Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the man behind one of the world’s most popular sportscars, has died in Germany. A statement from the German car company confirmed that Porsche, grandson of company founder Ferdinand Porsche, had passed away in Salzburg. “As creator of the Porsche 911, he established a design culture that molds our sportscars still today,” [...]

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A doctor in Japan who uploaded a video of himself taking a high-speed joy ride on public roads in his Ferrari 458 Italia is now facing jail time and a fine after police used the video to track him down. The video, which was shot in April 2011, shows the 50-year-old doctor pulling out of [...]

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A car accident in Colorado has claimed the life of Texas billionaire and philanthropist Charles Wyly, whose family gave millions to Republican causes and Dallas-area arts projects. He was 77 years old. Wyly was turning onto a highway near the local airport when his Porsche was hit by an SUV yesterday. he died at Aspen [...]

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A millionaire in Switzerland has been hit with a record speeding fine of $290,000 (£180,000). The man was apparently caught driving his red Ferrari Testarossa at 85 mph through a small village (look out, he’s gone to plaid!). Get more WTF news here The fine was calculated based on the man’s wealth, which a court [...]

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Casey Johnson was apparently in severe financial distress prior to her death earlier this week. In the past couple of months, Johnson had been sued for not making payments on her Porsche and she also lost a huge (in the neighborhood of 5 figures) lawsuit to a professional nanny service. Porsche had sued the heiress [...]

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