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Macan, that’s Porsche’s most popular model, isn’t it? You’re correct, but that little prize for first place is only true outside South Africa. Locally the Cayenne continues to outsell the Macan but that’s not to undermine the Macan’s importance in flowering Porsche’s profits. Most customers will gladly save R500k,...
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It’s said that the Internal Combustion Engine is so fundamentally inefficient that 62 per cent of the energy is lost before it sniffs the flywheel. So while every Cayenne since its genesis in 2002 has deployed endless alchemy to increase the output, lower the emissions, smooth out the drivability...
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The original sports SUV Well, we wouldn’t go that far since Benz and BMW were predicting the future with AMG-fettled and M- versions as early experiments of a hotly-tipped genre but Cayenne really pushed the concept furthest. Now most buyers are comfortable with the notion of a sporty SUV,...
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Remember last month’s feature on the 991.2 GT3 RS. Well this is the granddaddy to all things RS – the 1973 Carrera 2.7 RS. Unlike the original n01 356 that’s here at Goodwood to provide a starting point to 70 years of Porsche this is here to celebrate the birth...
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First thing; ignore that price at the end of this feature. Even if you had the necessary R5.5 million from that recent entrepreneurial gambit with Bitcoin you can’t buy a GT2 RS. If only it was that easy – and no this isn’t like the 911R where really limited...
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Hot news from Porsche this week after they confirmed production of the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo – an all-electric estate based on the Porsche Mission E concept that recently visited South Africa. Production is anticipated to commence from as early as 2020 following a significant amount of interest shown...
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Porsche is the latest manufacturer to join the coupe-SUV race after the confirmation of the new Porsche Cayenne Coupe. Prototypes of the coupe have been seen with very little camouflage leading us to expect a reveal later this month. Styling of the coupe is on par with its key...
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When Porsche launches a new car, especially one considered the lynchpin they push the marketing team in to overdrive. Fresh from the Los Angeles show, we intercept the first batch at the Hockenheim ring for the technical workshop while the first drive is scheduled for mid Jan. While you...
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Porsche stole the show yet again at the 2018 WesBank South African Car of The Year awards after the Panamera surpassed the other finalists to secure the first-place spot, sharing the podium with the Volvo S90 in second place, followed by the Alfa Romeo Giulia in third place. Members...
Macan, that’s Porsche’s most popular model, isn’t it? You’re correct, but that little prize for first place is only true outside South Africa. Locally the Cayenne continues to outsell the Macan but that’s not to undermine the Macan’s importance in flowering Porsche’s profits. Most customers will gladly save R500k,...
It’s said that the Internal Combustion Engine is so fundamentally inefficient that 62 per cent of the energy is lost before it sniffs the flywheel. So while every Cayenne since its genesis in 2002 has deployed endless alchemy to increase the output, lower the emissions, smooth out the drivability...
The original sports SUV Well, we wouldn’t go that far since Benz and BMW were predicting the future with AMG-fettled and M- versions as early experiments of a hotly-tipped genre but Cayenne really pushed the concept furthest. Now most buyers are comfortable with the notion of a sporty SUV,...
Remember last month’s feature on the 991.2 GT3 RS. Well this is the granddaddy to all things RS – the 1973 Carrera 2.7 RS. Unlike the original n01 356 that’s here at Goodwood to provide a starting point to 70 years of Porsche this is here to celebrate the birth...
First thing; ignore that price at the end of this feature. Even if you had the necessary R5.5 million from that recent entrepreneurial gambit with Bitcoin you can’t buy a GT2 RS. If only it was that easy – and no this isn’t like the 911R where really limited...
Hot news from Porsche this week after they confirmed production of the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo – an all-electric estate based on the Porsche Mission E concept that recently visited South Africa. Production is anticipated to commence from as early as 2020 following a significant amount of interest shown...
Porsche is the latest manufacturer to join the coupe-SUV race after the confirmation of the new Porsche Cayenne Coupe. Prototypes of the coupe have been seen with very little camouflage leading us to expect a reveal later this month. Styling of the coupe is on par with its key...
When Porsche launches a new car, especially one considered the lynchpin they push the marketing team in to overdrive. Fresh from the Los Angeles show, we intercept the first batch at the Hockenheim ring for the technical workshop while the first drive is scheduled for mid Jan. While you...
Porsche stole the show yet again at the 2018 WesBank South African Car of The Year awards after the Panamera surpassed the other finalists to secure the first-place spot, sharing the podium with the Volvo S90 in second place, followed by the Alfa Romeo Giulia in third place. Members...
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