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Finding a Diesel Porsche Cayenne at Motor Werks Porsche of Barrington in Illinois used to be just about impossible. Well Porsche fans, your luck is about to change. Cayenne Diesel is headed to US dealers. It will be priced at $55,750, between base Cayenne and Cayenne S variants.

This model will have a 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel engine standard, producing 240 horsepower and 406  lb-ft of torque. That's 37 lb-ft more than Cayenne…

Believe it or not, Motor Werks Porsche of Barrington, serving greater Chicago, knows a thing or two about video games. For instance, we know that we avoided the Xbox 360 game Forza Motorsport 4 when it first came out, due to a clear lack of new Porsche models that were available to drive.

How anyone at Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios could have possibly dropped the ball this badly when developing Forza Motorsport 4 is…

Porsche Macan Replaces Cajun Namplate

It seems that Porsche is finally making some progress in the development of the new compact crossover they have in the works to compete with the Audi Q5. Though the automaker announced their plans for the vehicle two years ago, updates have been slow in coming.

Motor Werks Porsche of Barringtonis here to reassure you that like all good things, introducing a new luxury CUV to the market takes time. Especially for the perfectionists…

According to Porsche Motorsport North America President, Jens Walther, the length of time it takes to completely perfect a race car design based on a new street car is two years. If you're a current fan of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, we're sure you will be happy to hear that the Porsche 911 sports car will rev its engine once again. This time in the form of the 2013 model-year.

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Among the many automakers in attendance at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit were our Italian friends from Porsche. With them:  the new Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet, making its official, global debut.

What does Motor Werks Porsche of Barrington have to say about the new Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet? Well, among the many transformations Porsche had made to their flagship for the 2013 model year, the addition of lightweight top technology is among…

Porsche may be best known for its sleek, performance-driven cars, but their subsidiary Porsche Design has steadily expanded into many other industry verticals such as fashion, high-end whiskey, sleds, watches, hookah pipes (you might think we're kidding, but we're not), and even smartphones. Now, it looks as though the dynamic designer is teaming up with Canadian-based Research in Motion to create a co-branded design officially coined "Porsche Design P'9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry…

With a total of 16 victories already under their belt at Le Mans, Porsche is now preparing to unleash a new monster on the track. The LMP1 sports prototype is expected to make its debut in 2014, and if the German automaker's previous track record serves as any indication, don't expect to see it in any place other than first.

While not many details have been disclosed about the LMP1 sports prototype, Hartmut…

The updated and supercharged Porsche 997 GT3 is hitting the track, thanks to a promotional shoot for the all new sports car available for a test run at Motor Werks Porsche of Barrington in Barrington, Illinois.

German race team Manthey Racing took a Porsche 997 GT3 RS, based on the Porsche 911, onto Ferrari's test track in Italy. They hit speeds unheard of in the competition's luxury sports cars, but continued to handle…

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