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August 13, 2026

Celebration 911 with Giltrap touch for Porsche’s 50th

August 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Celebration 911 with Giltrap touch for Porsche’s 50th

Five examples of $584k 911 GT3 Touring-based car for NZ to mark Porsche’s 50th year here.

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August 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Sir Colin Giltrap, Giltrap, Porsche NZ, 911, GT3, Touring, Sonderwunsch, Pepita, Greg Clarke
May 13, 2026

Porsche regains Nordschleife EV cred

May 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Porsche regains Nordschleife EV cred

Manthey Racing go-fast bits worked a treat for the Taycan GT.

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May 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Taycan GT, Manthey, motorsport, Nurburgring, Nordschliefe, EV, Yangwang, Xiaomi, Rimac
December 04, 2025

Ring time cred for 911 - spend big, save seconds … somewhere

December 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Ring time cred for 911 - spend big, save seconds … somewhere

A wild new Manthey kit for the hotshot Porsche adds to its king of the track cred. 

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December 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
GT3, 911, Nurburgring, Nordschliefe, Manthey, Weissach, Porsche, Meuspath
November 21, 2025

Electric Cayenne a powerful porker

November 21, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Cayenne a powerful porker

Battery blitz is assured by a new model that really brings home the bacon for performance fans.

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November 21, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Cayenne, Electric, Turbo, Porsche NZ, 911
October 22, 2025

GTS the extra-energised electric Macan

October 22, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
GTS the extra-energised electric Macan

Sportier kind of Porsche’s small sports utility vehicle revealed; here around April-May next year.

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October 22, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Macan, EV, Cayenne, Michael Leiters, Oliver Blume, GTS
October 06, 2025

Electric Cayenne a big screen attraction

October 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Cayenne a big screen attraction

Not only does it have a giant centre display, but it’s also bendy.

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October 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Cayenne, EV, Weissach
September 08, 2025

Stupendous performance, price for latest 911

September 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Stupendous performance, price for latest 911

The Turbo S reminds there are 911s … and there are 911s.

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September 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
911, Turbo S, Porsche NZ, Stuttgart, 911 GTS
July 03, 2025

Three-way choice with four-paw 911 update

July 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Three-way choice with four-paw 911 update

The freshened 4s editions are here in early 2026.

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July 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
911, Cabriolet, Coupe, Targa, Porsche NZ
January 29, 2025

Sideways for 17 kilometres!

January 29, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Sideways for 17 kilometres!

How long could you continuously drift a car?

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January 29, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Taycan, EV, electric, Guinness Book of Records, electric car, 17kms
January 09, 2025

Carrera S signed up for NZ 911 selection

January 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Carrera S signed up for NZ 911 selection

A base version of Stuttgart’s signature product too insipid; the GTS T-hybrid not quite your thing either? An in-betweener is coming.

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January 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
911, Carrera, Porsche NZ, GTS
July 30, 2024

New electric, existing ICE for Cayenne

July 30, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
New electric, existing ICE for Cayenne

The fourth generation of Porsche’s largest model is out next year - to sell alongside the current car. 

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July 30, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Cayenne, Porsche NZ, Weissach, PPE, Michael Steiner, Oliver Blume
July 17, 2024

No mucking about with entry Macan

July 17, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
No mucking about with entry Macan

Wondering about the prudence of taking your performance SUV off tarmac? Porsche has a solution. 

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July 17, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Macan, Porsche NZ, 4S, electric
May 29, 2024

Battery-assisted 911 here in early 2025

May 29, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Battery-assisted 911 here in early 2025

GTS electric-enhanced types set to lift performance punch - for a price.

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May 29, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
911, Porsche NZ, GTS, Carrera, T-Hybrid
March 14, 2024

High-end Euro hotties en route

March 14, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
High-end Euro hotties en route

Porsche and Maserati have fresh fare for the well-heeled.

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March 14, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Maserati, Porsche
Maserati, GranTurismo, GranCabrio, Taycan Turbo, GT, Weissach, Modena, Trofeo, Languna Seca, Laguna Seca
January 29, 2024

Electric Macan a battery blitz

January 29, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Macan a battery blitz

Massive step-off and stomp - but go easy and it’ll hit big range numbers, too.

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January 29, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Macan EV, Porsche NZ, EV, PPE
January 12, 2024

Electric Macan sparking up media

January 12, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Macan sparking up media

Official images, independent test results are out.

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January 12, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Macan EV, 800v, Porsche NZ, electric, PPE, Audi, Q6 E-Tron
April 18, 2023

Shanghai show stars

April 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Shanghai show stars

One of the worlds’ most important motor shows has returned to post pandemic health.

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April 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW, Electric vehicles, Mercedes Benz, MG, Polestar, Porsche, VW
Shanghai, BMW, i7, EQS, Cyberster, ID.7, Polestar 4, Cayenne
March 15, 2023

All-electric Cayenne confirmed

March 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
All-electric Cayenne confirmed

New variant is still three years away and a sister ship to next-gen petrol-reliant line out later this year

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March 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Cayenne, Macan, electric, Porsche, Porsche NZ
November 18, 2022

Porsche’s desert stormer celebrated

November 18, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Porsche’s desert stormer celebrated

911 homage to famous 1980s’ racer here next year?

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November 18, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
911, 953, Dakar, Porsche NZ
August 15, 2022

Wiring up local motorsport for electric grid

August 15, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 Wiring up local motorsport for electric grid

High-level international motorsports are already battery-included. How long before this technology comes to our racing circuits? The national administrator is already prepping.

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August 15, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi, Electric vehicles, Jaguar, Porsche, Technology
Downforce, Tim Martin, Motorsport NZ, Elton Goonan
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