Looking Closer: 2016 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS One day in the distant future, perhaps when smartphones are embedded into your brain or trips to the moon are offered as a routine theme park activity, Porsche will significantly alter the design of the 911. However, that’s very much in the distant future. For now, we’ve…
October 14, 2015Porsche’s New 911 GT3 RS: Evolved From Greatness Upon visiting the international Porsche website, you won’t find the 2016 911 GT3 RS model in a hurry. First, you’ll need to locate the tab for all 911 models. Then, you’ll need to scroll way down (through 24 increasingly stirring variants in the extensive 911 range) before…
September 30, 2015Mid-engine vs. Rear-engine – The Debate Between Theory and Practice The great debate One of the great debates among car enthusiasts, whether mid-engine vs. rear-engine is better, has been raging since the “optimal location” for an engine was determined as being near the center of a car. It seems, however, that much like in Harry…
September 18, 2015A Closer look At the Porsche 918 Spyder With the last Porsche 918 having rolled off the assembly line in June 2015, Porsche Hangout thought it would be a good idea to look back at Porsches latest hybrid and talk more about what makes this car truly a magnificent vehicle. From its stunning design to…
August 18, 2015Forthcoming Porsche 911 Facelift to Include Smarter Interior You’ll only have to wait a few more months to get a closer look at the Porsche 911 range’s new look, which will include improvements to the snug interior. The changes will affect the entire range, from the 911 Carrera, to the sportier 911 S models and…
July 20, 2015Porsche Boxster to Get New Four-Cylinder, Turbocharged Engines 2016 will see the Porsche Boxster receive an under-the-skin transformation that will leave purists a touch cautious but environmentalists enthusiastically nodding their heads in approval. While this mid-engined roadster will retain its distinctive silhouette and wonderfully balanced feel, the heart of it will soon beat for you…
July 10, 2015Let Porsche’s InnoDrive System Drive For You There has been a lot of buzz recently about self-driving cars. Apparently Google is fairly close to producing a vehicle that, using GPS, maps and radar, will be able to navigate the streets with little to no human intervention. For those of us who prefer to be in…
June 22, 2015What’s The Big Fuss About Porsche’s New Engine? If you ask any super car enthusiast about the most exciting thing to happen to engine design in the last decade, chances are they won’t know anything about the Porsche 911 Turbo S and the new variable compression ratio engine. That’s because the German engineers are keeping…
June 15, 2015A few weeks ago Porsche debuted the 2015 991 GT3 RS at the Geneva car show. (Ive been drooling ever since) The all new GT3 RS is simply an awesome beast, the lines are strong and the attention to detail, like all Porsche products. is simply amazing, with a whole new engine naturally-aspirated six-cylinder car with…
April 8, 2015There is a lot to be excited about when it comes to the Porsche 911 Turbo S, not least how it sprints to 100 kph in just 3 seconds. This beautiful piece of machinery is an engineering marvel, packing a further 40 horsepower than the standard Porsche 911 Turbo model yet boasting an eco-friendly engine….
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