Some of you may know the name, for others this may be the first time you're hearing it. Either way, on November 24, 2010 the Porsche community lost a great friend and patron when Matt Drendel unexpectedly passed away. Here at PorschePurist we only recently came to know Matt over a series of emails and discussion on how best to create a tribute to …
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VW Moving in More Board Members at Porsche AG
At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer Porsche AG appointed Wolfgang Hatz to its Board of Management. From February 1, 2011, Hatz will head the Research and Development division, in addition to his prior function as Head of Engines and Transmissions Development for the Volkswagen …
Continue to the full article100 Reasons why Hybrid Technology is a Big Part of Porsche’s Future
The introduction of hybrid technology to Porsche's Intelligent Performance Program (the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, the Cayenne S Hybrid, and the much anticipated Porsche 918 Sypder) has met with great success. Today's announcement that the Porsche development center in Weissach plans to hire 100 additional engineers in the R&D fields of electromobility, …
Continue to the full articleUS customers give Porsche top marks
The plant that manufactures the Porsche 911 has received the Silver Plant Quality award for Europe in the 2010 Initial Quality Study. In several studies conducted by US marketing information company J.D. Power and Associates, customers gave top marks to plant that builds the classic sports car from Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart. In the …
Continue to the full articleIs Ferdinand Piech Hell Bent on Taking Over the World?
Of Sport and Super cars that is. A recent article in Manager Magazin notes that Piech has already said openly that he would like VW to buy Fiat's Alfa Romeo marque. However, they go further to speculate that, "[the] real object of his desire," is Ferrari. hmmm. can you see the resemblance? As you know, VW already owns Lamborghini and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Continues to Reduce Fuel Consumption with Each New Model
Porsche continues to consistently target fuel economy with each model change. Depending on the model, the savings achieved by all currently available model series in comparison with the corresponding predecessors lie in the double-digit percentage range whilst simultaneously offering significantly increased performance. With consumption reductions …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cayenne and Panamera continue their drive toward success
Having just spent a week with a Panamera 4S driving the backroads and hills of Napa Valley (and as an owner of a Porsche Cayenne), it's nice to see these two Porsches receive continued recognition. Porsche Panamera and Cayenne well received by customers worldwide This means that both the new off-road vehicle and the four-door Gran Turismo are …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Confirms Panamera Hybrid and All Electric Boxster
This morning, on-site at Road Atlanta for the running of Petit LeMans, Porsche unveiled to the press ongoing development in the Porsche Intelligent Performance category. Dr. Neusser, Director of Powertrain Development for Porsche had three exciting announcements: Expect a Panamera Hybrid to debut in 2011. Porsche designed the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Releases Revenue and Production Numbers
Today, Porsche announced preliminary numbers for their fiscal year ending July 31st, 2010. Today's release includes production numbers for each model and highlights the fact that Porsche achieved their highest turnover (revenue) in company History. Conspicuously missing from the release is any discussion on profit? Here are the highlights. The …
Continue to the full article25,000TH PANAMERA LEAVES PORSCHE’S LEIPZIG PLANT
Only ten months after the start of worldwide sales, Porsche AG’s Leipzig factory has already built the 25,000th Panamera. The milestone vehicle, a ruby-red Panamera with an efficient 3.6-litre, 300-horsepower six-cylinder engine, will be delivered to a customer in the USA. “The benchmark performance of our Panamera V6 models wins over …
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