Petrolicious makes fine automotive videos. They cover all sorts of cars, although most are old skool hero cars, which are being given a new lease of life thanks childhood dreams now having adult budgets to go with.
Here’s a trio of videos featuring the Porsche 911; old Porsche 911s, when water only cooled the driver.
[Thanks to Adam for the tip]
The Porsche 911 and the Citroën DS: one can lay claim to being the most iconic sportscar ever made and the other is, plainly, one of the coolest cars ever made.
So imagine if you combined the two into an orgy of retro perfection. It would be one mankind’s greatest built achievements, right. Well before you start dancing around your lounge room naked at the sight of these pics just stop, put your pants back on, and consider what you’re looking at here is little more than an experiment in visual communication.
At least, that’s the tagline from Brandpowder, where the images were sourced from. And, of course, any close scrutiny of the photos will likely have you screaming: “This looks shopped. I can tell from some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few shops in my time.”
So, rather than being a real fun creation, it’s simply a virtual fun creation, with a back story to try and make it look legit. It’s still damn cool, though!
[Source: Brandpowder via Jalopnik]
Porsche has just updated its Panamera Turbo S and for the first time it now includes an Executive model. The Panamera Turbo S Executive features a 150mm extended wheelbase for greater interior comfort.
So not only do you have an extra 20hp to play with in the Turbo S, for a new peak of 570hp, if you get the Executive version you can have an extra 120mm rear seat space to enjoy it in.
Find out more after the break.
The Porsche Macan is the latest new model to be revealed thanks to the emergence of unauthorised images hitting the web before the official launch. Here you can see a series of images released from a forthcoming issue of Auto Motor und Sport.
Our first impression is one of approval although the styling of that front end may take some getting used to. Some finer mesh in the grille is the immediate thought of what is missing, but perhaps over time that simpler, almost crude, industrial look will rest more easily.
We’re not so sure we can say the same for the side scuff panel running along the lower edge of the doors. On a silver car it just looks like a tacky add-on.
In the article the Macan is compared against an Audi Q5 with a V6 diesel engine. It’s expected Porsche’s baby SUV will be sold initially with a 3.6 litre V6 petrol engine with 340PS (250kW) for the Macan S and 400PS (295kW) for the Macan Turbo.
[Source: Pistonheads | Thanks to Wayne for extra pics]
Porsche has kept the ball rolling ahead of the Macan launch with this new video showing the entry-level SUV carving up sand dunes near Dubai. Shown undisguised, but in discreet all black paintwork, the Macan looks like fun in the loose sand of the middle east.
With three weeks to go until the wraps officially come off the Macan you can expect Porsche to continue its marketing pitch.
Porsche continues to build momentum for its return to top level endurance racing in 2014 with this video showing off its new LMP1 racecar. For Mark’s sake, let’s hope Porsche can build a better alternator than the Red Bull Racing-Renault combination.
Porsche has checked in with this brief video to remind us a) that they’re German and b) that they’re busy working hard on Mark’s new car. That blurry thing in the middle of the screen cap above is their new LMP1 engine. They don’t want us to know how many cylinders they’re using, you see. Crafty buggers, hey.
Porsche has released this short video with Tony Hatter, Design Manager, talking about the very cool 911 50th anniversary edition. We just wish we could borrow one from work too.
When the Porsche Boxster was first released in the mid-90s it was often dismissed with the claim it was only for people who couldn’t afford a 911. Now into its third-generation, the Boxster has had enough time to establish itself as a bona fide sportscar worthy of attention.
In truth, the Boxster has always been a very fine car, even if it did take some time for the wider motoring world to catch on. And, as I recently discovered, the new-ish 981 Boxster is a genuinely rewarding drive.
The test car was an entry level model powered by a 2.7 litre flat-six cylinder engine coupled to a 6-speed manual gearbox. It certainly looked the part on its optional 20″ rims too. Of the three examples Porsche has provided this latest Boxster is clearly the best looking, inside and out. Indeed the interior has a quality feel to it befitting its price tag and is reasonably well apppointed too.
On paper the outright performance of the Boxster looks capable enough, with 195kW on tap and just a shade over 1300kg to move. So, you might expect a quicker 0–100km/h time than 5.8 seconds. I can remember a time when a sub-6 second car was bordering on supercar territory, but these days it just doesn’t feel that fast.
If you’re looking for blistering straight line speed then the 2.7 litre Boxster isn’t for you. Yet, to judge this car solely on its raw pace is to completely miss the point and would deny yourself of something really quite special.
There’s still 33 days to go until the Macan is officially launched, but Porsche is keeping the previews coming. A series of photos showing the baby SUV without camouflage have been posted to Facebook.
As you can see the front-end styling differs enough from the Cayenne to have its own identity, while being similar enough to be part of the family. The rear tail light cluster, for one thing, isn’t the incoherent mess you see on the Cayenne.
Overall, the Macan seems to have a much more pleasing aesthetic than its bigger brother and while we do in some small way still lament the fact that Porsche is even in the SUV market, the fact remains they make excellent products and they need to play the game in order to keep pumping out 911s, Caymans and Boxsters.
At the Godwood Revival this year Porsche recreated its 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show stand to honour the 50th anniversary of the 911. Mark Porsche, son of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche—designer of the original 911, talks about the car and what his father would be thinking today.
British racing driver Sean Edwards was killed today in an accident at the Queensland Raceway. He was participating in a private test session and was a passenger in a 996 Porsche 911.
The 20-year-old driver suffered life-threatening injuries and is currently in intensive care at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
It’s believed Edwards was killed instantly when the car left the circuit and crashed into a tyre wall. Rescue crews took three hours to remove the driver from the wreckage.
Edwards is the current leader of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup series, a support category to Formula 1, and drove in the winning Black Falcon crew at this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hour Race at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3.
The 26-year-old Brit was the son of Guy Edwards, who was one of the first on the scene at Niki Lauda’s crash during the 1976 German Grand Prix. Sean worked as a consultant for the movie Rush and also played the role of his father in the film.
He was well liked and numerous motorsport identities from a wide cross section of backgrounds have expressed their sorrow at his passing, including David Brabham, Martin Brundle, Sebastien Ogier, Jason Plato and Mark Webber.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
[Source: News Ltd]