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Showing posts with label Porsche Corporate. Show all posts

February 21, 2020

Porsche and Hyundai's Genesis Make the Best Vehicles


A week after J.D. Power released its vehicle dependability study, Consumer Reports did the same. This ranking is unique in that Consumer Reports accepts no advertising, pays for all the products it tests, and as a nonprofit organization, has no shareholders. These factors give weight to the products and services it recommends.

December 16, 2019

This is How a Porsche Would Look Like in the Star Wars Universe


In a unique collaboration, designers from Porsche and Lucasfilm have come up with a fantasy starship that brings together the design DNA of both brands. The result is the Tri-Wing S-91x Pegasus Starfighter.

August 22, 2019

Porsche Philippines Leads in Premium Segment Aftersales


For more than two decades, Porsche Philippines has been at the forefront of customer satisfaction in the automotive market, and after-sales service remains one of its focal points. In fact, half of Porsche Philippines’ success is attributed to its distinguished services because of its motivated, experienced, Germany-trained technicians, modern facilities, and equipment.

July 25, 2019

Porsche is the Most Appealing Car Brand Says Owners


Quick, what’s the car brand that brings a strong emotional attachment to its owner? Which brand delivers the most excitement? If you’re thinking, Porsche then you’re absolutely right.

October 1, 2018

Are You Willing to Buy This Track-Only Porsche Tribute for P 44 Million?


Porsche is recreating its iconic 935/78 racing car with this: a 700-horsepower limited-edition built with no homologation restriction giving designers and engineers absolute freedom in its development. Limited to a run of just 77 examples, it’ll be used for clubsport events and private race track training.

August 20, 2018

Porsche Celebrates 70 Years with "Sportscar Together Day"


The largest gathering of Porsche in Southeast Asia commemorated the brand’s 70th anniversary. Dubbed Sportscar Together Day (SCTD), more than 300 Porsche cars arrived and thousands came to the event at Show DC Oasis Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

July 2, 2018

Porsche to Go Against Tesla Model S with Taycan


Porsche’s future vision of mobility is another step closer as the company announced that series production of the first purely electric Porsche is set to begin next year. And in preparation, the vehicle has now been given an official name: the Taycan.

February 20, 2018

Porsche Posts Strong Sales Across Asia Pacific


The combination of a high-performance sports car with the comfort of a luxury saloon has resonated well with customers in Asia Pacific in 2017. Over the course of last year, almost 600 second-generation Panamera vehicles were delivered in the Porsche Asia Pacific region, an increase of nearly three times compared to the previous year. The 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman also performed well, recording an increase in sales of 90 percent compared to the year before.

January 23, 2018

The Man Who Helped Develop All Porsche 911s Since 1993 Celebrates Milestone


Twenty five years ago, a contract was signed that, in the intervening years, has turned into a real affair of the heart for both parties: all those years ago, Porsche enlisted Walter Röhrl, a four-time winner of the Monte Carlo Rally and two-time Rally World Champion as a developer and representative.

September 4, 2017

Porsche Pulls Out of Endurance Racing's Top Class; Sets Sights on Formula E


Porsche bids goodbye to the world of top-tier endurance racing as they will be ending their involvement in the LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship or WEC at the end of this season. That news comes hand-in-hand with the announcement that the storied German sportscar maker shifts its efforts to Formula E. Beginning 2019, Porsche will run a works team in the all-electric series and in fact, they have begun developing their own Formula E racer.

August 19, 2017

This is Probably the World's Most Expensive Set of Rims


Want to spend about P 920,000 (EUR 15,232) for a set of wheels? Well, Porsche may just have the answer for you. It’s something that combines form and function (and exclusivity, of course) because it’s the world’s first braided carbon fiber wheel.

July 20, 2017

Porsche Enjoys Best First Half Year Sales Ever


Porsche has seen a clear upwards trend in the first six months of this year: With 126,497 vehicles delivered worldwide, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG exceeded the high figure from the previous year by 7 percent in the first half of 2017.

July 5, 2017

Porsche Announces Region-wide "License to Thrill" Promo


The search for the 2017 Porsche Asia Pacific Driver of the Year kicked off with the launch of the region-wide Licence to Thrill campaign. Seeking the region’s best and most skilled drivers, this year’s competition comprises two qualifying rounds which will put knowledge, skill, and passion for the wheel to the test for the chance to win the title and a fully sponsored trip to the Porsche Experience Centre in Los Angeles, USA.

May 2, 2017

Porsche Posts Best First Quarter Ever in 2017


Porsche has made a strong start to 2017 with around 60,000 vehicles delivered to customers worldwide in the first quarter. This means the sports car manufacturer has exceeded the number of vehicles delivered in the same period in the previous year by around 7 percent and is reflecting on the best first quarter in its history. The drivers of growth were China and the company’s home market of Germany, as well as the Panamera and Macan model lines, which both saw double-digit growth.

May 1, 2017

Stock Porsche Cayenne Pulls Heaviest Production Aircraft, Sets Guinness World Record


A completely standard Porsche Cayenne has successfully towed an Air France Airbus A380 weighing 285 tons. The Cayenne, driven by Porsche GB technician Richard Payne, towed the aircraft over a distance of 42 meters at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, to set a new Guinness World Records title for Heaviest aircraft pull by a production car, by a margin of 115 tons.

February 10, 2017

Porsche Posts Record Year in Asia-Pacific


Porsche successfully achieved another record year with deliveries of 5,589 cars in the Asia Pacific region. Once again, Porsche Asia Pacific exceeded its 2015 record. Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia continue to be the key drivers of growth in the region while Thailand and the Philippines show significant positive development.

December 26, 2016

Birth of the Porsche Macan Through the Leipzig Assembly Line


Since the Macan was launched in 2014, it has been a phenomenal success for Porsche. It is one of the best-selling models for the brand in 2015 with 80,216 units sold, opening the door to new customers. It applies heavily to the Asia-Pacific region as the Macan contributes substantially to Porsche’s success here.

November 28, 2016

A Success Story Against All Odds: Porsche Cayenne


On June 3, 1998, when Porsche announced that it would be building a sporty SUV, there were those who didn’t think the idea would work. However, the company believed strongly in the idea of a true sports car for the SUV segment. It was determined to make it a reality.

August 5, 2016

Porsche 718 Boxster and Boxster S: Coming Soon


First appearing in 1996, Porsche’s mid-engine Boxster quickly captured the imagination and fancy of performance seekers already aware of the values of the Stuttgart-based supercar maker. The Boxster made an instant connection to an adoring public with its athletic build and a matching visceral performance – not to mention the fact that it afforded an unmistakable sense of freedom as a roadster. Not since the Porsche 550 Spyder of the 1950s had the carmaker primarily envisaged a vehicle sans top. It was, and still is, about “taking the offensive… not least on the racetrack.” Indeed, the 550, according to Porsche, “defied the motorsport standards of the time.”

July 19, 2016

Le Mans Winning Porsche 919 Hybrid on Display at Conrad Hotel Manila & S Maison


Porsche Philippines has brought in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race champion Porsche 919 Hybrid to Manila specially for the Filipinos. The first leg of the iconic sports car’s tour was held during the recent Porsche Festival 2016 at the SM Mega Fashion Hall in June, where the 919 Hybrid was displayed with the live feed of the race event at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France where Porsche clinched the brand’s 18 victory in front of some of the 263,000 spectators at the 13.629-kilometer track.