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Emissions-related congestion charge will increase CO2

A report from King’s College never publicly released by Transport for London (TfL) reveals that Mayor Ken Livingstone’s new emissions-related congestion charge is estimated by TfL’s own consultants to increase CO2 in Greater London by 182,000 tonnes. This not only contradicts the Mayor’s claims that his charge will reduce CO2, but also directly contradicts claims made by Transport for London. In a report prepared for TfL by King’s College Lond... [more]

New road tax prices lack consistency

The changes in road tax (technically known as Vehicle Excise Duty or VED) are intended to persuade consumers to buy less polluting cars, by making road tax progressively more expensive for higher polluting models. Clean Green cars believes the government’s plan to introduce 12 road tax (VED) bands instead of six is sensible, but the price of taxing a car in each band appears to have been generated at random. However, looking at the price j... [more]

BBC series generate increased demand for iconic 80's cars

BCA (British Car Auctions) is predicting a rise in nostalgia for 80s cars as a result of BBC's ‘Life on Mars’ and ‘Ashes to Ashes’ series. In the latest series, the action takes place in 1981, with Gene swapping his Ford Cortina for an Audi Quattro. Robin Lawton, Head of BCA’s ‘Classics’ department commented: “We’ve seen a rising interest in cars from the 1980s in recent sales and we expect the start of the new BBC TV series to fuel this eve... [more]

Porsche Panamera with full parallel hybrid technology

Porsche will be building a hybrid drive version of the new Panamera. This four-door Gran Turismo with sporting driving dynamics will boast the proven components featured in the Cayenne Hybrid entering the market at the end of the decade. And thanks to its newly developed full parallel hybrid, Porsche’s Sports Utility will offer average fuel consumption of less than 9 litres/100 kilometres. The new Porsche Panamera will be the first four-door s... [more]

New 420 bhp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup for 2008 Motorsport Season

The new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is entering the 2008 motorsport season with engine output increased to 420 bhp. The car will be raced in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup, the world’s fastest international brand trophy, and worldwide in national Porsche Carrera Cups and GT3 Cup Challenges. 265 units of this production-based racing car developed in Weissach will be built on Porsche’s production line in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. The most significant modific... [more]

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Mosport: Porsche race report (Motorsport.com)

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (Canada) (August 24, 2008): Randy Pobst, from Gainsville,, Georgia, and Michael Galati, from Olmsted, Ohio survived a late race slide through an oil slick to finished their K- PAX/3R Racing Porsche 911 GT3s in second and third positions in Round Seven of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championships Presented by Toyo Tires at Mosport International Raceway.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-27 17:21 Meeting to end Porsche/VW labour row called off (Interactive Investor)

FRANKFURT, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A high-level meeting designed to settle a row over labour representation at Porsche's new holding company has been called off, the German sports car maker said on Wednesday.

Mosport: Porsche qualifying report (Motorsport.com)

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (Canada) - August 23 - Romain Dumas (France) turned the "perfect lap" en route to a new class record, smashing his own fastest qualifying lap from last year by 1.6-second in the #7 Penske Porsche to earn the LMP2 pole for Sunday's Mobil 1 Grand Prix of Mosport.

Porsche dealership opens after delays (The Capital)

The new Porsche dealership on the city’s edge is designed with the curves and metallic skin of the sports cars. After about a year of delays, the owners of a long-anticipated Porsche dealership said their luxury car facility officially opened last week.

You've Got The Porsche Car, Now Get The Porsche Kitchen! [Lifestyle Branding] (Jalopnik)

Ah, lifestyle brands. You're a Porsche sort of person, right? You've got the 911, the Cayenne, the sunglasses, even the audio system. But then you step into your kitchen and it hits you: there's...

Test-drive a Prius? Maybe. A Porsche? Not on your life! (Pioneer Press)

It was reported in the Pioneer Press on Tuesday that a guy taking a test drive in a 2008 black Audi RS4, accompanied by the salesman from Maplewood Audi, pulled off into a parking lot up around Lauderdale, tied up the salesman, took the battery out of the salesman's cell phone and stole the car. The thief at least has taste. The RS4 is about $75,000 worth of car.