TechArt’s not letting up with Porsche tuning packages. They made quite the stunner with the Panamera, now here’s their take on the new 911 Turbo.

TechArt offers two tuning packages for the 911 Turbo.

The first tuning package ups the power to 562 hp thanks to a revised ECu and air filter. That allows the car to zip from 62 mph from standstill in just 3.2 seconds and blow past 200 mph.

The second tuning package increases the total hp to as much as 612 hp thanks to new manifolds, exhaust, and a new ECU. 0-62 mph time is trimmed down to 2.9 seconds and can go all the way up to 207 mph.

Here come the high-performance hybrids! Check out this Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. One more reason why you can’t call hybrids pansies anymore.

The hybrid is still essentially a GT3 R racer with two electric motors slapped on to power the front axle. The electric motors dish out 60kW which nicely helps out the 473 bhp from the flat six.

911 hybrid is only a semi-hybrid though. It sports an electric flywheel power generator to dish out short bursts of juice to power the electric motors.

The generator sits beside the driver so forget about having a passenger. (At least that’d probably keep the car balanced with the driver inside.) The generator stores energy mechanically and is charged during braking. Yeah, it’s a bit complicated fit for a James May boffin explanation.

The car will be showcased at the 2010 Geneva show.

Source: CAR

Check out this new Porsche 911 Turbo S – a car that Porsche promises to bee the fastest and most powerful 911 Turbo ever.

The car’s powered by a 3.8L flat six with two turbochargers slapped on. The unit churns out 523 bhp up by 30 from the old 493 bhp that it produces. The torque gets boosted as well for 515 lb-ft.

The power is sent to all four wheel thanks to a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission. Flappy-paddle are standard for the first time as well. The car’s also equipped with traction control, torque vectoring, and a mechanical limited-slip diff.

Added systems include launch control and dynamic engine mounts. All that lets the car sprint from 0-62 mph in just 3.3 seconds and go all the way up to 196 mph. But we all know that, in a good day, 911s can go past 200 mph.

And the car’s relatively a fuel sipper too with 24.8 mpg (provided that you don’t max out the power on tap). The car’s available both as cabrio and coup.

Porsche apparently will also be rolling out an entry-level sports car known internally as the 356. Word has it that it will be sharing bits and pieces from the Audi R4 bin.

The car will be mid-engined but don’t think that entry-level means cheap. The car will be hovering around the £33,000 mark in today’s valuations and who knows how much inflation would kick it up by the time it gets launched 2-3 years from now.

I just hope that Volkswagen has weighed the business decisions regarding Porsche’s development plans.

If I were Volkswagen, I’d slash Porsche’s fleet to just one model – the 911 – and just have Porsche produce different varians of the car. Otherwise all the other models are just there to cannibalize other VW cars.

Panamera V6 and Diesel (2010) – The fast four-door saloon will get a V6 variant and a diesel one as well. This smaller engine will make th car cheaper than the current V8 car.

New Cayenne (2010) – Porsche will be tweaking the styling on the Cayenne. Think of it as Quasimodo with a bit of plastic surgery. Aside from that, the Cayenne will sport the direct-injection V8 of the Panamera.

Cayenne Hybrid (2010) and Panamera Hybrid (2010) – And here are two for the ecomentalist lot. Big impact on the Panamera though – the hybrid version might drop the .

New 911-(2012) – Definitely, Porsche will not be neglecting its flagship super car. Porsche promises that the new 911 will be an all-new model but as with Porsche’s history of forgetting the styling, we’re not holding out breath.

Roxster/CUV (2013) – Porsche’s plans of slotting in a smaller SUV below the Cayenne might get daylight with the “Rockster.” But given the oversaturation of the small SUV and CUV segments, we think Volkswagen should seriously consider this.

928 Cabrio and Coupe (2013) – The 928 will be slotted into the lineup as a possible GT car. Interesting.

Source: Autocar

Porsche, who’s currently in the middle of being taken over by Volkswagen, is now jumping on to the whole green bandwagon. And Volkswagen even envisions Porsche to strengthen its sports car business. We wonder how that’d be done with green cars.

We guess it’s a sentiment shared by new CEO Michael Macht but his announcement was carefully worded so as not to deny the whole going-green thing but doesn’t necessarily commit the company to deliver by a given date.

“I am also convinced that one day Porsche will have an electric sports car in its line-up,” said Macht. “We are therefore taking the first step in this direction with a full hybrid – in the Cayenne, the Panamera and maybe in the not too distant future also in a racing car or a production 911. Why not?”

When Porsche was still flying solo (and orchestrating a takeover of Volkswagen) they were quite all for the exclusivity of their tech but with Volkswagen absorbing the business, VW can pretty much do what they want with Porsche.

VW intends to have Porsche on developing sports cars thus announcing the end of the Cayenne SUV and Panamera. Currently, VW has the Lamborghini Estoque (a much better looking car) to fill the market segment for fast four-doors to compete with the likes of the Aston Martin Rapide and the Maserati Quattroporte.

Still, if the Panamera platform will be used, Bentley, Bugatti and Audi are the most likely recipients.

Check out this latest Porsche release – the 911 Sport Classic. It’s basically a limited-edition modern take on the 1973 Carrera RS 2.7 and it’s complete with the “ducktail” spoiler and “Fuchs-style” alloys. At least Porsche’s content to just confine the tribute to those elements.

The 911 has been constantly improved over the years to overcome the basic flaw of having the engine at the back. The Sport Classic is wider than the Carrera and is powered by the modern 3.8L flat-six engine dishing out 400 hp allowing the car to go from 0-62 in 4.6 seconds and all the way to 187 mph (though it’s widely known that on a good day, 911s can breach 200 mph.)

The car is also fitted with a suspension lowering kit, a limited-slip differential, and carbon ceramic brakes. The car also packs a new front spoiler, xenon headlights, and the Sport Chrono Package Plus.

The car can be found in the stands at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Source: Motor Authority

Volkswagen announced that there will be no space for the Cayenne SUV and the four-door Panamera in VW’s fleet once Porsche’s business is officially absorbed.

I guess this is a good move product-wise. I agree with VW officials in asserting that the company doesn’t need to build SUVs and saloons. Volkswagen currently has those market segments covered. And Volkswagen never made them that ugly.

So this just means that Porsche will be concentrating on building sports cars.

Source: Inside Line

Since the fortunes have been reversed, even the German federal prosecutors think that the rest of Porsche isn’t really about the buyout and they believe that Porsche is manipulating the market shares of Volkswagen. How’s that for automotive conspiracy.

“On Thursday morning, officers from Stuttgart prosecutors entered the company’s offices with search warrants… The prosecutors suspect a breach of public disclosure requirements and market manipulation,” a Porsche statement read.

Through Wiedeking, Porsche took control of 51% of Volkswagen. However, at the brink of collapse, Porsche failed and now, it’s Volkswagen who will be absorbing Porsche’s business. Still, Porsche made huge profit with the share that the feds want to take a look at the deals closely.

Source: Autocar