Mandy Turner, Paul Maric and Mike Stevens join you this week. We encourage you to reach out to us at podcast@caradvice.com, and Matt did just that. He found a 2003 Proton Jumbuck with a Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 4G93t 1.8Lt turbo engine under the bonnet for sale. Check out the photos at the bottom of this article...
FEDERO, the Federal Roads Office in Switzerland, will stop some diesel Audi A6/A7, Mercedes-Benz Vito, Porsche Macan and Porsche Cayenne models fitted with 'defeat devices' from being registered. A release from the body said any vehicles imported after tomorrow won't be road register-able until they have the 'defeat device' removed, while vehicles already in the country will need to be tweaked to meet emissions standards...
Mark Webber might have spent the majority of his career in a Red Bull Racing F1 car, but he's forged a strong connection to Porsche since leaving the world of single-seaters. Having raced the 919 Hybrid, he's now serving as an ambassador for the brand – and it appears the role is more than just a financial arrangement...
The Porsche Cayenne Turbo has a claimed top speed of 286km/h, though you'll never get to those speeds Down Under thanks to our strict laws. However, back in Europe, AutoTopNL has taken a Cayenne Turbo to the limit, demonstrating the performance SUV's ferocious straight-line acceleration and top speed capabilities in a couple of videos on YouTube...
Porsche resto-modding is in vogue at the moment, with the likes of Singer taking classic 911s and giving them a new, expensive lease on life. Now, the team in Stuttgart is getting on board with the craze, teasing a special air-cooled 911 Turbo developed to celebrate 70 years of Porsche. Details about the 'Project Gold' 911 are scant at the moment, barring the sketches shown off in the video below...
Just a few strips of tape around the tail-lights and a mask for the headlights separate this pre-production prototype from the final, showroom-ready version of the next Porsche 911. Externally, the new generation model is distinguished by its heavily flared wheel arches, which give the vehicle a real presence and a bit of retro flair...
The first details about the Porsche Taycan and its all-electric drivetrain have been revealed by the Zuffenhausen-based car maker. The Taycan will be powered by two permanently excited synchronous motors, one for each axle, and each featuring a permanently magnetised rotor which spins thanks to a stator's magnetic field...
Porsche has recalled 17 examples of the current-generation '971' Panamera, over concerns about the rear anti-roll bar. According to the company, the connecting links on the rear anti-roll bar can't be guaranteed over the service life of the car because of a manufacturing defect...
Porsche has officially unveiled the 2019 Macan at an event in Shanghai, bringing it up to date with a tweaked look and more technology. Changes to the car's exterior really are subtle up front, headlined by tweaked headlights and revised air intakes. There's also a range of new colours: Miami Blue, Crayon and Dolomite Silver Metallic adding more choice to the palette for buyers keen to stand out...
Porsche has teased the facelifted 2019 Macan one more time, ahead of its full reveal in Shanghai, China tomorrow. Spy photos have already given us a clear picture of the front end, but this new teaser reveals the tail-lights will get a linked signature in keeping with the Panamera and Cayenne. No surprises there, although Porsche did a good job of concealing it on its development mules...
The 2019 Porsche '992' 911 has been snapped without camouflage for the first time, revealing an evolutionary rear end in keeping with the new Panamera and 718 Cayman. Surprise surprise, right? We already had an idea the new 911 would look similar to the current car, which itself looks similar to the car it replaces, which looks like... you get the idea...
