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Everything gets updated nowadays, even albums and cars. Porsche’s just dropped a big one for 2020 model year Taycans, though it’s not the kind of update you can install from your driveway. Read more...

In what is probably the least-surprising piece of news I’ve heard so far in 2021, Porsche confirmed earlier this week it isn’t making that all-electric Vision Renndienst van concept it revealed to the public late last year. The Vision Renndienst was…

Porsche issued its big annual report today, revealing that it had an operating profit of €4.2 billion, or about $5 billion, down from last year but not by much. The bigger news, though, was about its wider plans for electrification and the electrification of…

The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Porsche heaps it with adulation, calling it a “Magnificent Excellent Rare Beauty” in the ad. Let’s see if terrific value can be added to that list of kudos as well. Read more...

A video went viral last year showing a guy driving around Manhattan wrecking cars for no reason. Not just any guy: a guy in a Gemballa GT, one of the most expensive and rare supercars of the modern era. Fast forward a year later and Road & Track reports that…

By now most of you are probably pretty familiar with my Pandemic Project Porsche. Now it’s time to get even better acquainted. Let’s dive into the interior and let me walk you through what I’ve done to make the cabin feel like a home away from home. Read…

Consider, if you will, a car from days gone by that stands alone as an icon of the sport. There is no more important car to the history of endurance racing than the Porsche 917. Without this car, it’s entirely possible that there would be no Porsche today,…

This is going to sound like a classic “bad thing is actually good” take, but hear me out: I think the big, ugly nostrils on the BMW M3 and M4 are good, and I’m tired of pretending they’re not. That’s been my view since I first saw the mole rat posts.…

Corvette Racing has been such an integral part of IMSA racing for the last two plus decades that it would seem almost impossible to imagine the series continuing to exist without it. The future of the Pratt & Miller program remains in limbo at the moment as…

I’m not sure there’s anything that needs Silicon Valley disruption less than utilities, so it’s no surprise that a Tesla subsidiary is reportedly moving on in. All that and more in The Morning Shift for March 8, 2021. Read more...

Porsche stands above the rest of the car world in terms of profit margins. There’s always some way to milk more money out of buyers, from leather-wrapped air vents and on. Now Porsche has figured out how to charge you $10,700 for a bicycle: A carbon-fiber…

The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Thunderbird claims it to be a “huge head turner.” That’s likely owed to its snazzy whitewall tires and what appears to be a matte vinyl wrap. Let’s see if its price can turn a few heads as well. Read more...

The Taycan Cross Turismo has been given an on-sale time frame of this summer. It’s essentially a Taycan with station wagon bodywork, a raised ride-height and some cladding around the bottom. Read more...

Could Formula 1 see another prominent sports car maker join its ranks? It’s not out of the question, though it is contingent on where F1 decides to go with its forthcoming engine changes. Porsche’s synthetic fuel program looks like the impetus. Read more...

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Cayenne is powered by a Volkswagen diesel engine, something that, for obvious reasons, the company no longer sells. Let’s find out if this last of its breed is still worth considering. Read more...

It is expected that the Automobile Club de l’Ouest will announce this week the postponement of its blue ribband 24 Hours of Le Mans event from the current June 12-13 weekend to a new date in August, possibly the weekend of the 21st. As coronavirus…

I don’t know what’s going on with the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Twitter admin, but I’ll have what they’re having. Read more...

While Porsche never sold a six-cylinder 356, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Speedster proves such a combo is possible. Let’s see if this Corvair turbo-powered chimera can bring some serious cash as a result. Read more...

J.D. Power, the market research firm founded by the late Dave Power, released this year’s Vehicle Dependability Study last week. In the study, which aims to capture the reliability of specific brands and models, Lexus cleaned up, like it usually does, but it…

When you’re facing a world that seems to be moving away from the internal combustion engines that we’ve always known and loved to electrification, it’s time to maybe reconsider your options. But in addition to making some cool electric cars, Porsche is…