Car News – Audi e-Tron to go under R4 nameplate

October 15th, 2009
Audi e-Tron Concept

Audi e-Tron Concept

Audi recently announced that a version of the Audi e-Tron Concept will be headed to production under the rumored R4 nameplate.  In addition to the all-electric version, it will also come in a few gas models.
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Car News – Porsche PDK Transmission a work of genius.

September 15th, 2009
Porsche PDK Transmission

Porsche PDK Transmission

Available as an option for Porsche 911 models is the new PDK Double Clutch Transmission.  It replaces the original Tiptronic Transmissions that Porsche developed back in the 2000 Porsche Boxster.  Today we are going to look at what is so different about this transmission and what are the benefits when driving a 911 that has one of these.
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Car News – Porsche looking to increase sales by 2013

August 24th, 2009
The Porsche Cayenne

The Porsche Cayenne

Porsche has been on kind of unstable land lately with the market crunch worldwide.  Although they are not in serious trouble like General Motors or Chrysler, there has been some talk that the German automaker is having issues with low sales.  However, there are plans to turn the company into the right direction again and double their sales by 2013 as per the future Porsche CEO and current CEO of Volkswagen: Martin Winterkorn.
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