Porsche St. Louis Celebrates the 718 Boxster at Gateway Motorsports Track

Business Insider names the Porsche Panamera as the Car of the Year in 2017. The Panamera beat 14 other finalists of the finest supercars. Among the other cars, this Porsche sedan beat the 2017 Aston Martin DB11, The 2017 Ferrari GTC4 Lusso, and the 2018 Lexus LC 500/LC 500h. As part of the criteria, all models must have been road-tested by at least two members of the Business Insider team to qualify. more After testing two versions of the Porsche Panamera, the Turbo and the 4S, they were blown away by this luxury sedan's poise, power, and style. Even after trying all sorts of models, from SUVs and trucks to the Tesla Model 3, they couldn't get the Panamera out of their heads, stating that the Porsche Panamera, "stays with you." Interested in getting the new 2018 Porsche Panamera? We welcome you to visit us at indiGO Auto Group’s Porsche St. Louis or call our qualified sales team at 888-377-4319 to set up an appointment or if you have any questions about leasing or price.

The 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS has done it! It has lapped the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in a new record time of 6:47.3. Brit Nick Tandy and German Lars Kern shared driving duties and came up wit the record five laps under 6m 50s. It was Lars Kern, however, who drove for the impressive 6m 47.3s record. more According to Fox News, the head of GT cars at Porsche, Frank-Steffen Walliser, said after the run, “At the start of the development process, we set ourselves a lap time target for the GT2 RS of less than 7:05. The credit for beating this target by 17.7 seconds goes to our development engineers, mechanics and drivers, who demonstrated an exceptionally strong team performance.” Want to know more about what Porsche North Houston has to offer? Visit our new Porsche vehicles page or call 888-377-4319 to contact our sales team.

For the thirteenth consecutive year, Porsche has taken home the highest ranking in JD Power’s APEAL research study. The APEAL—Automotive Performance Execution and Layout—study measures drivers’ satisfaction with their vehicles over the first ninety days of ownership. The thrilling luxury Porsche brand has continued to impress customers year after year. Of the study, Vice President of Global Automotive at JD Power Dave Sargent said, “Many automakers are getting better and better at giving consumers what they want in a vehicle. The industry is doing a very good job of creating vehicles customers like across every segment, and the APEAL study identifies why this is. Manufacturers are making ever-higher quality vehicles, but this is not coming at the expense of performance, styling, utility or features.” To measure customer satisfaction, JD Power gathers answers from drivers to 77 different questions that indicate their love and attachment to their new vehicle. This year, 25 models took home awards for their overall appeal. Porsche outranked all other brands in customer satisfaction, earning an overall APEAL score of 884. Each individual model was also evaluated, and the Porsche 911, Porsche Cayenne, and Porsche Macan all ranked highly in the study. Of these models, JD Power had nothing but positive comments for Porsche. JD Power noted about the Porsche 911, “For the 2017 model year, new turbocharged engines became standard for all versions, and Porsche updated the styling to provide visual reference to the change. Infotainment system upgrades also arrived, along with the powerful GTS model series.” The Cayenne, JD Power explained, was updated with a new infotainment system and the new Platinum Edition provided an eye-catching upgrade in the list 2017 trim options. The brand’s “lower-priced entry-level” model also received accolades from JD Power for its overall appeal. Porsche’s 2017 updates helped to ensure another year of customer loyalty and satisfaction with the brand. We can’t wait to see how Porsche will impress new drivers in 2018! Shop for 2017 and new 2018 models at indiGO Auto Group’s Porsche St. Louis for more information.