Porsche explains the new 911′s identity [video]

Porsche has released a new promotional video that delves into the German marque’s sports car DNA to bring the new seventh generation 911 (991) into context.

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Porsche explains the new 911′s identity [video]

Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: 1948 Tucker Torpedo bid up to over $2.6 million [w/video]

Filed under: Classics , Auctions Most, if not all, know the story of the 1948 Tucker sedan. Yes, there was a movie, and it’s well worth watching. But even if you’ve never seen or heard of a the machine, one look at Preston Tucker’s Torpedo is all it takes for you to realize it’s something special.

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Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: 1948 Tucker Torpedo bid up to over $2.6 million [w/video]

Official: Porsche plasters 2M faces on Cayman to celebrate Facebook milestone

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Europe , Marketing/Advertising , Porsche , Luxury We all know what happens when Porsche and social media collide; the world gets another art car . As you may recall, the German sportscar manufacturer created a special version of its 911 GT3 R Hybrid when it crested one million fans on Facebook last February. Now, one year later, Porsche has garnered a staggering two million fans, and the company has taken it upon itself to slather a Cayman S in the faces of each an every one of its adoring supporters.

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2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe

2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe The C63 AMG Coupe is the cheapest and one of the best AMGs. This C63 AMG coupe seems like a total bargain compared with the CLS63 AMG four-door test car that we also recently drove here at Automobile Magazine. That car was larded up with $34K in options, making it sticker for a breathtaking $130K. This C63 is, arguably, a more entertaining proposition, even though it has 69 fewer hp and 147 fewer lb-ft of torque than the twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 CLS63 with the AMG performance package

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2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe

2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe

2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe The C63 AMG Coupe is the cheapest and one of the best AMGs. This C63 AMG coupe seems like a total bargain compared with the CLS63 AMG four-door test car that we also recently drove here at Automobile Magazine. That car was larded up with $34K in options, making it sticker for a breathtaking $130K. This C63 is, arguably, a more entertaining proposition, even though it has 69 fewer hp and 147 fewer lb-ft of torque than the twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 CLS63 with the AMG performance package.

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2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe

Official: Ruf stretches Porsche Panamera for China

Filed under: Aftermarket , Sedan , Performance , China , Porsche , Luxury You think the prom limo market in America has a propensity for stretching anything with wheels? Just look at China . Instead of buying larger sedans there, wealthy Chinese buyers have a taste for stretching smaller ones. So while BMW , for example, already offers a larger 7 Series , they’ve developed a stretched 5 Series for the Chinese market.

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