Porsche’s Pepita houndstooth pattern cloth has a long history of cosseting the backsides of P-car drivers, having been used in its interiors since the mid-1960s. The pattern is inextricably linked to Porsche history. Likewise, furniture design owes much of what it is today to Ray and Charles Eames. Back in 1948, the Eames brothers developed a … Read more
I have never truly understood why some convertibles are called spiders, since spiders are creepy and generally undesirable creatures and not small sporty topless fun machines. There are a few potential origins for this automotive arachnidian nomenclature mashup, one rooted in a poor translation, and one that comes from way back in the horse-drawn carriage … Read more
Sometimes car companies will produce wild camouflage wraps and liveries for test vehicles or record-setting cars to get the maximum amount of attention, but it’s rare for them to actually be offered by the factory. Porsche has gotten more extravagant in recent years, offering brighter colors and sticker packages on more models, and now it’s … Read more
Porsche Porsche is capping off its updated 2025 Taycan lineup with a new model called the Turbo GT. It’s not only the most powerful version of Porsche’s electric sedan but the most powerful series production Porsche ever. A new rear electric motor with a more powerful pulse inverter dials the Taycan Turbo GT’s dual-motor all-wheel drive … Read more
Illustration: Porsche For a long time licensing issues held Porsche back from being available in most video games, with the German brand being mostly relegated to the Need For Speed series. Thankfully in recent years Porsche has returned to games like Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo in a big way, and the company has expanded … Read more
Owning and leasing a vehicle used to be the two primary ways to get behind the wheel. However, that’s starting to change with the advent of car subscription services. These plans essentially take leasing to the extreme, covering every aspect of car ownership aside from the cost of fuel. That means you won’t have to … Read more
Overall, the U.S. auto industry has largely recovered from the supply chain issues that drove the cost of new cars through the roof and brought the price of used cars up along with it. Not all new cars are selling below MSRP now, but enough are that you can generally expect to find a deal … Read more
Image: Porsche The now-iconic Porsche crest was originally developed for the brand in the mid-1950s. The Stuttgart city crest is flanked by the stylized antlers and colors of the Württemberg-Hohenzollern region coat of arms. The logo of perhaps the most well-known sports car brand in the world is basically just the medieval version of the … Read more
Image: Porsche The global economy is a complex and constantly moving entity, which frequently causes companies to reevaluate their operations. Porsche was recently pushed up against that wall when the U.S. government determined that nearly all of its cars couldn’t be imported into the country, allegedly due to a single microchip manufactured in Belarus. If … Read more
Porsche Porsche has been in the EV game for longer than much of the competition — but it’s about to expand its offerings. On top of the Porsche Taycan that the company already offers, Porsche has announced an electric version of the Macan. That means that you’ll soon be able to buy an electric version … Read more
