Against the backdrop of a difficult market environment, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG in Stuttgart supplied a total of 1,516 cars to North America in August – 1,404 to the USA and 112 to Canada. The 45 percent drop compared to the previous year is in line with Porsche expectations and can be explained by the upcoming launch of the new 911 Carrera and Targa models. Sales of the 911 range decreased by 58 per cent to 366 cars, which was down to its lifecycle. The new 911 Carrera model with direct fuel injection ensuring lower gasoline consumption and the Porsche double-clutch transmission will be launched in the USA and Canada on 20 September 2008. The four-wheel drive version of the 911 Carrera and the new 911 Targa, which in addition to that has a new electronic four-wheel drive system, will be available from 25 October 2008.
In the month under review, there were a total of 832 deliveries of the Cayenne range in the USA and Canada, which is nine per cent less than in the same month last year. 318 cars from the Boxster range were sold in August (a drop of 66 per cent). Of this figure, a total of 130 were either the Cayman or Cayman S.
TECHART Automobildesign GmbH presents its cutting-edge TECHART GTstreet RS, based on the Porsche 911 GT2 (997), with an impressive best time of 1.06:811 minutes on the short course of the Hockenheim circuit.
Click image to view gallerySince 2001, TECHART GTstreet vehicles have been among the fastest and highest performance sports cars in the world. This high performance is reflected in the GTstreet RS’s statistics - 700 PS and 515 KW – with a maximum torque of 860 Nm. This power is achieved through the use of modified turbochargers, enlarged carbon inlet pipes, specially developed intercoolers, a sports flap exhaust combined with high-performance headers, modified pressure sensor and a sports air filter. The GTstreet model demonstrates a high level of performance in the wind tunnel: with a downforce of 10 kilos on the front and rear axles at a speed of 140 km/h. Continue reading ‘TECHART GTstreet RS’
911 Model Initiative continuing with Four New Models
911 Carrera 4 Coupé and 911 Carrera 4S CabrioletShowing the dynamic attitude typical of the brand, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, are continuing the generation change of the 911 model series. Just a few weeks after the new 911s with classic rear-wheel drive, the all-wheel-drive versions Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S are now entering the market in both Coupé and Cabriolet guise. Continue reading ‘Porsche Carrera 4 with Electronically Controlled All-Wheel Drive’
911 Pedal Cars for Children
What we would give to be a kid again!
Each collected their own ‘Model 911’ pedal car from the museumBeaming faces in Zuffenhausen: today four children, aged five and six, each collected their own ‘Model 911’ pedal car from the museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. They were the lucky winners of a raffle which had taken place at the ‘Bietigheim Wonderland’, an event held in Bietigheim on May 30 and 31, 2008. Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, did not miss the opportunity to greet the young guests himself and hand them their prizes in person: ‘I am very pleased to meet such young Porsche enthusiasts and I hope you will have a lot of enjoyment driving your own little 911s’, said the Chairman, congratulating the children. Continue reading ‘Raffle Winners visit the Porsche Museum’
