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Porsche Panamera Turbo S: Ready for lift-off4.5/5

$208,925: That’s the amount appears on the recently test driven Porsche Panamera Turbo S’s specs sheet. For a car that always seems to be ready for lift-off, it seems appropriate that its price should be stratospheric. As if the 500-hp Panamera Turbo wasn’t powerful enough, the letter S added to …June 21, 2012

2012 Porsche Cayman R: For the purest of purists4.0/5

For years, Porsche has been criticized for building vehicles for the masses rather than for purists. The outcry started in 2002 with the Cayenne, then gained strength more recently with the Panamera. Yet, Porsche’s efforts to generate more sales and make more money doesn’t take away from its ability to …March 15, 2012

Porsche Boxster S Black Edition: Slightly more exclusive fun4.0/5

When a model’s sales start to wane, many automakers unveil exclusive versions in order to tide their clients over until the new generation is ready. Now that’s how you keep buyers interested! Ford uses this strategy with its Mustang, and Porsche is no different. After offering the fabulous Spyder last …August 31, 2011

2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S: Superlative Speed4.0/5

In the warmth of the summer sun, with dry pavement below your feet and miles of visibility above, a 911 Turbo is not the frightening monster that many a scribe has made it out to be. Oh sure, it’s faster than a speeding neuron and vastly capable of outstripping your …May 27, 2011

Porsche Camp4 Canada: Crash course in deluxe winter driving

When you love to drive and are passionate about cars, there’s no refusing an offer to ride in a Porsche. Not even in the wee hours of a winter morning when The Weather Network warns that it’s 24-below outside at Mont-Tremblant. The day before the course, two dozen automobile columnists …March 15, 2011

The 2011 Porsche Cayenne & Cayenne S: Mild or Spicy?4.5/5

Almost due north out of Vancouver, just beyond the popular ski resort of Whistler, is a stretch of abused two-lane macadam that rises, falls, and wraps around some of the most gorgeous scenery the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Like so many other mountainous rural routes, its surface is a …February 25, 2011

The Porsche 911 Turbo: A subtle, ferocious and beautiful beast4.5/5

Although not always the most spectacular, the Porsche 911 definitely was the most memorable sports car of the first century of the automobile. The first came off the line in the autumn of 1963 and the series hasn’t stopped evolving for almost half a century. Moreover, the Turbo has always …January 20, 2011

The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo: My Automotive Everest5.0/5

On the 10th of September, 1944, Lt. William H. Baker, a navigator with the 600th Squadron, 398th Bomber Group, 8th U.S. Air Force, took off from England, destined for Stuttgart, Germany. Flying at 26,000 feet after dropping 6,000 pounds worth of ordinance from his B-17, Lt. Baker took the time …September 26, 2010

Porsche Cayenne V6: The diesel is missing

In most markets, three direct injection V6s are available for the new generation of the Cayenne. First, there’s an updated version of the previously used 3.6-litre engine. Then, there’s a supercharged 3.0-litre engine outfitting the new Cayenne S Hybrid. And, like before, the Cayenne Diesel has a turbocharged 3.0-litre based …September 2, 2010

Porsche Panamera V6, complete with Porsche engine

Porsche has added two new models to the Panamera family – both of which are powered by a newly designed six-cylinder Porsche engine. These additions round out this spectacular five-door hatchback’s line of products. With the double-clutch Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) transmission and the automatic Stop-Start function, they’re not technically anaemic versions …August 25, 2010

The 2010 Porsche Cayman S: Life is good!5.0/5

A wise man once said: cars don’t cause accidents, people do. Another wise man said: cars are rarely exceptional, it’s the people behind them who are. People, however, can sometimes make exceptional cars, and that’s no accident – at least that’s what the author of this text says; he is …June 8, 2010

The 2010 Porsche Panamera 4S, for some Grand Touring4.0/5

On a recent trip to California, I had the chance to drive a Porsche Panamera 4S from Los Angeles to Carmel, near San Francisco. (Interesting side note: Carmel once had Clint Eastwood as its mayor.) We could have taken Highway 5 through the desert, but we opted instead for the …December 30, 2009

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