, racing driver Romain Dumas set a new world record at the peak of the west ridge of the Ojos del Salado volcano in Chile, piloting a significantly modified Porsche 911 running on eFuels. He was supported by an international team consisting of members from Chile, France, Germany, the United States, Canada and Switzerland. Continue reading

November 17, 2023 – “Road to Le Mans. The Film” is a 90-minute documentary following the path of Hollywood star Michael Fassbender from his childhood dream to the start at the world’s greatest 24-hour race. On his journey with Porsche to the 100th anniversary of the endurance classic, the German-Irish actor experiences a rollercoaster of emotions – from the highest highs to the deepest lows. “Road to Le Mans. The Film” can be viewed for free from 17 November on Porsche’s YouTube channel. Continue reading

ATLANTA (November 14, 2023) – For almost 50 years, the Turbo models have enjoyed an exalted position at Porsche. They represent the pinnacle of every model series. To emphasize their unique standing, Porsche is introducing distinct design elements to sharpen their look and distinguish them from other models in the range. The Turbo models are, for one, being given a particularly exclusive version of the modernized Porsche crest, which is distinguished by the new Turbonite color, rather than gold. The designers developed this elegant metallic grey tone especially for the Turbo variants. It is also being used on a number of other selected exterior and interior components, lending the Turbo models an even more unmistakable appearance. Porsche will be successively introducing this more pronounced differentiation to all model lines. The new Panamera generation celebrating its world premiere on November 24, 2023 will be the first to receive the new upgrades. Continue reading

ATLANTA (November 9,2023) – New car customers rated Porsche as the top premium brand in the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study released Wednesday. Continue reading

ATLANTA (Novemebr 1, 2023) ― Timo Resch has today officially taken up the role of President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America Inc. Fittingly, the day was spent getting to know staff at PCNA’s headquarters in Atlanta. He was introduced by Detlev von Platen, Member of the Executive Board for Sales and Marketing and himself a previous President and CEO of PCNA (between 2008 and 2015). Continue reading