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As a 12 year old gawping at my chum’s Porsche, I could not understand how anyone could have this car AND have children.  The concept of self-reward and the ability to run multiple cars for one’s enjoyment were too much for my young mind to process.  I just thought cars were bought to transport families to and from school and family engagements.  The concept of owning a specific car just for its sheer power, performance and road-handling was alien to me.  I thought one day, if I worked hard enough, I might be able to emulate my father and get behind the wheel of a sturdy German saloon – but be in a position to have the famous Porsche shield dangling from my keys?  Never.

Fast forward 14 years and I am at Porsche Solihull with my father at my side, taking delivery of an 8k mile, basalt black 997, C2S Coupe.  The salesman has concealed the car under a Porsche cover in the corner of the showroom, and takes great pleasure unveiling the car theatrically to father and son.  The cheesy showmanship is not wasted on us, embarrassingly we lap it up.  I suppose that is the power this brand has over buyers, especially first-timers.  The thrills were delivered instantly.  The unusual sensation of feeling the engine-block at work behind my back brought a smile to my face at once, coupled with the understanding that, as I mentioned earlier, this car was built with one thing in mind: performance driving.  The iconic dials, the shape of the seats, the driving position and the howl of the flat-6 are just a few examples of what make the 911’s DNA so unique.  This is why that same father at my school still drives these cars today.
I settled into ownership quickly and used the car everyday for commuting to and from the City – it was a joy and picking up the car just before an excellent summer meant that the honeymoon period stretched on for months.  Then the problems started.  One Saturday morning driving through a quick shower I turned on the rear wiper.  The rain quickly cleared and I turned off the wipers – only the rear one carried on wiping...and wiping...and more wiping.  Not the image I had in mind as I cruised down the Kings Road in central London.  After half an hour of glorious sunshine with the rear wiper screeching ad nauseam, I put the car away for the weekend.  Before I managed to get this fixed,  the engine warning light started to repeatedly pester me – illuminating and ordering me to run the car into the nearest Porsche Approved dealer.

Porsche Destroyer!!

Then a freak incident: I gave a colleague of mine a lift home from work one evening and he had his week’s groceries in a carrier bag at his feet.  Unbeknownst to us, a pot of double cream rolled out of the bag and under the passenger seat.  A fortnight later the air pressure of the ever-maturing cream popped the lid and emptied the contents onto the fabric under the seat!  The smell was indescribably bad, and after trying every household product to try and shift it, the smell of cleansing fluids would soon be overcome by the familiar sour, dairy stench.  So, there I was, driving around London with the rear wiper going, all the windows down, heaters on, smelling like a goats cheese salad – without the lettuce.  I had to make excuses as to why I couldn’t offer lifts to friends and, when spotted, explain why I had all the windows down when it was 3 degrees outside.  Eventually, thanks to the innovative actions of some trusty Polish car cleaners, the smell was eventually banished with some industrial-strength sealant.
In the meantime, I had forgotten why I had purchased this car in the first place and had fallen out of love with it.  I was surrounded by similar cars at every turn in London.  I was once bunched in traffic with 3 other black 911s around me – each driver looking at one another with slight embarrassment at our unimaginative colour combo.  I sold the car after only 10 months and today very much regret the decision.  My E90 M3 is a fabulous alternative, but having since driven the Gen 2 911s on Porsche’s performance track at Silverstone, I have yearned for something more.  My next car will definitely (and hopefully) be another 911, and this time I intend to do it justice - none of this commuting malarkey, ferrying friends laden with pots of probiotic yoghurts and ready-meals.  These cars deserve the ownership they are built for.  I remember driving 40 miles through the Oxfordshire countryside at 3am in the morning, two months after buying the car.  Deserted, windy roads with my lights on full beam and not a soul to ruin it for me – although only lasting an hour it provided me with one of my most memorable driving experiences.  And one I hope soon to relive.
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The mark they came up with takes more than a few pen strokes to reproduce, but nonetheless creates a bond of trust and space for thought among drivers and admirers alike. More than anything else, the Porsche logo takes its design cues from the coat of arms of the Free People’s State of Württemberg, a former Weimar Republic province. Ferdinand Porsche moved to Württemberg from Austria-Hungary after the turmoil of World War I and the Porsche headquarters is still located in the province (now called Baden-Württemberg) today. The red and black stripes come from the former province’s flag and the 6 antlers represent the heavy deer population in the thickly-wooded forests of the region. The province is the most prosperous and innovative of modern Germany and many other German multinationals are located there such as Daimler, Bosch, Carl Zeiss, and SAP. Through his company’s emblem, Porsche shows a firm commitment to his adopted land.

The horse in the middle is from the coat of arms of Stuttgart, the capital of Württemberg. Stute in German means female horse and gart in the city name is short for garten, or garden. The now bustling German metropolis was originally a horse pasture in the 10^th century. The city’s coat of arms pays homage to these roots with a black prancing stallion on a yellow shield. Interestingly enough, the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari uses the same heraldry in its logo. The image of the black stallion made its way to Italy during World War I via Francesco Baracca, Italy’s top fighter ace during the war. Legend has it that Baracca copied the horse design from a shot down German pilot who happened to have painted the Stuttgart coat of arms on his plane. The Italian used the symbol on his own plane, but he too was killed in combat. In 1923, the symbol made its way to Enzo Ferrari after Ferrari’s victory in the Circuito del Savio. Ferrari had made acquaintance with Baracca’s father and after he won the race, his wife, the Countess Paolina Baracca, presented a piece of her son’s Stuttgart coat of arms-emblazoned plane shrapnel to him. The Countess asked that he use the horse on his cars and suggested it would bring him good luck. The Porsche family asked the Stuttgart city government for permission to use their coat of arms in their logo, which they were granted, but it’s unknown whether Ferrari ever had to go through the same process. Austrian petrol station company Avanti also uses the same prancing black stallion with yellow background in their logo.

Count Francesco Baracca used the same Stuttgart coat of arms on his plane as Porsche and inspired Ferrari’s logo

With the Porsche name added at the top of the shield, the emblem was complete. From 1953-1957 the new logo first appeared only on the interior of Porsche’s vehicles. The 1957 Porsche 356 coupe was the first to have the emblem gleam resplendent on its bonnet. A 2008 Luxury Institute survey among wealthy Americans found the Porsche brand best luxury car brand today. Respondents of the survey associated Porsche with "power, style and excitement", "value," "elegance," and "trust and respect". Without its intricate yet meaningful logo, it is doubtful Porsche would have ever been able to sear itself into the minds of consumers, built such value, and commanded such respect.

Thanks to the team at vintage racing video website RaceFansTV for guest writing this post. RaceFansTV is an international initiative led by motorsports enthusiasts that aims to bring back much of the great historical racing footage that has been captured since the video camera was invented.

Well worth checking them out!

Porsche has released details of the final 911 variant it will be showcasing at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show later this month.

Limited in production to just 250 cars, the 911 Sport Classic marks Porsche’s return to a tradition of occasionally issuing ultra-exclusive, small-series production cars.

The video is from the guys over at Wildest Cars and is most definitely worth of a re-post. Keep up the good work!

9ff GTurbo Spec:

• Bi-Turbo conversion
• 850HP - 920Nm
• 0-100 km/h in   3.0 s
• 0-200 km/h in   8.0 s
• 0-300 km/h in 19.5 s
• Topspeed over 360 km/h

"The turbocharged GT3 RS with 750bhp, doing what it does best. Now we didn't actually start from 0, it was more like 8, but you know, we tried...It can't get the power down in the first few gears, but the sheer thrust of the thing in the higher gears was and is borderline insane! Distributed by Tubemogul."

The little city which hosts all of these exotic prototypes is called Upington and it is based in the Kalahari desert. Dean from EasyCarBlog got in touch with these exclusive spy shots and kindly let us feature them on the site.

The new 2011 Cayman is expected to be manufactured under a deal with Austria’s Magna Steyr.

Changes on the 2011 Porsche Cayman should include a wider track, new handling and dynamics, and new powertrains which should feature a flat-six engine with a good fuel economy and good CO2 emissions.

Parked alongside the Cayman, Dean found the Carrera S which has some scarce details. The Carrera S model should have more than 400-hp. Expect better performance and new engines for this model as well.

Along with these images easycarblogs included the Porsche Carrera 4S Cabriolet. The 4S was caught near this exact shopping center.

On the back of the car you will see a sticker which says “Government approved high speed testing vehicle”. This means that the car can travel up to 350km/h on public roads without prosecution. Pretty unfair hey, ’cause what if I want to take a Nano down the road at that speed? …Just kidding. But really.

We’re expecting the 2011 models at the end of 2010.

The Porsche PDK ‘box will be available on all of these models.

 Special thanks to Dean over at EasyCarBlog.

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