Showing posts with label Porsche. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Porsche. Show all posts
Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Paul Walker lost his life in car accident

Paul Walker is one of the actor in Fast & Furious. Paul Walker "Brian O'Conner" is the main actor of this film. He lost his life in car accident at 15:30 in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, United States.

Paul Walker and his friend drove a Red Porsche Carrera GT. Then the car was lost control and hit a tree and a electric pole. Effect of the accident was severe and the car itself was on fire. All the part of Porsche GT was wrecked.

Porsche Carrera GT is a super car from Porsche. It have a V10 engine with capacity of 5.7 lt and using a DOHC (Double Over Head Camshaft) technology. The car use a manual six speed transmission. Porsche Carrera GT also adopt a roadster model of two door configuration.

Porsche Carrera GT was produced in Leipzig, German. The production years is started in 2004 to 2007, and it only produce for 1,270 units. This car power is up to 612 horse power at 8,000 rpm. The car can accelerated from 0 to 62 mph in 3.6 seconds.

Sunday, 5 May 2013

New 2013 Porsche 911 Turbo, More Brutal

To celebrate 40th of Porsche 911, This German car manufacture is planning to show up the sixth generation of  911 Turbo.

The Porsche 911 will be introduced to they public in Automotive Event in Frankfurt Motor Show, next September 2013. 911 Turbo will available in two model, Turbo and Turbo S

Porsche 911 Turbo will provide with double Turbocharges engine with 3.8 lt capacity. With all wheels driver, The engine produces more 20 HP then it's predecessor. Meanwhile for 911 Turbo S produce more extra power to 30 HP than other version. With that engine, it can accelerated from 0 to 62 Mph in 3.1 second. This number matched with Mclaren 12C before it maximum accelerated to 318 Km/Hour.

The latest Porsche 911 Turbo released at the price 118,349 poundsterling. Meanwhile Turbo S prices is 140,852 poundsterling.

Monday, 29 April 2013

Sharapova Seduce Porsche


Maria Sharapova, the Russian tennis player has been chosen as brand ambassador of Porsche. Beforehand, Sharapova has became public icon of Nike, Tag Heuer and all tennis tournament event.

It begin in the last year, when Sharapova won Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, with the main price is a 911 Carrera S Cabriolet. Porsche got love first sight with Sharapova and made her as Porsche brand ambassador.



"This is the special moment in my life. It's a honor to be associated with many international class brand, and now Porsche"

Porsche usually dominating with men consumer, and Sharapova will attract more men buyer to Porsche.

Sharapova never became a sport car icon, but she often crowned as the most sexy atlet in various event and with her popularity, she hopes that it will increase the Porsche prestige.

Monday, 8 April 2013

Porsche Bright the Techno Classica 2013

The Biggest Classic Car Event in The World, Techno Classica, is going to be held in Essen, German. Classic Porsche will also be presented there. This event will be held in 10 to 14 April 2013.

All the classic Porsche needs are available in that event, such as spare parts. This Classic Porsche garage also serve restoration, handling and service for Classic Porsche.

To Porsche, their main focus is to celebrate their anniversary 50th Porsche 911. This icon sport car from Zuffenhausen has riveted the car fans in the world for more than five decades.

This model has inspired all car enthusiastic in the world since it's first debut as 901 model in IAA, International Automotive Show in September 1963.

In this show, Porsche will show some model sportcar 911 that it's first production in 1964 and been kept in Porsche Classic garage. The first 911 production is being kept in Museum Porsche.

Beside of that, car with the Concept 911 turbo cabriolet also been shown in Essen. This car has made it's debut in September 1982 in IAA, Frankfurt.

Other classic model that also been shown are Porsche 365, 356 B T5 GS Carrera GT which are has been restoration by Porsche Classic.

Monday, 1 April 2013

Porsche Boxter & Cayman beat Ferrari

The third generation of Porsche Boxster and Cayman is chosen as World Performance Car in 2013. This title is given by World Car Awards when pres conference in New York International Auto Show.

This Sport Car from German has defeated other finalist, such as Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT86. Above a high quality of sport car,  passing the Ferrari is showing the superiority of Boxster and Cayman.

In standard model, Boxter offer 265 HP from it's 2.7 lt engine, meanwhile 315 HP power output is getting from the 3.4 lt engine. There are two option of transmission, six speed manual transmission and seven speed automatic dual clutch PDK transmission. it only need 4.7 second to achieving 62 mph from standstill.

Meanwhile, Cayman has two engine specification. Standard model is 2.7 lt engine that has 275 HP power and S Model with 3.4 lt engine, it hold 325 HP output power.

Boxter also available in two option of transmission, which are manual and automatic. When 3.4 lt engine meet with PDK transmission and Sport Chrono packet, it can race to 62 mph only in 4.4 second.

This award is the third time for Porsche. Last year, Porsche 911 received the same award and follow by Porsche Cayman that won Performance Car Award title in 2006.

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Extreme limit of a car

German Car Manufacture, Porsche, announced ther new generation of Porsche 911 GT3. But Porsche now revealed that they will launch a new variant that more stronger in next 2014.

The head of Production GT Series, Andreas Preuninger said that Porsche engineer has worked on Porsche 911 GT3 RS. This variant is more stonger that the earlier model. Pruninger also said that Porsche 911 GT3 RS will not available in manual system gearbox, so Porsche 911 GT3 RS will use dual clutch PDK transmission.

"There's no chance it will build for manual, we not  offer much choice for our GT variant"

"If you not the manual version and PDK, you'll have different setting such as suspension, aero, wheel etc. We are small team and can only concentrate in one car"

Porsche 911 GT3 RS will have output power to 500 HP, and GT3 RS will be pushing to the extreme limit to make a different than the new Porsche 911 GT3

Sunday, 24 February 2013

The Most Extreme Porsche 911 GT3

New Generation of Porsche

 
New generation from Porsche 911 GT3 become more powerfull than Porsche 911. The output power from 9,000 RPM with 450 Hp. New generation Porsche 911 GT3 now has appear to the public after it become trending topic in Europe, even the specs has been revealed.

Porsche 911 GT3 2013 become the most extreme and the fastest in 911 model. The tachometers will up to 10,000 RPM with the red lines start from 9,000 RPM. Porsche 911 GT3 will use V6 engine with 3,8 l capacity. This model will use same chassis as the Carrera 4 have and with additional 20 inch wheels also rear wing.

Porsche CEO, Matthias Muller said that the new porsche will use new 7 speed PDK transmission. The GT3 will get a brand new exterior design, this design will help to reduce the car overall weight. What about the interior? Interior of Porsche 911 GT3 2013 will get Recaro sport seats and optional clubsport package.




Wednesday, 20 February 2013

The world most expensive freight car?

who said Porsche can't be a freight car?

The driver of this magnificent black porsche used his car to carring a sofa.





It's funny to seeing driver who drive with reckless. Porsche 997 Carrera S Convertible got insult when it's have to transport a sofa. It's like lowered the Porsche self esteem. That funny picture gotten in France. Of course it's make an interesting view for public to watch it.

However, Porsche 997 Carrera S still looking cool with black light bulb color in the car bodyline.