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Porsche’s 4-door luxury coupe, the Porsche Panamera, has been continuously going around test rounds on roads around Europe, while we patiently wait for some form of concept or pre-production preview at any upcoming motor show. The front-engined, rear wheel drive Porsche Panamera is set to go up against other luxury 4-door coupe-styled sedans like the Mercedes Benz CLS and the Aston Martin Rapide.

Engine options will most likely be the range in Porsche’s SUV, the Cayenne. We’ll see a base model 3.6 liter V6 making 290hp, as well as a Panamera S model carrying a 4.8 liter V8 making 385hp. Top of the line will be the Porsche Panamera Turbo, featuring a twin turbocharged version of the 4.8 liter V8 good for 500 horsepower.

Two more photos after the jump.

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Mercedes Benz’s ML63 AMG makes 510ps and goes from 0-100km/h in 4.9 seconds, faster than a BMW 335i. The Porsche Cayenne Turbo S makes slightly more horsepower - 521ps, but is slower to hundred at 5.3 seconds. Watch the video after the jump for an utterly pointless comparison between these two overpowered SUVs, in German. Video after the jump!

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While it’s sibling the Volkswagen Touareg is proud to have an diesel option, and goes around shouting about it with plane-towing publicity stunts, the Porsche Cayenne is not going to have a diesel engine. Porsche says it will not go the diesel way with any of it’s vehicles, however to keep up with increasingly tough emmission standards it will turn to hybrid technology instead.

A hybrid version of the Porsche Cayenne will make it’s debut in 2009, and this hybrid drivetrain will eventually make it’s way to the Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo as well.

Remember the PWRS that I blogged about last year? If you had RM2,200 to spare, you could have burned rubber around the tracks the proper way in a one day exclusive event guided by professional Porsche trained and certified trainers. It’s all over now, and here are the videos from that exciting day for those who missed it.

The 2007 Porsche World Road Show was divided into a few segments, and groups were rotated between the segments throughout the day event. You have the braking test, handling test, off road experience, road tour, slalom as well as demo laps on the track. All latest Porsche models except for the fearsome 911 GT3 were available to drive, but the GT3 did make an appearance later, as you can see in the videos.

Videos are all after the jump!

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As the year ends, there are more and more car manufacturers holding promotions, either in conjunction with the festive season or to clear out old stocks. Some examples have been Volvo and Naza. Auto Eurokars, the distributor of Saab and Porsche in Malaysia also has something for car buyers, with great deals on existing stock Porsche and existing stock Saab cars. All new Saab cars are offered with 4 years/100,000 km warranty and 3 years/60,000 km FREE maintenance service, whichever comes first.

Interested buyers or fans of either Porsche or Saab or both can visit the Auto Eurokars Auto Fair this weekend, 16th and 17th December 2006 between 9am to 5pm at the Eurokars Centre in Glenmarie, Shah Alam.

There will be Saab and Porsche cars on display and available for test drive, as well as refreshments and fun activities for the whole family. You can also sign up for the Porsche World Road Show 2007 at the fair, as the deadline for registration has been extended to the 17th of December 2006.

For more information on the offers available during the Autofair, customers may call Eurokars Centre Glenmarie at 03-5032 9911 / 9595. The showroom is generally open from 9.00am to 6.30pm on Mondays to Fridays, 9.00am to 4.00pm on Saturdays and on Sundays from 11.00am to 4.00pm.

Shortly after BMW introduced it’s new second generation BMW X5, Porsche has released details of the new 2007 model Porsche Cayenne, stuffed with new features including improved engines as well new technologies that give the sporty SUV better ride and handling. Check out my post after the jump for more details on what’s new with the 2007 Porsche Cayenne.

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PWRS, 2003.

Do you happen to have a spare RM2,200? Are you a hardcore Porsche fan, but never actually got to drive one because you never found an owner who was willing to risk his sweet piece of engineering in your hands? Well, RM2,200 can buy you an experience you will never forget, as Auto Eurokars is bringing the Porsche World Road Show to Malaysia in January 2007. RM2,200 will buy you a one day event with:

1. Test drive of several variants of various models of Porsche cars.
2. Driving skills enhancement course by Porsche qualified trainers. - Seating position, Slalom, Handling, Braking
3. On-track experience at Sepang International Circuit (North).
4. Off-road experience at Sepang International Circuit Moto Cross Track.
5. Road tour around Sepang, Nilai and Dengkil.
6. Demonstration laps by Porsche qualified trainers.
7. PWRS collar t-shirt and cap.
8. Refreshments – breakfast, lunch, tea.
9. Award ceremony and certificate.
10. DVD of event.
11. Experience to cherish.

The course is conducted by Porsche trained and certified trainers and will be held from 7 to 18 January 2007. Limited slots are available, so those who are interested to participate in the 2007 edition of the PWRS may contact either Cik Widat or Cik Emy of Auto Eurokars at +60(3)-5032 9911 by 30 November 2006. Auto Eurokars also accepts walk-in registrations at Porsche Centre Glenmarie and Porsche Centre KL from now till the closing date of 30 November 2006. You can also print out a form available by clicking here, print it out, fill it up and fax it to +60(3) 5032 7911 / 9888.

New Car Net did an interesting experiment - they conducted a survey on their website, allowing the public to vote for what they wanted in a car. Different elements were available - overall car silhouette, wheel design, front end, back end, engine, seats, doors - and guess what the UK buyer’s dream car is?

A four-door coupe with the front end of a Porsche Boxster, the roofline of the Jaguar XK, stretched to allow it to be a 5-seater, and has a medium sized engine, no big supercar engine, but no Tamiya motor either. Not suprisingly, diesel power had the edge of petrol as the fuel of choice.

Know what. Looks pretty much like a Porsche Panamera to me, or at least what I imagine the car would look like. This means the Panamera would like be another runaway success similiar to the Cayenne.

This is coming a little late, considering the new 997 Porsche 911 Turbo was launched a month ago in Malaysia on the 21st of July 2006, but then again I don’t think many of you are in a rush to go out and buy this fine piece of engineering in the form of a supercar, are you? Even if you wanted to. Sniff. Anyway. Let’s have a look at what new technological goodies are packed into the new 997 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo.

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Variable Turbine Geometry technology is the next generation in turbocharger technology where the turbo uses variable vanes to control exhaust flow against the turbine blades. See, the problem with the turbocharger that we’ve all come to know and love is that big turbos do not work well at slow engine speeds, while small turbos are fast to spool but run out of steam pretty quick. So how do VTG turbos solve this problem?

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