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 …
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Have You Ever Heard of an “Emerging” Speedster?
Don't worry, neither had I. I first saw the term on Twitter where my mind immediately equated "speedster" with Porsche (the iconic 356 Speedster that is). While I had no idea what I was going to find, I knew I had to follow the link and get to the bottom of it. Here's what I found... Hmmm. Okay, now I get why it's called the "emerging" …
Continue to the full articleWho Wants a Discount and FREE Flying Lizard Gear?
Just in time for Petit Le Mans, Flying Lizard Motorsport is offering readers of PorschePurist a 10% discount on all Flying Lizard official merchandise. To take advantage of this generous offer simply visit the Flying Lizard on-line store, select your gear of choice and then enter the coupon code "PorschePurist1010" (remember it is case sensitive) …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Testing Notes at Petit Le Mans
There were long faces in the pits during Petit Le Mans testing today at Road Atlanta because on-and-off rain showers drenched the 2.54-mile racing surface, but there were nothing, but smiles in the Porsche Motorsport pits. I don't know about you, but they look pretty serious to me. :-) The factory team, in the U.S. preparing a race car for …
Continue to the full articleJens Walther is New President & CEO of Porsche Motorsport North America
Porsche Cars North America announced today that the Supervisory Board of Porsche Motorsport North America, Inc (PMNA) has appointed Jens Walther as the new President & CEO of PMNA, effective immediately. He succeeds Paul Ritchie who has decided to retire from the motorsports business. Walther (41) has been responsible for the management …
Continue to the full articleHas the Porsche 911 Become the Mr. Potato Head of the Sports Car World
As a kid, I just loved Mr. Potato head. Take a big box of body potato parts, choose from it what you will and then stick 'em in a different place or different configuration and BAM! you have a new and different (but not necessarily improved) variation each time. With the addition of the Porsche 911 GTS last week and the Porsche Carrera Speedster …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Introduces a Future Classic
First there was the Sports Classic. Then, just last week came the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS. Now, today, Porsche introduced the world to the Porsche Carrera Speedster. In the event you aren't sure of this drop-top's provenance, you'll need to think fast as Porsche will limit the production to 356 Speedsters world-wide. Unique Features of …
Continue to the full articleA Middle Child In the Porsche 911 Family
If you ever wanted a bit more power out of your Carrera S, but didn't want to get all tricked out for racing with a GT3, Porsche has the answer. Sitting somewhere between the two is the newly introduced 2011 Porsche 911 GTS. With 408 HP, it delivers 23 more horses than the S, yet is still 27 ponies (and a trick spoiler) shy of the GT3 (don't …
Continue to the full articleWhat do all these Porsche videos have in common?
No, it's not the fact that they feature Porsche. :-) That would be too easy. Seriously, do you know? No? Well, you should. You see, any of these various Porsche videos, like "Countdown to Motion: Porsche 918 Sypder Hybrid Drives", or "Porsche at the 2010 12 Hours of Sebring", or "Porsche Legacy at the Daytona 24 Hour", or "2010 Porsche GT3 RS …
Continue to the full articleA Lego Porsche 911 with Working Suspension
We've seen Porsches made from Legos before. In fact, we've even seen a Lego Porsche from the Arvo Brothers (legendary builders withing the world of Lego). However, this is the first time we've seen a Lego Porsche with working suspension. Read: The best Porsche LEGO sets We particularly like the slant hood nose and the full coupe roof …
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