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2009 Porsche Cayenne To Be Hot And Hybrid

cpruitt submitted on 3/7/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:22:47 PM

Luxury carmaker Porsche has announced that it is developing a hybrid version of its popular Cayenne SUV. Michael Winkler, Porsche managing director for the automaker’s Australian branch, made the announcement at this month’s Melbourne Motor Show. ...

35 user comments | Category: New Cars

25 Votes

Porsche Panamera scooped

Luxurious submitted on 2/19/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:20:45 PM

CAR Online has snared the best spy photos yet of Porsche's new four-seater, the Panamera. Think of it as a four-door version of the 928 - a four-seater GT to bridge the gap between the hard-core 911 sports car range and the Cayenne 4x4. We won't s...

30 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

23 Votes

Rabid Loyalty Pays Off for Toyota in latest JD Power Survey

Agent009 submitted on 12/6/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:48:21 PM

Toyota leads the automotive industry in retaining the highest percentage of new-vehicle purchasers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Customer Retention StudySM released today. Now in its fourth year, the study measures the percenta...

36 user comments | Category: Misc News

21 Votes

Porsche Proves Volume Oriented Sales Are Not The Way To Go

Agent009 submitted on 12/6/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:29:41 AM

Porsche's announced its annual figures, revealing results that most carmakers would give their right arms for. Pre-tax profits are up to €2.11 billion ($2.81 billion USD)from €1.238 billion ($1.65 billion USD), and after taxes it's still €1.393 b...

7 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

6 Votes

US Sales of Hybrids in November Up 13.8% Year-on-Year

Agent009 submitted on 12/6/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:57:13 AM

Sales of hybrids in the US in November rose to 18,283 units, up 13.8% from the 16,065 sold in November 2005. The October 2006 tally does not yet include sales of GM’s VUE Green Line Hybrid. Total light duty vehicle sales in November in the US inc...

7 user comments | Category: Misc News

6 Votes

Who has the Best Engines for 2007?

Agent009 submitted on 12/6/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:20:01 AM

This year, six Ward's editors nominated 33 different engines for the 10 Best Engines competition. Over a nearly 2-month period, the editors evaluated and scored each engine against all others in a number of objective and subjective parameters. Ea...

53 user comments | Category: Misc News

43 Votes

101 Reasons Why Porsche’s Cayenne Turbo S Is Too Complex

Agent009 submitted on 10/19/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:17:54 PM

It is a rare occasion that any of us at WINDING ROAD have unpleasant thoughts about a Porsche. We love having the opportunity to drive them and we find them to be great cars. However, after spending a week with the Cayenne Turbo S, we have found some...

24 user comments | Category: Misc News

17 Votes

Porsche to add 10 new models by 2010

Agent009 submitted on 10/10/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:52:08 AM

If you were thinking that Porsche is nothing more than the 911 company, well then you have to know that sources inside Porsche have confirmed that Porsche is set to launch 10 new models by the end of 2010. Some of them are varianrs of the existing 99...

5 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

8 Votes

The Top 5 Worlds Most Successful Cars Ever

Will submitted on 9/5/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:18:29 PM

The "Toyota Corolla is the best-selling nameplate in automotive history!" The Ford F-Series is not, but a close second. ...

41 user comments | Category: Misc News

23 Votes

No 2007 model for Porsche's Cayenne?

Agent001 submitted on 8/21/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:52:31 AM

Due to slow sales, Porsche will not release a 2007 Cayenne model. Instead, dealers will continue to deplete 2006 inventory until the 2008 re-freshed model arrives......

19 user comments | Category: Spy News

16 Votes

MG to bring 5 new models to the USA

Agent001 submitted on 8/15/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:58:12 PM

Whether or not a MINI-like buzz can be built around another small sports car in a market segment that is becoming increasingly crowded remains to be seen. Aside from its post-war heritage, MG's products would seem to have few unique attributes, unlik...

9 user comments | Category: Spy News

10 Votes

Why is Audi equally prestigious as BMW or Mercedes-Benz globally?

GermanNut submitted on 8/13/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:05:01 PM

What makes people consider Audi, one of the Big Three German Premium Manufacturers. Most importantly, what has Audi doen to garner this high level of respect and why is Audi so serious about increasing their model range in the next 2 years? Why...

51 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

43 Votes

Why Lexus shouldn't be regarded prestigious

AUDIMAN4 submitted on 8/11/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:51:14 PM

In a May 2006 survey, Porsche was awarded first place as the most prestigious luxury automobile brand by Luxury Institute, New York; it questioned more than 500 US households with a gross annual income of at least $200,000 and a net worth of at least...

136 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

40 Votes

Could buying the new Jaguar XK cost you your license?

Agent001 submitted on 8/11/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:16:29 PM

Nail the gas. The sound changes from throaty in the background to roaring in the foreground and the car leaps forward, as if it had more horsepower than the 300 it does. The automatic transmission snaps off crisp shifts — or you do, using the manual-...

9 user comments | Category: Report Cards

9 Votes

Land Rover responds to poor quality accusations

Agent001 submitted on 8/10/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:02:25 PM

Land Rover has offered an explanation as to why it tanked this year's J.D. Power & Associates Initial Quality Study. The brand landed last with a rating of 204 problems per 100 vehicles, well below the industry average of 124 ppv. ...

10 user comments | Category: Report Cards

9 Votes

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