A lifetime of noisy excellence deserves to be celebrated.
When it comes to aftermarket exhaust systems, few are as famous as Akrapovic, even if many people fail to pronounce it correctly (ack-rah-po-vich). The company has recently released a new exhaust system for the BMW M8 and another for the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4. But the company works with manufacturers closely too, and sometimes creates bespoke systems for vehicles before they reach production. What s most remarkable about the company is that it has achieved such remarkable success in a relatively short period of time. This year, the small company turns 30 years old, and it will be celebrating with a special system for a motorcycle and another for a car.
According to the people.
The 2021 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament (also referred to as March Madness) is over, and Baylor has emerged victorious. This is huge news in the sports world, but CarBuzz readers might be more interested to hear which color was crowned the winner in Porsche s Tournament of Colors on Twitter. Starting last month, Porsche hosted a March Madness-style bracket and let fans vote on their favorite paint colors in head-to-head matchups.
Porsche has some amazing paint colors throughout its long history, but the list was narrowed down to just 64 options grouped into classic, metallic, non-metallic, and modern. Each color was awarded a seed within its bracket, ranging from 16 to one based on popularity. The winning hue was a two seed from the metallic bracket.
Porsche has some work to do.
Recalls are a part of the automotive landscape that every manufacturer has to deal with. It s a part of innovating and improving that everyone doesn t like, but it can have serious consequences if not addressed correctly. Recently, Hyundai has gone through one of the most expensive recalls ever and the financial repercussions thereof are still being felt. Manufacturers of high-end cars are not immune either, despite these taking longer to build and requiring more finesse in their construction, and the latest to suffer is Porsche, a company that currently has two issues to sort out: one on its 911 and one on its 718.
Porsche only delivered little more than 200 all-electric Taycans in Q1 of last year, which means this quarter s 2,008 units sold beats it by a factor of 10. That s a little less impressive considering it was just hitting the market at that time. We asked Porsche about gorgeous and fearsome EV, and why Porsche thinks it s doing so well. The steady growth in sales over the past year reflects this good reception as well as the expanding model range, said a PCNA spokesperson to CarBuzz. We now have four different variants of the first fully electric Porsche to meet different customer preferences: the standard rear-wheel drive Taycan, the 4S, the Turbo, and Turbo S. The Taycan Cross Turismo adds to the lineup further, offering additional utility with a larger luggage capacity, more rear headroom, and increased ground clearance.
The Chevy Camaro was outsold more than 2-1 by both Mustang and Challenger.
The Ford Mustang, Chevy Camaro and Dodge Challenger have been locking horns for decades, with a few breaks. We expect they will continue to do so as every other low-roof vehicle falls by the wayside as Americans continue to choose SUVs and crossovers over lower, sportier options. Yet still these gladiators still battle.
Sales numbers were released for the first quarter of 2021 and the Ford Mustang took the sports car crown over its rivals, again. The Blue Oval moved 17,274 Mustangs in the first three months. Dodge sold 15,096 Challengers in all forms while Chevy moved only a disappointing 7,089 Camaro units, continuing its downward trend that has gone on for the last seven years.