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What The Hell Happened To Porsche's Profits?

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz) — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:25:47 +0000

VW issued its latest profit warning, bringing with it a $6.9 billion write-down on its 75% stake in Porsche just weeks after agreeing to cut 50,000 jobs.

Forget A Nuvolari Rebadge, Porsche Is Now Planning A Halo Supercar With A Flat-8

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz) — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:56:22 +0000

The era of flatness is clearly upon us. Lovers of weird engine configurations everywhere rejoice.

1982 Porsche 911 SC With 164,000 Miles Is One Of The Cheapest Air-Cooled 911s Currently For Sale, And It's Still Almost $75,000

staff@jalopnik.com (Chris Tsui) — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:05:00 +0000

The era of the affordable Porsche 911 is way behind us. These days, even basic, mid-level mileage air-cooled models are inching towards six figures.

Canada's Dempster Highway Is A 460-Mile Dirt Road Stretching Across One Of The Harshest Places On Earth

staff@jalopnik.com (Brad Brownell) — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:25:00 +0000

It'll almost certainly do a bit of damage to your car, but the expansive Canadian road across the wilderness of the Great North is a beautiful site to behold.

How Much Porsche Models Cost In 1976 Vs. 2026

staff@jalopnik.com (Brad Brownell) — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:25:00 +0000

With prices relentlessly on the rise, of course Porsche prices are higher today than 50 years ago. But is that also true when you adjust for inflation?

Porsche Never Sold 911s With 8-Cylinder Engines, But One Factory Prototype Exists

staff@jalopnik.com (Kiran Menon) — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:05:00 +0000

The Porsche 911 is famous for its six-cylinder engine, but the German manufacturer has one V8-powered factory prototype hiding away in its museum.

2027 Porsche Cayenne Electric Gets 92 New Paint To Sample Colors And Automatic Doors

staff@jalopnik.com (Daniel Golson) — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000

You can now choose from 105 paint colors on the Cayenne EV, and massaging seats with a 4D sound function are another new option.

Inflation In Action: How Much A Porsche 911 Turbo Cost In 1976 Vs. 2026

staff@jalopnik.com (Brad Brownell) — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:25:00 +0000

Of course, a new Porsche 911 Turbo costs more 50 years down the road. But how much more? And has the increase outstripped the pace of inflation?

Performance EVs That Have Depreciated Faster Than The Ford Mustang Mach-E Over 5 Years

staff@jalopnik.com (Chloe Clougher) — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:25:00 +0000

Some high-performance EVs have lost even more value than the Mustang Mach-E, with steep five-year depreciation across luxury electric models.

I Tested The New Porsche Cayenne EV's 400-kW Charging, And Even Without Reaching The Peak It's Fast As Hell

staff@jalopnik.com (Chris Tsui) — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:05:00 +0000

Charging from 13% to 80% took just 16 minutes, and that's with seeing a peak of around 350 kW, a good bit less than the Cayenne's maximum.

2026 Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric Is So Good It Still Feels Like A Bargain At Nearly $200,000

staff@jalopnik.com (Collin Woodard) — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:37:43 +0000

The most impressive thing Porsche did with the Cayenne Turbo EV is build a car I didn't want to stop driving.

Porsche May Build A Supercar Derived From The Audi Nuvolari That's Derived From The Lamborghini Temerario

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz) — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:25:00 +0000

There are a lot of strange things going on inside the Volkswagen Group as the company looks for all sorts of ways to save money while still creating cool stuff.

Porsche Models Hold Their Value Well, But These Cars Depreciated The Fastest

staff@jalopnik.com (Monday Goma) — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 01:25:00 +0000

Porsches are well known for holding their value, but which of the German brand's high-performance models buck the trend and cost their owners money?

The 3.0-Liter Four-Cylinder In Porsche's 968 Turbo S Is An Extremely Rare Engine

staff@jalopnik.com (Brad Brownell) — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:25:00 +0000

The big four-cylinder engine had gobs of torque, but the Turbo S was extremely expensive to match its speed, and consumers just didn't see the vision.

Porsche Taycan 4 Is The Pricey Platonic Ideal Of Daily Drivers

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz) — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:05:00 +0000

If money wasn't a thing, we'd probably all be driving base Taycans, because it's hard to think of very many daily drivers that do the job better than this car.

Moby Dick-Inspired Slantnose 911 GT2 RS Explains Porsche's Mysterious 'Flachbau' And 'Flachbau RS' Trademarks

staff@jalopnik.com (Collin Woodard) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:25:00 +0000

The Flachbau RS is based on a 991.2 GT2 RS, and three prototypes were developed and tested at the Nürburgring to make sure its performance back up the wing.

Porsche Brings Back Manual 911 Carrera S As A $10,900 Option Due To 'Overwhelming' Customer Demand

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000

The new MT Package for the 992.2 Carrera S uses the same six-speed as the Carrera T, and it also includes a bunch of performance options as standard.

Porsche's CEO Says Electric 718 Is Definitely 100% For Sure No Doubt Absolutely Totally Still Happening

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:24:41 +0000

Knowing Porsche, the electric 718 is going to be one of the sickest EVs on sale whenever it finally does come out.

Porsche's Track Experience School At Laguna Seca Is More Than Worth The Splurge

staff@jalopnik.com (Daniel Golson) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:47:16 +0000

A full day of lapping Laguna Seca in a Porsche 911 Carrera S made me a much better and more confident driver, and put a huge smile on my face.

Watch A Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric Drive Underneath The World's Largest Aircraft While It Takes Off

staff@jalopnik.com (Amber DaSilva) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:25:00 +0000

Race car driver Patrick Long had to hold pace at the Cayenne EV's top speed while the massive Stratolaunch Roc took off, and the resulting video is awesome.