Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Facebook Video - Thank you - A 1,000,000 Times

Porsche thanks its more than 1 million fans on Facebook by launching an exposure model based on a 911 GT3 R Hybrid which is a decoration containing the names of all fans!

So if you are a fan of Porsche on Facebook, then you may be lucky enough to have your name on a 911

And you can even go check on your way to the Porsche Museum or simply on the website dedicated to this project.

Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

The 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Race Car engine 4.0-liter boxer six-cylinder now delivers 455 hp (355 kW) at 7,800 rpm, five more horsepower than its predecessor. The results of increasing the power of an engine management system that adapts better to different grades of fuel, and a redesigned exhaust system and air intake box modified. In addition, the drivability of the engine has been known effective for further improvement. top speed is unchanged at 9.400 rpm.

2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR joins the 911 GT3 R and the 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Motorsport flagship product line. The distance runner successfully away from Weissach can be ordered now priced at 410,000 euro plus the value of each country’s VAT. All qualifiers 2011 is available as a kit for cars GT3 RSR in the 2010 season.

THE 356 LEGEND CONTINUES: THE NEW PORSCHE 911 SPEEDSTER

Open-roof, two-seater 911 recreates the spirit of the classic Porsche 356 Speedster


The Speedster name is one of the most evocative in the history of Porsche1. First used on the classic 356 model of 1953, the Speedster quickly became synonymous with low-slung, open-top, two-seater Porsche sports cars that attracted free-spirited driving enthusiasts seeking the ultimate ‘wind in the hair’ experience. Now, in celebration of the Speedster legend, Porsche is introducing a new 911 Speedster at the Paris Salon on October 2, and to commemorate its famous ‘50s forebear, the production run is limited to just 356 examples.
Source: Porsche

Forthcoming!
The Book of the Porsche 911
By Brian Long.
Special edition only 911 copies available direct from Veloce.

This detailed and beautifully illustrated book covers the evergreen Porsche 911 series, which is still in in production today. Written by a highly regarded motoring writer, with many years’ ownership of the type in question, this is without doubt the definitive study of the subject. All major markets are looked at, along with competition history and extensive appendices covering engine specifications from 1963, chassis numbers, build numbers, and so on. More info.

INTERMECCANICA - "A FASCINATING TALE ..."

Check out this review of Intermeccanica - The Story of the Prancing Bull in the June 2010 edition of Octane.

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WIN a copy in our Twitter competition! (winner chosen at random on 18th June 2010)

Porsche Cayman Awards

The Cayman has been the recipient of a number of awards, including:

* Automobile – All-Star 2007, Best Sports Car 2006
* Car and Driver – One of the 10 Best Cars 2007-2009
* World Car of the Year (WCOTY) – World Performance Car of the Year 2006
* Top Gear – Sports Car of the Year 2005
* Auto Express - Greatest Drives & Best Sporting Car 2007 & 2006
* Frankfurt Motor Show - Autoweek Editors' Best in Show 2005
* Playboy Magazine - Car of the Year 2006
* J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study, Best Compact Premium Sporty Cars 2006
* J.D. Power's Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout Study, Best Compact Premium Sporty Cars 2007 & 2006
* Wheels Automotive Design Awards, Best Exterior 2006
* Car Plus Magazine Car of the Year Award, Best Sports Car 2006
* Motor Trend, Best Driver's Car 2009




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INTERMECCANICA REVIEWED IN CLASSIC CARS

Intermeccanica – The Story of the Prancing Bull is reviewed in the latest edition of Classic Cars magazine. Check it out here!


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BRIAN LONG - "PROLIFIC CHRONICLER OF PORSCHE LORE"

Porsche 928 by Brian Long is awarded Book Of The Month in the August edition of Australian Classic Car.

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This book covers the full history of the Porsche 928, looking at the variants sold on the domestic, American, British, Australian and Japanese markets, from the time the car was launched in 1977 until the last one was built in 1995. In line with the policy established by the author in his other Porsche titles, contemporary material – supplied almost exclusively by the factory – has been used to illustrate the book for authenticity, and to help owners pinpoint what is and what is not correct for any specific year in any given country. Advertising and brochures are also reproduced, giving the reader a feel for the era and marketing tactics.

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DAVID HEMMINGS INTERVIEW

David Hemmings - Porsche 928 Marque expert answers my questions at The Porsche Club GB National Event 2009 at Blenheim Palace.



Porsche 928 - The Essential Buyer's Guide by David Hemmings.
Don't buy a car without this book!
Expert advice from a marque expert.
Unique points scoring system to evaluate cars after inspection.
Walk away or stay? - quick initial evaluation of a car.
How to check the car's authenticity.
Which models are best.
The implications of restoration.
Is it the right car for you? - will it fit your garage, will you fit in the car?
Running cost details.
Detailed specifications.
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4-STAR CAR

Ok, we're not quite finished with highlighting the praise we've received for Porsche Racing Cars – 1976 to 2005! Here's another review for Brian Long's second volume, as published in Auto Express magazine last month.

PORSCHE RACING HISTORY

Thanks to Racecar Engineering magazine for its review of our "stunning two-volume set" on the history Porsche Racing Cars by Brian Long. The first volume covers 1953-1975 and the second covers 1976-2005.

"An excellent account of Porsche's racing history" – Racecar Engineering

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VELOCE AT THE PORSCHE CLUB GB FESTIVAL '09

Here are some images from a blustery weekend at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire.





David Hemmings - Author of Porsche 928 – The Essential Buyer's Guide & guiding member of the Porsche Club GB. Video interview coming soon.

ON THE START LINE

Two great reviews for Veloce books, Porsche 908 and Fast Ladies, feature in the June/July issue of Startline – thanks to them!

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PORSCHE MAKES LEARNING FUN FOR YOUNG DRIVERS

A new Driving Skills Academy at the world-class Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone, Northamptonshire aims to boost the confidence of young drivers by allowing them to take to the tracks in their own car and hone their skills behind the wheel.

Co-hosted by TV presenter and journalist Vicki Butler-Henderson and supported by Red Bull Racing F1 driver, Mark Webber, the course builds on the principles of driving safety and driving enjoyment by providing a formal, yet fun, environment for new road users to have the opportunity to understand how engine performance and chassis dynamics affects their car’s handling as well as the influence the driver’s actions have.

Priced at £165, the Driving Skills Academy courses take place on Saturdays, starting from August 22nd. The day is structured around four modules; Practical, which looks at understanding your car’s handling characteristics on the unique low friction surfaces; Theory, which studies the principles of advanced driving techniques with a leading driving expert; Human Performance, offering an opportunity to test your reaction speed and vision in the state-of the-art sports science laboratory; and Assessment, where you drive a Porsche 911 around the Handling Circuit alongside a Driving Consultant.

For a young driver taking their first tentative miles on the road, the variety of distractions and potential hazards can be bewildering. Having confidence in your own ability and that of your car is key to tackling modern traffic situations successfully. This is particularly true in bad weather, when road grip can be reduced significantly due to standing water, black ice or snow.

The Driving Academy course provides participants with a unique opportunity to gain a sound knowledge of the principles of car control around the specially designed test tracks, plus tips on how to avoid potential road hazards in advance and thus deal with them more efficiently – or better still, avoid them completely. And the fact that this experience culminates in an opportunity to drive a 911 Carrera around the Handling Circuit makes learning fun!

PR Source www.porsche.co.uk/experience.

VELOCE AT THE PORSCHE CLUB GB FESTIVAL '09

Veloce will be spending the weekend of July 11th & 12th at Blenheim Palace for the Porsche Club GB Festival '09.



We'll have a whole range of Porsche books, plus a selection of others, for you to browse through, so make sure you drop by to check us out.
Visit www.porscheclubgbevents.com for more info about the event.

CLASSIC CAR BEAUTY COMPETITION ON TV

BRITAIN’S GREATEST MACHINES with Chris Barrie is a programme on The national Geographic Channel Thursdays at 9pm.

Next Thursday (June 18th) Chris will be down our way at the Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset comparing an E-Type with a Porsche 911, a Ferrari and a Corvette.

Having an E-Type Essential Buyer's Guide (Veloce) is like having an E-Type expert by your side!

IN THE NEWS

Three bids expected for GM’s European operations

At least three bidders were expected to make formal offers for a stake in General Motors’ European operations today (Wednesday, May 20), and will be asked to come up with about €650 million.

RJH International, the Brussels-listed car parts holding company, Fiat and Canadian-based parts company Magna are reported to be the serious contenders for the struggling US carmaker’s Vauxhall/Opel division.

All three groups were expected to make offers for the stake by today’s deadline. The size of the stake will be worked out in talks, but GM wants to keep a minority stake of up to 40%.

Additional bids from up to three other private equity and sovereign wealth investors were still feasible but not as likely.

GM will give preference to cash bids, which could complicate Fiat’s bid as the Italian manufacturer is opposed to injecting cash into the group.

GM, which is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US by June 1, has said that it wants to choose a partner for Vauxhall/Opel by the end of May. (Financial Times: May 20).

Saab to select buyer from three suitors

Saab says it has selected three suitors for continued talks as the up-for-sale loss-making General Motors-owned manufacturer looks for a new parent company.

The Swedish manufacturer has applied to the courts for an extension to its grace period under creditor protection.

The company has asked the Swedish courts for an additional three months of protection from creditors and revealed that it had whittled the field of interested parties down from 10 potential suitors.

The negotiations with the three selected organisations, which have not been identified, will be carried out during the remainder of May in order to select the final candidate.

The carmaker sought protection from creditors in February to buy time to find a new owner, after GM said it would cut ties with the brand by the turn of the year.

The courts will make a decision on whether to allow the reorganisation process to be extended late next week. (National newspapers: May 20).

Porsche chief in talks with Middle East investors

The long-running saga involving German vehicle manufacturers Porsche and Volkswagen has taken another twist with the news that the sports carmaker’s chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking is trying to woo Middle East investors.

He has held talks with several Middle East funds, some from Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Qatar, about taking a stake of up to 25% in the carmaker through a cash injection thought to be up to €4 billion. Porsche is struggling under a €9bn debt pile.

However, it remains unclear whether the talks represent a bid to bolster Porsche’s endangered independence that will enable it to walk away from the proposed merger with Volkswagen, or were aimed at strengthening the sports carmaker’s clout in further negotiations.

Volkswagen suspended merger talks with Porsche over the weekend after it accused Porsche’s management of obstructing the negotiations about integration. However, since then there have been behind the scenes moves to bring the derailed talks back on track. (Financial Times/The Times: May 20).

TWO BRAND NEW PORSCHE BOOKS FROM VELOCE

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Porsche 908 – The long distance runner
By Jörg Thomas Födisch, Jost Nesshöver, Dieter Rossbach, Harold Schwarz, Rainer Rossbach

PORSCHE 908 GOES THE DISTANCE

The most famous racing drivers drove it and actor Steve McQueen not only raced a 908 successfully, but one was used as the camera car for the film "Le Mans" in which he starred. Endurance racer par excellence, the 908 raced successfully from the late 60s through to the 80s first as a works car and later driven by privateers. Now, finally, the first comprehensive work about the 908 has been published in the English language. The authors portray the fascinating history of the Porsche 908 racing car in all its forms, and clearly explain its complex technology. The car's racing history is fully documented, and detailed statistics enable the reader to quickly look up all of the racing data. In addition, there are little-known anecdotes and contemporary reports from eye-witnesses and drivers. A wealth of contemporary, previously unreleased images evoke the fascinating atmosphere and excitement of the great seventies endurance racing era.

Porsche 908 – The long distance runner is published by Veloce at ￡45.00 in hardback with 336 colour and black and white pictures.

"... this is the only 908 book you'll ever need." – Classic & Sports Car



Porsche 928
By Brian Long

THE PERFECT GUIDE TO PORSCHE'S V8-ENGINED GRAND TOURER

"Porsche 928" is a brand new book by acknowledged motoring historian and Porsche expert Brian Long. This, the definitive record, looks closely at the variants sold on the American, British, Australian and Japanese markets from the time the car was launched in 1977, until the last one was built in 1995.
The 928 was originally designed as a replacement for the legendary 911, although traditionalists wouldn’t let the air-cooled machine die, and the fuel crisis that occurred soon after the new Grand Tourer was launched meant its stunning on the road performance would not be matched in terms of showroom performance ...
Now gaining the recognition it has long deserved, the 928 has become an extremely collectible and surprising affordable modern classic.

Porsche 928 is published by Veloce at ￡34.99 in hardback with 400 colour pictures, mainly in colour.

"GOOD TIMING on Veloce's part: interest in the 928 seems to be taking off, yet the cars are still comparatively cheap to buy." – Octane

AUTO HEADLINES

Porsche moves to restart Volkswagen talks

The family owners of Porsche have pushed to restart stalled merger talks with Volkswagen.

The move came as thousands of workers at the debt-ridden sports car manufacturer gathered to protest against Ferdinand Piech, the Volkswagen chairman.

The feuding Porsche and Piech families are expected this week to discuss getting the derailed negotiations back on track, according to people familiar with the situation.

The move came after Volkswagen at the weekend suspended merger talks with Porsche. It said that Porsche’s management had hampered the talks by not being fully transparent about the sport carmaker’s financial situation. (Financial Times: May 19).

RAC takes the toll out of motoring this Bank Holiday

RAC says it is giving motorists something to smile about over the Bank Holiday weekend by paying for 3,000 cars to go through the M6 Toll.

Recent RAC research shows that more people are planning to stay in the UK this year, so the motoring organisation says it will bring some cheer and goodwill to the weekend by paying for 1,000 lucky motorists tolls every day throughout the Spring Bank Holiday.

The gesture will see RAC covering the cost of 3,000 motorists toll fees, from Saturday (May 23) to Monday, May 25 inclusive. The offer will be open to drivers heading both North and South on the main M6 Toll plaza over the weekend and lucky drivers will be selected at random by toll staff to have their toll paid as they go through the manned booths - £4.50 on Saturday and Sunday and £4.70 on Monday.

The initiative comes as RAC shares its Bank Holiday traffic and travel predictions. Set to be one of the busiest this year as school half term and the Bank Holiday coincide, RAC predicts that millions of motorists will hit the road and the traffic will build up on all major routes throughout the weekend. Traffic will be heavier still if the sun shines and families flock to the beaches.

Meanwhile, the AA says that drivers can expect a 50% increase in journey times on Friday (May 22) as commuters, holidaymakers and large numbers of caravans hit the road at the start of the Bank Holiday weekend.

As cars get stuck in tailbacks, the AA estimates that 80,000 breakdowns in the UK could be prevented this weekend if drivers check their cars beforehand.

Problems such as overheating are made worse as 80% of motorists do not even regularly check their car’s coolant level, according to an AA poll of more than 14,500 motorists. (RAC/AA: May 19).

Daimler buys stake in electric carmaker

Daimler has bought a near 10% stake in Tesla, the Silicon Valley-based maker of electric-powered sports cars, the two companies said in a statement.

The deal marks a further push by the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury vehicles into battery-powered cars, and represents a vote of confidence in Tesla, a pioneer in electric cars that has struggled to raise funds during the credit crunch.

The companies, which already co-operate on electric versions of Daimler’s Smart car, will work together on batteries, electric drive systems, and vehicle projects. No price was given for the stake in privately held Tesla. (FT.com: May 19).

AUTO HEADLINES

VW in driving seat over Porsche merger

Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech has signalled that the volume carmaker is in the driving seat of its proposed merger with Porsche.

The move came as Germany’s financial watchdog launched another market manipulation probe against Porsche.

Mr Piech said it had been decided that the headquarters of the combined company – which he proposed to be named Auto Union after the carmaker created through the merger of several brands during the Great Depression – would be in Wolfsburg, where Volkswagen is based.

He has also indicated that he favoured Martin Winterkorn, chief executive of Volkswagen, as head of the new group, spurring fresh doubts about the future of Porsche’s management team.

Mr Piech said it was unlikely that Wendelin Wiedeking, Porsche’s chief executive, would be happy to stay on in a more ‘lowly’ role.

Porsche declined to comment.

Meanwhile, Bafin, the regulator, launched its second investigation in seven months after a German press report alleged that Porsche had informed Lower Saxony, Volkswagen’s second largest stakeholder, in February 2008 about its intentions to lift its stake in the volume manufacturer to 75 per cent. (Financial Times: May 13).

GM shares sink to new low

Shares in struggling vehicle manufacturer General Motors sunk to their lowest level in more than 70 years amid increasingly loud signals that the company is heading for bankruptcy protection within the next three weeks.

Shares fell by 20 per cent after senior GM executives sold stock worth $315,000 to leave shares trading at $1.15.

The White House has given GM until June 1 to restructure and win more financial aid. If the company fails to cut its debts and costs by the deadline, it will be forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

GM’s shareholders are in a lose-lose situation, according to analysts, because their investments would be all but wiped out regardless of whether the company goes bust. (The Times/Financial Times: May 13).

Ford shares tumble on new issue move

Shares in Ford have fallen almost 18 per cent after the carmaker announced plans to issue 300 million common shares to fund healthcare for retired workers.

The new shares will be sold at a price of $4.75 each. The existing shares closed down $1.07 at $5.01.

The share issue is set to raise $1.4 billion (£914m). Ford must make a $1.2bn cash payment to its Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association by December 31.

It will be the first public share offering at Ford since the carmaker became a publicly traded company in 1956.

Chief executive Alan Mulally said selling the stock was ‘another key step in our plan to transform Ford into an exciting, viable enterprise poised to return to profitability’. (BBC.co.uk: May 13).

Three bidders line-up for Saab

Fiat, Chinese manufacturer Geely and an unnamed German bank are reportedly the three bidders most likely to buy Saab, according to a General Motors’ source.

A Swedish newspaper also suggested that GM boss Fritz Henderson had already dismissed Geely’s bid for Saab for fear of Chinese-market competition for the luxury Buick brand, which is owned by GM.

Neither Saab nor GM would officially confirm the list of bidders.

Geely has officially denied any plans to bid for Saab, although representatives of Geely have reportedly visited Saab’s Trollhattan headquarters. (AM-Online: May 13).

PORSCHE 908 GOES THE DISTANCE

Motor Sport magazine reviewed our brand new book this month, Porsche 908 – The long distance runner.
Motor Sport said: "If you're a Porsche 908 fan you'll be hard pressed to find a better book on the subject, even if you do speak German."


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