Porsche has either not read “The Art of War†or it doesn’t believe it. The German sports car powerhouse has declared that its upcoming Panamera four-door will take on – and beat – just about everybody. Few prestige cars have escaped the sights of Porsche’s Panamera and it has effectively declared war on every potential rival: Its neighbors in Stuttgart, Munich and Ingolstadt, to the English, the Italians and even the Japanese.
But it’s not just rival four-doors, because Porsche believes its Panamera is so good it will comfortably tackle everything from pure-bred sports cars to luxury limos to everything in between. At a recent technology workshop for the upcoming Panamera, the head of its driveline development group, Dr Heinz-Jakob Neuβer, insisted the 197-inch-long grand tourer was so strong it would… DetailsÂ
Electric car business Tesla Motors Inc. took 711 reservations, at $5,000 a pop, for its model S sedan, due out in late 2011, in the two weeks since it first showed the car.
That adds up to $3.5 million for the company, although the $5,000 reservation fees are refundable.
The sedan model will cost about $57,500 each, although owners will be eligible for a $7,500 tax credit, cutting the cost to about $50,000…Â Details
Start your engines and your fake moustaches! It’s a road trip!
In the spirit of Smokey and the Bandit, the Cannonball Run movies and Lebowskifest comes a post-college, good times event called the Rental Car Rally. This is a chance for you and your friends to race others (at the legal speed limit) from San Francisco, California to Yuma, Arizona for $1,000 cash and a golden gas pump.
The specific locations of the starting and finishing points will be disclosed the day of the event, June 12th.The race starts at 9 pm …Â Details