The Porsche (Porscha) Thread

FiestaST said:
Sales Growth ‘Not So Important’, Says Porsche CEO

Porsche CEO Oliver Blume says that sales growth for the brand is “less important” than meeting the needs of its customers.

“The growth of sales is not so important to Porsche. We had good growth in the last few years, but the number of cars is less important than the needs of customers,” Blume told Autocar.

The 49-year-old added that the Stuttgart-based automaker would “never be a volume brand”, adding that “healthy growth would be 5% a year”.

So, what does that mean for the future direction of Porsche?

“We analyse different segments where the needs from customers are. We had Macan, now we have a car in a new segment with a pure EV. That will be the next step for a new segment for Porsche,” he said, referring to the upcoming launch of the all-electric Mission E.

Blume went on to reveal that the 911 would not go full-electric for some time still.

“With the 911, for the next 10 to 15 years, we will still have a combustion engine. We have combustion engines, then plug-ins as intermediaries, then full EV later on.

“The future concept of 911 will have plug-in built in, but it’s not decided yet if we [will] offer it: 911 is a core business and we need it to be a pure sportscar. When customers want it to be electric, we can be ready.”

http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/sales-growth-not-so-important-says-porsche-ceo/
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And this is why if "i ever make it in life" i would buy a porsche over a merc , bmw or audi etc.
 
Gallery: Porsche's 70th birthday celebrations at Kyalami

Around 1500 Porsches and their owners descended on the Kyalami circuit on Saturday to celebrate the German sportscar marque's 70th birthday.

In what was likely the largest-ever single gathering of Porsches in South Africa, the Sportscar Together Day - which attracted nearly 4500 Porsche owners and their guests - was one of several similar get-togethers held around the globe to honour the septuagenarian milestone of the famous car brand.

June 8 marked 70 years since the first vehicle to bear the Porsche name, the 356 "No. 1" Roadster, received its street certification in 1948. Ferry Porsche, son of company founder Ferdinand Porsche, designed and built the original 356 in 1948 to create something new for the time: a sports car combining superb driving dynamics and performance with efficient everyday usability - a credo that the company has stuck to all these years.

A factory-built replica of the "No. 1" 356 roadster (the original is in the Porsche museum in Stuttgart, Germany) was specially brought in for the Kyalami event, and it shared the limelight with hundreds of other cars from Porsche's present and past.

On a mild and sunny winter day, guests browsed the precious metal that was on display. Lining the pits and parking areas of Kyalami (which is owned by Porsche SA CEO Toby Venter) were the earliest 356 models to the latest variants of the Porsche 911, 718, Panamera, Cayenne and Macan. One of the stars of the show was the new GT2 RS, at 515kW the most powerful 911 ever built and which has just gone on sale in South Africa at a price of R5.5-million.

The 911 was first launched in 1963 and became an unmistakable icon for the brand, and every Porsche carries its DNA. More than half of over 30 000 race wins in Porsche's rich motorsport history can be credited to 911 cars. Porsche is also the most successful manufacturer in the history of the Le Mans 24 Hour race, with 19 wins.

Looking to the future, Porsche will next year launch its first purely electrically powered car, the Taycan sport sedan.

https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/indu...0th-birthday-celebrations-at-kyalami-15419484
 
My fiance's little sister's name is Porsha, who loves the Porsche. And always corrects people on how it pronounced.

Cute little thing.
 
In SA we call it a porch. Not porsha. Just deel with it snobs.
 
namzsteve said:
My fiance's little sister's name is Porsha, who loves the Porsche. And always corrects people on how it pronounced.

Cute little thing.
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*Couldn't afford a car so named their daughter Alexis

*Dad why is my sister's name Porsha?
Cos your mum loves Porsches.
Thanks dad.
No problem Dick.
 
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How to pronounce German car names
 
The Porsche 911 Lineup Is so Complicated They Had to Make Idiots Like Me an Explainer Video

People always joke that Porsche has just been making the same car, the Porsche 911, with marginal improvements for decades, but that just isn’t true. It actually makes a seemingly infinite number of variants of the 911, and it’s gotten so confusing the company produced a video to educate us.

It’s admittedly confusing trying to keep a clear idea of what the difference between a Porsche 911 trim is and what a Porsche 911 package is. For example, the 911 GT3 Touring is just a package, despite getting the full badge treatment on the back of the car, but the 911 Carrera Touring is called the Carrera T, and is considered its own trim.

Even in this video, Porsche just calls each car a derivative of the standard 911, but if you check out its website, the cars in this vid are clearly meant to be the different tiers of trims you can get.

The 911 nomenclature follows a loose pattern of model, which would be 911, then body type, so Carrera, GT3, Targa, etc., then drive layout if it’s all-wheel drive, which adds the 4 in Carrera 4 and Targa 4S, then usually ends with a designation for the engine and equipment options, so S for Turbo S or RS for the GT3 RS.

The 911 Carrera is the base model of the car, then the Cabriolet is the fabric convertible version. Those are rear-wheel drive, where the Carrera 4 is the all-wheel drive. The Carrera T is described in the video as the “essence” of the 911, focusing on the essential aspects of driving and slotting just under the Carrera S.

The Carrera S has more power and enhanced tech, like optional all-wheel steering. The Carrera GTS is the sportiest everyday 911. The 911 Targa is only all-wheel drive, and essentially the hardtop convertible 911.

Then there’s the 911 Turbo and Turbo S, which were named as such back in the day because they exclusively came fitted with a turbocharger. Since most 911s are turbocharged now, it just designates a sportier style with a wider track and more powerful model.

The 911 GT are the track-focused road cars, starting with the GT3, which is still naturally aspirated. The GT3 RS is even more refined to produce more power and get around a track faster, in part thanks to its lighter weight. Then the 911 GT2 RS is even more intense and instead of being naturally aspirated, it’s based on the Turbo S model. It’s the fastest road-legal 911 money can buy, for now.

Porsche wouldn’t make so many variations if they weren’t so popular, but there’s also an odd strictness to what Porsche can get away with changing on the iconic 911. Hardcore fans of the car essentially want a modern version of the original, which boxes in Porsche on what it can do with engines and styling, which is why every new generation just seems to get a little bigger and only slightly different.

But if Porsche goes and makes the 911 purists want, and then warps that car into all of these strange variations, they can satisfy everyone. The only downside is a somewhat confusing lineup.

https://jalopnik.com/the-porsche-911-lineup-is-so-complicated-they-had-to-ma-1830032938
 
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