Filed under: Technology At a stop light. In the drive-thru. In your driveway. Stop-start technology turns off the engine whenever the vehicle is on and the driver’s foot is on the brake.
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Start-stop tech might be in your next new car… are you ready? [w/poll]
Filed under: Podcasts , Ford , GMC , Honda , Lexus , Lincoln , Porsche , Subaru Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! It’s Episode #195 of the Autoblog Podcast, and Chris, Alex, Sam and Dan talk about the half century of Ford Econolines, Porsche’s impressive Panamera sales, the death of the Mahindra deal with Global Vehicles USA, a possible hot-rod Forester, and Travis Pastrana’s obliteration of editor Neff’s Mount Washington hillclimb time (oh, and he destroyed the record by 20 seconds, too.) Two questions cap it at just over an hour this week. Thanks for listening! Autoblog Podcast #195 – Econoline, Panamera, hot-rod Foresters, Pik-Ups and Mount Washington In the Autoblog Garage: 2011 Honda Odyssey GMC Sierra 3500 HD 2011 Ford Edge News: 50 years of Econolines Porsche Panamera selling like stroopwaffels Details on Mahindra’s deal unravelling Goings on at Lincoln Travis Pastrana’s Mt. Washington Auto Road record Hotter Subaru Forester Hosts: Dan Roth , Sam Abuelsamid , Chris Shunk , Alex Nunez R untime: 69:34 Gallery: Old Ford Econolines Get the podcast: [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes [ RSS ] Add the Autoblog Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator [ MP3 ] Download the MP3 directly Feedback: Email: Podcast at Autoblog dot com Voicemail: 734-288-8POD (734-288-8763) Review the show in iTunes and take our survey Autoblog Podcast #195 – Econoline, Panamera, hot-rod Foresters, Pik-Ups and Mount Washington originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .
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Autoblog Podcast #195 – Econoline, Panamera, hot-rod Foresters, Pik-Ups and Mount Washington
Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Porsche Porsche Panamera Personalization Program – Click above for high-res image gallery Anyone familiar with Porsche ‘s options catalog knows that a nearly endless list of custom extras are available for the automaker’s entire model range. However, Porsche is now offering something extra special for customers of its new four-door sedan. Dubbed the Porsche Panamera personalization program – try saying that three times fast – the PPPP incorporates styling and performance tweaks, depending on your taste (and budget). The top-rung Panamera Turbo can now be had with a Powerkit package that uses two new turbochargers and revised engine mapping to offer 40 more horsepower and 37 more pound-feet of torque over the standard Turbo, totaling 540 and 553, respectively
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Porsche rolls out new Panamera personalization program, includes 40-hp boost for Turbo
Filed under: Aftermarket , Sedan , Performance , Europe , Porsche , UK , Luxury Sportec Porsche Panamera – Click above for high-res image gallery Last seen turning the Porsche 911 Turbo into the SPR1R , Swiss tuner Sportec has turned its attention to the Panamara Turbo with the creation of two upgrade packages. The stage 1 kit bumps the standard 493 horsepower to 560, and adds 60 more pound-feet of torque for a total of 576. The underhood tweaks translate into a 0-to-62 time of 3.9 seconds, 0.3 quicker than stock.
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Sportec works over the Porsche Panamera Turbo
2010 Porsche Panamera 4S – Click above for high-res image gallery Buried within Porsche’s recent announcement regarding its plans to test three electric Boxsters , the company openly confirmed that the launch of the Panamera S Hybrid is on track for 2011. Though perhaps not as innovative or as those racy electric vehicles, the Panamera S Hybrid still hails from Stuttgart and, therefore, is bound to be one exhilarating ride. The upcoming Panamera will borrow the hybrid hardware found in the current Cayenne S Hybrid .
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Porsche confirms 2011 launch of Panamera S Hybrid
Filed under: Sedan , Porsche 2011 Porsche Panamera – Click above for high-res image gallery When the Porsche Panamera was introduced in 2009, skeptics panned the sedan as oddly proportioned and thoroughly unattractive. Later, as the media began to test and review the all-new Porsche , skepticism gave way to fanaticism as the Panamera’s amazing handling and jaw-dropping powertrains won over even some of its biggest doubters. Less than a year after the vehicle’s introduction, Porsche has ample reason to celebrate as the Leipzig factory has just built Panamera number 25,000. That’s peanuts for a mass-market automaker, but an incredible feat for a sports car maker that in most years is thrilled to produce 100,000 models globally
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Almost as Quick as the Car: Porsche builds 25,000th Panamera