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IAA 2005: Hybrid Porsche Cayenne Coming

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IAA 2005: Hybrid Porsche Cayenne Coming Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Porsche said on the IAA 2005 that they plan a Hybrid Porsche Cayenne.

Do not expect a Porsche Cayenne Hybrid SUV anytime soon at your personal Porsche dealer. Around 2010 it might be available.
The German Car makers are very late to the hybrid technology. Japanese car makers are miles ahead. VW announced together with their Audi and Porsche units hybrid technology push. Apparently Audi will already show a hybrid of the new Audi Q7 at the IAA, which should hit the roads in 2008.
I am all for alternative engine technologies. The car industry is way to focused on horse power. The current fuel prices help to drive the need for alternative energy. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Sep 2005 01:57:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

IAA 2005: Rinspeed Indy Based on Porsche 997 Carrera S

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IAA 2005: Rinspeed Indy Based on Porsche 997 Carrera S Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Rinspeed already brought us swimming cars and cars that can feel. For this years IAA 2005 in Frankfurt they just go for a very classy Porsche Carrera tuning called simply the Indy.

Swiss Tuning Company Rinspeed pays tribute to the Indianapolis race circuit with the Rinspeed Indy. The Indy is a repainted Porsche 997 in the extraordinary color white metallic.
The four way adjustable coil-over suspension with individual height and stiffness settings lower the Rinspeed Indy by 35mm (1.4"). The front, side and rear skirts are also especially designed for the Indy. Rinspeed also added an enhanced brake system.
The Indy is just very very pretty. I am sure it is damn fast too. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Sep 2005 01:33:21 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche Design XM Satellite Radio by Eton

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Porsche Design XM Satellite Radio by Eton Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Eton who is the sole licensee of the half-century-old Grundig brand for all of North America had a nice booth at the CES 2005.

Besides showing new AM/FM radios, Eton also showed two Satellite Radios designed by Porsche.
The Eton P'7131 is a Tabletop AM/FM Shortwave, and XM Satellite gadget. The P'7131 projects audio through two full-range speakers and a powered subwoofer.
The Eton P'7132 is much smaller portable AM/FM/Shortwave and XM Satellite radio.
Not clear yet when those new Eton radios hit the market. See Eton's announcement page. Buy a Eton Radio on Amazon.com.

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Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2005 02:33:23 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Eliica Electric Car accelerates faster than a Porsche 911 Turbo

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Eliica Electric Car accelerates faster than a Porsche 911 Turbo Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Professor Hiroshi Shimizu, of Japan's Keio University developed a 8 wheel electric car that accelerates faster than a Porsche 911 Turbo.

The 600kW Electric muscle car makes the 0-100km/h in four seconds and a 0-160km/h in seven seconds. Proven top speed is 370km/h. The Eliica (Electric Lithium-Ion battery Car) looks a bit like the old Citroen DS that Fantomas used in those old french movies.
More details on Drive.com.au and on Eliica.com (Japanese).

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Posted on Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche Goes Soap Box Racing

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Porsche Goes Soap Box Racing Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review QuenteCafe reports about Extreme Gravity Racing, which is a downhill race for vehicles with no engines to compete in (fancy name for Soap box racing).

Major manufacturers such as Porsche, Volvo, Mazda, Bentley, Nissan and General Motors are involved in this competition. This is an interesting competition because it allows competitors to fully focus on design rather than their performance engines. My guess is that there is a weight restriction on the vehicles. More details and photos on Gizmo.com.au.

Well I still prefer a Porsche with a motor, like the Porsche Carrera GT.

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Posted on Fri, 27 Aug 2004 02:21:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Future Cars: Audi Le Mans and Porsche Carrera GT

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Future Cars: Audi Le Mans and Porsche Carrera GT Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Visit I4U Gadget Gallery:
See this Car Close-Up

The 60th IAA opens its doors to the public Sept. 13 through Sept. 21, 2003.

Audi introduces the Audi Le Mans concept car, a sports car aimed on taking on the Porsche 911.
The Le Mans features a 5.0 liter V10 biturbo power. A Aluminum Space Frame. FSI fuel injection and "Magnetic ride" shock absorbers. Power is put at 610 hp, accompanied by a 533 lb-ft of torque, coming from a longitudinally, mid-mounted twin-turbocharged 40-valve 5.0-litre V10 engine running Audi’s FSI direct injection technology. read more about the Audi Le Mans on AutoWeek

Porsche shows its very cool new Porsche Carrera GT. This car is actually available for $440,000 now. The Porsche Carrera GT has a Mid-mounted, 5.7 liters, V10 engine and rear-wheel drive. It is a 2-seater. Features 605 hp and goes from 0-62 mph in 3.9 sec. Top speed 205 mph.

See Also:
The Future Now: Gibbs Aquada High Speed Amphibian Car
Car From The Future - Rinspeed Bedouin

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Posted on Wed, 10 Sep 2003 09:50:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Photos Of Porsche Designed LaCie External Hard Drives

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New Photos Of Porsche Designed LaCie External Hard Drives Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review LaCie and Porsche Design Announce New Line of Designer Drives.

LaCie’s new design will house a complete line of hard drives, ranging in capacity from 40GB to 250GB for PC or Mac via USB 2.0 or FireWire®.
LaCie’s CD-RW and DVD+/-RW drives will also be available in this unique design, featuring a mirrored door that opens.
The Porsche Drives will be ready to ship in September 2003 through LaCie’s authorized resellers and mail order partners.

We have recently reported about the PorscheWide-Screen Notebook. Soon you can have a full range of Porsche designed gadgets that fit to the 911 that you already have in your garage.

Get the Lacie 120GB Firewire Drive Later For Less!

See Also:
The Porsche Wide Screen Notebook
LACIE 500GB!!! Big Disk

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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2003 09:46:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Porsche Wide Screen Notebook

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The Porsche Wide Screen Notebook Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review The vpr Matrix® 200A5 15" Wide Screen Notebook is design by F.A. Porsche.

The 15.2” widescreen display si great for watching DVDs, DVD player is builtin in the lightweight magnesium case.
The exclusive vpr Matrix Sonopür ™ audio system uses 24/192 upsampling technology to provide high-end sound.

The system is powered by a 2GHz Intel® Mobile Pentium®4 Processor-M with SpeedStep technology.
For Connectivity the vpr Matrix® 200A5 features 2 USB 2.0, 2 IEEE 1394 (FireWire®) ports for high-speed peripherals, integrated 802.11b wireless networking capability and a 10/100 network port and PC card slot.

Features:
2.0GHz Intel ® Mobile Pentium ® 4 Processor-M
15.2" widescreen LCD display
40GB hard drive capacity
512MB DDR memory
DVD/CD-RW combo drive
32MB nVidia GeForce4 420 Go Graphics
Weighs only 6.4 lbs.

Price: $2399.99

Design Technica has a review of the Porsche Notebook

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Posted on Thu, 1 May 2003 23:33:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr