…We say it’s official: The 2010 Porsche Panamera is the new badass of the executive sedan class. It accelerates and handles like no other four-door anything in existence, and we’d love to own one. To be sure, the rear-drive Panamera S and all-wheel-drive 4S are the sensible, maybe-I-could-afford-it-one-day-on-the-used-market options, but all the mystique surrounds the 500-horsepower 2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo … Details
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Most of the NASCAR news over the past week has been centered around Danica Patrick and her official announcement of signing with JR Motorsports to compete in ARCA and the Nationwide Series the next couple of seasons.
Another female driver from another form of motorsports looks to be waiting in the wings to also invade the NASCAR world, though.
Milka Duno, a winning American LeMans Series driver, will participate in an ARCA test for Braun Racing at Daytona International Speedway, driving a No. 90 Toyota for Braun Dec. 18-20 at the track … Details
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Pirelli is reporting an impressive performance for its 2010-specification P Zero Racing Slick during a two-day tire test at Daytona International Speedway in advance of January’s Grand-Am Rolex 24 race.
Twenty-four cars tried the new HAOF (highly aromatic oil-free) slicks on the 3.56-mile Daytona road circuit, and the reaction “was encouraging,†according to Tom Gravalos, Pirelli’s vice president of motorsports, marketing and original equipment sales … Details
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It was easy to overlook the 2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show.
The Porsche Panamera had the spotlight, so you could have walked right past what appeared to be simply a dove-gray version of the Porsche 911 Carrera S. And since it carried a price tag of $255,600 and the imprint of Porsche Exclusive, the factory shop that specializes in customizing for the rich and famous, the Porsche 911 Sport Classic appeared to be little more than one of those embarrassing Porsche special editions meant solely to lighten the wallets of an over-enthusiastic clientele.
But if you paused for just a moment … Details
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