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The “lightweight” Panamera

Porsche have taken the Panamera one step further by releasing a new “lightweight” version. It’s not sure if lightweight refers to lite, as in the car only has a 220kW V6 engine. Or are is Porsche actually being serious and trying to fool you by referring to the car’s 1730kg kerb weight as light. I […]

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Porsche Panamera draws praise

The Porsche Panamera has polarised opinions from the moment it was announced. It’s bad enough that Porsche are making a four door saloon, some say, but, that it looks like that—well, that’s just the icing on the cake. Trouble is, the big behemoth actually seems to be good. Very good, in fact. Reviewers from all […]

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VW ready to scrap Cayenne and Panamera?

According to tinternet reports Volkswagen could scrap the Porsche Cayenne model line at the end of its model cycle. More noteworthy, however, is the suggestion that the recently launched four-door Panamera could also meet the same fate. That would mean around seven more years of big Porsche luxo-barges roaming the streets. Apparently Volkswagen reckon there […]

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Porsche Panamera makes world debut in Shanghai

The highly anticipated Porsche Panamera super saloon had its worldwide public debut at Auto Shanghai overnight. The four-door Porker will go on sale in Germany on 12 September this year. UK buyers should be able to get their hands on the car soon after. Speaking in Shanghai, Wolfgang Dürheimer, Porsche’s Executive Vice-President Research and Development […]

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Porsche UK announces Panamera pricing

The Porsche Panamera four door gran turismo goes on sale in the United Kingdom in mid-September. Pricing starts at £72,266 for the Panamera S, £77,269 for the Panamera 4S and £95,298 for the top of the range Panamera Turbo. In Aussie dollars that equates to around $155,000, $165,000 and $203,000 respectively. Of course, when the […]

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Porsche sends new Panamera into space

This is Porsche’s new Panamera Space Concept and it gives us a good look inside the once unthinkable four-door saloon from Stuttgart. The Panamera will go on European sale from mid September and pricing starts at €94,575 (AU$186,000) for the Panamera S and tops out at €135,154 (AU$267,000) for the Panamera Turbo. Expect Australian pricing […]

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An inside look at the Porsche Panamera

Some images have recently popped up on the Teamspeed forums which are claimed to be from the upcoming Porsche Panamera. From what we’ve seen of the Panamera so far, the four door Porsche is polarising fans just as quickly as the Cayenne did when it was released. From the image above you can see the […]

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Porsche Panamera makes Korea move

An undisguised Porsche Panamera has been spotted in Seoul, South Korea. With nothing official released from Porsche showing the car in its entirety this video footage is one of the best examples yet of the four door Panamera. Due for production in 2009 its front engine layout has generated speculation that the Panamera may also […]

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Will the 4 door Porsche Panamera be “too good”?

According to a drive.com.au article the answer is yes! Porsche Cars Australia spokesman Paul Ellis was quoted as saying, “My understanding is that the car, from a performance point of view, has an issue in that it is almost too good … it has exceeded the benchmarks.” The iconic 911 must remain as the Porsche […]

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Porsche Australia updates MY16 price list

Porsche Cars Australia has announced an updated increased price list for its MY16 models. That change also brings the 911 Black Edition (pictured) and Boxster Black Edition to the local market. Deliveries for the Black Editions commence in September. The Black Edition models bring extra standard equipment and are available in any colour as long […]

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Lamborghini

Is Lamborghini about to make a four-seater?

As the Paris Motor Show draws near Lamborghini has sent out this invitation to the world’s media. It doesn’t give too much away, obviously, but perhaps we are about to see a new four-seat concept that would take on the likes of the Porsche Panamera and the Aston Martin Rapide. The key difference here being […]

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2015 Dodge Hellcat: The fastest sedan in the world!

The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat brings with it a totally awesome name, Hellcat, and the mine’s better than yours claim that it’s the fastest and most powerful sedan [Clarkson] in the woooorld [/Clarkson]. To back up that claim the SRT Hellcat’s 6.2 litre supercharged V8 snorts out a mammoth 707hp (527kW). At 880Nm torque is […]