Why Porsche Excels In The Automobile Industry
Among Porsche's range of renowned sports and luxury cars are the 911, the Boxster, the Cayenne, and the Cayman. The 911 is reputed to be the most popular car made by Porsche. It is considered as the dream car of every sports car enthusiast. Porsche is reported to be releasing in the market eco-friendly hybrid cars in the near future. The company's success in manufacturing high-quality cars can be attributed to its innovative engineering and craftsmanship. Cars made by Porsche are known to execute well in the race tracks. Its cars are elegantly designed while having a superior engine performance. Porsche still continues to pioneer in developing new race cars, thanks to its top-rated engineering capabilities. Porsche has indicated that it is soon to launch a hybrid version of its Cayenne and Panamera models. These hybrid cars will run under reduced fuel consumption with electric motors being installed. The carmaker said the hybrid car's performance will be superb.
The Cayenne hybrid, which will use a 34kW electric motor, is expected to be launched sometime this year or early next year. The Panamera hybrid will be introduced around 2010. The same technology in the Cayenne hybrid will be used in the Panamera version. Since its founding in the 1930s, Porsche has become an icon in the automobile industry today. Its products are highly acclaimed even by its rivals. The company is now a leader in the industry. Porsche is now doing consultancy services to some of its competitors including Harley-Davidson, Daewoo and Subaru. These companies seek the services of Porsche in developing and designing their own models. Recently, the Stuttgart, a Germany-based carmaker increased its stake in Volkswagen A.G., another popular German car manufacturer especially popular with contract hire users. It now owns around 30% of shares in Volkswagen, although observers are saying the company may have owned more. German laws do not allow a stockholder to own more than 30% of shares in Volkswagen. Porsche is determined to take over control of the Volkswagen firm. It is interesting to note, meanwhile, that Porsche founder Ferdinand Porsche created the first Volkswagen car. He designed the Type 32 model, the predecessor of the Volkswagen Beetle.
The exhaust flap is activated by a button on the center console. The flap opens automatically at an engine speed of approximately 3,500 rpm or more, delivering a heartwarming deep and sonorous sound. Even though the Porsche 718 Cayman and Cayman S feature new styling features, both are immediately recognizable as Porsches. The Porsche Cayman coupe is much like the Porsche Boxster roadster beneath the windows. Both use a 95.1-inch wheelbase and spread 70.9 inches wide. The coupe, though, is roughly a half-inch taller and longer than the roadster at 54.1 and 172.1 inches, The front end has been resculpted and delivers a wider, more athletic look. Porsche Caymans get their own front fascia featuring cooling air intakes that are significantly larger with a larger central air slot and outboard intakes fronted by a body-color horizontal bar carrying a round foglamp as opposed to the Boxster? The Bi-Xenon headlights have been redesigned sporting two integrated LED daytime running lights, and are now fitted as standard fare.
There are two available headlight options, including a Bi-Xenon headlight with an LED high beam plus and a daytime running light module with 4 LEDs, while a more upscale offering comes as full LED headlights with four-point daytime running lights. In profile, defining features of the new 718s include new, independently styled fenders and side skirts. Larger air intakes with dual vanes emphasize the car鈥檚 dynamicism. The Cayman displays a body side crease line above the sills that kicks up at the rear-fender intakes, which have vertical instead of the Boxster鈥檚 horizontal strakes, and are shaped to match the angle of the roof鈥檚 fixed rear-quarter windows. And the Cayman鈥檚 rear haunches are subtly raised to blend with the new roofline that rakishly slopes down from a 鈥減eak鈥?over the two seats. Doors no longer have door handle recess covers. New 19-inch wheels are standard on the 718 Cayman S, with 20-inch alloy wheels optionally available.