Tests and Features

DRESDEN, Germany – Porsche is seeking automotive perfection with the totally redesigned 2017 Panamera. And to show just how serious they are at achieving this goal, they invited The Car Guide to Germany in order to catch a better glimpse at the luxury sports sedan. The new Panamera is, plain …

MALMÖ, Sweden – Porsche’s little mid-engined coupe gets a new name, new engines and—arguably—a new personality. It’s essentially the same car as the current-generation Cayman sold from 2014 onwards, but it’s been thoroughly modified to continue its battle against, among others, the Audi TTS, the Jaguar F-TYPE and the Alfa …

After letting us get our grubby hands on the Porsche 718 Boxster in Portugal last April, the German manufacturer is now shipping us to Sweden in order to sample its fixed-top sister. The 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman is newer than it looks, sharing only a couple of body panels with …

Some brands seem to do no harm, at least on the surface. With little or no effort, whatever companies like Apple or McDonald’s touch seems to turn to gold, but sometimes, they miss the mark. I’m thinking about the Apple Watch and the McLean Deluxe, to name two examples. Porsche …

CLARINGTON, Ontario – It’s hard to imagine why the German automaker would embark on a nationwide tour to promote the Porsche 911. After all, the iconic sports car is more than 50 years old, and no longer needs an introduction. As a teenager, pictures of cars neatly covered every square …

This week, The Car Guide is heading to the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Clarington, Ontario in order to get a preview of Porsche’s new nationwide drive event called the 911 Grand Tour. The objective of this event is to help potential buyers discover the 2017 Porsche 911 lineup as …

Antique car owners are usually very picky when it comes to their rides. They want every single detail to be perfect, from the engine down to the bodywork and interior. However, there are some details that have to be modified if you want to daily-drive it: in modern traffic, non-assisted …

For the 2017 model year, Porsche is tacking on the number 718 to the Boxster and the Cayman coupe. The reason is elementary: it creates a more direct link between the 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman with its most emblematic model – the 911 Carrera. Why 718, you ask? It’s …

The Car Guide is heading to Spain for a first drive of the new Porsche 718 Boxster. My colleague Jacques Deshaies attended the technical presentation of this model in Marseilles a few weeks ago, where he rode as a passenger aboard a 718 Boxster driven by one of the brand’s …

MARSEILLE, France — The Boxster concept was first unveiled in 1993. More than 24 years have passed and this attractive cabriolet is now bringing the four-cylinder engine back into the Porsche line-up. This configuration was last seen in the 968, but now that fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions are …