Porsche is adopting Smart Glasses in a big way. First they implemented the technology to aid technicians in diagnosing service issues. Now a new Smart Glasses-based VR feature gives a futuristic look at Porsche heritage. A new feature allows visitors to the Porscheplatz in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen to digitally tour the first Porsche workshop in …
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Porsche Built A Wonky Full-Sized 911 Turbo Out Of LEGO
Porsche's 911 naming structure has gotten a bit out of hand lately, with things like 911 Targa 4 GTS becoming the norm, but they've stepped up that lengthy name convention with the new LEGO Big Brick 911 Turbo 3.0. LEGO recently introduced a scale model version of Porsche's iconic 3-liter 930, which comes alongside a brand new 911 RSR kit, as part …
Continue to the full articleLEGO Speed Champions Race Through The Porsche Museum After Hours
When you're a LEGO minifig for sale in the Porsche museum gift shop, you want to see a whole lot more than just that gift shop. Once the lights go down, these two little plastic miscreants hop aboard their brick-built Porsches for a run through the now-vacant museum. Zooming a new mid-engine 911 RSR through the museum is a tiny plastic recreation …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Museum Displays Its Oldest 911; 901 no. 057
Before a trademark dispute with Peugeot created one of motoring's most iconic badges, Porsche produced 82 901s. These cars were primarily treated as pre-production cars, and were reportedly not officially sold. Despite this, several have found their way into private hands. Alois Ruf owns number #037, and Ruf restored #018 for a private customer. …
Continue to the full articleNow You Can Tour The Porsche Museum From the Comfort of Your Home
Unfortunately for many of us, the Porsche Museum is simply not well located for a day trip. For most, extensive planning is required just to get there. Dipping out for the afternoon to see some magnificent and historically significant Porsches is just not practical. Thanks to a new real-time audio-visual tour offered through GoInStore, popping in …
Continue to the full articleThe Logistics of Managing a Collection of More Than 600 Porsches
At any given time there are about 80 different cars on display at the Porsche museum in Stuttgart. That might sound like a lot, but it's just a small fraction of the more than 600 vehicles in their overall collection. In addition to the cars on display, the team at the Porsche Museum handles the deployment of over 200 vehicles to more than 30 …
Continue to the full articleListen to Porsche Sound Nacht 2016
The sixth annual Porsche Sound Nacht (night) took visitors on a journey through the history of motorsport at Porsche. Eleven historic race cars, featuring eleven different engines and exhaust notes were on hand to serenade a crowd of over 1000. As impressive as the cars on the stage were the special guests in attendance to introduce them. …
Continue to the full article10 More Treasures From Porsche’s Not So “Secret Warehouse”
Anyone that's been to the Porsche Museum knows that exhibits and displays change frequently. For years we only speculated on where Porsche hid these treasures of the marques history. In fact, it wasn't until 2012 that Porsche officially acknowledged the existence of a "Secret Museum Warehouse" with the the video below. Since, then, various …
Continue to the full articleAstounding Automotive Archaeology Uncovers Porsche’s First Le Mans Winner
In 1950, at the Paris Auto Show, the organizers of the 24 hours of Le Mans invited the Porsche family to enter a car in the 1951 race. Porsche accepted and decided to use one of their left over aluminum bodied Gmünd Coupes as their entry. In fact, they prepped four cars for testing with the intent to enter two cars in the 1951 race. The two …
Continue to the full articleBuild the [LEGO] Porsche of Your Dreams & Win A Trip To The Porsche Museum
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For many of us, our first Porsche was rather smaller than 1:1 scale. Whether made by Maisto, or nipped from Revell's sprues and glued together, most of our "first" Porsches were tabletop-friendly. Hot on the heels of several Porsche-themed kits, and the release of the 911 GT3 RS Technic kit, LEGO and ReBrik have launched a new contest. In the new …
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