One of the Porsche’s highlights at the Paris Auto Show will be the Cayman S Sport, a special edition created to celebrate its 60th birthday.
The Cayman S Sport production will be limited to 700 units. The customer has the choice of six special non-metallic colors, including the green and orange featured on the latest 911 GT3 RS.
More importantly, 3.4-liter six-cylinder boxer engine gets a bump to 303 hp (up from 295) thanks to a new exhaust system. The S Sport also gets Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) featured, the body of the car is lowered by ten millimeters, and five-millimetre spacer rings are placed behind the 19-inch-SportDesign wheels, which should enhance appearance and driving dynamics.
Porsche announced today its line-up at the Paris Auto Show. One of the high-lights will be a special edition Boxster. Called Boxster S Design Edition 2, the new edition will be limited to only 500 units.
Offering maximum output of 303 bhp from 3.4 litres, the Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 delivers eight horsepower more than the standard S-model.
This special edition comes with a wide range of exclusive features highlighted by the striking design of the car. It will be painted all in white.
Porsche announced today that the new, special model Cayenne S Transsyberia entering the market in early 2009. The Cayenne S Transsyberia for both road and off-road use will be unveiled at the Paris Auto Show.
Like the extra-robust rally model, the road-going version is also based on the Cayenne S with its 4.8-litre V8 naturally-aspirated power unit featuring highly economical and efficient Direct Fuel Injection. The big difference, however, is that the new Transsyberia comes with the high-performance power unit carried over from the Cayenne GTS, developing 405 bhp at 6,500 rpm and maximum torque of 369 lb-ft at 3,500 rpm.
With the six-speed manual gearbox featured as standard, acceleration to 100 km/h comes in just 6.1 seconds, another 0.5 seconds faster than the Cayenne S. It hits a top speed of 158 mph.
Press release after the jump.
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Porsche has added two new special editions to its line up: the Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 and the Cayman S Sport, models both powered by a 3.4 litres engine that delivers 303 bhp.
Both new models come with a wide range of exclusive equipment highlighted by the particularly striking design of the car and will be available at the dealership as of early September.
The Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 features 19-inch SportDesign wheels as standard, side air intakes, centre console and the dials on the three round instruments finished in white. Sporting grey stripes extending lengthwise along the body accentuate the brilliant white finish of the car in the same sophisticated style as the red rear lights.
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Porsche Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 and Cayman S Sport Picture Gallery
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First unveiled in 1967 (as a removable roof panel designed in response to concerns that the tightening U.S. safety restrictions would ban convertibles), the 2009 Porsche Targa 4 remains absolutely unique and truly exceptional. The new Targa 4 and 4S will be available for order starting this fall.
Under the hood Porsche placed a 3.6-liter flat-six rated at 345 bhp in the 4 version and a 3.8 liter delivering 385 bhp in the 4S version. The Targa 4 can hit a top speed of or 176 mph, while for the 4S goes up to 184 mph.
At the same time fuel consumption of the 3.6-liter model has improved to 26.6 mpg and the 3.8-liter is now 25.7 mpg.
Both models are available with PDK or double-clutch gearbox with no less than seven forward gears. With PDK, the 911 Targa 4 accelerates to 100 km/h in exactly 5.0 seconds, the Targa 4S in an even faster 4.7 seconds – in each case 0.2 seconds faster than the “regular” model with its manual gearbox.
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2009 Porsche 911 Targa 4 and 4S Picture Gallery
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Latest spy shots revealed that Porsche is already working on a new generation Cayenne that is set to be released in 2010. As usual it will compete with the next generation Touareg that will be revealed at the end of 2010 and the next generation Audi Q7 that will debut sometime in 2013.
The 2010 Cayenne will be shorter than the current model and will look less like an SUV and more like a Porsche. It will have a more muscular and elegant appearance, and in the same time will feature a more steeply raked windshield, shorter greenhouse and blacked-out B- and C-pillars.
Under the hood Porsche will place the same engine line-up as in the current model, with the top version to get around 500 hp. There will also be a hybrid version, that is supposed to have a fuel economy of 26.8mpg.
Porsche revealed today two new models in its new 911 line-up: the Carerra 4 and Carrera 4S. The new models will go on sale starting 25 October 2008.
The Carrera 4 is powered by a 3.6-litre power unit that delivers 345 bhp. Featuring the new PDK system the fuel consumption goes down to 10.1 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, equal to 28.0 mpg imp.
The 911 Carrera 4S is powered by a 3.8-litre power unit that delivers 385 hp and the fuel consumption goes down to 10.7 litres/100 km, equal to 26.4 mpg imp.
The new all-wheel-drive sports cars come with sporting manual transmission featuring six gears. As an alternative the new models are available with Porsche’s new Doppelkupplungsgetriebe replacing the former Tiptronic S automatic converter transmission and offering an even faster gearshift on less fuel. The Doppelkupplungsgetriebe or double-clutch gearbox comes with seven gears shifting electrohydraulically without the slightest interruption of traction and pulling force.
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2009 Porsche Carrera 4 and 4S Picture Gallery
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Porsche unveiled today the first details about the 2009 911. The official debut will be made on 5 July. The European prices are as follows: 69,600.- for the Carrera (Euro base price). The Carrera Cabriolet and Carrera S both retail at Euro 78,000.- (Euro base price), and the Carrera S Cabriolet is entering the market at Euro 88,000.- (Euro base price).
911 Carrera is powered by a 3.6-litre power unit with an output of 345 hp (up by 20 bhp). Carrera S is powered by a 3.8-litre power with an output of 385 bhp unit (up by 30 bhp). The Carrera S Coupe now offers a top speed of 186 mph.
The new generation of the 911 is available for the first time with the new Porsche-Doppelkupplung (PDK), Porsche’s double-clutch gearbox. Offering no less than seven forward gears, the new gearbox combines the driving comfort of a converter automatic transmission with the dynamic gearshift of a sequential racing gearbox.
The new generation of the 911 stands out clearly at first sight through innovations in design both front and rear as well as new lights with LED technology. LED daytime driving lights and bi-xenon headlights now standard on all new models in the Carrera range give the silhouette of the 911 even more distinctive style and a truly unique look, interacting with new LED rear lights to ensure an unmistakable and striking appearance also at the rear. And as a further safety option, Porsche now also offers Dynamic Bending Lights on all models.
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2009 Porsche 911 Carrera Picture Gallery
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We know Porsche said there won’t be a baby Cayenne in the future. And we also know they denied the Roxster name. But we want to take our chances and bet on a future baby Cayenee and even more on the "Roxster" name.
Even more if you take a look on the market and on the history a small SUV from Porsche is the most normal thing to happen. For instance, Porsche, Volkswagen and Audi have an SUV built on the same platform: the Cayenne, the Touareg and the Q7. Now, from the things we know there will be the Q5 and the Tiguan built on the same platform. And taking a look on the market: BMW has a small SUV: the X3 and also does Mercedes: the next MLK-Class. As a result we are sure that the baby SUV is going to happen, and will happen quite soon: two years after the Q5 will be launched.
The Cayenne is a real success on the SUV market, but Porsche also needs a small SUV for that part of the customers that prefer luxury, SUV and compact car all in only one model.
The upcoming baby Cayenne was already named by the Autobild magazine Roxster. It will share many of its components with the upcoming Audi Q5 and Volkswagen Tiguan. The Roxster will be a luxury car with sporty handling characteristics and high achievement. Sportier than the current Cayenne, it will feature muscular line contours, LED headlamps and taillights.
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2010 Porsche Roxster Picture Gallery
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Porsche unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show the 2009 Cayenne Turbo S, the most powerful Cayenne of them all. Sales will begin in August 2008 at a price of EUR 111,400.
The Cayenne Turbo S is powered by a 4.8 liter V8 engine with twin turbo forced induction that delivers 550 hp at 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 750 Nm from 2,250 rpm to 4,500 rpm. The engine is mated to a Six-speed Tiptronic S converter automatic gearbox.
It makes the 0 to 60 mph sprint in just 4.7 seconds and can hit a top speed of 174.0 mph.
All models of the Turbo S have a chassis which benefits from air suspension, not to mention suspension leveling and ride-height control, along with Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM), which – once again as standard – is combined with Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) and Servotronic speed-sensitive variable power steering.
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2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S Picture Gallery
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