German engineering and quality handwork is what makes a Porsche an unique sports car, a top quality masterpiece, a dream and a legend.
To pass the history of this beautiful car on to future generations , last Wednesday at the headquarters of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen the new Porsche Museum was officially declared open.
Designed entirely in white and conceived as a monolithic structure, the museum is really impressive, with 5,600 square meters of exhibition space, 80 historic vehicles, a ‘Porsche Archive’ library, a shop, a vintage car workshop, conference areas available for events and a rooftop terrace.
The new Porsche 911 GT3 , which will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show, is the latest evolution of an iconic sports car.
In developing the second generation of the Type 997 911 GT3 into the most sporting and dynamic road-going 911 ever with a naturally-aspirated power unit.
The new 911 GT3 is making its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show on 3 March, with Europe-wide sales starting in May. The Euro base price of the new GT3 is Euro 98,100.
Porsche will open its doors to its spanking new museum in Stuttgart on 31 January 2009.
Built at a cost of 100 million euros, the 5,600 sq meter gallery can accommodate over 80 of Porsche’s collection of 300 significant cars.
“In the last few weeks, we have comprehensively restored all the vehicles and polished them up for their use in the museum,” explains Klaus Bischof, head of the ‘Rolling Museum’.
The first exhibits that will go on display in the museum include, among others, a 356 Cabriolet, an original ‘11’ model and the first prototype of the 924.
Silvestri speedboat - what we like to call the Porsche of the sea - is a 23-foot speedboat from the makers of the Spyker sports car.
The Silvestri 23 SC has a tabular space frame and houses cutting edge technology and hi-tech gadgets that you expect from a superior sports car, from remote control hatched compartments to a sleek leather interior.
Rhe Silvestri speedboat comes standard a Volvo Penta V8 pushing 320 horsepower for a top speed of 48 knots– or 55mph. A beauty, this water speedster is definitely the classiest and most stylish luxury speedboat.
While, Papa Becks who is crazy about cars drives a Porsche, son is no behind when he vrooms with élan in his latest toy car, which is none other than the refined version of the ultra-small Porsche sports car.
The toy car is handcrafted and is powered by a diesel engine. Costing £50,000 (approx. $73,000), the customized small Porsche is a single-seater. Source: Bornrich
Porsche Design have created a sled drawing inspiration from Porsche’s 911 sports car. Built for speed, the sled is made entirely of aluminum allowing it to be extremely light yet rigid.
It offers also functionality, thanks to its practical folding mechanism, and it is prepared for even the heaviest holiday dinner with a maximum capacity of 100kg.
The Porsche Design Sportster sled is available from Porsche Design stores worldwide. $490
