List of articles tagged: Porsche

This year, the Volkswagen Group will be introducing the Modular Transverse Matrix – the German acronym is MQB (Modularer Querbaukasten) – for the Volkswagen, Audi, ŠKODA and SEAT brands. The MQB strategy represents a turning point in the design and production of future automobiles with transverse-mounted engines. The Modular Transverse Matrix standardises many vehicle component parameters – across brands and vehicle classes. At the same time, it offers access to new technologies.

Porsche has showcased its new Boxster and it has a completely revamped chassis. The new Boxster has lower weight, longer wheelbase, a wider track and larger wheels to significantly enhance driving dynamics, even supported by the new electro-mechanical power steering.  

Porsche Centre Bangalore has been officially opened to the public and is set to provide customers across Karnataka with an unparalleled experience through its state-of-the-art facility. Porsche is pleased to call yet another city its home in India’s growing market for luxury cars. Bangalore is the third location in South India besides Hyderabad and Chennai for the brand and overall the seventh establishment in India and the fourth opening in 2011 alone, proving Porsche’s commitment for this market.

Porsche has inaugurated a new showroom in Ahmedabad. This is the company's first dealership in Gujarat. Along with New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Chandigarh, this becomes the overall sixth Porsche Centre in India and the second in the western part of the country. 

Porsche Centre Chandigarh has been officially opened to the public and is set to provide customers across Punjab and Haryana with an unparalleled experience through its state-of-the-art facility. Porsche is pleased to call yet another city its home in India’s growing market for luxury cars. Chandigarh is the second location in the northern region besides New Delhi for the brand and overall the fifth establishment in India.

The completely redesigned generation of the sports car icon is stepping into the limelight with its flat, stretched silhouette, exciting contours and precisely designed details. Yet from the very first glance it remains unmistakably a Porsche 911. True to the 911 tradition, the distinctive Porsche design language with its tendons and muscles exudes power and elegance. 

Porsche returns to Le Mans with a works-run LMP1 sports prototype. The first outing of the completely new developed race car is planned for the year 2014. With 16 overall victories, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in Le Mans. The most recent win was in 1998 with the Porsche 911 GT1. 

A new limited edition Cayman will be up for grabs starting July 2011. It will be called the Cayman S Black Edition and only 500 units will reach the marketplace. With country-specific equipment, the Cayman S Black Edition costs INR 75,45,000 ex-showroom New Delhi excluding local taxes and duties.

The Panamera S Hybrid continues the success story of Porsche's four door Gran Turismo. The Hybrid car churns out 380 bhp and guzzles only 6.8 l/100 km of fuel based on the NEDC (New European Driving Cycle) resulting in CO2 emissions of just 159 g/km. The hybrid car accelerates from a standing start to 100 kmph in 6.0 seconds reaching a top speed of 270 kmph.

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart is putting the spotlight of its presence at the 81st Geneva Motor Show on the world premiere of a parallel full hybrid model. In the wake of the success of the Cayenne S Hybrid it signals a new chapter in the Zuffenhausen company’s “Porsche Intelligent Performance“ philosophy. The new hybrid model will be unveiled on the 1st of March 2011.