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Porsche ClubNews 2/09

May 2009

Porsche Club News 2/09

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Kind regardsKlaus Berning

Editorial

Dear Porsche Club Presidents,Dear Porsche Club Members,

thousands of staunch brand ambassadorson its side, who will remain loyal to thePorsche brand and represent it proactivelyin public.

On behalf of Porsche AG and the entireBoard, I would like to thank you for yoursupport and tireless commitment. I hopeyou have a lot of fun, success and unfor-gettable moments at your Porsche Clubevents in 2009!

The first half of 2009 is now almost behindus. In the Porsche Club World, the firstevents have been held and I hope they pro-ceeded to your utmost satisfaction. I wishyou every success for all the Club eventson the calendar for the rest of the year, andwould like to thank you for your superblevel of commitment.

We at Porsche are reflecting on months ofturbulence and as you will no doubt beaware, from the press, not even Porschehas been able to escape the global down-swing in the automotive industry. In the firsthalf of 2008/09 financial year, revenue fellby 12.8 percent to 3.04 billion Euro. Salesdropped by 26.7 percent to 34,266 units.The altered model mix is the prime reasonfor revenue having developed better thansales. While the proportion of total salesaccounted for by the 911 model serieswas higher, the amount earned from theBoxster has slumped. Sales figures for the911 reached 13,543 (previous year:16,261), compared to 3,950 (previousyear: 9835) for the mid-engine sports car.During the period under review, theCayenne achieved sales of 16,773 (previ-ous year 20,638). In the second half of the2008/09 financial year, we are hoping tosee a surge in sales from both the newBoxster and Cayman models, which havebeen available at the dealers since Febru-ary, and also from the new 911 GT3 andCayenne Diesel models that were debutedin March at the Geneva Motor Show.

We celebrated the highly anticipated worldpremiere of our fourth model range, thePanamera, on the April 19, at Auto Shang-hai. The Panamera represents an entirelynew market segment for us, enabling us tocontinuously expand the range we offerour customers. The Panamera will be avail-able at our dealers from late summer. Ifthat seems too far away, let us wow youwith a very special driving experience. As

one of the first customers, you will havethe chance in July to experience thePanamera across Provence’s breathtakingscenery as part of an exclusive trip beingorganised by the Porsche Travel Club.

However, the launch and debut of our newPorsche models have not been the onlyhighlights of the past few months. The cer-emonial opening of the new Porsche Mu-seum at the end of January was, without ashadow of a doubt, a very special event forus. We are already looking forward to nu-merous visits by Porsche Club membersfrom all over the world. As a sign of our ap-preciation, we will be offering each persona discounted entry fee.

I am extremely proud to be reflecting onthe past year, during which – thanks toyour unwavering commitment – the world-wide Porsche Club scene once againturned the Porsche brand into a tangibleexperience at numerous events. I recallwith special fondness the Porsche EuropaParade in Sardinia during May 2008, whichmy wife and I attended.

In these difficult times, we need to closeranks and brave the sense of crisis! Andthat, my dear Porsche Club members, isexactly what you are doing with your proac-tive Porsche Club lives and all-out willing-ness to present and turn the Porschebrand into an experience at various Clubevents throughout 2009! As a result, wecan look forward to a host of interestingPorsche Club events throughout the world,including the USA Parade in Colorado, the356 Holiday in Japan, and the PorscheClub Deutschland annual meet in Hamburg,to name but a few.

I have no doubt that your enthusiasm forpreparing and staging these events willcontinue throughout 2009. Porsche AG isunable to place a value on knowing it has

Klaus Berning


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Content

1. News from Porsche AGWelcome to the new Porsche Museum – Grand inauguration Boxster and Cayman – Debut in Los AngelesWorld premiere in Geneva – The new Porsche 911 GT3: On-road sports car with racing ambitionsThe Porsche Panamera – The innovative space concept of the new Porsche PanameraSporty off-roader with exclusive equipment – Cayenne GTS “Porsche Design Edition 3”Porsche Motorsport – Daytona, Sebring, Nürburgring and Le MansPorsche in Great Britain – Porsche Driving Experience Centre Silverstone

2. News from the Porsche Club Coordination TeamWorldwide Porsche Club Coordination Team – European Porsche Club Committee 2008American Le Mans Series (ALMS) – custom-made prelude: the “Porscheplatz” in Sebring

3. Club ManagementThe Club Management article can be downloaded in the secure area of the Club Homepage byClub members with access to the restricted area

4. Information ExchangePorsche Tequipment – Sporty in the summerPorsche Travel Club – The Panamera Experience, the world premierePorsche Sport Driving School – Porsche Classic Car Training 200937. AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix – Experience the fascination of motor sport with Porsche Classic Deutschlandtreffen 2009 – Porsche Club Deutschland in HamburgPorsche Club of America – 54th Porsche Parade USA 2009The Porsche Sports Cup 2009 – in Germany, Switzerland and Scandinavia

5. ReportsPorsche Club Singapore and Porsche Club Istanbul are guests at “Ice Force”Porsche Club Steiermark and Porsche Club Wien at “Camp4S” in FinlandPorsche Club Mexico – Awarded by the “Mexican Federation of Sporting Cars”Porsche Club United Arab Emirates – “Drive to Fujairah”Porsche Club Great Britain at Autosport International

6. Classic ReportsPorsche Diesel Club Europa – “Porsche Junior” projectPorsche Classic Club Deutschland – Retro Classics Stuttgart

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exhibition area is currently showing thefollowing topics: Press release, Porsche AG

Porsche showcases its new businesscard – after three years of construc-tion, the new museum was declaredopen in a ceremony on January 28,2009.

To open the new Porsche Museum,Stuttgart’s Mayor, Dr. Wolfgang Schusterbrought along a Stuttgart steed made ofporcelain. One more horsepower for themuseum. Addressing around 300 VIPs at theceremonial event, Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking,Chairman of the Porsche Board, said,“Here, we have our company’s history ofmercurial sports cars that are ready togo”. Part of that history belongs to thePorsche and Piëch families, the company’sexecutives, past and present works driv-ers, as well as numerous representativesfrom the economic and political sectors.

The new museum has been open to thepublic since the January 31, 2009. The

Günther Oettinger, Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, Uwe Hück, Chairman of theCompany Works Council, Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking, Chairman of the Board, ChristianDau, Head of Communications, Achim Stejskal, Head of Museum, Dr. WolfgangSchuster, Lord Mayor of Stuttgart and Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of theSupervisory Board (from left) with the legendary “Nummer 1” and a symbolic key ofthe new Porsche Museum

Welcome to the new Porsche MuseumGrand inauguration

The current exhibition area

1. News from Porsche AG

[1] PORSCHE BEFORE 1948The era of the great designer FerdinandPorsche through to the start of car pro-duction, including the Ur-Porsche Type 64,the wheel hub motor, the VW Beetle, theCisitalia racing car and the Porsche356/1.

[2] LIGHTNESS ⁄ TARGA FLORIOThanks to an ingenious mix of materials,Porsche vehicles have always been lighterand therefore more successful than their competitors. The numerous victories at the Targa Florio are cleartestimony.

[3] CLEVERNESS ⁄ STUDIESPorsche engineers and designers are forever exploring new boundaries – a 911with extended wheelbase and the 911Panamericana are two such examples onshow here.

[4] SPEED ⁄ LE MANSEngine performance means nothing unless it can be harnessed. Optimised aerodynamics alone allow thehorsepower to be converted into powerand speed – Porsche’s secret of successbehind 16 overall victories at Le Mans.

[5] THE MAKING OF A PORSCHE Here it is clear: only the integration ofdevelopment, design and productioncreates a genuine Porsche.

[6] STRENGTH ⁄ THE 917 ERAPorsche is the forerunner of turbotechnology. Unbelievably powerful andextremely reliable — the legendaryPorsche 917.

[7] PORSCHE ENGINEERINGPorsche also designs – hush hush –for other customers. An example ofsuch is the world championship engine in Formula 1.

[8] INTENSITY ⁄ MOTORSPORTSPorsche and motorsport – a suc-cessful relationship clocking upover 28,000 victories. For Porsche,motorsport is the starting point fornew developments and improve-ments to series production vehicles.

[9] CONSISTENCY ⁄ EVOLUTIONThe eternally young 911 Turbo – thePorsche design that traces a time-less and elegant line. Initiated bythe current 911 Carrera, the notionof “consistent” comes to the fore inPorsche’s stylish design.

[10] MY PORSCHECustomised and cult vehicles createan emotional end to the exhibition.From the tractor to the four-door928 – everyone develops a specialrelationship with their vehicle, ulti-mately calling it: My Porsche.

THEMATIC DISPLAYSIDEASPRODUCT HISTORY

MOTORSPORTS

ENGINEERING

THE MAKING OF A PORSCHE

TARGA FLORIO

STUDIES LE MANS

PORSCHE BEFORE 1948

EVOLUTION

MY PORSCHE

LIGHTNESS

CLEVERNESSSPEED

STRENGTH

INTENSITY

CONSISTENCY

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We are very pleased to have been ableto negotiate discounted entry fees forall Porsche Club members. On presen-tation of your Club Member Pass, yourClub Business Card or a letter fromyour Club President confirming yourmembership, you pay only 4 Euro in-stead of 8 Euro per person. If you areinterested in visiting the PorscheMuseum with your Club outside of oneof our organised tours, please sendyour enquires and reservations to thecontact address below:

Museum Visitors’ Service Tel.: +49 (0)711 911 20911 Fax: +49 (0)711 911 20356 E-mail: [email protected]

We hope that your visit to the newPorsche Museum is both pleasant andinteresting.

Important information for Porsche Club membersPorsche Museum opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9 am to 6 pm Closed Mondays

Further information on the PorscheMuseum can be found on the Internet at:www.porsche.com/country/about-porsche/porschemuseum/

Stuttgart has a new place for lovers ofgood food: the exclusive ChristophorusRestaurant offers top class Porsche ga-stronomy.

The grill in the Christophorus museumrestaurant is the only one of its kind inEurope – it has been granted specificapproval. You see, it consists of twogrills, one fired by gas and one by char-coal. At 800 degrees, a red hot workarea where arguably the best steaks inthe whole of Stuttgart and miles bey-ond (known as “US Prime”) are prepa-

red in a special fashion. A preciselyheated ripening chamber has evenbeen constructed for the meat.

When it comes to Porsche gastronomy,enjoyment has a lot to do with qualityand the right atmosphere – but most ofall with perfection down to the last de-tail. In the new restaurant, which ac-commodates up to 80 guests everyday except Monday, Klaus Gunsilius,Head of Porsche Gastronomy, sticksfirmly to his principles. And what’smore, his 25-strong team, which has in-cidentally been joined by Stuttgart’s topchef Thomas Heilemann, has set thestandards even higher.

If you would like to reserve a table inour Christophorus Restaurant, pleasecall +49 (0)711 911 25980.

Opening hours: Christophorus RestaurantTuesday to Saturday from11:30 am – 2:30 pm and 5:30 pm – 12:00 pmSunday from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm

The restaurant has a separate access.

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The completely revamped engines arethe main focus of this new generation.As with the 911 models, the Boxer en-gines also offer more performance forless consumption. The improvementsregarding consumption and drive per-formance have been facilitated by thePorsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe –PDK for short.

The 2.9 litre basic engine delivers 255BHP (188 kW) in the Boxster and 265BHP (195 kW) in the Cayman. This is 10and 20 BHP more than the respectivepredecessor models. With direct petrolinjection, the 3.4 litre engine in the Smodels now delivers 310 BHP (228 kW)in the Boxster S and 320 BHP (235 kW)in the Cayman S. This is an increase of15 and 25 BHP, respectively.

This duo has unparalleled capabilities. Porsche debuted the second generation of the Boxster and Cayman mid-engine sports cars at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2008.

Featuring the PDK double-clutch gear-box and the activated “Launch Control”from the optional Sport Chrono pack-age, the Cayman S accelerates from 0to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds, while theBoxster with its standard six-speedmanual gearbox takes 5.9 seconds.The two-seaters are outwardly recog-nised by their restyled front and tailsections. The main halogen headlampswith integrated indicators are reminis-cent of the lights on the PorscheCarrera GT.

Courtesy of the PDK, the Boxster andthe Cayman now stay below the ninelitre mark – as regards consumption –for the first time: the models with thenew 2.9 litre Boxer engine consume8.9 litres per 100 kilometres (accord-ing to EU4; 26.4 mpg) – eleven percentless than their predecessor featuringthe Tiptronic S. With a 16 percent re-duction to 9.2 litres (25.6 mpg), thesaving achieved by the 3.4 litre designs

Porsche mid-engine sports cars with new,even more fuel-efficent engines

Boxster and Cayman: Debut in Los Angeles

Wolfgang Dürheimer, Member of the Executive Board for Research andDevelopment (left) and Klaus Berning, Member of the Executive Board for Salesand Marketing, reveal the new Cayman at the Auto Show in Los Angeles

Rear view of the new Boxster S


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with PDK is even greater than that ofthe corresponding predecessors withTiptronic S.

The new models have been in show-rooms since February 2009. TheBoxster comes in at 38,600 Euro, theCayman at 41,700 Euro. The entryprice for the Boxster S is 46,700 Euro,for the Cayman S 51,500 Euro.

Press release, Porsche AGCarrera Issue 11/2008

The Porsche Doppelkupplung(PDK)

The PDK enables gear shifting in a matterof milliseconds with no interruption inpower transmission. The PDK has a to-tal of seven gears; gears 1 to 6 aresports gears – top speed is reached in6th gear. The 7th gear is a high gearand brings the consumption valuesdown even further. In principle, the PDKcomprises two transmissions inte-grated into one housing. Two transmis-sions require two clutches – in this casefashioned as wet clutches running in anoil bath.

This dual clutch locks the two transmis-sion units with the engine in sequencevia two separate input shafts (inputshaft 1 running in the hollow-drilleddrive shaft 2). This means that the en-

One transmission unit carries gears 1, 3, 5 and 7 along with reverse (1), the othercarries gears 2, 4 and 6 (2). As the clutch in one transmission unit is opened asthe one in the other is closed, gear change is extremely quick and smooth, andinvolves no power transmission interruption.

Front view of the new Boxster S

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gine’s power always flows over just onetransmission unit and one clutch, whilethe next gear in the second transmis-sion unit is already engaged. So a gearchange no longer involves shifting. In-stead, just one clutch is opened while

the other remains closed. The benefits:improved acceleration without havingto compromise the comfort of an auto-matic converter, plus a consumption re-duction of up to 15%, depending on themodel and the gearbox.

Geneva Motor Show: The “Terminator” in the newGT3

Trade fair paid flying visit by VIP: ArnoldSchwarzenegger made a surprise en-trance at the Geneva Motor Show. Theone-time actor and present governor ofCalifornia made a beeline for thePorsche stand. He was especially takenwith the new 911 GT3, which cele-brated its world premiere in Switzer-land alongside the Cayenne Diesel.Executive Vice-President Research andDevelopment Wolfgang Dürheimer andExecutive Vice-President Sales andMarketing Klaus Berning invitedSchwarzenegger to sit in the 435 BHPsports car and explained to him thebenefits of the model. The “Terminator”actor then took his leave true to form –“Hasta la vista – Auf Wiedersehen!”

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor ofCalifornia, and Wolfgang Dürheimer,Executive Vice-President Research andDevelopment, Porsche AG


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The development of the 911 GT3 hasfocussed mainly on its two core charac-teristics — performance and driving dy-namics. The tried and tested six-cylin-der naturally-aspirated engine now de-livers 435 BHP (320 kW), 20 BHP morethan its predecessor. This is essentiallythe result of increasing the capacity by20 cubic centimetres to 3.8 litres andthe improved charge exchangeprocess; now, not only the inlet cam-shafts, but also the outlet camshaftscan be adjusted courtesy of the Vario-Cam system. Additionally, the increasedpower of the Boxer engine offers ahigher torque in the mid revs range,which is clearly noticeable during every-day driving. The new GT3 also deliverseven higher performance. It acceler-

Porsche is adding another model to the second generation of the 911 series– the new 911 GT3 appears even more powerful, quick and precise than itspredecessor. Extensive experience from motorsport has been channelledinto the development of the sportiest on-road 911 with naturally-aspiratedengine. That’s why the new GT3 is just as impressive on the race circuit as itis on the road. The new 911 GT3 celebrated its world premiere at the GenevaMotor Show on the March 3. The car will go on sale throughout Europe at thebeginning of May.

ates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 secondsand goes from standstill to a speed of160 km/h in 8.2 seconds. Its topspeed is 312 km/h or 193 mph.

The advanced development of the 911GT3 also focussed on improving drivingdynamics. For the first time, the vehiclefeatures a particularly sporty, tunedversion of the Porsche Stability Manage-ment (PSM). This lateral dynamic controlsystem allows Stability Control (SC) andTraction Control (TC) to be switched offgradually. To guarantee the driver unre-stricted, autonomous control over theGT3’s driving dynamics, the functionsare not automatically reactivated evenin extreme driving situations; instead abutton needs to be pressed.

The new GT3 offers even better road-holding and stability at higher speeds.Detailed aerodynamic modifications haveincreased output on both the front andback axles to such an extent that the sur-face pressure is more than twice that onthe predecessor model. The new aerody-namic package lends the GT3 a newappearance, additionally emphasised by

The new Porsche 911 GT3: On-road sports car with racing ambitions

World premiere in Geneva

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new Bi-Xenon headlamps, LED tail lightsand revamped air inlets and outlets.

The active PASM chassis on the 911GT3 enabled the Porsche engineers tomake the springs and stabilisers an-other touch stiffer, the result beingeven more precise handing in PASMsport mode. Nonetheless, the everydaycontinuous travel comfort in PASM nor-mal mode remains intact. New, lighterwheels in the racing sport design withcentral locking and UHP tyres (UltraHigh Performance) – now with tyre-pressure monitoring system – top offthe functional and visual advanced de-velopment of the GT3.

Along with driving dynamics, Porschehas also traditionally developed thebraking power of the 911 GT3. The brakediscs now consist of a larger friction discwith a lighter aluminium calliper. In addi-tion, the improved brake ventilationguarantees higher continuous brakingperformance. A GT3-exclusive versionof the PCCB ceramic brake is also avail-able on request.

From autumn, the new GT3 will be of-fered with another option that makes iteven more suitable for the race circuit –the new and highly innovative enginebearings PADM (Porsche Active Drive-train Mount). It detects a racing drivestyle and stiffens the usually flexibleengine mount. This means that whilethe GT3 remains comfortable for every-day use, the engine makes no disrup-tive mass impulses as it traverses thebends on the race circuit. Anotherbenefit is the improved traction whenaccelerating from a standstill. Anothernew feature is the optional lift systemfor the front axle, which is able to raiseground clearance by 30 millimetres atthe touch of a button for driving on un-

even roads or steep underground carpark entrances.

The new GT3 starts at 98,100 Euro.From October, the GT3 will be availablefrom dealers in the USA for $ 112,200(MSRP excluding taxes).

Press release, Porsche AGCarrera, Edition 3/2009

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: 214 vehicles ready

It is the world’s most popular motor sports vehicle — no other pedigree racing carhas had as many units produced as the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Since September2008, 214 units of the 420 BHP vehicle have been produced for the worldwidePorsche Brand Cup. This car was built in Zuffenhausen alongside the GT3 Cup S forlong-distance racing, both of which conform to FIA-GT3 rules. Completely unique:Alongside the road-approved Porsche 911, three racing cars are built every day bythe same workers on the assembly line at the Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen main productionfactory. In the Porsche Motorsport Centre in Weissach, all vehicles, prior to deliveryto the customer, are aligned, tuned for the race circuit and put through their pacesby professional drivers on the test circuit next to the Motorsport Centre.

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With a continuous centre console,which stretches from the dash panel tothe rear seats, the four-door GranTurismo offers a whole new driving ex-perience and sense of space, no matterwhere you sit in the car. The interior isdesigned to meet the ergonomical re-quirements of the driver, and also ac-centuates the personal sphere of eachindividual passenger with custom-madeindividual seats. A low seat position andthe sporty, flat steering wheel conveythe typical feeling expected from aPorsche of being directly connected tothe road. In addition to these traditionalvalues, the Panamera offers a host ofoptions for customising the interior toyour individual needs. Smooth and natu-ral leather upholstery in a total of 13colour and material combinations, in-

cluding four two-tone materials, can becombined with seven optional interiortrim elements, including exclusive ma-terials such as Carbon and open-porewood Olive Nature. A four-zone air-con-

ditioning system is available as an option.This features separate temperature,blower strength and air distribution set-tings for each seat. The new Panameraoffers its occupants accident protec-tion as standard with driver and passen-ger airbags, curtain airbags and, in thefront seats, side and knee airbags too.Side airbags for the rear are availableas optional equipment.

The innovative space concept of the new PanameraThe Porsche Panamera

After introducing you to the exterior of the new Panamera in the last Porsche Club News (Issue 1/09), it gives us great pleasure to show you inthis issue the interior, which has only just been made public.

Interior of the new Panamera


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The front comfort seats, supplied asstandard in the Panamera S and 4S,have a sporty design and eight electri-cal adjustment settings for outstandingride comfort. In the rear, two individualseats with folding centre arm rest offerplenty of leg and head room, even forthe taller passenger. In the PanameraTurbo, electrical seat adjustment iscombined with a comfort memorypackage comprising a seat cushionlength adjustment, lumbar supportsand an electric steering column adjust-ment. Other alternatives, including theadaptive sports seat or electric multi-adjustable rear comfort seat are alsoavailable on request.

The new Panamera is the first Porscheto offer the most supreme standard ofhigh-end audio quality – the optionalHigh-End Surround Sound-System cour-tesy of Burmester in Berlin, one of theworld’s most respected high-end audiomanufacturers. Never before has solarge an acoustically effective mem-brane surface been designed during avehicle’s concept phase and now re-alised in a standard production vehicle.Over 2400 square centimetres projectsuch sound quality that it almost feelslike you’re at a live concert. Some 16loudspeakers controlled by 16 ampli-fier channels with more than 1000watts of power create a unique sound,topped off by an active sub-woofer witha 300 watt Class D amplifier.

The luggage compartment exhibitsthe day-to-day capability true to thePanamera concept. Once the tailgatehas been opened, four suitcases canbe effortlessly stowed behind the rearseats. The height of the luggage com-partment means the suitcases can beplaced upright. The luggage space vol-ume in the Panamera S and 4S is 445 The optional Rear Seat Entertainment in the new Panamera

litres, the Panamera Turbo offers 432litres of capacity. When the rear seatbackrests are folded down, the volumegrows to an ample 1250 litres.

Initially, the Panamera will be availableonly with the V8 engine, rear and all-wheel drive. Even the entry model, thePanamera S, is driven by a 4.8 litre V8delivering 400 BHP (294 kW) of power.On request, power can be transmittedto the rear wheels by a seven speedPorsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK)or double-clutch gearbox. Accelerationfrom 0 to 100 km/h is achieved in 5.4seconds, while the top speed is 283km/h. The EU5 standard fuel consump-tion is 10.8l/100 km (21.7 mpg), CO2emission is 253 g/km. In conjunctionwith PDK transmission and includingboth 19 per cent VAT and specific na-tional equipment, the Panamera S re-tails in Germany at a price of Euro98,085.50. Fitted with its six-speedmanual gearbox as standard, thePanamera S retails at a price of Euro94,575, again including 19 per cent VATand all national homologation features.

The sporty Panamera 4S features a 4.8litre V8 engine delivering 400 BHP (294kW). In this model, power transmissionto all four wheels is via a seven speedPorsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK).Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h takes5.0 seconds, while the top speed is282 km/h. The EU5 standard fuel con-sumption stands at 11.1 l/100 km(21,2 mpg), CO2 emission at 260 g/km.The price, including country-specificequipment and VAT is 102,251 Euro.

The Panamera Turbo, the top-rangemodel, features a 4.8 litre V8 Biturboengine delivering 500 BHP (368 kW).Power transmission takes place via aseven speed Porsche double-clutchtransmission (PDK). This all-wheel drivesprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.2 sec-onds. The Turbo’s top speed is 303 km/h.The standard fuel consumption is 12.2l/100 km (19.3 mpg), CO2 emission 286g/km. The price, including country-spe-cific equipment and VAT is 135,154 Euro.

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and lightweight bodyshells. All Panameramodels also feature the self-switchingPorsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK)with the new Auto-Start-Stop function.This function automatically deactivatesthe engine when the vehicle comes to astandstill and the brake is actuated,such as at traffic lights or in a queue.

The new Panamera will be available atdealers throughout Germany from theSeptember 12, 2009.

Press Release, Porsche AG

Technical specifications at a glance:

Panamera S Engine: 4.8 litre V8Engine power: 294 kW (400 BHP)Top speed: 283 km/h or 175 mhpAcceleration: 0–100 km/h in 5.4 secondsEU5 standard fuelconsumption: 10.8 l/100 km (21.7 mpg)

Panamera 4S Engine: 4.8 litre V8Engine power: 294 kW (400 BHP)Top speed: 282 km/h or 175 mhpAcceleration: 0–100 km/h in 5.0 secondsEU5 standard fuel consumption: 11.1 l/100 km (21,2 mpg)

Panamera Turbo Engine: 4.8 litre V8-BiturboEngine power: 368 kW (500 BHP)Top speed: 303 km/h or 188 mhpAcceleration: 0–100 km/h in 4.2 secondsEU5 standard fuel consumption: 12.2 l/100 km (19.3 mpg)

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Spectacular scene in a skyscraper: Porsche takes it to the limit

No vehicle has ever made it thishigh at its world premiere! On theApril 19, a first summit meeting washeld between international journal-ists and the Panamera on the 94thfloor of the Shanghai World Finan-cial Center. Then, at “Auto Shang-hai”, the public experienced theGran Turismo with its increasedground covering performance.

Extraordinary cars deserve extraordi-nary action. For this reason, the Panamerawas unveiled to a world audience 425metres above the streets of China’smetropolis Shanghai. No other carmaker has ever been allowed to pres-ent a vehicle on the 94th floor of theShanghai World Financial Centre(SWFC). The privilege called for a logis-tical tour de force. Transporting thePanamera to these heady heights tookmillimetre precision in the express ele-vator. The vehicle was set down verti-

cally on a specially prepared platform,and additionally secured with hoists.The clearance to the side of the doorswas less than two centimetres. The pic-tures below show the car’s spectacularjourney to the highest event stage inthe world.

At 492 metres, this building, with itsstriking bottle-opener architecture, isthe tallest skyscraper in Asia and thethird tallest in the world.


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The Cayenne is continuing each andevery innovative design line that begansuccessfully with the Cayman SPorsche Design Edition 1 and theBoxster S Porsche Design Edition 2.

The clear handwriting of the PorscheDesign Studio, based in Zell am See inAustria, one of the world’s leadinglocations for industrial and productdesign, comes out clearly from thestart in the choice of the Cayenne’spaintwork colour, Lava Grey Metallic,

Porsche is expanding its successful range of SUVs with an exclusive small series: production of the Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 with exclusive features has been limited to just one thousand numbered units.

emphasising the sporting and puristiclook of the car, design stripes at theside and on the engine compartment lidlightening the exclusive origin of thisvery special Cayenne. The 21-inchSportPlus wheels featured as standardare also finished in this special exteriorcolour.

The elegant exterior is completed withstandard bi-xenon headlamps andprivacy glass, shaded from the B-pillar,and the model badge “Cayenne GTS” in

black with a red “S” on the rear. An ex-tended roof spoiler with fixed twin wingprofile is available at no extra cost.

Adding to the appeal of the 405 BHPCayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3is the exclusive black leather uphol-stery with red contrast stitching on theinstrument panel and the door trim.

The upholstered three-spoke multifunc-tion steering wheel makes the apparentsporty image more palpable. Electri-

The new Porsche Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3Sporty off-road vehicle with exclusive design equipment

The Porsche Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3


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The typical sound experience isachieved by either pushing the buttonabove the standard sports exhaust sys-tem or via the Bose-5.1 Surround SoundSystem with 14 loudspeakers and atotal output of 410 watts. Emotions arearoused, and not only by these sounds.Thanks to the 4.8 litre V8 engine deliv-ering 500 Nm of torque, performanceis also impressive. The Cayenne GTSPorsche Design Edition 3 with the stan-dard six speed Tiptronic S acceleratesfrom zero to 100 km/h in just 6.5 sec-onds; the car’s top speed is 251 km/hor 156 mph.

Every Porsche Design Edition tradition-ally comes with unique Porsche Designaccessories as standard. The chrono-graph, matched exclusively to the vehi-cle, now enjoys a special status. WithEdition 3, the Porsche Design Studiocomes with a type P’6612 automaticchronograph, whose lightweight tita-nium housing has been refined with aDLC (“diamond like carbon”) finish andboasts a 42 millimetre diameter includ-

ing metal bracelet. This process origi-nates in the finishing technology of rac-ing engines and lends the watch’s tita-nium housing the characteristic vehiclecolour. An exclusively designed facealso features striking design cues fromthe Cayenne interior.

The perfect accessory is the four-pieceluggage set with its own PorscheDesign Edition 3 label, comprisingthree trolley cases of differing sizesand a practical briefcase. Apart fromthe largest of the trolleys, which has acapacity of 62 litres, all items can betaken onboard flights as hand baggage.

The Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edi-tion 3 is to be launched in Germany atthe end of May. The base price in theEuro area, including the chronographand complete set of cases is, 79,100Euro.

Press release, Porsche AG

cally adjustable sports seats with com-fort memory package and higher lateralsupports offer both driver and passen-ger optimum seat comfort and goodside support. The front headrestsboast the Porsche crest, and the centrepanels of both front and rear seats arecovered with slip-resistant alcantara.This fabric lends parts of the centreconsole and the door trim panels, aswell as the insides of the door handlesand the entire roof lining, a hint of dis-cretion, with carbon trim strips provid-ing the link to motorsport. The PorscheDesign Edition 3 logo adorns the revcounter, while the door sill panels andthe badges in the glove compartmentwith embossed, sequential small seriesnumber.

Porsche Design Edition 3 luggage set

Porsche Design automatic chronograph P’6612


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With a hard-fought triumph at the 24-hour Daytona race (24 and 25 Jan., 2009),Porsche paid fresh testimony to its roleas the most successful constructor inthe history of this long-distance classic.On the Daytona International Speed-way, the 47th edition of the traditionalprelude to the Grand-Am series waswon by David Donohue, Darren Law,Buddy Rice and Antonio Garcia in thePorsche Riley by Brumos Racing, se-curing a 21st overall victory forPorsche.

Porsche was also unbeatable in the GTclass, with the 911 GT3 Cup winning aconfident hat-trick. Jörg Bergmeister,Patrick Long, Andy Lally, RJ Valentineand Justin Marks rode to victory in theTRG Team’s Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.

The 911 GT3 RSR Teams had less luckin the Sebring 12-hour race. After a col-lision in the opening phase, the previ-ous year’s winner from the Flying LizardTeam lost twelve minutes during a pitstop for essential repairs. Jörg Berg-meister, Patrick Long and Marc Liebthen completed one fastest lap afteranother, wowing the spectators by sen-sationally trying to catch-up with thefrontrunners. But about an hour beforethe end of the race, the 911 GT3 RSR

If Porsche Motorsport were to have one domain, it would be long-distance racing. It is not withoutgood reason that Porsche holds a record number of victories in Le Mans, Daytona and Sebring. However, resting on the laurels ofpast success has never been part of the Porsche Motorsportphilosophy.

was overtaken, crashed into the bound-ary wall and eventually came in fourth.

The two US long-distance classics arefollowed in May and June by Europe’stwo largest 24-hour races — the Nür-burgring and Le Mans.

For the last three years, the Nürbur-gring 24-hour race has been won byPorsche’s Manthey Racing Team. Itseems fitting, then, that the 911 GT3RSR and 911 GT3 Cup S of the numer-ous Porsche Teams are again amongthe favourites to take overall victory on23/24 May 2009. Porsche Motorsportsupports its teams with works driversTimo Bernhard, Marc Lieb, Romain Du-mas, Emmanuel Collard, Wolf Henzlerand Richard Lietz, as well as two juniordrivers Martin Ragginger and MarcoHolzer.

The Porsche Teams, who will be on theblocks on the 13th and 14th of June2009 at the 24-hour Le Mans race, arenot expected to gain overall victory butare hoping to win their classes.

The two RS Spyders from the EssexTeam (Denmark) and Goh (Japan) will beattempting to repeat last-year’s LMP2double victory. Porsche Motorsport willbe providing support in the form ofworks drivers Emmanuel Collard andSascha Maassen.

What’s more, the Felbermayr-Proton,IMSA Performance and Flying LizardTeams will be entering the GT2 classwith the advanced 911 GT3 RSR. MarcLieb, Wolf Henzler, Richard Lietz,Patrick Long and Patrick Pilet are thePorsche works drivers assisting theseteams.

Daytona, Sebring, Nürburgring and Le MansPorsche Motorsport

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The test circuit, developed by Porsche,has been engineered down to the finestdetail and is the ideal place for convinc-ing every driver of the technical and dy-namic capabilities of a Porsche.

The centre itself features a large projec-tion area in the foyer, meeting rooms ofvarious sizes, an excellent restaurantwith a panorama view over the test cir-cuit, and an innovative fitness studionamed the “Porsche Human Perfor-mance Centre”. From the roof terrace,guests have a spectacular view of boththe Driving Experience Center as awhole and also over the SilverstoneGrand Prix circuit.

Covering a distance of 3.1 kilometres,the test circuit was created so that itcan be split into four individual circuitsthat can be used either independently

The Porsche Driving Experience Centre was opened in July 2008 after six years of development. It boasts a customer centre and a test circuit. The best part of all is that it is situated on the Silverstone race circuit itself.

The Porsche Driving Experience Centre in Silverstone

or together as a whole. This opens up avariety of circuit combinations and awide range of road surfaces on whichthe potential of a Porsche can be tried,tested and taken onboard. The mostimportant component of any vehicle isthe driver and because this is the case,the “Porsche Human Performance Cen-tre” offers unimagined methods of testi-fying to his health and fitness. This facil-ity also has a sports science laboratoryequipped with the very latest techn-ology. After attending a session, thoseinterested are given advice on physicalexercises and nutritional plans.

Would you like to experience the PorscheDriving Centre live? Our on-site con-tacts will be more than happy to adviseyou on the opportunities available, es-pecially on holding Porsche ClubEvents at this venue.

Contact:Jon RoachOperations Manager Porsche Experience CentreHangar StraightSilverstone CircuitNr TowcesterNorthhantsNN12 8GRUK

E-mail: [email protected].: +44 8443 575 911www.porsche.co.uk/experience

Porsche Driving Experience Centre SilverstonePorsche in Great Britain

You don’t normally skate on thin ice.

But then, what’s normal with us.

The Porsche Sport Driving School.

For 35 years, we have offered unique driver training at some of the world’s

most challenging locations. On trackless terrain, on sand or racing circuits.

Or, typically Porsche, on arctic ice and snow. At Iceforce Training in Finland,

for example, where your telemetry data are analyzed by racetrack methods.

To bring you ever closer to the ideal racing line. Quite normal, actually.

Find out more here – www.porsche.com/sportdrivingschool


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Last November, Club Presidents from atotal of 25 European countries ac-cepted the invitation from the centralPorsche Club Coordination Team to at-tend the European Presidents’ Meet inStuttgart.

“This annual event is very important forus”, explained Sandra Mayr, TeamLeader of Porsche Club Coordination.“It offers us an ideal platform to be-come mutually acquainted and gives usample opportunity to exchange ideas.In various workshops, a number of is-sues are explored and potential proce-dures discussed and devised. Theseare implemented after the events to

continue to support Porsche Clubs allover the world and further improve thecooperation”.

The detailed results from the EPCC2008 workshops can be found in frompage 24 of this issue.

One particular highlight at EPCC 2008was the unplanned presence of twoBoard Members of the Porsche Club ofAmerica, the world’s largest PorscheClub, who were guests in Zuffenhausenat the time of the EPCC. The PorscheClub Coordination Team immediatelytook the initiative, inviting both BoardMembers to the workshops to swapknowledge and share thoughts withpeople from all around the world.

It goes without saying that the activitieshave to be accompanied by an appro-priate support programme. Alongsidean exclusive guided site tour by con-struction project manager ChristinaBecker (the delegates were the veryfirst group to be allowed to visit the mu-seum under construction), there was

also a plant tour and lunch in the Casinoin Zuffenhausen. On the second day, anexcursion with 29 Porsche 911 wasmade to Maulbronn. After more intenseactivities in the workshop, the day wascompleted with dinner in Stuttgart’s“Cube” restaurant looking out over thecity’s roofs.

The Central Porsche Club SupportTeam would like to thank all delegatesfor their firm commitment, especiallyduring the workshops. We are alreadylooking forward to the next EPCC andto our future collaboration!

EPCC in Stuttgart from the November 6 to 9, 2008European Porsche Club Committee (EPCC) 2008

2. News from the Club Coordination Team

Sandra Mayr at the Workshop

Workshop delegates

Site tour of the new Porsche Museum


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This season, ten races will be held inthe USA and Canada. Traditionally, thehigh points are the 12 hours from Se-bring and the 1000 mile race known as“Petit Le Mans” in Road Atlanta. Most ofthe races last 2.45 hours. The ALMS isthe American counterpart to the LeMans Series (LMS) in Europe.

The starting field comprises two sportsvehicle categories: sports prototypesand standard production sports cars.

All racing cars start at the same time,though are separately rated accordingto category. This system guarantees di-verse, thrilling races packed with over-taking manoeuvres. Points are onlyawarded for being placed in the respec-

The American Le Mans Series (ALMS), run for the first time in 1999, offersenthusiasts enthralling motorsport. The rules are based on those for the Le Mans 24 hour race.

tive categories. Since the American LeMans Series was founded in 1999,Porsche has been on the starting lineevery year with racing versions of thePorsche 911 and has now won ninedriver and nine constructor champi-onships. This makes Porsche the mostsuccessful manufacturer in the ALMSby far.

The “Porscheplatz” in Sebring:The “Porscheplatz” is a successful jointproject between Porsche Cars NorthAmerica, the Porsche Club of America(PCA) and 13 Porsche dealers, in thiscase from the state of Florida. On Fri-day, March 20, and Saturday March 21,the “Porscheplatz” was fully booked.The hospitality platform not only

enables Porsche Club members andPorsche owners to park their Porschein a designated parking area andPorsche dealers to present the latestPorsche product range, but alsooffers ample space for social net-working and exchanging ideas. Clubmembers can also take a rest andfollow television broadcasts and racereports on large screens. This is also anexcellent opportunity for like-mindedpeople to socialise.

The 200 Porsche vehicles, and their en-thusiastic owners as guests, made afantastic picture. In total, more than700 Club members visited “Porsche-platz” – the highest visitor figure since“Porscheplatz” was established.

Custom-made prelude: the “Porscheplatz” in Sebring

American Le Mans Series (ALMS)

The Porscheplatz during the ALMS in Sebring, March 2009


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lights. Club members had the opportu-nity to take part in a detailed paddocktour by team driver Patrick Long.

The organisation by the volunteers fromPCA was outstanding, and turned the


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The event was loaded with various pre-sentations, which had been preparedexclusively for “Porscheplatz” visitors:

Besides the Porsche dealers, the offi-cial Porsche Partners Mobil1 andMichelin showcased interesting topicsfrom their product ranges to Club mem-bers.

The entire “IMSA Rescue Team” (IMSA,International Motor Sports Association)arrived with its fleet, which also in-cludes a specially-equipped PorscheCayenne (see picture). There was alsoa very interesting talk about the med-ical care provided to the racing driverson the circuit.

The presentation on the new Porsche911 GT3 RSR and the racing strategyfor the weekend in Sebring, which wasexplained by Porsche Motorsport’s offi-cial representative, were very exciting.The invitation by the Flying Lizard Teamwas no doubt one of the main high-

"Porscheplatz" in Sebring in 2009 intoan absolute highlight event.

Porsche Club Coordination Team, Porsche AG

Presentation by Porsche Motorsport on the racing strategy for Sebring

The Porsche Cayenne in service for the “IMSA Rescue Team”

The Porsche Cayenne is a versatile performer – on every type of terrain. The more the driver demands from the car, the more it’s in its element. Thanks to the Michelin Latitude series, the same applies for the tyres. For the new

Porsche Cayenne, Michelin has developed some new tyres with modest rolling resistance and therefore better fuel economy without any compromise in the performances. This is the reason why it can bear the N-designation – the

sign of Porsche quality.

www.michelin.com

A100-METER DASHISN’T RUN IN OLD FLIP-FLOPS, EITHER.

The MICHELIN Latitude SportYou want a new sporty tire:

the summer specialist MICHELIN Latitude Sport

Ideal driving experience – spring, summer, autumn

Pleasant side effects:

• shorter breaking distance• lower fuel consumption

Sizes and designations:

255/55 R18 Latitude Sport N0275/45 R19 Latitude Sport N0

295/35 R21 Latitude Sport N0

The MICHELIN Latitude Tour HPThere is now a new tire option:

the all-season specialist MICHELIN Latitude Tour HP

Ideal grip – even when it is not summer

Pleasant side effects:

• more driving comfort• less wear

Sizes and designations:

255/55 R18 Latitude Tour HP N0275/45 R19 Latitude Tour HP N0

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4. Information Exchange

Sporty in the summer

Porsche Tequipment – Accessories for Individual Design

Further information about the entire Porsche Tequipment product range and the current Tequipment cataloguesare available from your Porsche partner, or on the Internet at www.porsche.com. At this address, you can also visitour Porsche Design Driver’s Selection online shop, where you will find a range of selected Tequipment products.

Driving is simply more fun when thedays get longer and warmer. And it’salso the best time to make yourBoxster or Cayman even sportier thanit already is. Porsche Tequipment hasjust the products you need. The sportstailpipe – a stainless steel twin tailpipein a unique design, polished and with a

nano coating – gives the rear of yourBoxster or Cayman a sporty and dy-namic finish. The nano coating makesfor easy cleaning and emphasises thebrilliant finish.

The fascination of a Porsche can’t becomprehended in by the eyes alone –that’s why we have ears too: the newsports exhaust system for the Boxsterand Cayman models. By its very nature,the Porsche sound is powerful andsporty. The best thing is that it can bemade even more so. The sports ex-haust system alters the sound depend-ing on driving style – from powerful toracy. The sports tailpipe also comes asstandard.

The 18-inch Boxster S II and 18-inchCayman S II complete summer wheels

Well-rounded: complete summerwheels for the Boxster S II, Cayman S IIand Carrera S II (from top)From powerful and beefy to sporty and

racy: the sports exhaust system

Open to new ideas: Your Boxster is not the only item that can be given a sporty finish thanks to Porsche Tequipment products.

really catch the eye. The different de-sign of each set is as sporty as it ispowerful and has a style that is the per-fect match for your Porsche. ThePorsche Tequipment range also in-cludes the 19-inch Carrera II completesummer wheel set.


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The Panamera experience. The world premiere.Porsche Travel Club

Want to be one of the first to ride ina Porsche Panamera? Long beforeits worldwide launch? The PorscheTravel Club offers you the opportu-nity to do so on this exclusive tripthrough Provence.

Endless gorse and lavender fields, oakforests and fantastic mountain villagesshape the diverse landscape in thedeep south-east of France, an area thatextends to the cragged peaks of theMaritime Alps. Provence also offersmuch more – pure driving pleasure. It’sas if the countless bends and mountainranges were created just for the newPanamera.

Your itineraryYou will make your own travel arrange-ments to Nice airport, where you willtake an exclusive helicopter transfer toAerodrome de Fayence. You will be col-

lected in the Panamera and taken toyour hotel – the “Four Seasons ResortProvence at Terre Blanche”.

Tucked into the hills of Provence, andyet a stone’s throw away from the glam-our of the Côte d’Azur, the Four Sea-sons accentuates its luxurious comfortwith views of the distant mountains,medieval villages, and thyme and laven-der fields. Experience both of the all-year round golf courses, and one of Eu-rope’s most beautiful spas, which, intrue Four Seasons style, offers com-plete tranquillity.

You will be picked up from the hotel andtaken on three interesting day-trips inthe local area.

While on the gastronomy front, you willbe spoiled in equal measure by star-rated restaurants and the localProvençal cuisine.

DatesJuly 18 – 22, 2009July 22 – 26, 2009July 26 – 30, 2009July 30 – August 3, 2009

Price Per person, sharing a double room: 5,190 Euro Per person in a single room: 6,911 Euro

Contact:Porsche Travel Club Constanze Menner

Tel.: +49 (0)711 911 78037E-mail:[email protected]

Registration form:www.porsche.com/ogp

For further information:[email protected]

General information can be foundon the Internet at: www.avd.de/og-pracing/index.shtml. Please selectyour language.


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Experience Motorsport with Porsche Classic The 37th AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix

The 37th AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix fromthe August 7 to the 9, 2009 at the Nür-burgring will once again present aunique spectrum of historical race carsspanning seven decades of motorsport history – from the opening of theNürburgring through to the 1980s.

At one of the most important interna-tional motorsport events for historicalvehicles, Porsche Classic will demon-strate many interesting facts and infor-mation over 14,000 square meters.The focus will be on a special anniver-sary – 100 years of Ferry Porsche. Arare opportunity to experience thePorsche legend first hand.

Another highlight is the collection of“parked” Porsche vehicles in thePorsche area, which depicts the entirehistory of the Porsche brand.

The Porsche VIP Package

The Porsche VIP Package for the Oldtimer-Grand-Prix includes:• 3-day tickets from

August 7 – 9, 2009• A parking space for your Porsche • Entry to the Porsche Hospitality

Tent• An exclusive welcome gift • Entry to the evening event

The VIP package costs 299 Europer person, the cost for PorscheClub members is 269 Euro.

Note: Porsche Club members arekindly asked to make an online groupbooking through their contact at theirofficial Porsche Club.

Porsche Sport Driving SchoolAn exclusive driving training programme for vehicles built before 1993: Porsche Classic-Car Training 2009

A thrilling highlight has been addedto the Porsche Sport DrivingSchool training calendar 2009.

The Porsche Classic Cars Training isaimed at sporty drivers and passionateowners of classic Porsche vehicles.Other vehicle models built before 1993are of course very welcome.

Your Classic Cars Training 2009:With its smooth surfaces, the LuK Dri-ving Center in Baden-Baden provides thebest possible conditions for training thatis gentle on the car. You can expectthrilling practices and an action-packed

circuit. Over two training days, instruc-tors from the Porsche Sport DrivingSchool will take you and your vehicle tothe physical limits of technology, and willbe on hand to provide all the advice youneed, about both your training itself andabout your vehicle. Come along and en-joy exciting, emotion-fuelled drivingdays with the Porsche Sport DrivingSchool.

Price per person: 1,150 Euro(incl. 1x evening meal/2x days catering)Companion: 250 EuroDate: Sat. 26 – Sun. 27 Sept., 2009

Venue:LuK Driving Center, Baden-Baden,GermanyConditions:Vehicles built before 1993

For further information and reservations, please see:www.porsche.com/sportdriving-school

or contact us by E-mail: [email protected] You can also call us on: +49 (0)711 911 78683


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54th Porsche Parade USA 2009: “Welcome to Keystone!”

From the June 29 to the July 4, 2009,the Porsche Club of America, Alpineand Rocky Mountain Regions, is stagingthis year’s Porsche Parade USA in Key-stone, Colorado.

This popular event is open to both inter-national Club members and non-Clubmembers. The largest event of thePorsche Club of America offers a highlyexciting programme that is sure to de-light every visitor.

Programme:Day 1: Parade Check-InDay 2: Concours d’Elegance, historical

vehicle exhibitionDay 3: RallyDay 4: AutocrossDay 5: Tech QuizDay 6: Volunteer Party, Zone Challenge

Additional information can be found on the Internet at:www.porscheparade2009.com

Porsche Club Hamburg in cooperation with Porsche Club Deutschland

Porsche Club Deutschlandtreffen in Hamburg

Hamburg — The gateway to theworld! For who can think of thismagnificent city without envisio-ning ships from all over the world,the 800 year old ports, St. Pauliand this city’s main artery, theElbe?

Yet, with its fascinating atmosphere ofglobal spirit, pulsating business worldand the charm of a northern city, Ham-burg has so much more to offer. Didyou know that Hamburg has morebridges than Venice, or that after the re-vival of the container industry, Hamburgconverted its old warehouse district inthe former Freeport to create a uniquearea?

Even native Hamburgers can’t fail to beimpressed by the view from the Lom-bardsbrücke over the river Alster ontoJungfernstieg and Ballindamm, with theimposing trading houses and thepanorama up to the town hall tower andNicolaikirche.

As organiser, the Porsche Club Ham-burg extends an invitation to this cityand its lovely surroundings for theDeutschlandtreffen of Porsche ClubDeutschland e.V. From August 27 to30, 2009, we would like to show youthe beauty of the city in combinationwith a lively programme, and give youthe chance to experience the hugecommunity of Porsche enthusiasts inyour fantastic cars.

Additional information and programme details can be found at:Porsche Club Hamburg e.V.

E-Mail: [email protected].: +49 (0)40 25 30 29 129

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The heart of racing: The Porsche Sports Cup 2009 – in Germany, Switzerland andScandinavia

Porsche Sports Cup

Porsche Sports CupDeutschlandThe German Porsche Sports Cup hasmarked the start the new 2009 season inthe last weekend of April. The first raceof the Porsche customer racing sportseries was held on the Formula 1 circuitat the Nürburgring. This year will alsosee six events on five different circuits– Nürburgring, Hockenheimring, Motor-sport Arena Oschersleben, EuroSpeed-way Lausitz and the Belgian Spa-Fran-corchamps. The Porsche Sports Cupcomprises a total of six licence-free se-ries, as well as other series subject tolicence conditions, which are open toboth vehicles approved for road useand those with racing modifications.

The GT3 Cup Challenge Deutschland(GT3CC), which ranks as the top seriesin the Porsche Sports Cup, will be cele-brating its premiere in 2009. The

GT3CC is to be rolled out throughoutEurope and acts as an additional link tothe Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland(PCCD). The rules for the GT3CC arebased on those for the PCCD and theraces form an independent series. Iden-tical Cup vehicles 911 GT3 Cup (model997), model year 2009, will be puttingtheir motorsport skills to the test.Other Cup vehicles from model year2008, modified to satisfy the rules, willalso be approved for the GT3CC. Thecockpits of the powerful 911 GT3 Cupvehicles won’t be occupied by profes-sionals, but by experienced amateursports drivers who hold at least a na-tional C-Licence.

The championship title in the GT3 CupChallenge Deutschland has gainedeven more kudos thanks to a specialaward — the winner can take part as aguest in the final race of the Porsche

Carrera Cup Deutschland 2009 inHockenheim.

Dates for the Porsche Sports CupDeutschland:• April 25 and 26,

Nürburgring• June 13 and 14,

Hockenheim• July 18 and 19,

Oschersleben• August 8 and 9,

EuroSpeedway Lausitz• September12 and 13,

Spa-Francorchamps• October 10 and 11,

Hockenheim

Contact:Porsche Sports Cup DeutschlandPorsche Deutschland GmbHDominik LynckerTel: +49 (0)711 911 12384

Starting grid for Porsche Sports Cup Germany, Hockenheim 2008


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Porsche Sports Cup SuisseThe series is organised by the SwissFederation of Porsche Clubs. The firsttwo seasons were extremely success-ful and encouraged the federation tomake future events even better. Justlike the Porsche Sports CupDeutschland, the Porsche Sports CupSuisse is open to all interested Porschedrivers – from the gentlemen driverthrough to the near-professional ama-teur racing driver. Aside a few country-specific details, the motorsport andtechnical rules and regulations arecomparable with those of the Germanseries. The annual program comprisessix racing weekends.

Because Switzerland itself has noracing circuits, all Porsche Sports CupSuisse racing events are held atfamous circuits in Germany, France andItaly. The Porsche Sports Cup Sprintand Porsche Super Sports CupEndurance are organised for Porscheracing vehicles with road and racing

Porsche Sports CupScandinavia

The Porsche Sports Cup Scandinavia –formerly known as Porsche Sports CupSweden – was the first Sports Cup tobe held outside Germany. Backed by ahighly enthusiastic base of ambitiousdrivers, the aim is to win over more newPorsche drivers and create aScandinavian series encompassingSweden, Finland and Norway.

Dates for the Porsche Sports CupScandinavia:• April 19, 2009

Mantorp, Warm-up • April 25 to 26, 2009

Mantorp• May 9 to 10, 2009

Knutstorp• May 16, 2009

Gelleråsen• July 4 to 5, 2009

Gelleråsen SSM Knutstorp• August 8 to 9, 2009

Kinnekulle• September 12 to 13, 2009

Mantorp, Final

Additional information can befound on the Internet at: www.PCSracing.nu

Contact:Erik Woode, President PCS Racing

tyres. Porsche Drivers Challenges areoffered at every event for gentlemendrivers with road-going cars.

Dates for the Porsche Sports CupSuisse:• April 17 and 18, 2009

Hockenheim, Germany• May 22 and 23, 2009

Ledenon, France• June 26 and 27, 2009

Le Castellet, France• August 21 and 22, 2009

Dijon, France• September 25 to the 27, 2009

Monza, Italy• October 16 to 18, 2009

Magny-Cours, France

Additional information onPorsche Sports Cup Suisse can be found on the Internet at:

Porsche Sports Cup Suissewww.porsche-clubs.ch

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Ice Force

Members of the Porsche Club Singapore and the Porsche ClubIstanbul are guests at “Ice Force”, the Porsche Sport DrivingSchool event in Ivalo, Finland

Porsche Club Singapore

In February 2009, seven membersof the Porsche Club Singaporetook part in the Porsche Ice Forcetraining event near Ivalo in northernFinland, an area famous for viewingthe northern lights during clearwinter nights.

The journey from Singapore (1° degreenorth of the equator) to Ivalo (69° de-grees north of the equator) presented achallenge purely from knowing what towear. Typical temperatures in Ivalo fluc-tuate between –10 °C and –25 °C! Ourgroup stayed in Saariselka and wasdriven every day to the Porsche wintertraining area, situated on a frozen lakejust a few minutes away.

The training vehicles were a 911 TurboTiptronic, a 997 C4S with PDK, a 997C2S with PDK and a manual transmis-sion Cayman S. The vehicles wereequipped with special spikes, whichpermitted better control and higherspeeds on the ice track. There wereeight different circuits, from the driftingcircuit to the slow circuits through tothe fast course with an emphasis onmaximizing driving time.

Each practice session lasted 90 min-utes and was completed by the wholegroup in the same model. There was

one vehicle for every two participants ineach case. A different model was usedfor each practice session. Our instruc-tor helped us become much better ac-quainted with each model and improveour skills on snow and ice.

This was the first chance many of ushad to explore the limits of the newelectronically controlled Porsche Trac-tion Management system in the all-wheel drive cars, even though some ofus own these cars at home. Under iceconditions the effectiveness of this sys-tem was soon very evident.

The event was organised in typicalPorsche fashion – efficient and friendlyas always.

Howard Delaney, President Porsche Club Singapore

Porsche Club Singaporewww.porscheclub.org.sg

Porsche Club Istanbul

After successfully completingCamp4 and Camp4S (4 times!),seven members of the Porsche ClubIstanbul set out for the Porsche IceForce Training.

We were able to test our limits on afrozen lake in a 911 Turbo, Carrera 4S,Carrera S and a Cayman S.

Each learning unit offered us new expe-riences and enhanced our existing skills.Brakes, load changes, course changesand side drifts – like masters of ourtrade, we drove the cars on ice wherewalking would have been difficult.

Thanks to our instructor and his expert-ise, we learned a lot about driving dy-namics and about how obedient aPorsche can be, even in the mostextreme winter conditions.

“Ice Force” was perfectly organised,offered a lot of time for driving andgave us the chance to test our skills un-der extremely diverse conditions.

Alican EryorulmazPorsche Club Istanbul

Porsche Club Istanbulwww.porscheclubistanbul.org

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Camp4S

Porsche Club Steiermark and Porsche Club Wien were guestsat “Camp4S”, the Porsche Travel Club event in Rovaniemi,Finland

Porsche Club Steiermark

Where is and who actually knowsRovaniemi? This is the question several members of the PorscheClub Steiermark asked themselvesbefore Christmas.

Just a few weeks later, they had theanswer and we hovered – in the truesense of the word – high above theArctic Circle in Finland.

Low temperatures of below –20 °Cguaranteed creaky, cold snow and blueglittering ice. Exactly the right condi-tions for pushing the law of drivingphysics to its limits. Vehicle control onsnow and ice is an acquired skill.

In the Arctic Driving Center, we driftedthrough the different sections in the911 Carrera 4 and the 4S with such joy.Although various winter training ses-sions and drift challenges in Austria hadtaught us well, driving in such condi-tions as these made us feel like wewere learning to drive again. For sev-eral hours, we alternated between drifttechniques such as downhill drifts, dou-ble 8 drifts and load change drifts.

Various handling courses and the“Arctic Northern Loop” then revealedour the true level of our mastery. The

training day always ended with a broadgrin. So we learned something and wenever ceased to be amazed at the per-fection and technical maturity of thesevehicles that we hold in such high es-teem. They dealt easily with the drivers’remaining weaknesses with forgivenessand tolerance.

Karl Steiner

Porsche Club Steiermarkwww.porscheclubsteiermark.at

Porsche Club Wien

A very pleasant delegation fromthe Austrian Clubs, mainly from the Porsche Club Vienna, flew toFinland, to Rovaniemi on the ArcticCircle to be precise, to learn thePorsche “drift driving” technique.

After a stop in Helsinki and about fourand a half hours travel time, wereached Europe’s largest city by sur-face area, with a population of just un-der 54,000, some of whom are worldfamous for winter sports athletes.

Nothing could outperform the partici-pants’ enthusiasm for the hospitalityand support shown by Porsche, exceptperhaps, the 997 Carrera 4 or 4S,which was placed at our disposal forthe next three days.

We have all learned a great deal. Onday three, the steering wheel becamesuperfluous and the Porsche was moreor less controlled by just the accelera-tor pedal. It is unbelievable how sensi-tive you become to the line and howprecisely and tightly the Porsche couldbe turned into the apex of a bend!

The section where we were allowed todrive the new 997 2. Generation withPDK transmission was also a fantasticexperience. This new version is ofcourse more compact and better de-signed; it simply feels quite different.

However, the drift driving technique hasto be relearnt again. We were only ableto guess, at least in the short time wehad to test it, at the potential of the newtransmission and new electronic clutch.It is incredibly precise and always goesto where the front wheels are pointing.After three days, we have everythingunder control and are on our way to dis-cover new dimensions!

A fantastic event overall, including thesupport programme. Highly recom-mended for all members – perfect!

Richard Purtscher, President Porsche Club Wien

Porsche Club Wienwww.porsche-club-wien.at


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Porsche Club Mexico

The Porsche Club Mexico awarded by the “Mexicana Federation of Sporting Cars”The Porsche Club Mexico has re-ceived the coveted “Silver Helmet”award from the Mexican Federationof Sporting Cars (FEMADAC). Theaward was conferred by the “Vin-tage National Commission”, chairedby Francisco Moreno.

It was given for the “Best DynamicEvent” category, in recognition of theexcellent organisation behind thePorsche Parade Mexico 2008. The Pa-rade was held on the October 5, andfeatured a total of 253 Porsches of var-ious years and models. The event also

registered a record number of partici-pants, for the third year in a row.

The meeting point was the inside areaof the Race Americas Course in MexicoCity. The vehicles were registered andplaced into six different categories de-pending on age and model year.

The President of the Porsche ClubMexico, Manuel Roblesgil Antillon andthe Managing Director of PorscheMexico, Fernando Flores Beristáin,welcomed the Club members and allthe enthusiastic participants who helpedsupport the event.

The 20 year anniversary of the PorscheClub Mexico was also celebrated at thisevent. The Porsche Club CoordinationTeam was represented by MathiasMenner, who gave the opening address.The Porsche Club Mexico thanked allformer presidents and founding mem-bers for their excellent organisationand enthusiasm at the 2008 Parade.

These ceremonies complete, the 253Porsches made their way to the “Her-manos Rodríguez” racing circuit, havingto cross Mexico City’s main road net-work in the process. We all reconvenedin the “S” zone for the traditional photocall of the Parade. The convoy was leadby a Rothmans Porsche 962 bearingstarting number “1”.

We then assembled in the pit lane and,in groups of 40 Porsche vehicles, alltook to the racing circuit for a sensa-tional parade.

Jorge Robles PradilloPresident Porsche Club Mexico

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Porsche Club United Arab Emirates

“Drive to Fujairah”

Friday March 13, 2009 saw a thrilling event held by the PorscheClub UAE.

It was a clear, sunny day with an eager72 people, including Club Committeeand members of the Porsche Club UAE,gathered in the Dome Cafe in Dubai forcheck-in, a relaxed breakfast, a brief in-troduction to the day’s route and a fewconvoy rules. At precisely 10 o’ clock,the sound of 37 Porsche engines froma vast range of models was heard andthe group moved off towards the “HiltonFujairah”. The stunning route was en-joyed by all, as the cars were serpentingtheir way through the desert, then along

the winding Hajjar Mountain roads lead-ing to the emirate of Fujairah (see map).

The group made a brief, enjoyable stopin the middle of the desert. Club mem-bers were able to mingle with wild ca-mels and enjoy the scenery of themountain range. The second scheduledstop was along the Indian Ocean, ha-ving passed through the longest tunnelin the gulf region that took us straightthrough the mountains to the Arab Emi-rate’s east coast.

Arriving at the hotel, the group receiveda warm welcome and a cold cocktail.During the elegant lunch, members

took part in a Porsche Quiz. Then theywent either to the pool or to the beachto enjoy the sunshine, which of coursewas very popular with those who hadbrought their children along.

At 4:30pm the group gathered again tohit the same roads back to Dubai andended the day with some sundownerdrinks, snacks and conversations withnew friendships resulting from theevent.

Karim Al-Azhari President Porsche Club UAE

Further information andphoto gallery can be found at:Porsche Club UAEwww.porscheclubuae.com


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Porsche Club Great Britain

Porsche Club Great Britain at Autosport International,Birmingham, January 8 –11, 2009Porsche Club Great Britain was in-vited to take a stand in the PistonHeads Hall of this year’s AutosportInternational at the NEC.

The Club was asked to provide a dis-play showing the evolution of the 911.The plan was to show 25 cars, but inthe end 42 911s provided by Clubmembers were collected and placed onshow for the four days of the event.Given that we only perched on a cornerof a trader’s stand last year, and haddone little at all prior to that, this wassomething of a leap for the organisersin the Club. The show is the largest mo-tor sport exhibition in Europe, and at-tracts nearly 85,000 visitors.

As Club Chairman Martyn Molyneauxconfirms, it went well: “‘What a greatshow’, ‘A fantastic display of cars,’ and‘A credit to the Club’. These were allcomments that were music to the earsof the directors and all those whoworked so hard to make the AutosportInternational Show at the NEC in Janu-ary a great success. Just about everymodel of the 911 was present, goingfrom the first right-hand drive 911 im-ported into the UK through to a 997GT2 and 997 GT3 RS. A very big thankyou goes to all the members and own-ers who loaned us their cars for thefour days, and without whom our dis-play would not have been possible”

Alongside the “911 Evolution” display,the Club’s presence was focused aroundthe Race Centre, with some competitioncars from the Club Championship andCarrera Cup. Club Shop was on hand, newmembers were signed up and volun-teers served refreshments throughout.

And to complement the major exhibits,there was proof that Porsche owner-

ship doesn’t have to be expensive. AsGeoff Ives told the press, “We’ve founda 924 S for the show, well within the£1,000 budget, and it’s stunning, withonly 55,000 miles on the clock. It coststhe current owner only £80 a year forinsurance, and will average over 30mpgon a long run, so isn’t necessarily ex-pensive to run. Factor in the driving funand great Club social scene, and owninga Porsche can be hugely satisfying.”

Porsche Cars used the event to promotethe Carrera Cup Great Britain and, in

conjunction with the Club and PorscheMotorsport, formally announced theGT3 Cup Challenge, to be run by theClub next year.

There was icing on the cake too, as, atthe end of the show, Porsche CarsGreat Britain was awarded the prize for“Best Stand”.

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6. Classic Reports Porsche Diesel Club Deutschland

“Porsche Junior” Project

Under the patronage of Dr. Wolf-gang Porsche, “Porsche Junior”was developed early in 2007 tobecome a success project.

The Club “Projekt Porsche Diesel e.V.”(PPD), has developed a project in col-laboration with Porsche Diesel Club Eu-ropa e.V. with the motto “From lethargyto creativity”. People of all ages are in-volved in the project, working on a tech-nical challenge – the restoration of his-torical tractors.

The “Porsche Junior” project is open toall schools and other institutions. It isnow running at 41 educational estab-lishments, one of which is in Lana,South Tyrol. We have already reachedover 600 students who learn with en-thusiasm and who “grasp” in the truestsense of the word how they can get ac-quainted with simple technology in ateam.

The organisers are also highly moti-vated and committed – “technical at-tendants”, or in other words expertsfrom among the Club members, sup-port the institutions.

As well as craftsmanship and the socialaspects between the generations, akey element of the project is that thework is documented. This is importantbecause documentation and certifi-cates help later in the search for ap-

motto “The Red Zora”. Since the1940’s, the fictional “Red Zora” hasbeen known as a ring leader who helpsoutcast children and raises awarenessof injustices and discrimination throughself-assured and bold escapades. “Dierote Zora und ihre Bande” [The RedZora and her Gang] is now a classicamong youth literature. This is the firstproject in which only young women par-ticipate, demonstrating their talent andskill on the Porsche tractors.

You too can become a sponsoring mem-ber of the Porsche Diesel e.V. project.

Projekt Porsche Diesel e.V.Edisonstraße 25 A28357 Bremen, GermanyTel.: +49 (0)421 27 819 819Fax: +49 (0)421 27 819 829

Account for donations:Projekt Porsche Diesel e.V.Sparkasse BremenAccount no.: 108 3005Bank Identification Number: 290 501 01

Article from Porsche DieselNews 1/2008

Contact:Porsche Diesel Club Europa e.V.Harald S. StegenEdisonstraße 25 A28357 Bremen, Germany

prenticeships. In a number of schools,project participants gained a trainingplace by virtue of the documentation.

The project is designed to make youngpeople trainable at an early stage andto show them that learning and workingcan be fun. Every contribution made to-wards preparing for a career, even dur-ing schooling, will later prove to be asuccessful tool when starting out.

One particular project is running suc-cessfully at the “BWB (Berlin Work-shops for the Disabled”) – this is a na-tionwide pilot project. The “Porsche Ju-nior” project, started as a collaborationbetween Porsche Diesel Club Europae.V. (PDCE), the BWB, the Lions ClubBerlin Meilenwerk, the Berlin Automo-bile Guild and Gewerbesiedlungs-Gesellschaft mbH (ORGO GSG), was thefirst project of its kind in Berlin. Tenyoung people will help restore an old,broken Porsche classic tractor, aPorsche Junior, back to health.

“The interest from young people was soimmense that we could easily have de-ployed a team of 50 or more staff”, ex-plains Dr. Much, CEO of BWB. “But thework on a tractor like this and the phys-ical space are limited, so we had to de-cide on a small manageable team.Everything was geared to the momentwhen we could start work on the highlyprized object”. “In BWB, we found anoutstanding partner for the pilot projectin Berlin. Through this partnership, wewant to express our appreciation forthe welfare work being done in thisworkshop”, says Harald S. Stegen,President of Porsche Diesel Club Eu-ropa e.V.

Another BWB project is due to start af-ter the summer holidays under the


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Porsche Classic Club Deutschland

Retro Classics Stuttgart

The organisers reported a recordnumber of visitors to the ninth RetroClassics exhibition in Stuttgart,held for the second time on the newairport exhibition ground during the weekend of the March 12 to the15, 2009. According to data from the exhibition centre, the eventattracted over 57,000 visitors, ex-ceeding last year’s result by around15 percent.

The Porsche Classic Clubs Deutschlandshared a stand and presented fiveclassic Porsche models, all in top con-dition.

As well as providing information andadvice, the Clubs also focussed onattracting and supporting members.

The Porsche Clubs exhibition team washighly satisfied with visitor interest, andis already looking forward to the tenthRetro Classics next year. International

awareness of the Classics exhibitionhas finally been raised, as evidenced byvisitors and exhibitors from some 15countries. There were new exhibitors

from the Netherlands, Hungary andBelgium and visitors were welcomedfrom neighbouring Switzerland, Austria,France and Luxembourg. The stands inthe eight exhibition halls also receivedvisitors from the Czech Republic,Russia, Poland, Britain, Portugal, Mex-ico, Indonesia and Dubai.

“The Retro Classics has without doubtestablished itself as the central meet-ing point for the classic scene in south-ern Germany, and word is getting outeven further beyond”, said UlrichHerrmann, Retro Classics Organiser.

The date for the next Retro Classics,which is the tenth and therefore an an-niversary event, has already been set.It will be held from the March 11 to the14, 2010 at the new exhibition centreat the airport, the 11th being thespecial “Preview Day” for trade visitorsand journalists.

The Porsche Classic Club Deutschland exhibition stand

The stand team of the Porsche Classic Club Deutschland

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