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Domestic auto brands have demonstrated higher initial quality than import brands for the first time, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010.
Overall, the industry average for initial quality is 109 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100) in 2010, increasing slightly from 108 PP100 in 2009. However, initial quality for domestic brands as a whole [...]

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Thanks to Alex, our reader from Russia. Hard to believe and must see. Its a Porsche Panamera (MSRP: $90,000 - $130,000) with a cheapest russian cargo trailer. Things you can’t see every day even in Moscow.
If you catch something like that, mail to carblcom@gmail.com

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Background info: A 42-year old man from Netherlands is caught after a bizarre chase. The man driving a Porsche 911 GT3 drove at speeds exceeding 200 km/h (125 mph) on the highway. The traffic cops gave him the stop sign from an undercover surveillance car. The Porsche took a last second exit and went off. [...]

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Look at this ugly conversion of 928 GTS coupe into a mullet-loving pickup truck. This pickup-truck version of the Porsche 928 GTS was snapped on the road somewhere in Denmark, Europe.

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In this crime video that has been making in Moscow, Russia, a SWAT team aka OMON was tipped off about a group of bank robbers driving a Porsche Cayenne. The great joke is that a few minutes before the criminals arrived at the point where the SWAT team was waiting for them, another dark Porsche [...]

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The 2009 World Car of the Year Award winner will be announced at the upcoming New York Auto Show. The international jury panel has whittled down the final list of eligible entries to just three in each category (in alphabetical order):
2009 World Car Finalists
Ford Fiesta
Toyota iQ
Volkswagen Golf VI

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Great news for Porsche’s fans! The new hard-core 911 version of the Porsche’s bolid will arrive at the Geneva Motor Show. As original 911 Turbo debuted 35 years ago, its 256 horsepower was considered staggering. The new 911 GT3 again leaves old 911 in the dust with an un-boosted 435 hp from its 3.8-liter [...]

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The Porsche Cayenne test mule has been caught in testing with light camo. It’s a second generation of the popular SUV, which planned to launch in 2010.
The petrol-electric hybrid is expected to be a V8 due next year, while the oil-burner will most likely be the 3.0-litre V6 unit found in the Audi Q7.
A diesel [...]

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In Russia they drive in solid gold covered Porsche cars. Well, you could go and buy a more expensive car like a Porsche Carrera GT. Just like the owner of this Porsche 911 Cabriolet in Russia who meticulously covered his entire car with gold plates - more 40 pounds of the pure gold was [...]

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The Porsche released details on the all-wheel-drive versions Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S, which are available as Coupe and Cabriolet.
Leaving the aesthetic and engine/gearbox changes aside as they’re the same with the RWD Carrera, the new generation Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S get an electronically controlled PTM Porsche Traction Management which replaces the former [...]

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