I4U Review Round-Up: XFX 9600 GT, Fanatec Porsche Wheel, MS Laser 6000

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Our review team has tested several interesting products again this week.

Shane reviewed the new XFX 9600 GT graphics card and gave it our Editor's Choice award. Gamers shopping for a good graphics card under $200, here it is. The XFX 9600 GT performs very well at stock clock speeds and can be had for well under $200. If you have been waiting for DirectX 10 video cards to drop in price and improve performance before you buy, the XFX 9600 GT may be the card you have been waiting on. Read more

Posted on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel for PC & PS3 Review

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Today we are checking out one of the coolest racing wheels for PC and PS3 that you can get your hands on, the Fanatec Porsche 911 Wheel. This wheel looks just like it was ripped from the interior of a 911 turbo and put on your desk.

The wheel uses three motors to provide force feedback and can be attached to a desk or used in your lap. The wheel connects to your PC or PS3 wirelessly. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:33:10 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Porsche Carma Concept Design

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French design students at the Institut Supérieur de Design developed a very hot design for a Porsche 911 inspired car dubbed Carma.

The design takes special emphasis on aerodynamics and is able to drop the Porsche typical spoiler in the rear.
It is not known if Porsche took notice of this design. It aesthetically pleases me so I could imagine Porsche cars looking like that in the future. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Porsche Bobsled

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German sport car maker Porsche offers in their shop a very cool Porsche branded bobsled for kids.

The Porsche bobsled comes in sliver with red handlebar and skids. Apparently the Porsche bobsled even has suspension and a horn. Read more

Posted on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel

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German video game accessory company Fanatec is taking pre-orders for their exclusive 911 leather steering wheel for video gaming.

The steering wheel has the original Porsche 911 Turbo design and is officially licensed by Porsche. The wheel works with PC and PS3 driving games that support force feedback wheels. Read more

Posted on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sagem Porsche P9521 Phone Review

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Sagem announced the Porsche designed P'9521 mobile phone in June. LetsGoMobile got their hands on this sexy Porsche mobile phone and published a review with several photos.

Quote from the review: "The name Porsche stands for exclusivity and stylish design. The Porsche cell phone lives up to these standards; it is a real eye-catcher. Its weight of 140 grams does not make the P'9521 a lightweight but it makes him feel very solid. The high quality finishing is superb with materials like glass and aluminum used as a base. Read more

Posted on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Porsche Cayenne GTS debuts at IAA 2007

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Porsche will show the Cayenne Hybrid at the IAA 2007, but you cannot buy that one. Porsche will also show the new Cayenne GTS, which you can buy early 2008.

The new Porsche Cayenne GTS has a 8-liter V8 and is the first Cayenne to feature the electronically controlled damping system, Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM), with steel springs. This combination was previously reserved exclusively for Porsche sports cars. Read more

Posted on Sun, 9 Sep 2007 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche Cayenne Hybrid at IAA 2007

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Porsche will apparently exhibit their current Porsche Cayenne Hybrid prototype at the IAA 2007 in Frankfurt next month.

Porsche announced that they were working on a Hybrid Cayenne back at the IFA 2005. Porsche uses a parallel concept for their hybrid drive. Currently they use a V6 engine that works seamlessly with an electric engine powered by a block of batteries.

The fuel efficiency of the Porsche Cayenne with Hybrid drive is currently 24 miles per gallon (9,8l/100km). The final version of the Porsche Cayenne Hybrid is supposed to be more efficient. Read more

Posted on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Limited-edition Porsche Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1

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Porsche announces a limited edition Cayman S.

The Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 will be available in November with only 777 cars available.

The black exterior of the limited edition Cayman emphasizes the purist nature of the 295hp sports car is also celebrating the design of the famous Chronograph 1s designed by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche precisely 35 years previously.

Other special features of the Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 include ten-millimeter-lower body, Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) and 19-inch Porsche Turbo wheels. Read more

Posted on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:40:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche Panamera Photos

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Porsche is working on a four door family limousine dubbed Panamera. Photos appeared now from test drives of a nearly undisguised Porsche Panamera on the German Nuerburgring.

The huge Porsche Panamera is 5 meters long and is supposed to come with up to 560hp. Top speed of the Panamera is planned to be 300km/h. Besides flying and high speed trains the Panamera will be the fastest way to transport your family from A to B. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Porsche GT2 has 530hp

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Porsche will introduce the GT2 at the IAA in Frankfurt this September. Official photos and details of the new 530hp muscle Porsche have been released.

The GT2 is the strongest car that Porsche will be offering. Of course there are Porsches with more HP available today from tuning companies.

The huge vents in the front and the large spoiler in the back are the most obvious design elements. Porsche put in a new super fast traction control that is used in Formula 1 to bring the 530hp directly onto the street right from the start.

The new Porsche GT2 needs 3.7s to reach 100km/h (62mph) and max. speed is 329 km/h (~204mph). Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche Sagem P'9521

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French mobile phone maker Sagem partnered with Porsche Design to create the stylish high-end P'9521 clamshell handset.

The Porsche phone features a finger print sensor, 3.2MP camera, swivel screen and GSM and EDGE connectivity.
Apparently in Spring 2008 Sagem will release a 3G version of the Porsche phone. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 Jun 2007 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rinspeed Porsche 997 Turbo Le Mans 600

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Swiss innovative car tuning company Rinspeed tuned another Porsche. This time they gave the Porsche 997 Turbo a new look and new power.

The Rinspeed Porsche 997 Turbo Le Mans 600 sports 600hp. The engine tuning includes special VTG turbo chargers, a new Carbon air intake ram-air system with sport air filters, improved intercoolers as well as a high performance exhaust system with metal catalytic converters. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 May 2007 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia

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Porsche issues a limited edition of the Cayenne S for the Transsyberia Rallye.

There will be only 26 Cayenne S Transsyberia made. Porsche enhanced the Transsyberia visually and introduced safety measures to make the new Cayenne a mean rally machine. The engine stays untouched and has the same performance as the standard Cayenne S (385hp).

The Transsyberia Rally will take place from August 2nd to 17th and is 3,850 miles long. It starts in Moscow and ends in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche Designs a Really Fast Boat

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Porsche isn't content to simply design some of the fastest cars on the road, they are now looking to sell really fast water vehicles too with a new line of boats. Then at a starting price of $300,000 they are more appropriately called yachts.

The boat is called the Fearless Yacht and is a 28 foot long ship powered by a 525-horsepower Viper engine and it is capable of speeds of up to 88 mph. Porsche also has plans to build models of up to 150 feet long. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:09:34 CST | by Shane McGlaun

IAA 2005: Hybrid Porsche Cayenne Coming

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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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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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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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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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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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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