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Porsche presents 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

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Porsche has presented an innovative alternative to conventional bucket seat upholstery with the concept study “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat”. Source: Porsche. —Michael Steiner, Member of the Executive Board for Research and Development at Porsche. Source: Porsche. Close-up of the 3D lattice structure.

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Porsche Humiliates Tesla at the Nürburgring

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This time around, Porsche development driver Lars Kern cracked off a lap time of 7:07.55 Porsche is describing the car it used as a ‘pre-series Taycan’, suggesting the thing could be some sort of new high-performance trim set to debut when the model gets a midcycle refresh later this calendar year. lap in mid-March.

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Porsche Taycan pre-series unit runs 7:07.55 lap around Nurburgring

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Porsche has unleashed a beast on the Nürburgring. Piloted by Porsche development driver Lars Kern, a pre-production Taycan completed a lap around the Green Hell in 7:07.55. That’s a whopping 26 seconds faster than the Porsche Taycan Turbo S Sport with performance package’s lap in August 2022.

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Audi teases sporty new e-tron GT with Porsche Taycan Turbo power

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Audi’s refreshed e-tron GT is expected to pull upgrades from the new Porsche Taycan Turbo. Like the Porsche Taycan, Audi’s e-tron GT was one of the first EVs in terms of performance and style to be discussed alongside the Tesla Model S. The new electric sports car will likely feature a bigger battery, more range, and performance.

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Mercedes-AMG teases first look at its sporty electric supercar poised to rival Porsche, Lucid

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Shown drifting across a frozen lake during testing, the sporty Mercedes-AMG EV will rival the new +1,000 hp Porsche Taycan Turbo GT and +1,200 hp Lucid Air Sapphire. The concept is based on axial-flux motor tech developed by Mercedes-owned Yasa. Performance EVs Horsepower 0 to 60 mph Starting Price Porsche Taycan Turbo GT 1,093 2.10

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BMW’s first quad-motor M Performance EV spotted testing [Video]

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The first quad-motor EV from BMW M was recently spotted testing in icy conditions, revealing the high-performance electric car’s sporty design. First BMW M quad-motor EV shown winter testing The high-performance EVs are coming. Now, we are getting a closer look at what we can expect from the first quad-motor BMW M EV.

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Porsche finishes production of the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid; platform for advanced development for vehicles and manufacturing

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The final Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) has come off the line in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen according to schedule. The hybrid super sports concept car made its debut at the 2010 Geneva International Motor Show, and was launched on the market as a limited series in late 2013.

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