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President
Mike Moody [email protected]
Vice President
Rick Arnemann [email protected]
Secretary
Brent Knoll [email protected]
Treasurer
Vic Davis [email protected]
Membership Director
Bill Wright [email protected]
Dealer Liaison
Mike Gillespie [email protected]
Events Coordinator
Dan Martin [email protected]
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Kent Kersten [email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Gina McKinless
March 2012 Visit us on the web at www.musikstadtpca.org
The Official Newsletter of the Musik -Stadt
Region Porsche Car Club of Ame rica
Message from our President Spring has sprung, and now it is time to think about Cars & Coffee, DE’s, and Saturday drives. Actually, did winter ever come? The weather has been pretty mild which is a good reason to live in the South. Dan Martin and the board have been working hard to bring you opportunities to join us and other Porsche-philes for car events which are also great people meeting events. We certainly hope you will come out and join us for any or all of our events. Dan reports 28 members went on the drive to Bowling Green to tour the Corvette Museum. That is great participation and it was a bright sunny day as well. We see lots of 911’s, Boxsters, etc at our events, but not many Cayenne’s and Panamera’s. We welcome all Porsche cars, even 4-door models! A few of us participate in DE’s at Barber, Road Atlanta, Memphis, VIR and soon the new Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP). This is not a sport reserved only for guys with racing cars decked out with roll bars, racing slicks, etc, but is open to everyone who wants to enjoy their car on a high speed track. If you are a beginner at this, you will receive classroom instruction and will have an instructor with you and your car at all times. After a number of DE’s when your instructor is comfortable with you handling your car safely on the track, you will get signed off for solo and continue to advance as your driving skills improve.
This is a great sport and a lot of fun which I enjoy 3 or 4 times per year. There are a lot of us that travel to the tracks together for a week-end of fun and hang out in the pits, so consider joining us this year. These cars are built for fun and speed, so come out and enjoy the thrill! Don’t miss our next club meeting on March 13 at Cozymel’s Cool Springs and the first Cars & Coffee on March 24. I am sure Dan has more events planned so let him or me know about a great place to take a drive, have lunch, or whatever. We hope to do an overnight trip to Tail of the Dragon later this year, and whatever else sounds like fun with our cars and of course our Musik-Stadt friends. Come join us!
Musik-Stadt Monthly Club Meeting is being
moved to March 21st to accommodate
“Conversations with Derek Bell”
6:30pm
Porsche of Nashville
Monthly Membership Update By: Bill Wright, Membership Director
New Members
Edward Barrios, Nashville ‘08 Boxster
James Baxter, Nashville ‘02 Boxster S
Edward Dewerff, Clarksville ‘02 996TT
Greg Morken, Hendersonville ‘85 944
Ed Rufo, Clarksville ‘05 Cayenne
David & Tiffany Storms, Franklin ‘03 996
John Finch, Goodlettsville ‘03 996 C4S
Keith Brawley & Susan Oleson, Brentwood ‘06
997 C4S
Member
Anniversaries
Mike Gillespie 30 yr.
Elaine Berg 25 yr
Jeff & Paula Webber 5 yr.
Transfers In:
Mona Johnson
(from Hudson Valley)
Tullahoma ‘92 968
Lawrence & Elizabeth Stine
(from TN)
Sewanee ‘82 911
297 Primary
Members
204 Associate
Members
501 Total
Members
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WELCOME BACK
TO CARS AND COFFEE
NOW EVERY SATURDAY
Starting March 24th running through mid-November.
Starting time will be at 8am until the last vehicle leaves.
New location
Carmike Thoroughbred 20 Theater parking lot
633 Frazier Drive, Franklin
MUSIK-STADT HAPPENINGS Mar 21 “Conversations with Derek Bell, Porsche of Nashville Mar 24 Surprise! Road Tour to undisclosed location for lunch
April 10 Club Meeting, Dick’s Last Resort, 2nd Ave, Nashville
April 28 Day trip to Dover, TN and Ft Donelson National Battlefield
May 12 Day trip to Monteagle; drive the Sewanee campus and The Assembly June 23 Tail of the Dragon, Deal’s Gap, NC
Other PCA AND GEAR HEAD HAPPENINGS
Mar 30 – April 1 Porscheplatz at the Barber Grand Prix of Alabama Mar 30 – Apr 1 Honda Indy Grand Prix, Barber MSP April 14 ZATTACK 2012 People’s Choice Z CAR SHOW & OPEN CRUISE-IN April 21 KARS4KIDS, Brentwood April 27 – 29 Smoky Mountain Regions 36th Annual Spring Thing in Townsend April 27-29 The Mitty, Road Atlanta, info at www.mittyeventtickets.com May 19 Tennessee TUBS Bar-B-Cue – this is the anticipated date May 25 – 26 Open Track at Memphis Int’l Raceway, www.musiccitymustangclub.com July 8 – 14 2012 Porsche Parade, Salt Lake City, UT
Breaking
News!!! "Conversations with Derek Bell" has been
confirmed for March 21, 6:30pm at Porsche of
Nashville. Porsche of Nashville will also be
providing food and refreshments. See Details on
next page.
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Porsche of Nashville
2350 Franklin Pike
SPECIAL EVENT: “Conversations with Derek Bell” March 21st @ 6:30pm, Porsche of Nashville
Join us for a special evening with Derek Bell at Porsche of Nashville. Derek Bell is a former racing driver from England who was extremely successful in sports car racing, winning five times at Le Mans where he drove for a number of racing teams including Porsche, Rothmans Porsche Joest Porsche Racing, Gulf Racing, and Scuderia Ferrari. He also raced in Formula One for Ferrari and a number of other teams. He has been described by fellow racer Hans-Joachim Stuck as one of the most liked drivers of his generation.
Bell was one of many drivers to take part in the filming of Le Mans (1970) starring Steve McQueen. Bell had a lucky escape during the making of the film. The Ferrari 512 he was driving suddenly caught fire whilst getting into position for a take. He managed to get out of the car just before it was engulfed in flames and suffered minor burns. Bell was also a runner in the 1970 European Formula 2 Championship driving a March.
He won two World Sportscar Championship titles in 1985-86, the 24 Hours of Daytona three times in 1986-87 and 1989 and Le Mans five times in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1986, and 1987. Bell mostly teamed with Jacky Ickx in one of the Porsche 936, 956 and 962 models. Ickx/Bell is nowadays considered as one of the most famous pairings in motorsport history.
Bell was hired to consult for the Bentley team in 2001, helping them to
win Le Mans two years later. He now splits his time between his home
and Bentley dealership in Naples FL and his home in the UK,
commentates on Formula One races, and drives in historic events, as
well as performing an ambassadorial role for Porsche. His son, Justin
Bell is also a racer, and a commentator for Speed Channel.
I’ve owned sports cars for all of my driving life. My first car was a 1954 Austin Healey 100-4 that never
really ran. Since then I’ve had everything from a MG Midget to a Corvette, but this is my first Porsche.
In the early seventies I raced Midgets in SCCA H Production and moved up to Mazda RX7s after that. I
took a hiatus from racing in the mid-eighties to become a slave to a house, raise my family, start a
business and move to Nashville. In the mid-nineties I picked it up again running a Miata in the southeast
region SCCA with some success, two regional championships and two track records. I moved to BMW M3s
after the Miata, and finally to the 997 C2S I have now. The one thing they have all had in common, less the
Porsche, is a front engine rear wheel drive configuration.
The reason it has taken me so long to move to a 911 is that I have always been afraid of them. Historically,
my driving style is diametrically opposed to the method needed to drive 911s. I’d come into corners hot
and throttle steer through them. If I was carrying too much speed, which is most of the time, I’d back out
of the throttle and the car would correct. This doesn’t work in a 911. I’m older now, a bit more cautious,
and finding that a 911 is a blast on a racetrack, even if I have to rethink the way I drive.
Last fall John Beasley and I bought one of Matt Shaw’s Porsche 968s that we have been tracking at DE
events though out the South. Front engine rear drive ah… I’m home again.
Host Hotel: The Lodge at Valley View in Townsend, TN 1-800-292-4844 Local: 865-448-2237
$59.00 per night, 2 night minimum. Mention "Spring Thing" for this rate. 2012 SPRING THING REGISTRATION
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The Middle Tennessee Z Club
& Nissan North America, Inc.
present
ZATTACK 2012 PEOPLE’S CHOICE Z CAR SHOW &
OPEN CRUISE-IN
Saturday, April 14, 8am - 3pm
NISSAN AMERICAS BUILDING
FRANKLIN, TN
You must register for the People’s Choice Z Car Show.
www.middletennesseezclub.com/
All registered entrants receive a ballot to vote for the awards given for all six generations
of Z cars in Stock and Modified classes,
Best in Show and Diamond in the Rough.
Nissan will also host an open house and cruise-in for
employees and the public to exhibit their cars. No awards given.
THE CRUISE-IN IS FREE! ALL MAKES AND MODELS ARE INVITED!
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
SHOW OFF YOUR RIDE!
Nissan will also exhibit new models, prototypes, show cars and
Nissan Heritage Collection vehicles based on availability.
Spectators are welcome. There is plenty of parking available.
The event will be held rain or shine.
Hope to Z you there!
For Complete Event Details & To Register For The Z Show:
www.middletennesseezclub.com/
Led By Dan Martin
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ROAD TRIP
Musik Stadt Tours Corvette
Museum! By: Dan Martin, Events Chairman Fifteen Musik Stadt Porsches rolled north to Bowling Green on a beautiful Saturday morning to be treated to a fantastic guided tour of the National Corvette Museum. Listen all you gearheads, if you didn’t make out tour on February 25th you really missed a great opportunity. We were treated to a personal guided tour by Rok Linkov, Events Manager for the NCM. Rok is a man who loves his work at the NCM. He has a rich history in the automotive industry, runs performance driver training schools, has been a racer and seems to know everybody in the industry. Especially true if they ever had any input into the development of the Corvette. As he guided us through the museum it was also clear that Rok knows Corvette history and the cast of characters that brought Corvette into the forefront of American performance cars. He’s a perfect fit for the job of Events Manager of NCM. The museum is of course the showplace for Corvette heritage. Everything from early ‘50s ‘vettes, to the “mid-years”, to the latest incredible ZR1s. The new ZR1s have 638 hp and 608 ft lbs of torque. Starting MSRP is $111,600. Sounds good huh? Rok also showed us the rarest Corvette. It’s a 1983 Corvette that is the only 1983 model on the planet. What? He explained that GM made the first fifty 1983 Corvettes and they were so horrible that the company ordered them to be destroyed. So they demolished 49
of them and never built another ’83 model. But they kept one example and it’s on display at the NCM. We were also able to privately use the GM driving simulators which are the only ones of their kind in the U.S. These weren’t racing simulators but instead demonstrate the effects of speed on braking and driving on snow covered roads. Duncan Sutphen and Donna Martin hopped into the simulators to give it a go and did us proud. Donna had to have set a new speed record. There’s no way anyone could have ever driven more slowly, or carefully, than she did. Guess she didn’t want to damage the simulator. Now if you’ve been to the museum in the past go again. I went years ago and it has completely changed. One of the great things about the cars displayed is that the majority are on loan from privateers. That keeps the inventory rotating and fresh. This makes return visits to NCM a interesting. After lunch at the museum’s “Corvette Cafe” we saddled up and took a backroads tour east to Barren River State Park. A great little series of technical roads that all enjoyed. Again thanks to Roc. He already had directions with turns and mileages included. This man is the greatest. The state park looked great. A large lake, a golf course, cabins, stables, a motel and restaurant that we heard had great food. All in all it was a terrific day. Why don’t you make our next tour?
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Winterfest
2012
With
Greg Gratkowski
The seventh annual Winterfest hosted by the TN region was held Feb.
3rd, 4th, and 5th at the historic Chattanooga Choo-Choo in downtown
Chattanooga. If you missed it you missed a great weekend which
included a tri-cross, concours, scenic drive through the mountains of
Chattanooga, RC auto cross, and the amazing hospitality of the TN
region.
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Representing Musik-Stadt this year were
Michael & Mary Kennedy in their 2003
Boxster, Doug, MaryAnn & Anna Foster in
their 1987 911 Cabriolet, Greg & Lynn
Gratkowski in their 1986 928S, and Cliff &
Chaddwick Daughtery in their 2001 911.
Musik-Stadt made their presence known by
taking home several trophies in the events. In
the Tri-Cross Doug Foster took 1st in the
men’s category while Lynn Gratkowski took
3rd in the women’s. Anna Foster won 1st place
in the RC auto cross. Lynn won 1st place in the
women’s tech quiz (?????). In the Concours
Michael Kennedy’s 2003 Boxster took 2nd in
lite judging while Greg’s 928S took home 2nd
place in the full Councours.
A big THANK YOU to all of the participating members from Musik-Stadt, especially
the new members, it was great to see our region so well represented. An even bigger
THANK YOU goes out to all of the members of the TN region who work so hard to host
this great event (and thank you for no snow this year also). Next year may see a new
venue for Winterfest. Perhaps at the VW plant which could include an auto cross, but
wherever it is held I am sure old friends will catch up on the past year, new friends will
be made, and a stellar time will be had by all. Soooooooo don’t miss it!
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On Thursday, February 9, 2012 Porsche of Nashville unveiled the new 2012
Porsche 911 at its showroom on Franklin Road.
Attendees were
treated to an
evening of wine
and hors d'oeuvres
while viewing
some of the most
spectacular
Porsches, both
new and vintage.
The evening also raised money for the Andrew Jackson Youth Camp, a most
worthy cause to help Nashville's children.
The New
911 Unveil
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The North American International Auto Show By Joel Questel
January. You get cold just saying it. Add Detroit to that
thought and it can be downright depressing. Then again, if you
are going to make your annual journey to the house of the
Automotive God, to the hallowed Cobo Hall, the home of the
North American International Auto Show, does it really matter
where you are? Yes, there are nicer places than Detroit to have
a major auto show but there is no show better than the one
that Detroit hosts and this year was no exception.
My strategy was to go on a weekday in order to avoid the
crowds. It really isn’t worth going on a weekend or a holiday
because the crowds tend to be so large that you can’t get close
enough to the cars to take even mediocre pictures. Going on a
Wednesday has always seemed to work well for me… until this
year. Either the great majority of Michiganders are
unemployed or on holiday for the show, as it was a full house. I
think that bodes well for the industry as a whole – the fact that
there were so many people out and about checking out all of
the cars.
When I enter the show, as a result of my being a creature of
habit, I always make a hard left and head to the
Audi/Mercedes/BMW corner in the front left side of the hall.
Audi always has a new R8 variant and this year was showing off
the new A7 and A8. Mercedes-Benz had a great tribute section
in their booth with a 1952 300 SL W194 racecar. It was there to
highlight the new SL, which is a striking car and appears to be a
worthy competitor to the new 6-series.
Another vehicle in the MB booth that might get some
consideration from BMW drivers is the E350 Sport Wagon; only
because BMW still does not offer a 5-series wagon for US
drivers. Last year I rented an E-series turbo-diesel for 2 weeks
while tooling around Italy. While it wasn’t exactly the driver’s
car that a BMW is, or that my Audi Avant wagon was, it was a
fine car that had a lot of comfort and utility to it while not
having any problems keeping up with traffic on the Autostrade.
The heart of the BMW stand was a bevy of new products; the 3-
series sedans, the X5 and the ActiveHybrid 5-series. The new
M5 was also there but I had seen that previously at the LA show
back in November and I had too much ground to cover at Cobo
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The new 3-series is noticeably larger than the current 3 which may or may not be a bad thing depending
on which seat you are sitting in. It is a good-looking car but for me fails to fire up any emotion. Maybe
that’s because it is a sedan and I need to see it in a coupe; I’ll hold my judgment. I still haven’t gotten the
3-series trim levels all figured out but as best I can tell, most of the new 3’s on the floor had the ‘Sport’
trim level package, which is a little busy but very sharp looking.
I didn’t spend much time looking at the latest X5 mostly because SUV’s don’t really get my motor
running. I will say, it certainly is one very attractive looking SUV. As it needs to be; it has got some steady
competitors that are quite lookers themselves. Did I mention the ActiveHybrid 5-series? Good, enough
said.
Also in the BMW booth, were the i3 and i8 concept cars. These cars are amazing to see in person,
especially when you realize that they are so close to being production-ready. Totally amazing vehicles; I
can only hope that they remain drivers cars in the process.
There is a lot more to the show than just the front corner of the hall. Leaving the BMW booth, the next
big and surprisingly busy booth was hosted by VW. Who would have thought that a VW booth would
have been packed out in Detroit? They really do build those things here now don’t they?
VW had a great display of products including a Jetta TDI wagon. Having owned a ’06 Jetta TDI for about
80K miles, I loved that VW diesel; to have it in a wagon would be the best of both worlds. Doesn’t BMW
have a small wagon and a diesel engine?
Of course the Passat was the star of the booth and for good reason. It is an impressive car to put up
against the midsize selections from GM and Ford. This year, everyone offers something new in this price
and size segment so everything is pretty much state of the art within this category.
The new Malibu from Chevy, the new Fusion from Ford and the new Dart from Chrysler/Fiat
are all going to make renting cars fun again!
Far and away, the busiest booth at the show was the Ford booth. No more Mercury to clutter things up
and a small carve out for Lincoln; the Ford booth was jammed and jamming. Half of the Ford stand was
filled with cars and the other half featured interactive displays that were reminiscent of a video arcade
from childhood. Ford seems to have figured out how to get the youth segment to its area of the show
and keep them there.
Look for a slew of newly designed Ford products this coming year with an all-new Escape that looks very
sharp. Then there is the new Fusion which looks like the love child of an Aston Marin with the back end of
I don’t know what, but whatever it was, she wasn’t ugly. This car has gone up-scale big time with
interiors that rival cars costing significantly more.
There were all of the variations of the Mustang as well as 2 of the new Shelby GT500 models at 650hp for
about 50 large. I know it’s a Mustang, but 65-hp for fifty grand? Also the Boss 302 is back for 2013 again
with the Laguna Seca package and the TrakKey package for weekend racing. Someone at Ford is
thinking!
The Chrysler stand was also packed but more so with product than with people. The standout there was
the new Dart; a very nice midsize package that is much more compelling than the Chrysler 200 it
replaces. The amazing thing about all of the midsize packages is what you get for a moderate amount of
money. A budget of $24-$30K gets you a lot of choices in the world of domestic cars, including the VW
Passat offering. Cont’d next page
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I can’t finish without mentioning Cadillac. That CTS-V
Wagon is SWEET! Sorry, but it is. The new ATS is
going to steal some market share – from which brand
remains to be seen but needless to say, they did a nice
job on it. No more of the hard corners and edges that
seemed to age poorly on the CTS. It has nice curved
edges, smooth at the corners with long vertical edges
that create a presence for a smaller car in this
segment. Hopefully it will be Lexus, Infiniti and MB
that it steals from and not BMW/Audi.
Somehow I skipped over the Porsche stand; God
please forgive me. I stopped and bowed at the feet of
the new 911 and 911 Cabrio. I mean really, if you are
going to the house of the Automotive God, you might
as well take a trip to the alter. So there I was, kneeling
at the foot of the new 911 (to take a picture, but still
kneeling). I admit it; I am bias, but you might be too
after seeing this magnificent automobile up close and
personal. All the good stuff got better – the
interior, the proportions. Yes, the size did go up but
the weight went down; how do they do that?
This year’s show (other than an aging Cobo Hall) was
truly a 10, especially compared to the past sever years.
My photo highlight was getting my picture taken with
the Hamsters from the Kia Soul commercial; I love
those guys!
If you are interested in going to the NAIAS it is fairly
easy to get to and from Detroit in a day from
Nashville. Both Delta and Southwest have direct
flights to Detroit. From Detroit Metro Airport to Cobo
Hall is about a 45-minute drive and there is plenty of
parking available. The show costs $12 and parking is
$20. You can check it out and get more info at
www.naias.com.
Franchitti’s Driving Impression of the Porsche 917
24 at Daytona was an amazing weekend. Getting to see Porsche take the top three spots in GT was one of Dario’s favorite moments, and the rest of 2012 will have to work hard to beat it. As amazing as the race was, his personal favorite moment of the weekend was the “24 minutes of Daytona” on Saturday morning. The 2012 iteration marked the 50th anniversary of the Floridian endurance race. To commemorate the anniversary, Grand Am and the track worked in tandem to bring back a large contingent of the overall winners from the previous 50 years to compete in a short vintage race event on the high banks of the track. The car that Dario immediately gravitated toward was the 1970 victor, a Gulf-Wyer 917 KurzHeck. As it turns out, Dario Franchitti was driving the car in the race, and he got the opportunity to sit down for a few minutes between the 24 minutes and the 24 hour to chat; about the car, the upcoming race, and his season prospects in IndyCar . Yeah, it was… um, well it was incredible. It’s one of those cars that’s on my short list of cars to drive, so to get to do it here, today at Daytona was very exciting. It’s everything I thought it would be. You know, it’s a lot of…um, a lot of power. It handles quite nicely. Fantastic seating position. You know, I guess it was… Parts of me were very excited, parts of me were terrified. It’s a pretty intimidating car to drive on the banking. There were times where we weren’t hanging around, so the experience just adds to the respect I already had for the people that drove them.
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Porsche Reports Record January Sales
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up in the United States, today announced January 2012 sales of 2,550 vehicles. The sales compare to 2,400 vehicles sold last year – a 6 percent increase. “We are about to launch the new seventh generation 911 on February 4th and we have a limited supply of Boxster models, which ceased production in 2011 to prepare for changeover to the new model,” said President and CEO, Detlev von Platen. “For these reasons, we are extremely pleased with our January results.” When compared to the prior year, Porsche sold 681 911 models, an increase of 56 percent. Panamera sales were up 16 percent to 703, compared to the same period last year.
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Porsche Named Best European Car Brand By JD Power
US car owners award Zuffenhausen sports car
manufacturer top ranking
The results of J.D. Power and Associates’ 2012 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study
have just been released, and there’s plenty of good news for Porsche.
The sports car manufacturer Dr. Ing. h.c. F.
Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is the best European car brand. This is borne out by the
current Vehicle Dependability Study 2012 (VDS) unveiled by the prestigious US
market research Institute J.D. Power and Associates. The study focuses on the
vehicles’ long-term quality in the US market. It was based on a poll of more than
31,000 American motorists who have owned their 2009 model year vehicles for
three years. The Porsche 911 – the world-famous icon from the main plant in
Zuffenhausen – is the best vehicle in its segment. The European car plants’
review also gave top slot to the Porsche production plant in Stuttgart for the long
term quality of its sports cars. And the Porsche brand achieved its best score in
the VDS for freedom from errors. That makes the overall result for long term
quality the best score yet awarded by J.D. Power.
Source: Porsche
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Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart's new sports car in the SUV segment has been given
the name Macan. The name Macan is derived from the Indonesian word for tiger and combines
suppleness, power, fascination and dynamics – core characteristics of the new off-road car.
"The Macan combines all sports car characteristics with the benefits of a SUV and is a genuine
Porsche", said Bernhard Maier, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing of Porsche AG. "The
name of a new Porsche has to fit with the brand, sound good in very many languages and dialects
and evoke positive associations."
As the fifth Porsche model line, the Macan is a central plank of Strategy 2018, by which the sports
car manufacturer wishes to expand its model portfolio. Porsche intends the Macan to emulate the
success of the Cayenne. The SUV will start coming off the production lines in Leipzig in 2013. To
that end, the site in this city in Saxony is being expanded into a fully-fledged production plant
including body assembly line and paint shop - with 500 million euro of investment one of the
biggest building projects in Porsche's corporate history. In the medium-term, the sports car
manufacturer will be creating more than 1,000 new jobs here.
Word names at Porsche have a concrete connection with the corresponding model and its
characteristics: the name Boxster describes the combination of boxer engine and roadster,
Cayenne stands for sharpness, the Cayman is snappy and agile and a Panamera is more than a
Gran Tourismo, capable also of winning the Carrera Panamericana long-distance race.
Source: Porsche
2012 911 Carrera and Carrera S are ready to conquer the hearts and minds of sports car enthusiasts
ATLANTA – February 6, 2012 – Porsche Cars North America today announced that the new Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S models have arrived in Porsche showrooms around the country. The latest generation of the iconic Porsche 911 is on-sale now.
Following its media introduction last fall, journalists world-wide have titled this latest 911 as the best yet. All early indicators point to it remaining every bit the icon it has been since its 1964 debut.
“Whether this will be a customer’s first or just their latest Porsche 911, it’s going to be the most invigorating ownership experience yet,” said Detlev von Platen, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America. “The 911 Carrera and Carrera S are the ultimate choices for drivers who want the fun and excitement of a true benchmark-setting sports car week in and week out, not just for show or play during the weekends.”
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For 2012, the 911 has been completely redesigned from the ground up. The newest incarnation applies singular balance to the priorities of a new era, preserving the classic 911 lines, yet revisiting every inch for advances in power and fuel economy. While still instantly recognizable as a Porsche 911 at a glance, 90 percent of the 2012 911’s components are either new or fundamentally revised.
Longer, lower, wider, 100 lbs. lighter, faster and more efficient than previous models, the 911 is the perfect blend of modern design, intelligent engineering and performance DNA.
In addition to aesthetic improvements, both new models offer significant performance enhancements. The 2012 911 Carrera is equipped with a new, 350-horsepower, 3.4-liter boxer engine that provides five more horsepower (HP) than the outgoing 3.6-liter engine, while the Carrera S features a 400 HP, 3.8-liter boxer engine—a 15 HP improvement versus its predecessor. The 911 Carrera with Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) accelerates from zero to 60 in 4.4 seconds, while the Carrera S sprints from zero to 60 in a mere 4.1 seconds. That time is reduced even further to 3.9 seconds when equipped with the Sports Chrono Package Plus. Top-track-speeds for the 911 Carrera and Carrera S are 179 and 188 mph, respectively.
As with every generation, the new 911 Carrera continues to raise the bar in both performance and efficiency. This is achieved through systems such as the Automatic Start/Stop function, engine and transmission thermal management, electrical system recuperation, the world’s first seven-speed manual transmission and—in conjunction with PDK—the ability to ‘sail’ or coast. The new electro-mechanical power steering offers the typical Porsche precision and helps to increase efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.
The new 911 Carrera Coupe has a base MSRP of $82,100, and the 911 Carrera S Coupe starts at $96,400 (excluding destination fees).
Visit http://www.porsche.com/usa/ for the new Porsche On-Line configurator.
Source: Porsche
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Art Renderings of Your Car
Done By Steve Petrosky
Steve has had a love of automobiles all his life. Growing up, he often could be found at his family’s AMC/Jeep dealership “racing” the cars on the showroom floor. During these years he learned about cars, how and why they worked, and how they were designed and built. Cars were the natural subject for this budding artist to draw. And draw he did... all through grade school, high school, college and continues today. His versatile style reflects a knowledge of the automobile that permits him to work at numerous levels of detail. But the speed, color and motion of the racing cars are often subjects of his paintings. Steve’s automotive art is balanced with his commercial art done solely on computer. His client list includes The Kroger Company, Superior Label Systems, W/S Packaging, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Panoz Motorsports and Doran Racing. You can see Steve’s whole portfolio at his website www.driversroad.com Steve lives in a suburb of Cincinnati with his wife Nancy, and is in the final stages of restoring a 1958 MGA.
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If you would like for Steve to do a Technical Drawing of your car (like the one above and below), past or present or of one that you have dreamed of owning, done to your specs, he can do it. The drawings are done on heavy paper with the image size approximately 10” x 17” with the paper size being 13” x 19”. Price for the profile Technical Drawings range from $75.00 to $150.00 depending on details. You will email Steve some profile color pictures of your car for him to work from. Upon completing the drawing, Steve will send you a proof for final approval. Once approved, payments can be made through PayPal or with a Credit Card. Upon payment, your print will be shipped for arrival within a week. For questions or to get Steve started on your drawing, please see his contact information below. Steven T. Petrosky 8711 Reading Road, E1 Cincinnati, Ohio 45215 513-490-5621 [email protected]
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2008 911 Carrera S
Black on black, Tiptronic, Bi Xenon
headlights, sport chrono package,
sport exhaust, 19 inch Carrera
Classic wheels, 6 disc CD changer,
only 7,800 miles. $70k or best
offer. 615-210-0707.
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2009 Porsche Carrera 4S
Cabriolet -$73,000
3.8 liter, 385 HP – PDK Meteor Gray Metallic – Gray Full Leather Original owner – 25,000 miles – 10 months (December 2012) / 23,000 miles left on warranty Asking Price $73,000 – Excellent Condition New Tires, and No Service Required for 1 year. Original sticker price - $123,000, have made approximately $6,000 of aftermarket
upgrades Factory options: Xenon Headlamp Package Sport Chrono Package 19” Turbo Wheels Porsche Active Suspension Management
Bose High End Sound Package , XM Radio
Power Seat Premium Package
Seat Belts – Silver
Door Entry Guards - Stainless Steel - Illu
Wind Deflector
After Market Upgrades: Porsche Steering Wheel with Champion PDK Paddle Shift Leversl
Techart 997 Rear Wing
Champion 997 Tubi Exhaust
Have all original parts replaced with after Market Parts
Contact Mark Buford @ 615-504-3540 or e-mail [email protected]
