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The current 7th-generation of the Porsche 911 has been started as the 2012 model year, and we know a mid-cycle-refresh is coming this year.

On this past Tuesday someone is able to snatch a photo when Porsche was testing the refreshed 2016 911 on the street of Prague in Czech Republic, as shown below.

In the photo we can see the major change to the rear of the sports car is the shape of the engine compartment vent (grille lines changed from horizontal to vertical).

For your comparison, below is the photo taken at a similar angle of the current 2015 model year Porsche 911.

Test Car Information

2016 Porsche Cayenne GTS
3.6L twin-turbo V6, 440 hp @ 6,000 RPM, 443 lb-ft @ 1,600-5,000 rpm
8-speed automatic transmission, all-wheel-drive
Options: Ventilation Front Seats, ParkAssist with Surround View, Adaptive Sport Seats, Premium Package Plus, Infotainment Package, Sport Chrono Package, 21″ SportEdition Wheels
MSRP as tested: $109,195 (including $995 S&H charge)

For the Porsche Cayenne GTS, regardless of the price, consumers will probably be divided into two groups: the one who loves it and the one who hates it.

People who love it may praise its sports-car style handling, and it can sit 5 guys with a relatively large cargo space; people who hat...

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is an automobile endurance racing event held in France each year, that participated racing cars need to run in a closed circuit of 13.629 km in length (Circuit de la Sarthe), for 24 hours continuously with brief stops for refueling/maintenance or change driver.

Above image: the Porsche 919 Hybrid (2015 winner)

There are multiple categories in the race (LMP1, LMP2, GT Endurance Pro, GT Endurance AM). In each race, every category has its corresponding own winner, and there is also an overall winner too...

Due to the zero-RPM instant maximum torque benefit, as has been proven in many existing examples (such as the Porsche 918 Spyder, Ferrari LaFerrari etc.), sports car with an electric motor constantly get extremely good performance when compared to cars only with internal combustion engines.

Since the cost of manufacturing hybrid powertrain is dropping, and its mechanical performance is raising within these years, now it is practically for auto makers to introduce hybrid powertrain in their sports-oriented models. This is exactly the case for the next-generation Porsche 911.

The next-gen 911 will be debuted  about 3 years later, the future 911 Carrera 4 will be the first...

Car that carries high price tag is seldom subject to crash testing nowadays. This is partially due to the significantly higher expense for conducting such test. For example you will never see any Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royces etc.,  in the US NHTSA, IIHS or Euro NCAP crash tests. This is also true for many Porsche models, including the Panamera.

At this moment, there is no official crash test conducted on the Porsche Panamera. However that does not prevent us to take a peek at how rigid is the Panamera’s safety cage during a frontal crash.

Yesterday, a man driving a Panamera lost control in the Los Angeles International Airport, and crashed then penetrated into Ter...