Porsche Cars
Porsche is a German manufacturer of sports cars, founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche. The company has a reputation for producing high-end sports vehicles and innovative engine design. In addition to high performance, Porsches are reliable enough to be used for daily driving and are of high manufacturing quality. As a company, Porsche is known for weathering changing market conditions with great financial stability, while retaining most production in Germany during an age when most other German car manufacturers have moved at least partly to Eastern Europe or overseas.
Porsche Cars New Model Line-Up
Porsche 911
Ultra-Luxury Car, Base MSRP $73,500
Porsche Boxster
Mid-Luxury Car, Base MSRP $45,800
Porsche Cayenne
Luxury SUV, Base MSRP $43,400
Porsche Cayman
Mid-Luxury Car, Base MSRP $49,400
Porsche Cayman S
Mid-Luxury Car, Base MSRP $59,100
Porsche 911
Ultra-Luxury Car, Base MSRP $73,500
Porsche Boxster
Mid-Luxury Car, Base MSRP $45,800
Porsche Cayenne
Luxury SUV, Base MSRP $43,400
Porsche Cayman
Mid-Luxury Car, Base MSRP $49,400
Porsche Cayman S
Mid-Luxury Car, Base MSRP $59,100
Changes in the Porsche Cars Line-Up
In 2007, the Porsche Boxster receives tire-pressure monitoring standard and gains five horsepower; the Boxster S adds 15 horsepower. The Cayenne gets a new trim called the Titanium Edition that bundles popular options for less money. Introduced for 2007 is the base Cayman with 245-hp.
News on Porsche Cars
Porsche was ranked as the top nameplate in the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Initial Quality Study. Porsche Cars of North America, Inc. said its overall score of 91, which was 33 points above the industry average and two points above the second-place nameplate in IQS, was the result of the performance of its model lineup.
