The new Porsche 911 GT3 R based on the 997 model generation heads into the 2013 motorsport season with extensive modifications. With its widened fender flares front and rear, the successful customer sport racer, fielded in the GT3 classes, looks considerably brawnier than its predecessor. The new aerodynamics generates substantially more downforce, allowing for higher cornering speeds and later braking points. The wider track and the adapted wheels provide additional improvement in traction.

Ever since its launch in 2010, customer teams around the world have gone from success to success with the 911 GT3 R. In 2012 alone, Porsche customer teams raced the 500 hp production-based Grand Touring race car in 131 races, won 41 of them and clinched numerous championships.

For 2013, Porsche Motorsport significantly modified the aerodynamics. The front bumper panels, all fenders, the sill covers, the rear panel and underbody with rear diffuser received further fine-tuning in the wind tunnel. The rear wing was enlarged to the width of the vehicle and repositioned to work optimally with the redesigned body.

The suspension also underwent modifications. The track of both the front and rear axle grew by 50 millimetres. The width of the front rims is now twelve instead of 10.9 inches. The wheelbase of the latest 911 GT3 R grew by ten millimetres.

Like its predecessor, the highly efficient four-litre, six-cylinder flat engine has an out-put of 368 kW (500 hp). The Porsche six-speed sequential dog-type gearbox with pneumatic shift system is operated via shift paddles on the steering wheel. This technical solution allows very fast and smooth gear changes – an advantage when it comes to high operational safety and a long service life.

An array of electronic driver assistance systems adopted from the predecessor helps turn fast and safe laps. The E-gas features a throttle-blip function. The gearbox elec-tronics make skipping gears and the resulting over revving of the engine virtually impossible. Thanks to a specially-adjusted traction control and a race ABS, the 911 GT3 R can be very well controlled under braking and acceleration.

With a conversion kit offered by Porsche, customer teams can convert older model years of the 911 GT3 R to the 2013-spec. The kit is available from Porsche Motor-sport at the price of 45,500 Euros plus country-specific value added tax.

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A few images of what looks to be the production 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder leaked of the production version have dripped their way on the internet via the leak-happy Chinese patent office.

If these provide an accurate look at what the hybrid supercar will look like, the car will have minor modifications over the prototypes that are currently undergoing test.

The Porsche 918 Spyder has finally received its door handles, a slightly different front bumper, indicator lights, mirrors, seat belts, redesigned air intakes in the front bumper and the headlamps located underneath the main beams.

Power comes from a 4.6-liter V-8 engine that develops 580 hp (432 kW) and more than 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) of torque. The Porsche 918 Spyder the first real hybrid supercar in the world.

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When the project is actually rubber-stamped, the 2016 Porsche Pajun would for the first time become into the popular marketplace section.

The new model range is to be derived from an advanced architecture known as MSB. Porsche is developing modular rear-wheel (or all-wheel) drive matrix.

To tie in with the launch of the state-of-the-art rear-wheel drive platform, the 2016 Porsche Pajun will only be offered with V6 with a range of diesel and petrol engines.

Diesel engines provide a maximum output of 260 hp (Pajun Diesel) and 320 hp (Pajun Diesel S) two models while the gasoline engine will also provide the output of 320 horsepower and 324 lb-ft of torque (Pajun S). A hybrid version might also be a possibility.

A seven-speed dual-clutch transmission is said to be available alongside the seven-speed manual from the new Porsche 991.

“The growth opportunity in this price range/vehicle size is likely to come from comparable products which do not conform to the traditional three-box saloon, in our view. Presumably, this is the opportunity which Porsche also sees," according to Credit Suisse analyst George Galliers.

These new models will be produced to help Porsche achieve their goal about 1.3 million units by the end of 2019 and increasing sales to 200,000 units a year.

Porsche is actually ready to give the green light to a direct rival for the Mercedes E-class, BMW 5-Series, Ferrari 458 Italia after more than a year associated with investigation as well as discussion.

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Porsche recently presented the Panamera Sport Turismo concept car that previews a production e-hybrid drivetrain - this car will be on sale by 2015.

The Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo drips with desirability with a quick look of the concept that has a clean and elegant design; with an attractive Liquid Metal Blue paint, a carbon fiber rear spoiler, LED headlights, tapered glasshouse, ventilated front fenders and the wheels are 20-inch up front and 21-inch at the rear.

In the clip we also get to see the Sport Turismo works well as an estate, with roughly 100 litres more luggage space than the saloon, at around 550 litres and at 4950mm long, 1990mm wide and 1401mm high.

The exquisite detailing stands out: the digital instrument cluster which is being flanked by displays, two cameras are mounted in the side vents, door mirrors have been replaced by cameras within the air ducts and a slider to engage drive.

The car has a hybrid powertrain consisting of a V6 3.0-liter supercharged engine producing 333 hp combined with a 95 hp electric motor. That's enough to propel it from 0-62mph in under six seconds, while providing combined fuel consumption of “better than” 80.7mpg and CO2 emissions below 82g/km.

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The 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is based on the seventh generation of the sports car from Zuffenhausen - has officially unveiled at the company's "Night of Champions” celebration.

According to Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard, “The new 911 GT3 Cup is much easier to drive at the limit. The car is excellently balanced. The new axle geometry is enormously positive for the handling. Apart from that, the new Cup 911 is great fun to drive.”

The width of the Michelin race slicks was increased by two centimeters to 27 centimeters at the front and 10 cm in the rear to a total of 31 cm.

The new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is powered by a 3.8-litre six-cylinder flat engine that develops 460hp at 7,500rpm, surpassing the predecessor by 10hp. The car is connected to a six-speed dog-type gearbox developed by Porsche Motorsport that is operated via steering wheel-mounted shift paddles.

A newly designed safety cage protects the pilot in case of a roll or a collision, a digital instrument cluster, an angled center stack and the driver-focused cockpit has a flat-bottomed steering wheel.

The 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup will be priced from €181,200 plus the country-specific value added tax.

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A reborn Targa version of the Porsche 911 is the latest variant of the new-generation '991' has been spotted testing in prototype form. The 2013 Porsche 911 Targa is expected to debut later this year.

A Porsche 911 Targa edition has been glimpsed testing - wears minimal camouflage and comes with a fake convertible roof. Like the Targa 911 models from 1965 to 1994, the roof style with a retractable or removable cloth panel behind it.

Despite the heavy camouflage we would love to believe that the small rear side window is clearly a fake.

The new Porsche 911 Targa will feature a 3.4-liter flat-six engine that develops 345 hp (257 kW) and 288 lb-ft (390 Nm) of torque, while a 3.8-liter flat-six engine putting out 400 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque.

Both of them will be connected to seven-speed manual will come as standard, and Porsche's seven-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission offered as an option.

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Italian magazine 0-100.it is reporting that the all-new 2013 Porsche Cayman will offer the same progress in a hard-top version.

Slated to debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Porsche Cayman Turbo has a four-cylinder boxer variant, receive a 2.5-liter unit that will deliver about 350 hp and 500 Nm (369 lb-ft) of torque.

With the only transmission option being Porsche's double clutch PDK, the car can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in less than 4.9 seconds.

While performance figures for the still-fictional Cayman Turbo have yet to be released - but a four-cylinder would dramatically increase fuel economy.

Auto Review Blog will keep you updated as more news comes in.

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The brand new second-generation 2014 Porsche Cayman broke cover yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

As expected, the new model is essentially a closed-roof version of the Porsche Boxster roadster.

The base 2013 Porsche Cayman in the engine bay will be the buyer's choice of two flat-six motors: a 2.7-liter making 275 hp - capable of hitting 60 mph in just 5.1 seconds and upgrading to the Porsche Cayman S nets a 325-bhp 3.4-liter flat-6 cylinder - will blast to 60 mph in just 4.4 seconds.

Also available are carbon ceramic brakes, new power steering, Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM), active transmission mounts (another feature of the Sport Chrono package), a brake-induced torque-vectoring system and optional carbon ceramic brakes.

Pricing hasn't been announced, but based on the current Boxster's asking price, the 2014 Porsche Cayman will begin at $52,600 for the base model, and the Cayman S will command $63,800.

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The  2013 Porsche Macan prototype was spied while being tested on public roads near the company’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.

The car will borrow most of its styling cues from its bigger brother with engines borrowed from Audi and styling borrowed from the Cayenne.

As it uses the skeleton of the 2013 Audi Q5, so it's engine lineup will be made out of both petrol and diesel engines. A turbocharged four-cylinder, 2.0-liter that produces 220 hp (164 kW) and the 3.6 liter V6 naturally aspirated with 370 hp (276 kW) for the Turbo variant.

Diesel options will include a 2.0 liter TDI engine producing 190 hp (142 kW) and a beefier V6 3.0-liter TDI generating 250 hp (186 kW).

The new Porsche Macan is expected to hit the market in 2013 as a 2014 model year.

The Porsche Cayenne has been on the market for a few years, in 2014 the Germany automaker will update its Cayenne SUV with a plug-in hybrid variant which could be called the e-Hybrid.

The update will include the typical retouches to the bumpers, LEDs for exterior lighting with four distinct bright spots in each light unit and taillights standard across the lineup.

The 2014 Porsche Cayenne e-Hybrid will likely be based on the standard hybrid but the electric motor will be upgraded to produce around 95 to 100 horsepower.

The same report also hinted that the Porsche Cayenne e-Hybrid is matched to a supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine producing 333 horsepower, paired with an electric motor sandwiched between the internal-combustion engine.

The battery will be a lithium-ion unit with a 10 kWh with electric range in the neighborhood of 15 miles. Porsche's e-hybrid system could return a fuel economy as high as 67 mpg.

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Porsche has recently unveiled the third generation of the Boxster, with an interior inspired by the Panamera. The 2013 Porsche Cayman “new compact sports car” will be unveiled in L.A. this month.

The car will be heavily inspired from the 2013 Boxster, which means that the entry-level model will come with a 2.7-liter flat-six engine making around 275 hp, followed by the more potent S version with a 3.4-liter engine good for 315 horsepower.

Created by digital artist Wildspeed and published on Porscheboost, the 2013 Porsche Cayman certainly is one of the best to drive.

Official photos of the 2014 Porsche Cayman at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

The world premiere of the new Porsche Cayman will occur on November 28, you can follow our ongoing coverage of the event via L.A. Auto Show.

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The Porsche 911 Attack has received an aftermarket kit from Anibal Automotive Design are back again. The wheels come in a complementary finish matching the body.

The Montreal-based tuning company has released the first official images of the Porsche Attack models and that it is ready for production.

Hani Harfouche the CEO and designer at Anibal Automotive Design says that this is the final design of the Porsche Attack models and that it is ready for Porsche 911 Attack.

The kit fitted to the Porsche 911 Attack utilizes carbon fiber, while the car is wearing a silver wrapped paint with the hood getting black paint.

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Porsche CEO Matthias Muller has confirmed that admitted they are targeting the Ferrari 458 Italia and McLaren MP4-12C with this new Porsche 961.

According to the company's CEO Matthias Muller, the Porsche 961 will borrow technology from the 918 Spyder, after the 959-based Group B sports car.

Under the hood 961 will use some of the technology from its hybrid brother get the 918's V8 4.6-liter engine with 570 horsepower provided by that RS-derived powertrain. This should be enough to allow the model to 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) sprint in a little over three seconds.

The Porsche 961 is expected to cost somewhere around £250,000.

One of the biggest Porsche 918 Spyder leaks occurred this weekend at rennteam.com via teamspeed.com. We received a few reports are indicating that the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid will have a starting price of £768,026 when fitted with the Weissach package costing £839,426.

As expected, the new details confirm that the 918 Spyder will be offered only in left hand drive and one combustion engine and two electric engines.

Weissach-package reduces the weight of 1.700 kg (DIN) / 1.775 kg (EG) of the standard car by approximately 35 kg and the time at the Nordschleife by approximately 2 seconds (standard: less than 7:22 min, Weissach-package: less than 7:20 min).

You can track the some data and prices for the Porsche 918 Spyder:

• High-Perfomance Hybrid-System with Plug-in-technology, one combustion engine and two electric engines with E-Boost function


• only available in LHD-version


• Combustion DFI-engine is a V8 with 4.593 ccm and 9.000 1/min


• maximum power more than 580 hp and more than 500 Nm


• Euro 5-classification


• 70 litre tank


• turning circle 12.7 m


• Combustion engine is rear wheel drive and will be supportetd by one electric engine


• second electric engine will be for front wheels, so called electric AWD, up to 235 kph


• maximum power of both electric engines is more than 245 hp, 116 hp for front wheels and 129 for rear wheels


• Lithium-ion-battery with 6.8 kWh capacity


• on board charger with 3.6 kW


• external Porsche-universal-charger


• combined power will be more than 595 hp


• maximum torque more than 780 Nm between 1.000 and 4.000 1/min in third gear


• 7-gear-PDK


• Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus)


• Electric Porsche Traction Management (ePTM): electric AWD-system


• Auto-Start-Stop and "Sailing"


• front wheels with 9,5Jx20 and 265/35 ZR20


• rear wheels with 12,5Jx21 and 325/30 ZR21


• PCCB front 410mm (6 piston calliper), rear 390mm (4 piston calliper)


• electric parking brake


• LED-front lights with four point DRL, LED-rear lights


• PCM with 7"-touch screen (multitouch) in centre console


• 8"-TFT-information display


• Burmester HighEnd Surround system with 11 speakers and more than 500 W

Weight reduction is achieved by the following:

• extended use of magnesium, CfK, titanium and ceramic-parts


• foil instead of paint for the car saves 2.5 kg


• no wiring for external quick charging station


• 918 Spyder magnesium wheels (same dimensions) saves 13.5 kg


• no air-condition


• no Burmester HiFi system


• flame-resistant cloth instead of leather for the seats


• CfK-paddles for PDK


• CfK-interior package


• special door interior panels without armrest and door pockets


• straps instead of door handles


• no glove compartment, no compartment in centre console


• no carpeting in leg room, no carpeting in boot


• 6-point-harness

And here are the prices:

• foil additional to the paint: 11.900


• liquid metal paint: 47.600


• liquid metal paint plus foil: 59.500


• 918 magnesium wheel: 29.750


• lifting system for front axle: 8.925


• external Porsche quick charging sytem: 20.230 (20 kW, reduces charging time from 2 hours to 0.5 hours)


• special leather "Authentic": 23.800


• interior carbon-package: 6.545


• electric comfort heating system: 5.950 (heating for interior when only electric engines are running)


• 6-point-harness: 2.975


• Luggage-set (five pieces): 17.731


• car pick up in Zuffenhausen: for free!


• car pick up in Leipzig: 6.545

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Porsche is launching a pair of new special editions based on its Panamera. The Porsche Panamera Platinum Edition will be available in Germany in January with price starts at €79,707 (including VAT), while the diesel version costs €82,206.

To distinguish this special edition, feature platinum silver metallic accents on the lower half of the exterior mirrors, lower half of the side view mirrors, the trim on the trunk lid, rear diffuser, the fender vents and front grilles borrowed from the Panamara Turbo.

The Porsche Panamera Platinum Edition will be available in five paint colors, including black; white; metallic basalt black; metallic carbon grey and metallic mahogany lacquer. Standard equipment includes 19-inch alloys, Bi-Xenon Porsche Dynamic Lighting System (PDLS) headlights, automatic dimming interior and parking assist features.

Inside the Porsche Panamera Platinum comes with a new black and luxor beige part-leather design, a sport steering wheel, a 7-inch touchscreen display, heated front and rear seats, “Platinum Edition” insignias on the front door trim strips and an 11-speaker 235-watt sound system.

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The latest generation of the potent 2013 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S is scheduled to reach the UK and German market in January. It is scheduled to greet the public for the first time at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show.

To separate it aesthetically, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S has unique 21-inch alloy wheels, smoked headlights, rectangular quad exhaust tips and gloss black accents on the lower part of the mirrors.

The interior modifications include new carbon fiber trim decors for the dashboard, Alcantara headliner and a new two-tone leather upholstery with contrasting stitching.

Under the hood is the same 4.8-liter V8 that is found under the hood of the less expensive Cayenne Turbo. Thanks to these changes, the 2013 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S has now been upgraded with an addition 50-hp (37 kW), increasing the total output to an impressive 542hp (550PS) and peak torque to 750Nm (553 lb-ft).

As a result of these upgrades, allowing the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S completes the standard 0-100km/h (62mph) sprint 0.2 seconds quicker than before and reach a top speed of 175 mph. The German automaker says in spite of the increase in power but doesn't affect the V8's fuel economy. The Cayenne Turbo S is capable of returning 11.5lt/100km (20.5 mpg US or 24.6 mpg UK), with CO2 emissions standing at 270 g/km.

The 2013 Cayenne Turbo S is equipped with all of Porsche dynamic performance techs, including Porsche's Active Suspension Management (PASM); Sport Chrono package; air suspension; Dynamic Chassis Control and Porsche's Torque Vectoring Plus system.

The 2013 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S will go on sale next spring with starts at $146,000 (not including a $975 destination charge).

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The first official photos of the 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4, Carrera 4S Coupe and Convertible have hit the web ahead of their world premiere at the 2012 Paris Auto Show this fall.

The 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 equipped with the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, rated at 20 mpg city, 28 highway, and 23 combined. The 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Coupe models are powered by the same 3.8-liter flat-six engine rated at 394hp (400PS) at 7,400 rpm and 440Nm (324 lb-ft) at 5,600 rpm.

We don’t have any official information on interior details, but both the Carrera 4 and 4S Coupe models will get the wider wheelbase. Pricing details will come closer to launch, which is expected some time in the next couple of months.

2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Photos

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