The sound of a Porsche's exhaust note is as synonymous with the brand as the iconic look of the 911 itself. It's no wonder that Porsche spends so much time, money and effort on ensuring that each model sounds just so and as close to perfection as possible. In fact, every year at the Museum, Porsche hosts a "Sound Night". During this event, …
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Listen 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. …
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Very few manufacturers have as distinctive a soundtrack as Porsche. Porsche's flagship models have been powered by horizontally opposed engines since the 356. Because of this layout Porsches have a sound distinct from high-strung Italian sports cars or bass-heavy American V8s. The new 718 Boxster is powered by a turbocharged four rather than a six, …
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These days when you buy a book you tend to have choices. Normally, you can choose to purchase an electronic version for the e-reader of your choice, a hard or soft copy version if you like the feel of real paper or want a coffee table book, or even an audio book for those that prefer someone else to do the heavy lifting and just want to listen …
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Last weekend, on October 24th, Porsche held their fifth annual "Sound Nacht". During this yearly special event, former and active Porsche racers, along with engineers from Weissach, present to a packed house various racing and production cars from the Museum's collection. Along with stories and history on each Porsche presented, the main attraction …
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When you think about books on Porsche it probably brings to mind grainy black and white pictures from the Porsche archives coupled with high gloss artistic shots and pages upon pages of facts and stories. Well, Dieter Landenberger (head of Porsche's archives) does just that and more in his latest book, Porsche Sounds. Published by …
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