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Preparations for the racing comeback of Walter Röhrl (63) at the Nürburgring 24 hour race are at full revs.

24 Mar

Nürburgring 24 Hour Race: Specialists support Walter Röhrl at Nordschleife comeback

 
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Joplin’s Porsche Gets the Petersen Automotive Museum Treatment

24 Mar

It’ll be on display, very soon, downtown. 

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Tue, Mar 23, 2010

Grammy Museum

We’re just wondering if the Grammy Museum phoned up the Petersen Automotive Museum and asked for tips on the whole moving-a-giant-motorized-machine-into-a-museum deal.

Because Janis Joplin‘s famous and memorably painted 1965 Porsche pulled up to the music museum early on Tuesday, March 23. It’ll be part of a big Joplin/Hendrix/Doors exhibit that’s due to open on Monday, April 5.

Most places would just round up a few costumes, maybe a signed LP or two, for an exhibit. But not the Grammy people. Oh no. They go out. All. Out. Get us a car! Yes! We said car! (Maybe we’re paraphrasing there.)

The museum tweeted the pic and we had to share, because the colorful Porsche sitting outside the museum is our favorite picture of the day. Which is saying a lot. Because we, like you, having access to the Internet, see approximately 758 images by 9 a.m.

Lady Joplin, nice wheels. We can almost picture you zipping down PCH, carefree and all Bobby McGee‘d.

Petersen Automotive Museum located at: 6060 Wilshire Blvd.(at Fairfax,) Los Angeles, CA 90036

 
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Porsche Parade to Atlanta High Museum – Type 64 Visits U.S.

23 Mar
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This past Sunday March 21st, Porsche Cars of North America and the Porsche Club of America organized a parade of over 100 Porsches to drive from the Georgia Governor’s Mansion to the Atlanta High Museum of Art. Starting this week the museum is holding the Allure of the Automobile Exhibition. Included is Porsche’s historic Type 64 coupe which for the first time has left its home at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart and travelled to Atlanta Georgia for a three month loan to the High Museum. The Type 64 was designed by Ferdinand Porsche in 1938 and was to be used for the Berlin to Rome endurance race. But because of World War II, that never happened. The design of the car served as influenced for future models including the Type 356 and 911. In this video the CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Detlev von Platen, discusses the importance of the Type 64 for the Porsche brand and its significance for travelling to Atlanta. Note: This video also includes footage of the first 2010 GT3 RS to arrive in the United States.

 
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Posted by on March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

 

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Report: Porsche building business case for 918 Spyder — Autoblog

22 Mar

Report: Porsche building business case for 918 Spyder

by Jeremy Korzeniewski (RSS feed) on Mar 22nd 2010 at 7:55PM

Porsche 918 Spyder Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery

If you build it, they will come. That’s our advice to Porsche regarding a production version of the 918 Spyder Concept that wowed attendees at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month. Somehow, though, we’d imagine that the German automaker would want a more solid business case than our personal opinions. Good news, then.

Rumor has it that Porsche is actively working with its dealers to find enough buyers ready and willing to plunk down their hard-earned dollars on the next halo car from the quintessential sportscar maker. Porsche R&D chief Wolfgang Dürheimer says that the company would be rather pleased “if customer feedback is positive and we end up over time with about 1.000 firm orders.”

If Porsche were to put its hybrid 918 Spyder into limited production, it wouldn’t be without precedent. Back in the early 2000s, Porsche used a similar tactic to put its awesome Carrera GT on the market… and we all know how that turned out. As we said before: If you build it, they will come. Trust us. Oh, and there’s a bunch of new images in our high-res gallery below… just in case you’re in the market for a new desktop background.

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Vernal Equinox – Free movie online May 10th, 2010 by Clashproduction

21 Mar
Directed by Stephane Benini and produced by Clashproduction.

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VERNAL EQUINOX is now online http://www.facebook.com/l/485d6;www.vernalequinox-movie.com/ MOVIE WILL BE ONLINE THE 10 OF MAY 2010 FREE ACCESS. This fiction will be directed by Stephane Benini and produced by Clashproduction. The character of the work is solely artistic and not for profit, without any commercial objective. VERNAL EQUINOX : A student goes home when he faces a unexpected situation. He becomes aware of a challenge unexpected.

 
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A message from Stirling Moss following his accident

21 Mar
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Stirling would like to thank everyone for their messages of support, which mean so much to him and his family, they really have been very touched by the response from friends, the world of motor sport and the public in general. © www.stirlingmoss.com / INP Media

 
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Famed Race Car Driver, Sir Stirling Moss Buys Porsche-licious Ride

21 Mar

Famed Race Car Driver Buys Porsche-licious Ride Posted By Irene Medina on March 21st, 2010 Share Legendary race car driver, Sir Stirling Moss, recently took a spill while getting out of an elevator. However, that didn’t stop the 80-year-old from spilling $1.705 million on a 1961 Porsche RS61 Spyder, purchased from the comfort of his hospital bed. Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, announced that the momentarily crippled race car driver purchased the car from the auction houses’ debut Amelia Island Auction. It turns out that while Moss was stuck in an uncomfy bed somewhere in England with two broken ankles, four broken bones in one foot, and four chipped vertebrae, he continued to pursue the car of his current dreams via a proxy bidder. The Porsche sports car up for bids has got a bunch similar traits in common with the RS60 that Sir “broken bones” Stirling zipped around racetracks during the hippie sixties of peace, love, and happiness—a car that almost won him the 1961 Targa Florio. According to Gooding & Company, this model was one of only 14 ever built, and the lightweight, 4-Cam RS61 was the ultimate evolution of the Porsche Spyder project that began with the legendary 550 Spyder. Even injured, the racecar veteran was prepared to take no rubbish from any of the other bidders. With the original price set to be between $1.2 to $1.5 million, Moss finished the bidding race by offering a final price of $1.705 million. But broken bones and a large body of water prevented Sir Stirling Moss from making an appearance to drive his car all the way back home. Instead he released a heart-warming, tears-down-your-cheek kind of note regretting his absence from the esteemed auction. He also released a couple of videos on his website and his YouTube account thanking all fans for their support during this immobilizing time. Gooding & Company could not be more proud to see their Porsche-licious beauty scooped up by such an influential and talented race car driver. The Porsche RS61 was one of two world record sales at Gooding & Company’s first-ever Amelia Island Auction that garnered more than $16.1 million for a total of 58 out of 71 lots sold, averaging an impressive $278,300 per car. We hope Sir Stirling Moss gets better soon. Break a leg, mate!

 
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Posted by on March 21, 2010 in Uncategorized

 

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NEWS>> ALMS 12 HOURS OF SEBRING COVERAGE – Speedhunters

20 Mar

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Posted by on March 20, 2010 in Uncategorized

 

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Porsche at the 2010 – 12 Hours of Sebring

19 Mar
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The 2010 12 Hours of Sebring marks the 50th anniversary of Hans Herrmann’s victory at the legendary event in his 1960 Porsche RS 60. This year, the pair of Flying Lizard Porsche GT3 RSRs are on hand to defend their 2009 championship title. Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long, both Porsche factory drivers, discuss what its like to race at Sebring and to be part the Porsche driver legacy. It was a close battle in GT2 last year between the Lizards and Corvette Racing, making this year all that more important. Excellent video by JF – TangentVector

Excellent video at Sebring MARCH 19TH, 2010
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Live Porsche Video Player – American Le Mans – Sebring 12 hour

19 Mar
LIVE STREAMING BROUGHT TO YOU BY PORSCHE

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I am hoping this video player will show LIVE streaming for “The 58th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring” which takes the green flag at 10:30 AM EDT Saturday, March 20, 2010. Also LIVE television coverage on SPEED TV starting at 10:00 AM. The first 90 minutes will be telecast (until noon EDT), and then continue on www.speedtv.com until 2:00 PM, with the final 8-1/2 hours live on SPEED. The checkered flag will fly at 10:30 PM, and network will stay on the air until 11:00 PM with complete post-race coverage and interviews. The expected shoot-out between Porsche, BMW, Ferrari and Corvette for the 58th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring has already begun even with the start of the race more than 12 hours away. With 18 overall wins and 63 class victories Porsche will be hoping its works drivers can add to those figures when the 12 hour race kicks off tomorrow and 15.30 CET. Source: Porsche Motorsport

 
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Porsche Artist – Alessandro Gedda

18 Mar

ITALIAN ARTIST ALESSANDRO GEDDA HAS A PASSION FOR FAST CARS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE PORSCHE.

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Alessandro’s paintings are impressive retro-style, which are made without any special preparation with pure color and color combinations (purple and yellow). Dynamic and powerful instinctive, almost the result of a momentary impulse of passion.

Artist Alessandro Gedda Website

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The artist Alexander Gedda presents its new creatures oil-inspired blue. The protagonist of this last current is the third interpretation of Cayman Art, a project launched in 2007 by the painter’s passion for fast cars German Porsche, sheer dynamism and sensuality of form. The machine plasma 3D canvas, large surfaces on which intellectual ability and unleash Cayman pittorica.La first abstract art was a revisitation of the car in Stuttgart, multicromia and wide brush strokes, vibrant and fast as if they were crazy splintered.

In 2008, the second canvas to life on four wheels, on which the artist lies a bouquet of flowers inspired all’intramontabile theme of femininity. Third is the ultimate expression of perfection Cayman Art dated 2010.The painter returned to abstraction of the origins, strokes fast and secure scratching the car and enhance the design. The blue color exudes from rolling and celebrates the dynamism inherent in the art futuristic Alexander Jeddah.

To complement the car’s painted, the artist has created a collection of oil paintings on canvas. The blue color is confirmed character played great in the purest abstraction.  Exhibition dedicated to Cayman Art and the collection of oil paintings inspired by the Porsche world will be in Bolzano 5 to 7 March at 2010 KunStart where it will be exposed even after the car in Milan from March 25 to 12 April 12 at Town House Square Jerusalem.

 
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Sixty Years of Porsche Production in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen Special Exhibition

17 Mar
Story by Porsche AG…. Sixty Years of Porsche Production in Stuttgart-ZuffenhausenSpecial Exhibition in the Porsche Museum from 20 March to 9 May 2010

Stuttgart. The home of today’s Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has a very special sound in the world of motoring: Zuffenhausen. Indeed, Zuffenhausen is far more than “just” a production plant rich in tradition for Porsche AG, since it is here in Zuffenhausen that the heart of the Company beats to this very day. Zuffenhausen has been Porsche’s home address for more than 70 years and more than one million Porsche sports cars have been built here in Stuttgart since 1950.

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The Porsche Design and Construction office moved from Kronenstrasse 24 in downtown Stuttgart to the new group of buildings in the District of Zuffenhausen way back in June 1938. Right from the beginning, important chapters in the history of the automobile were then written in Porsche’s home plant: This is where the first series of the car destined to become the Volkswagen Beetle was built in 1938, followed in 1939 by the Type 64 as the great-grandfather of all Porsche sports cars to come in later years. Originally planned for the Berlin-Rome long-distance race, this aerodynamic, highly streamlined sports car became the trendsetter for all Porsche models to follow.

After the first few units of the Porsche 356 had been built in the Austrian town of Gmünd as of 1948, Porsche returned to Stuttgart as a genuine “car city” in late 1949. With the Porsche Plant in Zuffenhausen still being occupied at the time by the US military, Porsche first rented a production hall on the premises of the nearby Reutter & Co. GmbH Coachbuilding and Body Construction Plant, starting to prepare production in early 1950.
With the first Type 356 being completed in Stuttgart on 6 April 1950, overall production up to the end of the year amounted to 369 units.
The success of Porsche’s sports cars is borne out clearly not only by the Company’s sales figures, but also by the further expansion of the production facilities in Zuffenhausen. The buildings forming Porsche Plant 2 designed by the well-known architect Rolf Gutbrod were completed in 1952 and in 1956 the 10,000th Porsche 356 left the plant, which was consistently enlarged and upgraded over the years. Porsche Plant 3 followed in 1960, also housing the Sales and Customer Service Departments.

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Immediately after the introduction of the Porsche 911, Porsche KG, as the Company was still called at the time, took over the Reutter Coachbuilding and Body Construction Company in 1964 with its workforce of approximately 1,000 employees. Today the complete 911 model series as well as models of the Boxster series and all Porsche engines are built in Zuffenhausen.

The Plant is split up into the Bodyshop, Paint shop, Vehicle Assembly, Upholstery, Engine Assembly and Test Dynamometers. To ensure flexible production in a confined area, Porsche has developed special solutions including multi-floor production in the Bodyshop and Vehicle Assembly. A further special feature is that Porsche’s series models are built together with the racing versions on one and the same assembly line. As yet a further highlight a new, particularly ecological Paint shop will be opened in 2011. Currently being built in the direct vicinity of Plants 1 and 5, the new Paint shop will be situated on the former premises of Dürr AG purchased by Porsche in spring 2008.

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The new Porsche Museum was opened in January 2009 as an additional pledge to Zuffenhausen. Here, virtually on the Company’s home ground, some 80 historical cars and exhibits from the history of the Company are presented in an exhibition area of 5,600 square metres or 60,200 square feet. As the most spectacular building project commissioned by Porsche, the Porsche Museum has not only gone down in the history of the Company, but also enriches the entire Stuttgart Region as an outstanding highlight in culture and architecture.

The Porsche Museum is honouring the 60th anniversary of Porsche in Zuffenhausen with a special exhibition: The beginnings and the ongoing development of production at Zuffenhausen are being presented by a series of photos in this exhibition from 20 March to 9 May 2010. A further outstanding highlight is the first Porsche 356 Coupé built in Zuffen-
hausen shown for the first time in the Museum after an unusual restoration process.

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The Porsche Museum is opened Tuesdays to Sundays from 9:00 to 18:00. For further information, see the internet at www.porsche.com/museum.

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Note: Images of the Zuffenhausen Plant and the Porsche Museum are available to accredited journalists in the Porsche Press Database at http://presse.porsche.de/ .

3/16/2010

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1938 Porsche Type 64 – on display at The Allure of the Automobile exhibition High Museum of Art in Atlanta

16 Mar

Porsche Type 64 from 1939 Photo from herrenzimmer.de.

1938 Porsche Type 64 Berlin Rome Car…. The Porsche Museum in Germany has sent its legendary Type 64 Berlin Rome Car on a long journey to Atlanta where it will be on display at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta for the “The Allure of the Automobile” exhibition from March 21st until June 20th, 2010 to celebrate the brand’s 60th Anniversary in America.

“Type 64 is of very special significance to the history of the Porsche brand: Built in 1938/39 under the guidance of Ferdinand Porsche… It was beautiful, dynamic and fast – and it quickly became Ferdinand Porsche’s great passion: Although this unique sports car built for the Berlin-Rome long-distance race bore nothing but the simple model designation “Type 64”, it is acknowledged as the “original Porsche”, the“great-grandfather” of all Porsches to follow. Within and beneath its streamlined aluminum Type 64 boasts the trendsetting concepts so characteristic of all Porsche sports cars following in the years to come.

Porsche Typ 60 K 10 – Porsche Typ 64 Berlin-Rom 1939…from kitchener.lord Source-MotorKlassik-2

In terms of design and aerodynamics this unique Coupé was far ahead of its time, the symbiosis of motorsport qualities and production features creating an ideal grand touring car. On public roads Type 64 reached a top speed of no less than 130 km/h or 81 mph. Ferdinand Porsche often drove this car himself, showing his deep satisfaction by presenting the Porsche family name on the car itself. Story by Porsche AG Driving the 1938 Porsche Type 64K10

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The Porsche 64, also known as the VW Aerocoupe, Type 64 and Type 60K10, is considered by many to be the first automobile from what was to become the Porsche company, as a true design precursor to the production model of after the war. The model number comes from the fact that it was built mainly from design drawings for the Type-64 “record car”. Most mechanical parts came from the 38 prototype series. The chassis was heavily reinforced and the engine also reworked to produce around 45-50 brake horse power. The Type-64 was only a drawing until the three racers were built.

The body was also a compromise in that the cab had to look like a KdF car, but the rest was ‘record’ car. The VW beetle was the Type-60, and the name the “60K10” means body design 10 for the Type-60 Beetle. Its flat-four engine produced 50 bhp and gave a top speed of around 160 km/h (99 mph). The body design was made by the Porsche Büro after wind tunnel tests for a planned V10 sports car that never came into existence, the Type 114. Dr. Porsche promoted the idea to enter the car into the 1939 Berlin-Rome race as a public relations ploy. Three cars were made in hand shaped aluminum by the bodywork company Reutter.

Porsche Typ 60 K 10 – Porsche Typ 64 Berlin-Rom 1939…from kitchener.lord Source-MotorKlassik

One was destroyed early in World War II. The two remaining were used by the Porsche family.  Eventually they only used one of them and put the other in storage.  In May 1945 American troops discovered the one put in storage, cut the roof off and used it for joyriding for a few weeks until the engine gave up and it was scrapped.

The last remaining Porsche 64 was owned by Ferry Porsche who had it restored by Battista Farina in 1947. In 1949 it was sold to the Austrian motorcycle racer Otto Mathé and with it he won the Alpine Rally in 1950. The last time he drove it in a race was at the Monterey Historic Races in Monterey, California, in 1982.

 
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Posted by on March 16, 2010 in Porsche, Porsche Type 64

 

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Classic 1994 Marketing Video Porsche 911 993 Series Commercial – Are you listening?

12 Mar

Classic 1994 marketing video for the Porsche 911 (993 Series) television commercial….Great production if I may add. This was many years ago of course. Sweet promo piece…Patrick Stewart’s voice takes you back to the Porsche commercials for the 993, includes commentary by Hurely Haywood…This one’s definitely a keeper.

The voice that speaks to you, knows you better than any
other. The voice that knows what makes you happy. The voice knows what
makes you sad. The voice that knows.

There is a place not to far away, where people heard the voice
and listen, it said to them, build something. Build something pure.
Build something that isn’t temporary, disposable, build something to
inspire all those that experience it. Build a monument. ……….

“…looking for things that weren’t created, to be something to everyone… but everything to someone…”.
That sentence says a lot…

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 Porsche – “Are You Listening?”

Your heart is still speaking all you have to do is listen.

Like everything, LIFE is a journey. A journey
that begins with a beat of a heart. And the voice that comes with
it…the voice that we  haven’t yet been conditioned to ignore, so we
listen to what it tells us. We follow where it leads us, we trust it,
were children…we are happy, but somewhere between then and now, we
lose touch with the voice, no matter how closely it whispers, or how
loud it cry’s.

Instead are ears are tuned
to other things, like the stock reports, 6 o’clock news, then one day,
putting the forks in the dishwasher or mowing the lawn, we happened to
catch the glimpse of joy in our children’s faces….and we REMEMBER, what it felt like.

Remember ….what it felt like to listen to that voice in our
hearts…and go with it. Then suddenly out of nowhere this SPARK of
wisdom occurs. It becomes very clear. It’s NOT to late. Your heart’s still speaking. All you have to do is LISTEN. 

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Posted by on March 12, 2010 in Autos & Vehicles, Porsche

 

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PORSCHE Powers Lean Production With SAP

11 Mar
Lean production at its best, that´s what Porsche showcases at their Leipzig plant. This allows assembling two different cars on the same line, the four door Panamera together with the Cayenne. http://www.youtube.com/v/qjecmBWGRHg&hl=en&fs=1

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Did you know that Porsche runs SAP and that it allows assembling two different cars on the same line? For the production of the new four-door Panamera and the Cayenne sports utility vehicle, Porsche has developed a new logistic concept at its plant in Leipzig, Germany, one of the world’s most modern factories. exactly planned procedures incorporating all suppliers, parts are delivered just one hour before they are further processed on the production line, virtually eliminating the need for expensive storage areas. Software from SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) forms the central system that controls the entire supply chain, from commissioning and ordering parts to warehouse management. Watch this video to see Porsche showcase lean production at its best: “SAP Customer Insight Porsche.” SOURCE SAP AG – http://www.sap-tv.com/

 
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La Dolce Vita en Porsche 356

11 Mar
Film exceptionnel Art de Vivre Porsche 356 Cabriolet passion http://www.youtube.com/v/KTB5fHsqmbs&hl=en&fs=1

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The word ‘Porsche’ needs no translation. Icons such as the 356 have never lost their fascinating appeal over the years.

 
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Test-Drive Your Porsche Using Google Maps

10 Mar
To the Point. The New Porsche Cayenne

via Porsche is using the Google Maps API and the Panoramio API to promote the new Cayenne. The new promotional site from Porsche allows you to virtually test drive a new Cayenne, with the help of Google Maps. The site allows you to choose the Porsche model you would like to try and then select a route for your test drive. You are then presented with a personalized flash movie, that mashes up video of the selected Porsche, the route on Google Maps and photographs along your route from Panoramio. The presentation is very slick, with the Panoramio photographs and Google Map seamlessly integrated with promotional video of the Cayenne. The photos are shown in the wing mirrors and reflected off the surface of the car and the route of your drive is animated on Google Maps.

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Stated as “the most requested addition to Google Maps,” the routes will be available in 150 cities across the U.S. The tool allows you to select between 5 Cayenne models and your favorite start and end point.Give it a try by visiting Porsche’s website and clicking at the “Experience yourself” link. http://www.porsche.com/microsite/cayenne/international.aspx (Porsche Via Panoramio Via Google Maps Mania]

 
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Posted by on March 10, 2010 in Uncategorized

 

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Porsche Design Driver’s Selection Twitter Contest Sebring Race 12HR – 12 Prizes..on TwitPic

09 Mar

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IF YOU ARE ON TWITTER – RE POST THIS MESSAGE BELOW FROM “PORSCHE DESIGN” – SEBRING 12 HOUR TWITTER CONTEST – 12 HOURS/12 PRIZES..http://twitter.com/PorscheShopUSA…..follow them on Twitter!!
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Posted by on March 9, 2010 in Uncategorized

 

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Walter Röhrl – rear view mirror: My Career in Pictures

06 Mar
 
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Facebook | Walter Röhrl "Lord of the ‘Ring" – Fan Appreciation Club

06 Mar

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“Really skilled drivers have smashed bugs on their side windows too”
~~Walter Röhrl~~

Walter Rohrl Will Tackle Nurburgring 24 Hour Race In Porsche 911 GT3 RS

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a “Genius on Wheels”, “Lord of the ‘Ring” and “Best Rallye driver ever”. In recent years, he has been retained as the senior test driver for Porsche road cars, famously setting quick laptimes for them testing round the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife, for example with the Porsche Carrera GT.

Röhrl, now 62, is currently the brand’s ambassador and key test driver. In his latest endeavor with Porsche, the racing legend will compete in the Nurburgring 24 hour race in May next year using a regular 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. It will also mark Röhrl’s return to Germany’s largest racing event since last competing in 1993.

From 1993 to date, Röhrl has conducted tests in every standard Porsche vehicle on the Nürburgring. For Röhrl, the latest 911 GT3 RS is the closest road-going 911 to an actual race car that he has ever driven.

The 2010 Porsche 911 GT RS is powered by a 450 horsepower 3.8-liter flat-six engine and features a particularly short transmission ratio for racing purposes as a standard.

The 38th running of the Nurburgring 24 hour race takes place on 15-16 May 2010.

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Posted by on March 6, 2010 in Uncategorized

 

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