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Blitzkrieg! New BMW M5 vs Porsche Panamera GTS in MT's Latest Duel

The direct translation for the German term Blitzkrieg is 'Lightning War' and it usually refers to the World War II Nazi strategy of rapid concentration of force at high speed to break the enemy front.

In the world of performance sedans, the Germans don't have a lot of enemy fronts to shatter as the only notable rivals from foreign automakers are the Cadillac CTS-V and the Jaguar XF-R (S), but they're still attacking the segment with lots of force.

What do they have is a lot of internal competition, sometimes even within their own house (i.e. M3 Sedan, M5 Sedan).

Chris Harris Compares Toyota GT86 Against Nissan 370Z and Used Porsche Cayman S

Like the rest of the motoring press, experienced road test editor Chris Harris has already driven the Toyota GT86 (Scion FR-S in the US) during its official launch in Spain. To say he came out all-enthusiastic would probably be an understatement; Harris was raving.

Cars, however, are not only judged on their own but against their rivals as well. Harris decided to test the GT86 on English roads to see if it feels as good as it did at the Spanish track six months ago. He also brought some stiff competition for good measure.

C&D Pits Nissan Juke-R Against Porsche 911 GT2 RS

When it comes to extreme production cars, the limited run Nissan Juke-R takes the cake, and rightfully so since the Japanese automaker essentially dropped the body of its small crossover over the (shortened) chassis and powertrain of the supercar-slaying GT-R sports car.

In prototype form, the Juke-R uses the MY10 GT-R's 485hp V6, but the actual production model, which will carry a base price of $590,000 (about €473,000), will get the even more powerful 545hp turbocharged engine from the improved MY12 (2013MY in North America) GT-R.

Scoop: 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 and 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder Captured on Film

Obviously, Porsche engineers are trying to make the best of the summer weather in Europe to test as many of their upcoming new models as possible, including the new 911 GT3, spy pictures of which we showed earlier today, and the flagship 918 Spyder.

The hardcore 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 test car was spied on camera in and out of the Nürburgring racetrack.

Attention All Millionaires: Rare Porsche 911 GT1 to be Auctioned Off in Monterey

If you are willing to spend close to a million dollars on a supercar you are spoilt for choice. Apart from the “usual suspects” such as the upcoming Ferrari “Enzo/F70" and Porsche 918 Spyder, you can opt for something less common like a Veyron, Koenigsegg or a Pagani.

However, if you really want to go exclusive, you may want to visit Monterey next weekend as RM Auctions is putting up a Porsche 911 GT1 “Strassenversion” (that’s German for “street version”) for sale.

Not to be confused with the various 911s bearing the GT moniker, the GT1 is a completely different beast. In the mid-1990s, the most successful carmaker in the history of Le Mans was spurred by McLaren’s success to return to endurance racing.

Porsche's weapon of choice debuted at the La Sarthe circuit in 1996. Although it was named 991, it was mid- and not rear-engined and the flat-six was water cooled and featured four valves per cylinder. In fact, the only thing borrowed from the (then current) 993 was the front structure, which was mated to the rear of Stuttgart’s previous all-conquering racer, the 956/962.

Did Porsche Pull the Sheets Off the Production Version of the 918 Spyder to a Select Few?

A new video circulating around the internet has some people suggesting that Porsche may have shown the final-production version of its 918 Spyder to future customers during an invitation-only event in New York.

We cannot say for sure if it is indeed the production spec model, but the car seen here does sport some minor changes over the most recent prototypes caught on camera as well as the ones previewed in official shots such as the Martini Racing version.

New Porsche Macan Compact SUV Scooped in Pictures and on Video, First Look at the Interior

A cunningly disguised prototype of the all-new Porsche Macan compact crossover has made another appearance for the camera revealing its interior for the very first time.

From the spy shots, it looks like the Macan will feature a similar but not the same dashboard design to the second generation of the larger Cayenne SUV with a prominent center console sporting a large touch screen flanked by vertical air vents.

On the outside, compared to the previous test car and aside from the faux lights and rear window panels that remain, this prototype of the Macan featured larger wheels and rims, aluminum roof rails and quad instead of dual exhaust pipes hinting at a more powerful engine under the hood.

Speaking about engines, the Audi Q5-sized crossover will be the first Porsche since the 924/944/968 series models to be offered with four-cylinder powerplants, and in particular, 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline and diesel units producing somewhere around 240hp and 200hp respectively.

Scoop: Three Porsche 918 Spyder Prototypes Filmed on a Highway in Spain

Given that, even the sighting of a single prototype of the upcoming Porsche 918 Spyder on a public road is a rare occasion, you can imagine the surprise of this driver who saw not one, not two but three examples of the plug-in hybrid supercar pass by on a highway in Valencia, Spain. Read more »

U Spy: 2013 Porsche Panamera Caught on Film Once Again in Stuttgart

If you have been following our spy stories, you might know that Carscoop reader 'Toldi' has a knack for filming prototype Porsche models on public roads in Germany.

After spying the facelifted 2013 Panamera and the new generation of the Cayman coupe earlier this year, Toldi has recaptured Porsche's sports limousine in a district of the company's hometown of Stuttgart.

Spied: The Sounds of the Porsche 918 Spyder from the Nürburgring

We are not exactly sure how one of our commentators concluded that "When you lead with 'goes for a spin on the Ring' It leads one to believe a video is available" in regards to our previous spy story on the Porsche 918 Spyder, but nevertheless, we'll try to satisfy his request with two freshly shot videos from the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

If we're not hugely mistaken, this is the first time we've heard the pre-production prototype of the upcoming Porsche 918 Spyder in action.

1,100HP Nissan GT-R vs. 950HP Porsche 911 Turbo

Even in completely stock form, the Nissan GT-R and the Porsche 911 Turbo are two of the finest and fastest production cars in the world, so understandably, when tuners are added into the mix, a race between these two models can get pretty interesting.

Making their appearance at a recent Moscow Unlimited 500+ drag race event, was a Nissan GT-R AMS Alpha 12 boosted to produce a whopping 1,100-horses and an equally heavily modified Porsche 911 Turbo Proto R911 with 950-horses kicking from the rear end.

Fun Times: 1970s Lada 2101 Drag Races a Porsche 911 Carrera RS and a Nissan GT-R with 1,000HP

Who said that only exotic supercars and muscular pony cars are allowed to steal the limelight at the drag strip?

If anything else, an unpretentious VAZ 2101 from the 1970s (better known with the Lada brand name outside the former Soviet Union), is bound to draw attention simply for being what it is…

But you should know by now that looks can be very deceiving sometimes and this cherry-red Lada created by the Vintic & Spuntic Workshop has 240 ponies neatly packed under its rickety hood.

Lamborghini LP 700-4 Aventador Dares 950hp Porsche 911 Turbo by Switzer

With 691-horses (700PS) on tap from its 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12 engine, the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 has a substantial power advantage over any stock Porsche 911 Turbo.

But put Ohio-based Switzer Performance into the picture and then the table turns around with the Porsche sports car gaining the power lead.

Woman Plows Porsche 911 Turbo Into Store After She Mistook the Gas Pedal for the Brake…

Earlier this year, federal safety regulators at NHTSA released a report saying that women drivers involved in pedal misapplication crashes outnumber men by a margin of roughly 2 to 1 – and before you make a snarky remark, learn that the same study found that male drivers account for approximately 60 percent of all crashes…

We do not know if there's a corresponding study in Turkey, but this past weekend in Beşiktaş, a municipality of Istanbul, a female driver of a latest generation Porsche 911 Turbo (997) with the license plate number "34 GTA 11" mistook the gas pedal for the brake as she was turning into a gas station to fill up her sports car.

Instead of coming to a halt in front of the gas pump, the young woman hit the pedal and freed the 911 Turbo's ponies catapulting the coupe first into a parked car and then into the store behind it…

The driver and her female friend were not hurt but a gas station employee had to be taken to the hospital for minor injuries.

Spied: New Porsche 911 Turbo Filmed on the Autobahn and the Nürburgring

There are many new Porsches heading our way, but one model of particular interest is the next generation of the 911 Turbo, prototypes of which were spotted testing on both the German Autobahn and the Nürburgring racetrack.

The word on the street is that the new 911 Turbo models (including the Coupe and Convertible in both regular and 'S' trims) will adopt an advanced tri-turbo system for the existing 3.8-litre flat-six gasoline engine.

U Spy: 2013 Porsche Cayman and Panamera Facelift Snagged on Film

Quite a day for future Porsche models as Carscoop reader Toldi sent in three videos showing two lightly camouflaged prototypes of the facelifted Panamera sports sedan and the all-new Cayman coupe.

We'll begin with the updated Panamera that receives a mid-life makeover for the 2013 model year. As evidenced by the cleverly placed disguise, both ends of Porsche's second best-seller after the Cayenne SUV will be redesigned to offer the Panamera a fresher look that's more in line with the new 911.

This Man Wants to Own Every Porsche 911 Built from 1964 to 1973

He might look more like a distant cousin of the Duck Dynasty's Robertson family than a car collector, but Magnus Walker is a true-blue Porsche enthusiast who has owned over 40 911s throughout the years.

His current collection includes every 911 built from 1964 to 1972 and he aims to continue with the 1973 model.

Porsche Cayenne Driver is THE Tool

Don't you just hate arrogant drivers that believe they own the road? Sure you do. So here we have at least half a dozen motorists on all four corners patiently waiting their turn to pass through an intersection when the Fast & Furious driver of a Porsche Cayenne SUV decides it is his (or her) right to cross the road just because…

See what happens next in the video after the jump.

Meet Porsche Classis Workshop's Hidden Gems

The Porsche Classic workshop located just outside of the German city of Stuttgart may not look like much from the outside, but it is an entirely different story from the inside.

This is an automotive paradise for Porschephiles, as this is where the German carmaker restores older generation Porsche models, the production of which has been discontinued at least 10 years ago, from the ground up with original components.