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Porsche Panamera Joins the Cayenne as Official ALMS Safety Car

Posted on 17. Mar, 2011 by PB.

The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón used the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida to unveil the Porsche Panamera Turbo as the official safety vehicle of the series. Carrying a 4.8-liter, twin turbocharged V8 with 500 horsepower, the Panamera Turbo will be perfectly suited to handle any track situation, including inclement weather, thanks to PDK and PTM active all-wheel drive. With a 0-60 mph time of just four seconds and a top speed of 188 mph, the Panamera Turbo could blend in seamlessly with the ALMS grid. Producing some of the best economy numbers and lowest CO2 emissions in its class, the Panamera even stays true to the Series’ Global Leader in Green Racing message. “ Unlike its competitors, the Panamera is not based on the platform of a previous existing model or merely a highly tuned version of a sibling model. The Panamera has been built from the ground up to provide Porsche driving dynamics and performance while simultaneously surrounding its occupants in luxury and comfort.

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MotorTrend’s Announcement of 2011 Porsche Cayenne as SUV of the Year Showcases Growing Importance of Social Media

Posted on 19. Oct, 2010 by PB.

Just last week, the internet was abuzz about Porsche banning a large portion of their employees from accessing Facebook ( see article ). Citing security and industrial espionage fears, the sports car manufacturer blocked access for most European employees. In what could be an attempt to get even more publicity (I’m just speculating here), MotorTrend, a publication primarily known as a print magazine, announced the 2011 Porsche Cayenne as winner of their highly coveted SUV of the Year Award… on Facebook! Oh, the irony!! MotorTrend was quick to follow-up the Facebook announcement with another online post to their own web-site including the video above (if you’re viewing this post via email you may need to visit PorschePurist.com to see the video). The post and video detail the judging process and why the Cayenne was selected. In a nutshell, the Cayenne was judged to be the best in the following six key categories: Engineering Excellence Advancement in Design Efficiency Safety Value Performance of Intended Function While the method of announcement shouldn’t overshadow the achievement – The Porsche Cayenne IS MotorTrend’s 2011 SUV of the Year – it does highlight the growing importance of Facebook, other social media, and the role of non-traditional media in general. Feel free to check out our thoughts on the 2011 Porsche Cayenne’s off-road ability and the complete 2011 Cayenne line-up .

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Introducing the 2011 Porsche Cayenne

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by PB.

Porsche has always been a name commonly associated with top of the line, high performance sports cars. With Porsche’s introduction of the Cayenne in recent years, they’ve managed to create a new market for the car enthusiast. The Cayenne gives a sports car fanatic the speed, performance and look of a sports car along with the additional seating and cargo that an SUV provides. It’s the ideal vehicle for the sports car bachelor-turned-family-man or the housewife that’s anti-minivan.

Special thanks to our Guest Contributor: Design 911 – Porsche Parts, spares and accessories supplier based in Essex, UK.

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Deconstructing the Porsche Emblem

Posted on 19. May, 2010 by PB.

The Porsche name is recognized for superb styling on top of innovative engineering, but until 1952 the Stuttgart-based automotive manufacturer portrayed itself to the world as only that: a name. For 31 years, the Porsche brand consisted of seven sleek letters but had no face attached to its name. No mark, emblem, nor ideogram to distinguish its cars from the masses and therefore no burning scar in the minds of consumers embodying the Porsche experience and history.

Thanks to the team at vintage racing video website RaceFansTV for guest writing this fantastic post for us. RaceFansTV is an international initiative led by motorsports enthusiasts that aims to bring back much of the great historical racing footage that has been captured since the video camera was invented. Well worth checking this fantastic new site out!

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The Porsche 911 and your New Baby are Compatible!

Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by PB.

There you are driving along in your Porsche 911, the envy of all that see you. Then suddenly a baby appears in your life and wants to ride along too! It happens every day. One minute we are free to zip around in our Porsche and the next minute we are trying to figure out how to keep the Porsche and still transport the baby. Well..myself and Mrs Porscheblogs (also PB) are expecting our wee one on the 26th of June and I’ve been doing some research on the options.

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Free Tour of the Porsche Panamera and Cayenne Production Lines

Posted on 13. May, 2009 by PB.

Plan on traveling to Germany soon? With production starting in the newly remodeled Leipzig plant of Porsche AG, the facility is once again open to the public for tours. Visitors now have the opportunity to see the all new Panamera rolling off the assembly line prior to the official launch this coming September.

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Russian SWAT Team Attacks the Wrong Porsche Cayenne

Posted on 22. Apr, 2009 by PB.

It was not a good day to own a black Porsche Cayenne in Russia this week.

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Gold Plated Porsche Cayenne

Posted on 22. Apr, 2009 by PB.

As if the Cayenne doesn’t get flamed enough as it is, someone had to go and throw gold fuel on the already burning fire. To date, I’ve seen “ murdered out” Porsches (flat black), Porsches covered in camouflage , 911s covered in Tweed and other things that defy description , but this is the first time I’ve seen a Cayenne completely covered in gold foil (including the wheels). I know I’m going out on a limb here, but I kind of like this

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