Now this is curious. The pending merger between VW and Porsche has led some thinking-types to believe four-door Porsches aren’t long for this world. According to the boys and girls over at CAR, VW plans to axe the newborn Panamera and the Cayenne SUV at the end of their current product cycle. That should be [...]
Porsche is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the order to build the first Volkswagen. It seems only fitting to pay due homage to the car that is so closely associate with ze peoples carmaker in todays POTD.
Hello, Fiends. If you thought you’d gotten lucky enough to be rid of me for good, you’re sorely mistaken. The truth behind the absent posts over the past few days is pretty simple. No, we’re not closed. I’m getting married. On Saturday I’ll take the plunge with the only girl who could possibly put up [...]
Not too long ago, word surfaced VW had little intent of producing the bad ass, eco friendly BlueSport Concept. Our heats were crushed. It would seem our angst was premature, as Vee Dub has rolled out the sweet-looking concept at a few public outings to stir up interest. What’s more, the concept’s project leader, Mario [...]
Volkswagen has decided on a name for its upcoming pickup truck. Staying true to its new trend of throwing vowels and consonants into a blender and hoping for the best, the rig is called the Amarok. Supposedly it means “wolf” in Inuit. Sigh. As a salve to weird ass names everywhere, I give you the [...]
As if the news VW’s leaning towards not producing its BlueSport concept isn’t hard enough to swallow, check out the Scirocco R. The Euro-only metal boasts a 265-horsepower 2.0-liter TFSI four pot puts power to the front wheels via a six-speed manual box or a DSG. How’s that for fried gold? There’s also a slight [...]
As if news Porsche’s 914 successor isn’t meant to be wans’t bad enough, it looks like VW is wavering on whether or not to build the diesel roadster. The company cites the economy (you think?) as the big factor on whether or not the drop-top ever sees the light of day again. Of course we’ve [...]
I. Gemballa released a modified Porsche Cayenne called the Tornado GTS. The venerable German tuning house started by shaving 550 pounds of the car’s considerable mass by adding a carbon fiber body kit. The kit increases downforce to boot, which is nothing short of miraculous in a car/truck-thing as top-heavy as the Cayenne. The real [...]
Don’t get too excited just yet, but it looks like VW suit Steve Keyes has let it slip that the company is considering bringing its arsenal of R models to the states. That means we may finally get a taste of something other than the potent R32. What does that entail? Family-oriented Fiends in Europe [...]
I. Chevrolet is toying with the idea of skipping the Frankfurt show to — you guessed it — save money. With a lack of new cars and a cash drought, the General is abandoning hope of turning up at the Frankfurt show while it still can. [Source: Autoblog]
