Written on January 10th, 2010 at 12:23pm by 993C4S
Learn the answer to this question and see how the Porsche 911 was designed. What were the key elements that helped put Ferdinand Porsche on the map as designer of THE sports car? The video below (after the 15 second commercial) gives you a quick look at what to expect on the hour long Biography on CNBC TV.
Tune in to CNBC on Monday, January 11th at 10pm ET to see the episode. Don’t forget to set your DVR!!
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Written on October 11th, 2009 at 9:49pm by 993C4S
I’ll let the video speak for itself. It’s amazing these kids are still alive (and incredibly lucky). The Boxster doesn’t look too bad either after a 70′ fall!
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Written on September 10th, 2009 at 12:10am by 993C4S
As a Porsche fan, its been a bit frustrating over the last few years waiting for my favorite marque to get with the program and join the revolution, the social networking revolution that is. At times, it seems as if Porsche corporate moves at one of two speeds, slow or glacial. However, over the past few months something or someone has awakened the sleeping giant and they have actively and openly embraced the many outlets available on-line with which they can promote themselves. The latest endeavor, Porsche TV.
As part of the Porsche Channel on YouTube, the Official Porsche TV series takes various cars of today and yesterday and showcases their strengths both on and off the track. There are quite a few models to choose from and there should be something for everyone. My choice for today:
Don’t forget, besides the official Porsche channel, you can also take a look at the PorschePurist.com channel on YouTube (we would love to have you subscribe) and on Flickr.
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Written on August 25th, 2009 at 12:33pm by 993C4S
While this first video starts off a little slow, it does have it all; a compilation of all the other videos below. So, if you watch just one, this is it. However, I would highly recommend you take a look at each of them. Even though some of the footage repeats from video to video it is minimal and there are some amazing cars and shots included in each one.
About 50 seconds in, make sure you have the volume turned up and then get ready; Included is footage of the historic races, some of Porsche’s most famous and important race cars, interviews with Michael Mauer (designer of the Panamera), thoughts from Klaus Bishoff (head of Porsche’s rolling museum) and Porsches at Pebble Beach.
My favorite quote from the video, “To drive an RS 60 Spyder is a very good feeling. If you drive a 550 Spyder you’ll feel a little bit like James Dean but with the RS 60 it was a real race car and it make you happy!”
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Written on July 14th, 2009 at 11:41pm by 993C4S
It simply isn’t safe to drive a Cayenne in the streets of Russia anymore! You obviously can’t trust the criminals; you’ve lost what little faith you had in your own police; now, you can’t even trust other Porsche drivers. The video below might take a second to start up, but stay with it.
Almost as interesting as the subject of the video are the number of other luxury cars driving by the scene of the accident. Other Porsches, Mercedes, BMWs, Jaguars, Hummers, etc. etc. Capitalism is alive in well in this former Eastern Bloc States.
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Written on April 22nd, 2009 at 7:42pm by 993C4S
It was not a good day to own a black Porsche Cayenne in Russia this week. Imagine for a moment that you had the good fortune to overcome the odds, make a few Rubles and enjoy a slice of the good life by purchasing your very own Porsche Cayenne. Now imagine you’re sitting in traffic, minding your own business, when your world is suddenly turned upside down. BOOM, a “flash-bang” grenade explodes in your lap, you’re yanked from behind the wheel and on the ground before you even know what’s happening. Russian SWAT teams are that efficient. Unfortunately, they aren’t that good at telling one Cayenne or plate from another. That’s right, it’s the wrong car!!!! See the video after the back-story.
“The Russian SWAT team is called out after a robbery in Moscow in which one person was sadly shot dead and another injured. The robbers escaped before the team arrived, but reports came in saying they where driving down Lenin Ave in a Porsche Cayenne with the number plate 177-177. The SWAT team raced to a junction on Lenin Avenue and waited.
They see the Porsche, attack it, break the windows, throw light grenades inside the car but then notice that instead of the gang of Southerners there are only two Slavic dudes………. which, as they explained later, were going into downtown Moscow for lunch!
While police were processing those first guys they get a message by radio that another black Cayenne with 177 plates has passed by. As you see the second one was correct. They had the same numbers on the plates but different letters.
So the second Porsche is hit, and right guys get caught……… but seriously worked over for the inconvenience they caused.
As an after note, the first innocent guys had the car repaired and given a sincere apology. Sadly, prior to this, someone had been shot dead by the gang in the second Cayenne, but bejayus, imagine going out for lunch and that happened to you.”
Seriously, I know that Porsche has sold more than 250,000 Cayennes, but two (2) black ones, in Moscow, on the same street, with similar license plates…. If I were the guy in the first Cayenne I’d be thanking my lucky stars and buying a lotto ticket. He’s gotta be due for some good luck!!!
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Written on November 18th, 2008 at 1:34pm by 993C4S
UPDATE: Be sure to check out this video of a Porsche driven by Modesto Martin performing Gymkhana through the streets, ports and malls (yes malls) of Spain. If you’re a Porsche owner and a member of the PCA, or any type of Driving enthusiast, then you’re probably familiar with the autocross as a driving event. Gymkhana (pronounced Jim-Kah_Nah) is basically AutoCrossing on steroids. Watch this video below and you’ll see what I mean. Words really can’t do justice to this type of driving.
The best definition for Gymkhana comes from the video you just watched and reads as follows:
An automotive sport that takes place on an open field or parking lot and requires driver to skillfully maneuver their cars around a series of cones, slalom, 180 degree turns, 360 degree turns, figure eight turns or other obstacles using extreme acceleration, braking and drifting.
Similar to “autocross”, Gymkhana course are often very complex and memorizing the course is a significant part of achieving a fast line
Is anyone doing this type of event with their Porsche? I think we should add it to the events roster in the PCA!! Anyone have any video of this type of “on the edge of control” driving? I would love to see it. Post up your links.
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