The Latest Breaking News from Porsche

Dynasties are really only defined after they’re over. We still talk about the British Empire, the original Star Wars trilogy, and BMW sport sedans of the 1990s and early 2000s. Not because their reigns lasted forever, but because they ended, giving way to forgettable mediocrity.

Porsche Penske Motorsport could modify its plan to run just two drivers in the regular six-hour World Endurance Championship races next year. 

Briton Phil Hanson will race the ‘customer’ Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar run by AF Corse in next year’s World Endurance Championship. 

The German car giant -- whose 10 brands range from its core VW models to Seat, Skoda and Porsche -- has been hit hard by high manufacturing costs, a stuttering switch to electric vehicles and increased competition in key market China.

I've already written about how the base model Porsche Taycan with the long-range battery is among the best road-trip EVs on sale. That story focused on charging performance. Specifically, that a killer range figure doesn't tell the whole story, because charging speed matters just as much. But if range alone…

Xiaomi clearly wants its SU7 electric performance sedan to rival the Porsche Taycan. There is certainly a lot of Porsche in its design, right down to the font used for the “Ultra” text on the car, which looks very similar to the one Porsche uses to write “Turbo.” Now, the…

Xiaomi only revealed the SU7 Ultra prototype in July, promising to launch a production version sometime next year. The company has big plans to become one of the world's top five automakers, and part of that plan includes producing the fastest four-door electric sedan to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

It seems like the competitiveness in the electric vehicle space is finally paying off as battery-powered cars are finally getting cheaper to make. Battery costs are dropping, material costs are down too, and even the average transaction price of new vehicles seems to be stabilizing a bit (although they're still high).

Wekfest is all about the love of cars. Numerous events are held all around the globe, with the most recent taking place last week in Costa Rica. There are car shows, drift exhibitions, racing events, and general motoring camaraderie spanning several days. It's here where we watch a race between…