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Porsche 911 GT3 Hybrid at Le Mans

One of our favorite luxury auto journalists, Hannah Elliot, gives us a sneak peek at the all new Porsche 911 GT3 hybrid race car.

Porsche's new hybrid is being sent out on the track for the first time, heading into the final rounds of 2010's American Le Mans series on Oct. 2. This is also the first time the Porsche GT3 hybrid will race on American soil.

"The car uses two electric motors…

Porsche Wants to Create Entry Level Models

Porsche's new CEO Matthias Mueller has come in with one main promise to the world - creating an economic luxury sportscar.

According to Automotive News: "When Mueller takes over as CEO of Porsche AG on October 1, his first assignment will be to revive Porsche's entry-level segment..."

Sales have been a bit down for Porsche, 12 percent in the nine months through April for the Boxster and Cayman models combined. In February, Porsche introduced…

2011 Porsche Cayenne US Spec

The 2011 Porsche Cayenne pricing has been officially announced for United States buyers. If you have about $49,000 ready to go (base price) then head on down to Fred Lavery Company - 34602 Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, AL for a test drive beginning in July!

But the Cayenne by Porsche doesn't come with just one trim level - several trims and engine variants will be available at Porsche dealers. Here's a look at some of your choices.

Cayenne features a 3.6-liter V6 with 300 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. The sport-ute accelerates from 0-60 mph in 7.1…

Porsche 918 Spyder in High Demand

Porsche has teased their 918 Spyder supercar at foreign auto shows since last year. Now the German luxury auto maker is considering the Spyder for mass production to fans.

This decision came after more than 900 Porsche lovers requested more information on whether or not they can purchase the 918 Spyder. Potential buyers are not only obsessed with the Porsche 918 Spyder for its 708 horse power, but also because it's a hybrid.

918 Spyder is one of the first cars produced by Porsche. The two-seater 918 hybrid was unveiled at the Geneva auto show last month.

The vehicle…

A Porsche Hybrid, at the 2010 New York Auto Show

At the 2010 New York International Auto Show, Porsche unveiled a hybrid 911 GT3.  Porsche wasn't the only auto maker to reveil hybrid vehicles, most other brands did as well.

But when a classic race car and luxury performance maker like Porsche shows up with their 911 GT3 R Hybrid, and parks it in a public lot, it's going to get gawked at. Maybe that was the plan.

Porsche's "racing lab" came up with their 40,000-RPM electric hybrid engine, which kicks the butt of most other gas-electric rides. The lucky driver of this Porsche can direct…

Porsche Ranked #1 by J.D. Power for Vehicle Dependability Study

The vehicles produced by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, have continued
to exceed the highest quality standard in the USA.  The United States is
Porsche's larget export market.  A recent public opinion survey, the "Vehicle
Dependability Study" performed by the US market research company J.D. Power,
resulted in Porsche being named #1.  More than 52,000 responses from original
Porsche owners were evaluated for this study.

Over the last twelve months, original owners of 3-year old cars were surveyed
with regard to dependability.  Michale Macht, CEO of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche
AG, said…