The European commission has proposed new emissions standards to limit the amount of carbon-dioxide levels emitted by cars manufactured in Europe. According to the Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking it is a war on the German carmakers. He said that the new norms will hurt the German carmakers more severely than their French and Italian counterparts. Wiedeking went on to describe the limits as a war-like assault, adding “it is an attack on BMW, Mercedes, Audi and ourselves, this is a business war in Europe. We will fight.” Well…I for one think that Mr. CEO here is overreacting a bit. I honestly don’t think that the European Commission cares much about Porsche to wage a “war” on them, as the first thing on their mind is to reduce pollution and take care of global warming.

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A study shows that the German sports car maker Porsche makes an average profit of a whooping $28,000 for every vehicle it sells. That is a lot of money compared to the profits made per car by other companies like BMW with $3,200 per car, Audi with a less impressive $1,580, and Chrysler and Volkswagen earn just $900 and $400, respectively. As per the report by B&D Forecast Porsche’s overall earning were about $2.7 billion with sales of just 96,794 vehicles.

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It’s like there is a storm in the automobile market now about new navigation devices. The Garmin Nuvi 680, ViaMichelin Navigation X-930 and the LAN-9600R are just a few of these devices and here we are with yet again another device made by NAVIGON particularly for Porsche. “We’re thrilled to be a part of this product,” said Andreas Hecht, NAVIGON’s General Manager for the Americas. “It’s a beautiful realization of design and innovation and represents the cutting-edge of navigation.” Keep reading for the official press release.

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Here is an interesting video showing the complete history and the development of the Porsche Turbo ever since the first turbocharger was introduced. It shows the complete line of five generations worth of 911’s in action. For all of the folks out there who are, or are not the fans of the 911 line-up this should prove as a very informative video. For more also refer to the Top Gear Porsche 911 Turbo.
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On Friday, December 22, 2006, Santa cruised down Wall Street in his sleigh pulled by eight shiny red Porsche Cayman Reindeer sports cars. The combined power of all these cars was equivalent to 4600 reindeers. The occasion was held on the last trading day before Christmas and was meant to donate toys for the needy children by the Marine Toys for Tots foundation.
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Bill Gates, the Microsoft billionaire has been a fast car fanatic since he was 19. That was when his lawyer father helped him buy his first Porsche. Now his mansion near Seattle is filled with German sports cars out of which the Porsche 959 is the most prized possession. The car is capable of reaching 320kmph in nearly 20seconds. But what makes it more special is that fewer than 250 of these were made as Porsche designed it as a technological test-bed and made a loss on every sale.

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The new 911 Turbo surpasses expectations. It’s the first 911 Turbo with Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG). It’s the first with actively controlled all-wheel drive and it’s the first to reach 60 mph in a bone shattering 3.7 seconds. Altogether, it’s the most rewarding 911 Turbo yet. It is also selected as the best sports coupe by Playboy's "2007 Cars of the Year"
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If a gold fan, well what I mean to say is if you like golden watch, gold jewelry, gold mobile, gold pens etc., then this Gold plated Porsche will certainly add glitters to your collection. It will give the Diamond covered Mercedes SL Class a run too. The town of Pforzheim in south-west Germany is famous for its jewellery and watch-making industry and accordingly is known as “the City of Gold.” The city is also the home of the first Gold-plated Porsche. All the major components, from the control elements such as the steering wheel and door knobs to the car body and alloy rims, are all gold plated, making the two-seater exceptionally luxurious.

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All you Porsche lover’s great news from the company, as Porsche has announced the 2007 Porsche 911 Targa (997). The best part is that for the first time in its history, it will be sold with all-wheel-drive only. The Targa 4 is powered by the familiar flat-six engine, which is capable of boosting 325 hp of power from 3.6 liters. This makes it possible for the car to reach 0 to 62 mph in 5.3 seconds. The car can attain a top speed of 175 mph. The more powerful S variant features a 3.8-liter engine producing 355 bhp. This model speeds up to 62 mph in 4.9 seconds, and has a top speed of 180 mph. That’s not all, the Targa 4 develops maximum torque of 370 Newton meters at 4,250 revolutions per minute. The equivalent for the S version is 400 Newton meters at 4,600 rpm.

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