Porsche

Potential buyers for the Porsche Taycan electric sports car may have balked at its US$103,800 starting price, but need no longer worry. The automaker has introduced a new Taycan entry-level model priced just below $80,000.

Known for giving classic Porsche cars second lives as modern-day beauties, Singer is sharpening its competitive edge. It has teamed with masterminds behind Porsche's most successful rally cars of the 80s in building up a modern 911 off-roader.

In a glimpse of futures that could've been, Porsche Design Studio has unveiled three concept cars that have never before been shown to the public: one Le Mans racer-based hypercar, one open-top sportscar, and one electric riff on the Kombi van.

Porsche has now made it easier for drivers to take its Taycan electric supercar for a spin at special track days, by developing its own monster battery pack on wheels that can charge up to 10 cars at once.

The UK’s Concours of Elegance has always been select on almost every level, though this year it was significantly more so, bringing together just 60 exceptional cars and showcasing them against the traditional exceptional backdrop.

Sixteen-year-old Chloe Chambers has set a new Guinness World Record for "fastest vehicle slalom," and Porsche now has a new performance metric to brag about for its 718 Spyder as the most agile car on the planet.

After the first big online-only foray by the biggest automotive auction cluster on Planet Earth, it's clear that automobiles are not particularly suited to online-only auctions, but that significant strides were made in the right direction.

Porsche is pushing forward with its 911 turbocharging campaign of 2020. Following up on the Turbo S debut in April, it has dialed things back just a little with a base Turbo Coupe and Cabriolet that deliver supercar-grade acceleration for less price.

Porsche's 911 Targas are a bit of an oddity, but the company likes having a clamshell convertible with a big rear windscreen and roll bar to offer alongside its other Cabriolet convertibles, so it's updated the Targa 4 and 4S to the 992 platform.

Taycan drivers in central Germany now have a new rapid charging facility called Porsche Turbo Charging, with a total capacity of seven megawatts – making it Europe's most powerful rapid charging park.

Fast-paced cars are such a staple of car shows that most feature them front and center. Displays of supercars, hypercars, muscle cars, and more are found throughout the show floor in Chicago this year.

Silicon Valley-based hybridization shop Vonnen and Wisconsin custom builder Kelly-Moss give the already virile 911 Turbo S a boost of electric power thanks to a plug-and-play hybrid kit, while a sleek, safari-style update adds a rally-ready look.