Author Archives: Erik Sherman

Volkswagen Head Oliver Blume Faces Pressure To Step Down From CEO Job at Porsche

Oliver Blume speaking for Porsche.

Oliver Blume is facing investor pressure to step down from the top job at Porsche. Oliver Blume has a long history with Porsche. The German-born auto executive has chaired the Porsche Automotive Group (AG) executive board and served as the brand’s CEO for nine years. However, Blume is facing pressure to step down from Porsche… read more

‘Drive Safe’ AI Porsche Art Installation Is a Sobering Reminder to Stay Safe Behind the Wheel

A Porsche art exhibit with AI images.

  An artist created a Porsche art installation with ultra-real AI images of crashed 911s A crashed Porsche is always something of a spectacle. Especially when you consider the swollen starting prices of world-class performance models like the 992 Porsche 911 GT3. However, it’s not every day that you see a Porsche art installation made… read more

Porsche Just Broke the Mold With a Six-Stroke Engine Patent


 You’ve heard of two-strokes and four-strokes– but Porsche wants to produce a six-stroke internal combustion engine In a typical Porsche engine, the internal combustion process has four strokes. Well, in the vast majority of production ICE applications, that is. It’s the intake stroke, the compression stroke, the power stroke, and the exhaust stroke. If you… read more

Mercedes-AMG C63 S Takes on a Volvo EX30 in a Hybrid Vs. EV Drag Race

A black Mercedes-AMG C63 S parked under the sun.

It’s half hybrid, half EV in a drag race between the Mercedes-AMG C63 S and a Volvo EX30. Cars.co.za brought together two unlikely contenders for a drag race. However, this isn’t some high-octane matchup between two gas-powered performers. No, Jacob Mashokoa and Ashley Oldfield brought a Mercedes-AMG C63 S up against a Volvo EX30 to… read more

Porsche x Pantone Debuted a New Porsche Color for New York Fashion Week


Porsche x Pantone is revering an iconic Porsche color, Turbonite Gray Porsche, like all automakers, has leaned into the trend of grayscale color palettes in the design process. Fewer reds, yellows, and oranges remain in the industry. In their place, the increasing popularity of grayscale means more white, black, and gray in showrooms. However, Porsche… read more