Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes. A ceramic brake technology, introduced in IAA Frankfurt 2001 as a standard equipment for the 996 GT2. PCCB disc is made from a carbon fibre/ceramic compound that is s [..]

The name for the new open top model in the 1990's was created simply from the BOXer engine and roadSTER body it utilised.

Cayenne is the name given to the SUV launched for the 2002 model year. The name has multiple meanings: the capital of French Guinea is called Cayenne and so is the famous pepper.

Macan means ”tiger” in both Indonesian and Malaysian languages. In addition, in Serbo-Croatian the very close form of màcan is used for a tomcat. Macan is the final name for the smaller SUV, originall [..]

The word doesn’t mean anything specific and is derived from Panamericana, a highway system where the Carrera Panamericana road race took place.

Porsche Active Suspension Management. The shock absorbers have electrically adjustable valves in them making it possible to control the amount of oil moving from compartment to compartment and this wa [..]

Porsche Doppelkupplung getriebe in German, it means a Porsche double clutch gearbox. Its mechanics are more similar to the construction of a manual gearbox, but as it is electromechanically actuated, [..]

Porsche Stability Management. Developed as a safety measure for the less skilled drivers. First introduced for the Boxster in 1996. As the button reads "PSM OFF", the afficionados called it [..]

RS stands for Rennsport, German for “racing”. The first car to bear the letters was the 1973 911 Carrera RS. As the Carrera means Racing in Spanish and RS means Racing in German, the 1973 car can be c [..]

Even further developed racing car compared to the RS.