Porsche tuner TopCar has released the first images of their tuning package for the 2012 Porsche 911 (991).
The model has a carbon/Kevlar body kit with an aggressive front-end, aerodynamic side skirts and a sporty rear bumper with an integrated diffuser. There’s also LED daytime driving lights and light alloy wheels.
For added performance, the company will partner with 9ff to develop a sport-tuned suspension and a larger displacement engine.
Even though the production model will debut in March 2012, TopCar is already accepting orders.
No, this is not a joke. Porsche has announced on its Twitter page (http://twitter.com/Porsche) that the 911 GT2 RS is sold out - less than two months after the model was introduced at the Moscow Auto Salon on August 25.
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is a special edition supercar that comes with a twin-turbocharged 3.6 liter six-cylinder boxer engine producing a total of 620 PS - 0 to 100 km/h is achieved in 3.5 seconds.
The GT2 RS was limited to a series of just 500 units but with a rather big price tag of €237,578 in Germany and $245,000 (€193,000) in the U.S. market, it still sold out quite quickly.
Rumour has it that Porsche is working on a 500bhp limited edition of the Porsche 911 GT3.
Our French colleagues at Caradisiac are suggesting the upgraded GT3 RS would be limited to a production run of just 500 units. No further details on the car have surfaced until now, but - considering the GT3 RS is already a finely tuned car - don’t expect much in the way of changes besides the additional displacement and power.
Next month the 2010 Paris Auto Show shall take place, so we’ll see if the rumours are true…
If you didn’t want to uglify the dashboard in your classic Porsche with one of those modern satellite navigations, then Porsche has the perfect solution for you now: a sat nav which fits into the radio slot. How sweet is that?!
Starting in October 2010, owners will be able to retrofit their cars with the Porsche Classic Radio Navigation System (Part # 911 645 910 00), which packages a display screen fitted into a form factor that is an exact fit for the original factory radio’s location. Round knobs keep appearances in line with that classic Porsche aesthetic, but the technology is purely 21st century.
The unit will retail for €595,00 plus VAT (around $776 USD before taxes at current exchange rates).
Porsche has revealed a new supercar in the 911 model range. The Porsche 911 Carrera GTS wide body has a 3.8-litre engine with 402 bhp closes the gap between the Carrera S with 380 bhp and the 911 GT3 with 429 bhp. The increase in power comes from a redesigned intake manifold with six vacuum-controlled tuning flaps for optimized power and torque geometry compared to the one tuning flap in the Carrera S.
As for the exterior, upgrades include SportDesign front bumper with lip spoiler and special sideskirts, both painted in black, and the Carrera GTS graphics on the doors and rear lid.
The 911 Carrera GTS will first be available in the German market in December, with a price tag of €104,935 for the Coupe and €115,050 for the Cabriolet.
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Recent reports revealed that Gemballa has scheduled a Monday press conference where they will announce plans to relaunch the company.
At this point in time the details are limited, but the German tuner will be headed by new CEO Andreas Schwarz who has acquired the rights to the Gemballa name. Financing will be provided by Steffen Korbach and possibly several dealers.
In Prestige Cars magazine, Schwarz has stated that “The design guidelines should continue on the basis of previous works and we are already working on concepts for the Porsche Panamera, the new Cayenne and the Ferrari Enzo. The know-how in terms of finance provided by Korbach as (the) investor should also enable the company to access the capital market more easily in the future.” He also revealed that the first new products will be introduced at Top Marques Abu Dhabi in January 2011.
According to Porsche, the 500 bhp Porsche Cayenne Turbo gets from zero to sixty in 4.4 seconds. The 385 bhp 911 Carrera 4S with PDK takes 4.3 seconds to run the same distance. With such remarkably close acceleration times, Autocar wanted to see how the Cayenne Turbo would handle compared to the 911 around Millbrook’s 1.39-kilometer Outer Handling Circuit. The answer: An extraordinary performance. Check out the race to watch Steve Sutcliffe scorching the Porsches around the circuit.
Porsche Panamera Rivage GT 970 by Tuner Hofele-Design
The German tuner Hofele-Design have released a tuning package for the Panamera. The package includes a new body kit, suspension, exhaust and braking upgrades. The Porsche Panamera Rivage GT 970 features remodeling all around the exterior, as well as refinements to the car’s interior.
‘Above is a video showing the new Ferdinand GT3 RS, a zero-emissions car named after the legendary Porsche founder. Unfortunately the car has nothing to do with Porsche, other than being shaped like a 911.
It features a “gold-painted” exterior, has a big rear wing and “massive air inlets at the front spoiler to save the driver from sweating too much.” Amazingly it weighs just 99.6kg (219.6 lbs). Even more amazing is that it does not have an engine, “because of economic reasons.”
