“Porsche’s myth must continue to be visible in an integrated company,” Guenther Oettinger, prime minister of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, where Porsche is based, told Germany’s ARD television network. "

"The families are in complete agreement on the fact that Porsche's success is founded on the brand's independence," he added."

Porsche. The new EPA CAFE rules hammer the German automaker because the company's sports cars have short wheelbases and consequently small footprints. That means higher fuel economy targets under the new regulations. According to Automotive News, if the industry builds the mix of vehicle sizes that NHTSA projects, Porsche cars would have to average 41.3 mpg in 2015, about 7 mpg better than Toyota, Lexus and Scion cars collectively. Will Porsche fold up its tent and abandon its most lucrative market? No. But it and other high-performance and luxury-performance automakers under the same fuel economy pressure will most certainly "bake-in" the fines that are sure to be handed out for not meeting the new standards. The only question remaining is what those fines will be, as NHTSA is contemplating either keeping them the same as they are now, or raising them. We can easily envision enthusiast consumers paying a $15,000 - $20,000 premium per car just to cover the fines the manufacturer will have to pay if this should go the wrong way.

... the venerable 911 still kicks but in international motorsport racing...