…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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Formula 1 commercial rights manager Bernie Ecclestone has joined a bid to purchase struggling Swedish car maker Saab.
Saab, owned by General Motors, has been put up for sale, and there is an imminent deadline for a sale or the brand faces closure. A previous deal to sell the company to Dutch supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg fell through, but now Ecclestone has joined forces with private investment company Genii Capital, which recently bought a stake in the Renault Formula 1 team, to buy it … Details
If you are even a casual sports fan, and as long as you haven’t been living under an enormous rock for the past five years, you have most likely heard of Danica Patrick. And guys, if the name doesn’t ring a bell, just pick up your latest Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition and turn to page six. You’ll realize you know her better than you thought.
And while Danica can be found heating up the pages of magazines like SI, it is her talent for burning rubber that has made her famous …Â Details
We’ve seen the bag of tricks the exotic auto tuners have used on the brand new four-door Porsche Panamera – now how about a bulletproof version? An armored Porsche Panamera Turbo has just been listed for sale in Frankfurt, Germany via global online luxury marketplace JamesList for €295,000, or about $450,000. It comes equipped with … Details