Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to discover fresh feelings of adventure.If you are willing to explore your need for speed, then RepoKar is the right place for you! RepoKar is a fun, high-octane online Public Auto Auction where you'r...
The famous psychedelic Porsche convertible driven by rock legend Janis Joplin has smashed estimates to sell for US$1.76 million at an auction in New York.The iconic vehicle – a pearl-white 1965 Porsche 365c 1600 Cabriolet decked out with a kaleidoscopic Flower Power paint job – was expected to bring between $400,000 and $600,000.The auctioneer opened bidding at US$300,000 before a packed room in New York with RM Sotheby's staff manning a bank of phones. In seconds, the price jumped to US$600,000.A ripple of applause broke out when bidding reached US$1 million and again at US$1....
A car brand like Porsche, predicting what the car of 2040 will look like is relatively simple. Ferrari launched a design contest to imagine what one of its cars might look like in 2040. Some 50 schools entered from around the world. Here you can see the design language of Ferrari, which the finalists created. 12 finalists have been chosen by Ferrari — three from four different design schools — and they differ widely in their structure, tone, and aesthetic philosophy. “de Esfera,” hailing from Hongik University in South Korea, is arguably the most traditional of the...
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) ordered Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen to recall and repair “illegal” emissions software in more than 15,000 vehicles with 3.0-liter diesel from model years 2009 – 2015 that were sold in California.The automakers have 45 business days from November 25 to put together a recall plan and deliver it to CARB. The order affects about 15,000 California vehicles out of approximately 85,000 sold in the U.S. with diesel engines supplied by Audi.Audi appeared already to be moving toward a recall for the 3.0-liter models. The luxury brand said in a...
Volkswagen sold fewer vehicles in October, but still more than anybody else in Europe.The VW statistics:Seat car sales declined 11.2%Skoda car sales declined 2.9%Volkswagen lost 0.8%Audi cars sales grew with 3.5%Porsche sales grew with 13.3%The German automaker's sales volume dropped with 0.8% in October and now makes up 25.2% of all cars sold on the continent. Before the scandal broke, that figure stood at 26.1 per cent.Across all brands, 1.14 million vehicles were sold in Europe in October. That's an increase of 2.7% from September's level.German luxury carmakers BMW and Daimler ...
Porsche has decided to suspend the sale of vehicles with a diesel 3.0-liter engine in the US.This was done immediately after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the results of the investigation the engine V6 3.0 TDI, installed in Porsche cars, Audi vehicles and Volkswagen automobiles.The scandal emissions of the Volkswagen started because of 2.0-liter TDI. The German manufacturer with a special equipment brought down the level of emissions of nearly half a million cars from United States. During this scandal the head of Volkswagen Martin Winterkorn has announced about his re...
