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2017 Maserati Levante S Q4

March 1, 2017August 2, 2018 Car and Bike SA

With the Levante SUV, Maserati looks the Porsche Cayenne in the eye. And blinks. By JOSH JACQUOT Photography By MARC URBANO Maserati has been here before. Preserving soul-stirring brand values while managing the balance-sheet realities of being a tiny carmaker has never been easy. The last time this Modena-based brand pulled it off, however, was long before Lamborghinis went from sharing farm fields with bulls to being named after bulls. In 1957, Maserati was a builder of low-volume sports cars and even lower-volume race cars. Back then, it was also…

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Porsche’s Panamera will get a brother, and it will be a production version of the Sport Turismo Concept.

January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 Car and Bike SA

by Sebastian Toma Those of you who are Porsche fans will remember that the German automaker unveiled a concept named Panamera Sport Turismo back in 2012. Since then, the project was slightly postponed, but we have seen spyshots of the future shooting break from Porsche last year. With that in mind, people were beginning to wonder when Porsche will reveal the second body style of the Panamera range. The Brits at Car Magazine have spoken to Dr. Stefan Utsch, the director of sales and marketing for the Panamera, who has…

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New 911 GT3 to get 4.0-litre flat-six and manual gearbox

January 23, 2017 Car and Bike SA

500bhp model will offer six-speed manual or seven-speed PDK by Dan Prosser The new Porsche 911 GT3, set to be unveiled at the Geneva motor show in March, will feature a naturally aspirated 4.0-litre flat-six engine and will offer the option of a seven-speed PDK transmission or a six-speed manual. Yes, you read that right: the manual GT3 is making a return. Details of Porsche’s 2017 GT car strategy emerged at the launch of the 911 Carrera GTS in South Africa. A well-placed insider revealed Porsche’s plans for its Motorsport…

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Prior Design Rolls out PD600M Widebody kit for Porsche Macan

September 27, 2016September 27, 2016 Car and Bike SA

Prior Design has officially released details of a new widebody kit for the Porsche Macan, dubbed as PD600M. Porsche has been known as a sports car company and its compact crossover Macan SUV has single handedly lifted Porsche’s sales since it was launched in the market. The Macan and Cayenne SUV, both count for about 60 percent of total sales of Porsche. These figures are not surprising as the SUV crossovers are the choice of personal expression for most of the buyers. The Porsche Macan is a brilliant off-roader SUV,…

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Vorsteiner Porsche Cayman GT4

September 27, 2016September 27, 2016 Car and Bike SA

Vorsteiner has introduced the carbon fibre aero kit for the Porsche Cayman GT4, and the GT4 with this new aero kit looks absolutely stunning. The aftermarket tuning company Vorsteiner is known for its forged alloy wheels and carbon body kits for a whole host of top marques that include Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche, BMW, Audi, Range Rover and Mercedes. The Porsche Cayman GT4 is a performance focused version of Cayman, and comes with a 3.8-litre flat six engine borrowed from 911 Carrera S. A 3.8-litre Powerkit delivers 385hp (at 7000…

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Porsche Left a Cheeky Message On the 911 GT3 That Acura Bought to Develop the NSX

July 27, 2016July 27, 2016 Car and Bike SA

“Good luck, Honda . . .” A note to any automakers benchmarking cars built by Porsche: They will find you, and they’ll probably leave you goofy messages hidden somewhere in the car. That’s what happened when the 911 GT3 Acura was using to help develop the NSX’s steering went back to the dealer for a recall service. As many automakers do, Acura bought its 911 GT3 anonymously, but Porsche was able to figure out who it belonged to when it looked at the car’s black-box data, according to Automotive News.…

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Watch the LaFerrari, Porsche 918, and McLaren P1 Battle Flat Out on Track

November 20, 2015February 6, 2020 Car and Bike SA

After two teasers and months of anticipation, Chris Harris has finally released his near-hour-long comparison between a Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and Porsche 918. Here it is, the video enthusiasts have all been waiting for—a 52-minute celebration of the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and the Porsche 918. We’ve already shown you the results from a couple match ups of these ridiculously-powerful hyper cars, but they were all quick and to the point. They wanted to know which one was the fastest, and that was it. Unfortunately, we haven’t gotten a chance to put…

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Ten Things You Learn Driving The New Turbo Porsche 911 Carrera

November 18, 2015February 6, 2020 Car and Bike SA

Much has changed, much has stayed the same. Does a turbo ruin the car? We drove the 2016 Porsche 911 Carrera last week on Tenerife, a Spanish island off the coast of Africa. Don’t ask why Porsche decided to launch the face-lift of its most important car on the rim of the western Atlantic. Do ask whether or not the base 911 needs to be turbocharged, and whether or not that serves the model’s character. Answers below. 1. Don’t call it the Porsche 911 Turbo. Because it’s not. Because that car is…

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