May 2009

W e s t e r n M i c h i g a n R e g i o n o f t h e P o r s c h e C l u b o f A m e r i c a

http://.wmi.pca.orgwww.pca.org

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OFFICERS:

President: Ted Blacklidge 2753 13 Mile Rd.Rockford, MI 49341(616)866-4143 sgrafex@chartermi.net

V. Pres.: Daniel Phillips 2676 Briarwood Court SEGrand Rapids, MI 49512 (616)281-2459dphil66@hotmail.com

Treasurer: Amber Door645 Summerset Dr.Jenison, MI 49428(616)457-4515Amdoor242@aol.com

Secretary: Brenda Hildon 637 South ShoreDr., Kalamazoo MI 49002 (269)370-9183blue911rsr@charter.net

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

MAY 2009

04 Month ly Meet ing 7:00pm, Del ta Imports

10 Mother ’s Day

30 May Dinner Dr ive, 4:00pm, hosted by John & Marshal l Wal ters

JUNE 2009

01 Month ly Meet ing, 7:00pm, Del ta Imports

10 Gi lmore Gather ing, 1:00pm, hosted by Kurt Wir th & Rick R i ley

20 Spr ing-Up to Traverse C i ty 12:00pm, hosted by David & Beth Howard

29 PCA Parade, Keystone, CO Mul t ip le Day Event

The Wal ters are host ing a dr ive on Saturday, May 30th .

We p lan to meet in the park ing lo t o f the Wayland Qual i ty Farm and Home at 4 :00, wh ich

is jus t east o f US 131 (Wayland ex i t 64) behind Big Boy and the Shel l s ta t ion (so there wi l l be bathroom

oppor tun i t ies before we leave) .

We wi l l depar t a t 4 :30pm (sharp) for a sp i r i ted dr ive th rough Al legan and Barry count ies .

Hopefu l ly the dogwoods wi l l be in fu l l b loom as we end our way around the Gun Lake/Yankee Spr ings area and

por t ions south .

Those who have jo ined us before know that John pu l ls together a good route !

We wi l l end up a t Sam's Jo in t on Gun Lake for d inner around 6 :30pm.

Please RSVP by May 27th to Marsha l l a t marsha l l .wal ters@watsonwyat t .com

or (269) 672-5055.

May Dinner Drive

Congratulations Claudio!!

Claudio won all 10 of his races last season in his 1970 911

Head on over to your WMR PCA website (https://wmi.pca.org) to view a YouTube video

starring Claudio and his 911!

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Upcoming EventsMonthly Meetings will occur on 1st Monday of every month at 7PM at Delta Imports, 6025 28th St. SE Grand Rapids, 49546

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Wel l , Kur t Wir th and I , and as many o f you who wants to jo in us, are going to take a le isure ly dr ive down to the Gi lmore Car Museum..

P lease check out the i r web-s i te for d i rect ions and d iscover the many f ine automobi le exh ib i ts housed in the severa l Barns cover ing the lush grounds.

There is everyth ing f rom a mi l l ion do l lar Mercedes that was bur ied dur ing WWII so the enemy wouldn ’ t get i t to the muscle cars of the 60’s and 70 ’s .

You can p lan on eat ing a sandwich @ the authent ic “B lue Moon” gr i l l r ight on the grounds or jus t have an ice cream deser t .

The gr i l l i s scheduled to c lose @ 4:00 so p lan accord ing ly .

There are p icn ic tab les as wel l i f you so choose to br ing your own food.

Wed. n ight is a lso cru ise n ight so be prepared to check out anyth ing and everyth ing on wheels that may show up.

Kur t and I wi l l be there @ 1:00pm so anyt ime you want to jo in the car fun is OK.

The barns are open unt i l 5 :00 so p lan on leaving work ear ly and enjoy ing the a f ternoon @ the Gi lmore Car Museum.

West Michigan Region - 2009 Calendar of Events (UPDATED)

M a y 4 B o a r d M e e t i n g 3 0 D i n n e r D r i v e H o s t s : J o h n & M a r s h a l l W a l t e r s

J u n e 1 B o a r d M e e t i n g 1 0 G i l m o r e G a t h e r i n g – H i c k o r y C o r n e r s H o s t : R i c k R i l e y & K u r t W i r t h 2 0 S p r i n g U p t o T r a v e r s e C i t y H o s t s : D a v i d & B e t h H o w a r d 2 9 P C A P a r a d e ( N a t i o n a l ) – K e y s t o n e , C O ( 2 9 t h J u n e – 0 4 t h J u l y )

J u l y 6 B o a r d M e e t i n g 1 1 G i m m i c k R a l l y H o s t s : T e d & G a b i B l a c k l i d g e 2 5 D i n n e r D r i v e H o s t s : D a n & R e n P h i l l i p s 2 5 P 2 O , O x f o r d , O H I O

A u g u s t 3 B o a r d M e e t i n g 8 F a m i l y P i c n i c & C o n c o u r s H o s t s : A m b e r D o o r & J e r r y A r e n s

A u g u s t ( c o n t . ) 2 2 D i n n e r D r i v e – S a u n t e r t o t h e S h o r e H o s t s : B a r r y & C a n d i s C o l l i c k 2 8 2 8 t h S t r e e t M e t r o C r u i s e ( 2 8 t h & 2 9 t h ) H o s t s : D a n & R e n P h i l l i p s

S e p t e m b e r 1 4 B o a r d M e e t i n g 8 - 2 0 G r a t t a n D r i v e r E d u c a t i o n 1 2 D i n n e r D r i v e H o s t : R a n d y P o r t o l u r i

O c t o b e r 5 B o a r d M e e t i n g T B D F a l l C o l o r T o u r H o s t s : P a u l & R e n e e K r a p p 1 - 4 P o r s c h e E s c a p e 2 0 0 9 D a y t o n , O H

N o v e m b e r 2 B o a r d M e e t i n g ( 2 0 1 0 p l a n n i n g ) 6 D i n n e r D r i v e H o s t s : D u a n e & B r e n d a W e e d

D e c e m b e r 7 B o a r d M e e t i n g T B D 1 2 t h A n n u a l W M R A p p e t i z e r P a r t y H o s t s : T B D

So what are you going to be doing Wed. afternoon June 10th?

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SPRING UP TO TRAVERSE CITY

Beth and David Howard are host ing the Spring up to Traverse City on Sat-urday, June 20th. We wi l l meet at 12 Noon at Cl inch Park in Traverse

Ci ty , fo l lowed by Lunch and a sporty a f ternoon drive around the country-s ide.

Dinner wi l l be served at the Howard's home on Lake Leelanau.

P lease br ing your own Beer and Wine.

Sof t Drinks wi l l be provided.

Your check for $30 per person is your RSVP by June 15.

TO: David Howard

2525 N Lake Leelanau Dr

Lake Leelanau, MI 49653

dhoward200@comcast .net

231-271-0022

For those of you who wish to caravan from the Grand Rapids area, we will leave Rosie's Diner, 4500 14 Mile, Rockford, at 9:00 am on Saturday

morning.

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By now I am sure a l l o f you have your Porsche on the road and enjoy ing Spr ingt ime in Michigan. As I am wr i t ing th is , the thunder and ra in are coming down qui te impress ive ly , but I keep say ing over and over in my head, “Apr i l showers br ing May f lowers” . Sure! Last weekend, the poor fo lks f rom the Audi Quat t ro c lub had the i r dr iv ing event at Grat tan and I be l ieve the to ta l ra in fa l l for that per iod was c lose to 5 inches. Do you

suppose those fo lks got good use out o f the i r Quat t ro 4 wheel dr ive systems??

Lets ta lk about our Grat tan event for a b i t . September, 18, 19, 20 are the dates and we have room for 85 par t ic ipants. Of the 85, we would l ike to have 15 new dr ivers for which the c lub wi l l prov ide inst ructors. Our event has been run for over 15 years and f rom the comments I have got ten f rom people f rom other c lubs (Chicago, RSR, SEM, etc . ) , the West Michigan c lubs runs a very “ t ight sh ip” . A lso, the “outs iders” th ink we are a pret ty n ice bunch of people. The reason for br ing ing up Grat tan th is ear ly is to t ry and get you to put us on your schedule ear ly . We have wel l over 400 members and most of you have never had your beloved Porsche on the t rack. Understand, the t rack wi l l not hur t your car . Your Porsche deserves to have at least one exper ience on the t rack. I f not for your sake, a t least th ink of your car ’s fee l ings. That ’s a l l I w i l l say for now, but p lant the seed in to your p lanning for September.

Dr iv ing season is upon us and you need to get ready (and RSVP) for the la te May (30 t h ) dr ive wi th John and Marsha l l Wal ters . They a lways have a sp i r i ted dr ive thru the h i l ls and dales of the Yankee Spr ings area. A lso, in June we wi l l have a midweek get together at the Gi lmore Museum in Hickory Corners on June 10 hosted by Rick Ri ley and Kur t Wir th . At the end of the month is the Spr ing Up to Traverse Ci ty th is year hosted by David and Beth Howard. A lways a del ight fu l weekend! !

I am done for now. Rain has s topped, so I guess I wi l l head of f to work . . .wi l l probably leave the Porsche in the garage for a l i t t le n icer day.

Ted Black l idge, Pres ident

From the Desk of the President . . .

2009 ZONE 4 DRIVERS’ EDUCATION SCHEDULE

Date Track/Locat ion Organizat ion

May 14 Water ford Hi l ls Southeast Mich igan May 15-17 Mid Ohio Mid-Ohio Region May 16-17 Watk ins Glen Al legheny Region May 26 Water ford Hi l ls Ral ly Spor t Region June 5-7 Mid Ohio Ohio Val ley Region June 11 Water ford Hi l ls Southeast Mich igan June 27 Beaver Run Al legheny Region June 27-28 Grat tan Raceway Ral ly Spor t Region Ju ly 3-5 Gingerman Raceway Southeast Mich igan Ju ly 17-19 Putnam Park Ohio Val ley Region Ju ly 28 Water ford Hi l ls Ral ly Spor t Region August 1-2 Gingerman Raceway Chicago Region August 13 Water ford Hi l ls Southeast Mich igan

August 22-23 Mid Ohio Mid-Ohio RegionAugust 25 Water ford Hi l ls Ral ly Spor t RegionSeptember 10 Water ford Hi l ls Southeast Mich iganSeptember 18,19,20 Grat tan Raceway Western Michigan RegionSeptember 22 Water ford Hi l ls Ral ly Spor t RegionSeptember 26-27 Mid Ohio Al legheny RegionOctober 16-1 Bluegrass Motorspor ts Mid-Ohio Region

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De l ta Impo r t s , G rand Rap ids – Mee t i n g was ca l l ed t o o rde r by Ted B lack l i d ge a t 7 :01 pm. Members p resen t we re : Ted and Gab i B lack l i d ge , Dan and Ren Ph i l l i p s , Amber Doo r and Je r r y A rens , B renda H i l don -Ka emp f , R i ck R i l ey , A rn ie A xe l rod , Co l i n A cke rman .

Minutes : Approved .

Trea su re r ’s R epor t : Approved . Amber i s wo rk i ng on t he t axes .

W e b m a s t e r ’ R e p o r t : No repo r t .

M e m b e r s h i p R e p o r t : 246 P r ima ry Members , 200 A f f i l i a t e Members – t o ta l 44 6 . New Members a re : Shaun Gob e r , Ca ledon ia ’ 85 928 ; M ike & Babs Pe l l eg ro m, Sp r i ng Lake ’ 77 911 ; John VenRaa l t e , Le land ’ 86 9 44 ; A l Yanos i k , Ca ledon ia ’ 99 911 . A sugges t i o n was made to add t he PCA membersh ip app l i ca t i on i n t he Ube r . Ren w i l l down load t he app l i ca t i on an d p r i n t i t i n t he Ube r .

Adver t i s ing Repor t : German Au to w i l l be pu t back i n t he Ube r a f t e r a g l i t ch caused i t t o be m iss ing f o r a coup le o f mon ths .

U b e r : The Ap r i l ed i t i on i s i n t h e ma i l and i s cu r re n t l y up on t he web . Ted sugge s ted ad d ing a h a l f page Au toc ross l i s t i ng o f upcomin g even ts i nc l ud ing t hose o u t s i de o f PCA .

I n s u r a n c e : No repo r t .

D r i v i n g Ev e n t s :

yea r .

be used i n ema i l “ b l as t s ” . Amber w i l l ema i l t hose who reg i s te red v i a C lub Reg i s t r a t i on l as t yea r . Same con ten t t o be used f o r bo th .

O ld B u s i n es s :

N e w B u s in e s s :

r eques t s .

mee t i ng . D i scuss ions i nc l ude d : PCA Su rvey , DE even ts , imp ro v ing v i b rancy w i t h i n t he c l ub , Escape i n Day ton Oc t 1 -4 , Po rsches t o Ox fo rd , New Zo ne 4 Rep resen ta t i ve needed .

t h Ann i ve rsa ry – l oca t i on w i l l mos t l i ke l y be i n G rand Rap ids w i t h va r i ous even ts runn ing t h rough t he we ekend . S ugges t i o ns i nc l ude : 3 day weekend cen t ra l i zed a round a ho te l . F r i da y D in ne r D r i ve . Sa tu rday – Co ncou rs , G immick Ra l l y , Ba nque t . Sunday – Ca rs & Co f fee and o r l un ch . E xac t l oca t i ons and Da te a re TBD. W i l l need numerous vo lun tee rs t o ensu re a f un and success fu l even t .

.Mee t i ng was ad jou rned a t 8 :00pm

Respec t f u l l y subm i t t ed by B renda H i l don -Kaemp f

Chairpersons:

Über Alles Editors: Ren Phil l ips T: (616) 281-2459 E: Renlopes@sbcglobal .net

Advertising: John Kilgren T: (616) 403-2953 E: jki lgren@ clarkfinancialgroup.com

Chief Driving Instructor: Terry Schieble T: (269) 329-1578 E: no39rsr@sbcglobal .net

IROC Events : Ed Klunk T: (773) 573-8765 E: hemisaurus@aol.com

Safety: Craig Ackerman T: (616) 866-1905 E: Pcaackerman@aol.com

Insurance Coordinator : Kurt Wirth T: (616) 956-0249 E: kurtwirth356@comcast.net

Registrar : Amber Door T: (616) 457-4525 E: Amdoor242@aol.com

WMR Enthusiast : Lina Spross T: (616) 987-6419 E: ericnl ina@gmail .com

Web Master: Michael Betz (Webpage) Mmbetz@image-stream.com

Renee Krapp (Uber Aces) E: krappr@trinity-health.com

Membership: Jerry Arens T: (616) 457-4515 E: f lybox911@aol.com

Zone 4 Representative: Roy Wilkinson T: (330) 733-4813 E: Rwilk5@sbcglobal .net

May 2009

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“ I t ’s get t ing Eas ier ! ”

The 2009 Jambalaya Cook Of f proved to be a very fun event for us . The work s tar ted ear ly in the morn ing get t ing the house ready for 30 guests . We vacuumed, dusted, wiped, baked, and h id the c lu t ter . Then, the PCA f lag was hung and the yard was raked, the garage was swept and more c lu t ter was h idden. At 6 :30 PM, we were ready wi th appet izers on the tab le and the judge’s c l ipboards wai t ing.

As people ar r ived, they brought the i r favor i te dr inks and the i r c rock pot . Th is year , Amber brought two t rays wi th Porsche cupcakes. 7 Recipes for Jambalaya ar r ived and the Judges were chosen. Gabi B lack l idge, Len Gawron, and Gary Buth had a tough t ime eva luat ing each un ique rec ipe. Af ter lo ts o f d iscuss ion, #4 became the Judge’s Choice and the t rophy went to Jer ry Arens.

The crowd then gathered around the crocks and numbered the i r p lates to 7 . Af ter tas t ing and sampl ing, everyone took a ba l lo t and ind icated the i r favor i te . #1 made i t by one vote and Gary Whi te took home People ’s Choice t rophy.

When the work was done, Terry and I cou ld re lax and open a brew or pu l l out the shot g lasses and Crème De Menthe to en joy a “s ip” or two. As several o f us remin isced wi th p ic tures f rom prev ious cook of fs s ince 1997, Michel le F isher found her 2 :30 AM photo en joy ing the race car in the garage. S ince we are a l l much o lder now, we knew that 2 :30 AM was probably not an opt ion anymore.Therefore, we assumed that i t was 2:30 AM somewhere and we proceeded to fee l young again . Mazat lan ’s smoother vers ion of Jose became a welcome v is i tor and even though Michel le was on ly “s ipp ing” , Lee Koning announced, “ I t is get t ing eas ier ! ” So wi th that , we ra ised the g lasses again !

Each year , Terry and I wonder how many rec ipes wi l l be entered. Wi l l there be enough food? Wi l l everyone be able to sample a l l the rec ipes? Because of a l l the at tendees and ent r ies , our cook of f is a lo t o f fun for us. Thanks to everyone who par t ic ipates by cook ing and/or vot ing. We fee l l ike th is event is not jus t for the Region, i t ’s for our f r iends!

Dor i lee Schieble

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PARTS FOR SALE 944 - Control A-arms, complete exhaust system with catalytic converter, brake rotors, calipers, torsion bars, coil over springs 400 lb, design 90 wheels 7 x 8 x 16”, CV joints with new boots, oil coolers, steering wheel w/ air bag. 911- (930) complete exhaust system with exchangers, oil lines, lower front clip w/ driving lights ( black ) , transmission gear set (1st to 4th) , turbo charger, inter-cooler, shift lever, old style head lights.Parts are from 1989 944S2 and 1986 911/930 and pricing is negotiable. Call Craig Ackerman at 616-866-1905 or pcaackerman@aol.com.

1983 Porsche 930 - Pear l whi te , 87,600 mi les. Very good condi t ion. New par ts and updates by Bruce at German Auto. Pr iced at $34,500. Cal l Jack @ (231) 937-4392

HEATED ( l imited) OR UNHEATED SPACE - fo r your car . Unheated s torage is $200 for 5 months ($40/month) . For more in format ion, cal l Bob or Caro l Fr iday (PCA members for over 15 years) a t (616) 863-9395 or emai l :b f r iday@char termi .net

944T & 944T PARTS - 1986 944 Turbo coupe, s tone gray/burg. , kon i 2-way cup-car co i lovers , M030 f ront sway bar , racer 's edge bushings, camber p la tes, L indsey Racing s tage-3 heads, MAF, in take mani fo ld & so l id l i f ter /cam, larger turbo, ch ips, ad j . a i r / fue l , 968 - 6 speed t rans. , 3 sets o f wheels , ro l l bar , sparco rac ing seats and be l ts , f iberg lass rear bumper $16,000 OBO. 944T par ts : Front f iberg lass fenders $250, F iberg lass hood $200, F iberg lass 924T LeMans rea l spo i ler for 944T $200, Lexan rear hatch $500, Window net $50, 944T f ront brake cal ipers $60, 944T 5-speed t rans. wi th cooler $600, SFR stage-3 turbo $900. Pr ices as l is ted, OBO. Ron Hendr ick (616) 402-0362 (NOV)

Class i f i ed Ad pr ic ing for 3 month min imum:

Free for Wes tern Michigan Reg ion members . $5 .00 for PCA non-reg ion members . $10 .00 for non-PCA members .

Ed i tor re serves r igh t to ed i t ads .P lease send informat ion and/or checks to Club Treasurer .

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May 2009

Anniversaries

Bob & Caro l Fr iday20 Years

Jon Hendr ick15 Years

David & L inda Vander Schaaf

10 Years

Bi l l & Col len Buchanan5 Years

Kev in O’Connor5 Years

Cur t is & Joshua Jorgensen

1 Year

Ray & Tr ix Lutes1 Year

Serge & Ju l ie Mutes1 Year

Don & Helen Sazama1 Year

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ESCAPE TO.. . . . . . . So you know a l l about th is year ’s Porsche Parade, r ight? June 29 t h through Ju ly 4 t h in Keys tone, Co lorado? (For more in fo , go to WMR webs i te for l inks) And i f you can ’ t make i t to the beaut i fu l s ta te o f Colorado, where do you go as a second cho ice?

R igh t ! Ohio ! Dayton , to be exact ! The Ohio Val ley Region o f Zone 4 wi l l be host ing the Fif th Annual Porsche Escape to . . . . the Birthplace of Aviat ion f rom October 1-4, 2009. A b i t o f Dayton h is tory , t ied to speed through Porsche.

“Escape To. . . . ” events are he ld as an a l ternat ive or add i t ion to Porsche Parade to o f fer members another oppor tun i ty to exper ience PCA at a broader leve l - meet ing new f r iends f rom d i f fe rent areas , and shar ing the Porsche exper ience. The locat ions ro ta te about the count ry and the compet i t ion aspect o f Parade is deemphas ized to re in force our mot to that “ i t ’ s no t jus t the cars , i t ’ s the peop le . ”

The Ohio Val ley Region is focus ing on th is soc ia l aspec t w i th tours o f covered br idges , co lor fu l towns, the on ly Frank L loyd Wr ight house in Ohio , and of course, av ia t ion . The venues fo r d inners inc lude two d is t inc t au tomot ive co l lec t ions: the or ig ina l Dayton Packard dea lersh ip co l lec t ion o f over 50 cars , and Taj Ma Gara j - a un ique personal co l lec t ion o f a l l th ings c reated by Dr . Porsche in a wonder fu l ec lect ic fac i l i ty - an event in i tse l f ! The car d isp lay w i l l be he ld a t the wonder fu l Car i l lon Park , which houses the or ig ina l Wright B F lyer and many other h is tor ic houses ( log cab ins, gas s ta t ion, e tc . ) and eng ineer ing fea ts in a love ly park se t t ing . Many car shows have been he ld on the i r g rounds, and the cars show wonder fu l l y in th is fac i l i ty . We have ar ranged exc lus ive behind- the-scenes tours a t the Nat iona l Museum o f the Uni ted Sta tes A i r Force , in add i t ion to a l lowing p len ty o f t ime to tour the NMUSAF independent ly . They have ar ranged pr iva te tours o f the or ig ina l ( res tored) home of Orv i l le Wr ight . They a lso have one o f the top Dayton ca terers serv ing food at the venues and h is presenta t ions w i l l be a f lavor fu l add i t ion a t each event !

The OVR has p lanned a very en joyable long weekend, and wi l l apprec ia te your suppor t .Porsche Escape 2009 to the Birthplace of Aviat ion web s i te is now up and running fo r reg is t ra t ion . Check a t : www.ovrpca.org

I f you have any ques t ions about the deta i ls o f Escape 2009, p lease fee l f ree to address them to : Kath ie Hunter , Escape 2009 Co-Chai r : bentpy lon@aol .com

by Gab i B lack l idge

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Stuttgart . Everyth ing remained very qu ie t when today ’s Dr . Ing. h .c . F . Porsche AG estab l ished VW-Porsche-Ver t r iebsgesel lschaf t mbh, the VW-Porsche Sales Company, together wi th Volkswagenwerk AG, as i t was ca l led a t the t ime, in Apr i l 1969. Hold ing s tock capi ta l of DM 5 mi l l ion, the new company launched the s t ra tegy of success for two spor ts cars s t i l l carefu l ly he ld back f rom the publ ic pending the i r f ina l presentat ion: the VW-Porsche 914 and 914/6.

The es tab l ishment o f the VW-Porsche Sales Company marked the beginn ing of a t rue s tory o f success – and the for tunate end of a dramat ic development . Back in the mid-60s VW was look ing for a successor to i ts then ra ther outdated Type 34 spor ts coupe, bet ter known as the “Karmann Ghia” . At the same t ime Porsche was s t r iv ing to expand i ts pos i t ion in the market wi th a spor ts car in the promis ing segment beneath the 911.

Fac ing th is chal lenge Ferry Porsche and VW’s CEO Heinr ich Nordhof f agreed in spr ing 1966 on a jo int venture dest ined to benef i t both par t ies : Porsche was g iven the ass ignment by Volkswagen to develop a low-cost mid-engined spor ts car in tended to enter the market as a Volkswagen wi th four cy l inders and as a Porsche wi th a s ix-cy l inder boxer engine.

Wi th the development process cont inu ing at a good pace, the Board o f Management o f VW was suddenly conf ronted wi th a t rag ic change: Heinr ich Nordhof f d ied unexpected ly in 1968 and Kur t Lotz was appointed the new Chief Execut ive Of f icer . Lotz resc inded the cont ract agreed verba l ly and ins is ted on Volkswagen rece iv ing the sole and exc lus ive sa les r ights for the car be ing developed by Porsche. Af ter long and tough s t ruggles br ing ing the 914 to the br ink o f fa i lure more than once, the two companies agreed in a compromise to ca l l the new car the “VW-Porsche” and to market th is new model through a jo int sa les network.

The VW-Porsche 914 was presented at the Frankfur t Motor Show on 11 September 1969 as the f i rs t mid-engined spor ts car bu i l t in Germany in ser ies product ion. The combinat ion of the two brand names Volkswagen and Porsche never the less turned out to be an image prob lem for the new model ser ies commonly re fer red to by the press as the “Volksporsche” or “People ’s Porsche” . This was a par t icu lar d isadvantage for the 914/6 powered by the two- l i t re f la t -s ix car r ied over f rom the 911 T 2.0 . For despi te i ts outs tanding per formance, the 914/6 was hard ly accepted by most of Porsche’s ex is t ing customers.

The four-cy l inder VW-Porsche 914, on the other hand, became a genuine success in the market , account ing for a product ion vo lume of 115,631 un i ts unt i l the ser ies ceased product ion in spr ing 1976, and thus becoming the best -se l l ing spor ts car o f i ts t ime.

Most o f the cars bui l t were expor ted to the Uni ted States, where the 914 was marketed as a genuine, fu l ly - f ledged Porsche wi thout the VW pref ix .

Today the VW-Porsche 914 is acknowledged as a popular c lass ic suppor ted by numerous 914 c lubs the wor ld over . Par t icu lar ly the 914/6 bu i l t only 3 ,338 t imes is one o f the most sought -af ter col lec tor cars f rom Porsche.

The Porsche Museum is celebrat ing the 40th anniversary o f the 914 model ser ies wi th a rare spec ia l exhib i t on d isp lay f rom 9 Apr i l – 10 May 2009: the Porsche 914/8 wi th i ts 300-bhp e ight -cy l inder rac ing engine once owned by Ferry Porsche h imsel f . Wi th on ly two of these cars ever be ing bu i l t , one was presented to Ferry Porsche in 1969 as a spec ia l g i f t for h is 60th b i r thday.

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Brumos Porsche R i ley Grabs DP Pod ium Spot in Ro lex Grand-Am Race a t V i rg in ia ; Farnbacher Lo les Takes Four th in GT; Porsche Dr ivers and Team on Top o f near To p o f A l l Po in ts a f te r Roun d

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ALTON, VA - Apr i l 25 - - Brumos Racing grabbed a cont rovers ia l pod ium f in ish in Saturday 's Rolex Grand-Am Spor ts Car Ser ies presented by Crown Roya l Cask No. 16 race a t V i rg in ia In terna t iona l Raceway, and the Farnbacher Lo les Rac ing Porsche GT3 f in ished four th in GT.

Dav id Donohue (Malvern, PA) and Darren Law (Phoen ix AZ) f in ished th i rd in the #58 Porsche Ri ley , tak ing advantage o f a la te caut ion tha t a l lowed Donohue to make up a seven-second def ic i t to the th i rd -p lace car .

When the green f lag fe l l w i th less than f ive minu tes remain ing, Donohue was s t i l l four th , now r ight beh ind the th i rd-p lace car . As they came th rough Turn 1B, Donohue bumped in to the rear o f Scot t Prue t t ís th i rd p lace Lexus Ri ley That made Pruet t 's car tw i tch back and for th and the Ford Dal lara o f Max Ange le l l i h i t Pruet t 's r igh t f ront corner and went sp inn ing o f f le f t . Prue t t spun s ideways, and Donohue went around h im to capture th i rd .

"Pruet t jus t s lowed more than I d id , " Donohue sa id . " I jus t go t in to the back o f h im, p re t ty hard I guess. I don ' t know i f I locked up ( the brakes) , bu t I cou ldn ' t go s ideways to avo id h im because Max (Angele l l i ) was there . Then they tang led r ight in f ront o f me and I avo ided Pruet t when he spun, and Max went o f f to the le f t . I don í t know why they are upset . "

The pod ium f in ished enabled Donohue and Law to remain co- leaders in the dr iver 's s tand ings wi th 60 po in ts each, and moved Porsche in to a t ie for the manufacturer ís s tand ings wi th Ford wi th 60 po in ts each.

" I ’m very , very happy w i th the ou tcome of th is race" sa id Law. "The win a t Daytona and the pod ium here puts us in the po in ts lead, which is what we’ re a iming to do for the season. I t was rough ou t there; i t was very hot (93 degrees F) and there was a lo t o f t ra f f i c . Bu t I th ink we were compet i t ive w i th everybody except maybe 01. The p i t s tops were cor rec t and the car was qu ick enough I fe l t l i ke I cou ld run wi th anybody. I brought i t in second p lace, the team d id a great job and Dav id fought h is way to the f ront . "

A day tha t s tar ted on the br ight s ide for the Penske Porsche Ri ley turned in to d isappoin tment for the Porsche works dr ivers , bu t even af ter fa l l ing back to 23rd, s t i l l managed a seventh p lace f in ish for dr ivers T imo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) .

"Af ter we d id our p i t s top and Romain go t in the car , he got a penal ty I do no t know about , " Bernhard sa id . "They (o f f ic ia ls ) sa id he got a long (s ide) another car on a res tar t , and the dr ive- th ru (penal ty ) under green pu t h im back.

"We were qu ick enough today to be on the pod ium, poss ib ly a v ic to ry bu t we had a p rob lem wi th the c lu tch . Somet imes when I downshi f t , i t d id no t engage and los t t ime. Once I los t three pos i t ions because of that . We are OK wi th the po in ts , but we had a car that cou ld have won the race. We wi l l ana lyze every th ing before the race next week ( in New Jersey) and we def in i te ly do be t ter there. "

The other Brumos Porsche en t ry , dr iven by JC France (Daytona Beach,

FL) and Joao Barbosa (Por tuga l ) f in ished e ighth .

The race was not so good for the Porsche GT teams. The Farnbacher Lo les Rac ing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup en t ry o f D i rk Werner (Germany) and Leh Keen (Char les ton, SC) f in ished four th by more than three seconds. F i f th in GT went to the Farnbacher Lo les Rac ing Porsche o f Er ic Lux (Wi l l iamsv i l le , NY) and Wol f Henz ler (Germany) .

The hardest -work ing team award went to the #67 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup team of Jus t in Marks (Chico , CA) and Andy La l ly (Newpor t , NY) . Marks got caught in another car 's acc ident very ear ly in the race and the c rew worked on the car fo r 90 minutes be fore Marks was ab le to re jo in the race. But Marks bare ly made i t a round turn 1 when a mechanica l p rob lem sta r ted overheat ing h is eng ine, but qu ick th ink ing got Marks through a back ga te and he parked beh ind the race cont ro l tower . The crew came running over , repa i red the car in less than 10 minutes and he was ab le to re jo in the race aga in . For tunate ly , there was enough t ime fo r both dr ivers to comple te the min imum 30 minutes to earn po in ts . They f in ished 15th in GT.

"These c rew guys are the greatest , " La l ly sa id . "We cou ld have g iven up, bu t that 's no t the Porsche way. We wi l l do anyth ing i t takes to race ."

Round three o f the Rolex Grand-Am Ser ies takes p lace nex t week, May 3, a t New Jersey Motorspor ts Park , in Mi l l v i l le , New Jersey.

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Senior Edi torThe Wal l S t reet Journa l

How Det ro i t ' s Automakers Went f rom Kings o f the Road to Roadk i l l

JOSEPH B. WHITE is a sen ior ed i tor in the Washington, D.C. , bureau of The Wal l St ree t Journal . A graduate of Har-vard Un ivers i ty , he has worked for the Journal s ince 1987, and for most o f that t ime he covered the auto indust ry , serv-ing as Detro i t bureau ch ief f rom 1998-2007. He wr i tes a weekly co lumn on the car bus iness and the regula tory and soc ia l issues that surround i t for the Journal 's on l ine and pr in t ed i t ions , and contr ibu tes new-car rev iews to Smar t -Money magaz ine. Mr . Whi te is co-au-thor (wi th Paul Ingrass ia) o f Comeback: The Fal l and Rise of the Amer ican Au-tomobi le Indust ry , and won the Pul i tzer Pr ize fo r repor t ing in 1993.

The fo l lowing is adapted f rom a speech del ivered a t Hi l lsda le Co l lege on Janu-ary 26, 2009, a t a seminar on the top ic , "Cars and Trucks, Markets and Govern-ments, " co-sponsored by the Center for Construct ive Al ternat ives and the Lud-wig von Mises Lec ture Ser ies. Cont in-ued f rom Apr i l 2009 Uber :

Compet i t ion f rom Overseas

In h inds ight , i t 's apparent that the gas shocks of the 1970s h i t Det ro i t a t a t ime when they were par t icu lar ly vu l -nerable. They were a decadent

p innacles of the Det ro i t ar t were crudely engineered muscle cars. The mainst ream products were large, V8-powered, rear-wheel -dr ive sedans and s tat ion wagons. The Det ro i t market ing and engineer ing machinery d idn ' t com-prehend the appeal o f cars l ike the Volkswagen Beet le or the Datsun 240Z.

rea l ly open the door for the Japanese automakers.

Remember, Toyota and Honda were re la t ive p ipsqueaks in those days. They d id not have much more going for them in the Amer ican market p r io r to the f i rs t Arab o i l embargo than Ch inese auto-makers have today, o r Korean automak-ers d id 15 years ago. The o i l shocks, however , conv inced a huge and in f luen-t ia l cohor t o f Amer ican consumers to

g ive fue l -ef f ic ient Japanese cars a t ry . Equa l ly impor tant , the o i l shocks per-suaded some of the most aggress ive of Amer ica 's car dealers to t ry them.

The Det ro i t automakers be l ieved the Japanese could be s topped by impor t quotas. They in i t ia l ly d ismissed repor ts about the h igh qual i ty o f Japanese cars. They la ter assumed the Japanese cou ld never rep l ica te the i r low-cost manufactur ing sys tems in Amer ica. P lus they bel ieved in i t ia l ly tha t the low pro-duct ion cos t o f Japanese cars was the resul t o f automat ion and unfa i r t rad ing pract ices. (Undoubted ly , the cheap yesn was a b ig he lp. ) In any case, they f igured that the Japanese would be s tuck in a n iche o f smal l , economy cars and tha t the damage cou ld be con-ta ined as customers grew out o f the i r smal l car phase of l i fe .

They were wrong on a l l counts .

them. At GM, an execut ive named Alex Mair gave deta i led presentat ions on why Japanese cars were super ior to

less cos t ly to bu i ld . He set up a war room at GM's techn ica l center w i th d is-p lays showing how Honda dev ised low-cos t , h igh-qual i ty engine par ts , and how Japanese automakers des igned factor ies tha t were roughly ha l f the s ize of a GM plant but produced the same number o f vehic les.

the p iece of meta l in an engine that connects the p is ton to the crankshaf t . The one made by GM was bu lky and crudely shaped wi th b ig tabs on the ends. Workers assembl ing the engines would gr ind down those tabs so that the weight o f the p is ton and rod assembly would be balanced. By contrast , the connect ing rod made by Honda was smal ler , th inner , and a lmost l ike a p iece of scu lpture. I t d idn ' t have ugly tabs on the end, because i t was de-s igned to be proper ly ba lanced r igh t out o f the forge. Mai r 's po int was s imple: I f you pay carefu l a t tent ion to des ign ing an e legant , l ightweight connect ing rod, then the engine wi l l be l igh ter and qui -eter , the car a round the eng ine can be more ef f ic ient , the brakes wi l l have less mass to s top, and the engine wi l l fee l more responsive because i t has less weight to move.

Another person who warned GM ear ly on about the nature of the Japanese cha l lenge was J im Harbour . In the ear ly 1980s, he took i t in to h is head to t ry to te l l GM's execut ives just how much more ef f ic ient Japanese fac tor ies rea l ly were , measured by hours o f labor per

car p roduced. The product iv i ty gap was

about twice as ef f ic ient . GM's pres ident a t the t ime responded by barr ing J im Harbour f rom company proper ty .

By the la te 1980s, GM's cha i rman, Roger Smi th, had f igured out that h is company had someth ing to learn f rom the Japanese. He just d idn ' t know what i t was. He poured b i l l ions in to new,

inc lud ing an ef for t to bu i ld an exper i -menta l " l ights ou t" factory that had a l -most no hour ly workers. He entered a jo in t venture wi th Toyota to reopen an o ld GM fac tory in Cal i forn ia , ca l led New Uni ted Motor Manufactur ing, Inc. , or NUMMI. The idea was that GM manag-ers could go to NUMMI to see up c lose what the "secre t" o f Toyota 's assembly sys tem was. Smi th a lso launched what he promoted as an ent i re ly new car company, Saturn , which was meant to p ioneer both a more coopera t ive re la-t ionship wi th UAW workers and a new way of se l l ing cars.

None of these was a bad idea. But GM took too long to learn the lessons f rom

automat ion s t ra tegy fe l l on i ts face be-cause the robots d idn ' t work proper ly , and the cars they bui l t s t ruck many consumers as b land ly s ty led and of poor qual i ty . NUMMI d id g ive GM man-agers va luable in format ion about Toyo-ta 's manufactur ing and management sys tem, which a team of MIT research-ers wou ld la ter ca l l " lean product ion ." But too many of the GM managers who gained knowledge f rom NUMMI were unable to make an impact on GM's core Nor th Amer ican bus iness .

Why? I be l ieve i t was because the UAW and GM middle managers qu i te under -s tandably focused on the fac t tha t Toy-ota 's p roduct ion sys tem requ i red only about ha l f the workers GM had at a typ ica l factory at the t ime. That was an equat ion the union wouldn ' t accept . The UAW demanded that GM keep paying workers d isp laced by new technology or o ther sh i f ts in product ion s t ra tegy, which led to the c reat ion o f what be-came known as the Jobs Bank. That program d iscouraged GM f rom c los ing factor ies and encouraged ef for ts to sus ta in h igh levels o f product ion even when demand fe l l .

To Be Cont inued . . .

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ATLANTA – Apr i l 20 , 20 09 - - - - Po rsche t oday o f f i c i a l l y u nv e i l ed i t s P an am e r a fou r - do o r pe r fo rmanc e c a r , t h e f i r s t a l l - ne w, bu i l t - f rom- the -g ro u nd u p v eh ic l e f r o m th e S tu t t g a r t , Ge r m an y b as e d m an u fa c tu r e r s i n c e i t s h i s to r i c d e bu t o f t h e Ca y en n e in P a r i s i n 2 00 2 . P r ese n t ed w i t h g re a t p r i d e a nd fa n f a re a t t he c o m pa ny ’ s S ha n gh a i M o to r S ho w e x h i b i t , t h e Pa n am e r a i s u n i qu e i n t he p r em i um s ed an s e gme n t t h a nk s t o i t s ‘ spo r t s ca r f o r f ou r ’ concep t and i t s be s t - i n -c lass f ue l e f f i c i en cy .

“The c ruc i a l t a sk f o r ou r eng inee rs was to comb ine Po rsche ’ s spo r t i ng DNA w i t h a l l t he s pa c i ou s ne s s a nd d r i v i ng c o m fo r t o f a l ux u r io us s ed a n , ” s a i d W o l fg a ng D ür h e i m er , w ho w as on h an d fo r t h e de bu t an d i s Po rsch e ’ s e xecu t i ve v i c e p r es i de n t o f re s e a rc h an d d ev e lo pme n t . “The Panamera i s an a l t e rna t i ve ca r concep t f o r t h e p re m iu m cu s tome r , an d wh i l e comp e t in g w i th e s t ab l i s he d v e h i c le s i n t he p r e mi u m c la s s , i t w i l l b e a c le a r seg men t l e ad e r i n t e rms o f pe r fo rmance , d r i v i ng dyna m ics and e f f i c i en cy . ”

Al l Three Panamera Mode ls De l i ve r H i gh Per fo rman ce an d L ow Fu e l Co nsu mpt i on

T h e P an am e r a i s P o r s c h e ’ s f o u r t h mo d e l l i n e , j o i n i ng t he 9 11 , B ox s te r /Ca y m an a n d Ca y en ne mod e l se r i es . I t i s t he f i r s t p re m iu m ca r w i t h a n a u to m at i c a l l y s h i f t i n g do u b l e - c l u t ch t ra n s mi s s io n t o f ea tu re a n e ng in e s ta r t / s to p s ys t em tha t sa v e s fu e l a n d re d uc e s e mi s s io n s by t u r n i ng t he e ng in e o f f wh en i t i s n o t n ee d ed , s u c h as s i t t i n g a t a s to p l i gh t , f o r e x amp le . A l l e ng in es ha v e a dva nce d an d fu e l - e f f i c i en t D i r ec t Fu e l I n j ec t i on (DF I ) , as we l l .

I n i t i a l l y o f f e red i n t h ree ve r s io ns – t he 400 -h o r s e po we r tw o -w h ee l d r i v e P an am e r a S a nd a l l -w he e l d r i ve P a na m er a 4 S , a n d the 5 0 0 -h o r s e po we r , t w i n - tu r bo c h arg ed a l l - wh ee l d r i ve P an a m era T u r bo – t he n ew P a na m er a w i l l p ro v i de P o rs c h e pe r fo r m an c e an d qu a l i t y a nd a l ev e l o f c om f o r t t ha t ha s b ee n a bs e n t amo ng t r ue h igh -pe r f o rman ce ca rs . A l l U .S . Panamera mode ls f ea tu re a seven-spee d Porsche D op pe lk u pp l un gs g e t r i e be ( P D K) do u b l e - c l u t ch g ea r bo x d e l i v e r i n g a d yn a mi c d r i v i ng e x p er i en c e , u l t r a - f a s t g ea rsh i f t s w i t h ou t t he s l i g h t es t i n te r r up t i on o f en g i ne p o we r , a v e r y h ig h l e v e l o f comf o r t f o r f o u r , an d o u ts t an d i ng f ue l e f f i c i en cy w he n c om p are d to a c o nve n t i on a l au to ma t i c t r ansm is s i on . T he Panam era S , f o r examp le , c on s u me s j us t 1 0 .8 l i t e r s /1 0 0 k i l om e te r s ( eq ua l t o 2 6 . 2 m pg i m p) i n t h e N ew E u r op ea n Dr i v in g Cyc le (EPA f ue l economy f i gu res a re no t ye t a va i l a b l e ) .

“ I a l wa ys b e l i e ved t ha t Po rsche w ou l d bu i l d a ca r l i k e t h e P an a me r a – a c a r wh e re t he P o r s ch e e xp e r ie nce co u l d be sh a re d w i th mo re th an j us t t h e co -p i l o t , ” sa id D e t l e v vo n P la te n , p re s id en t a nd C E O o f P o r s c he C a rs No r th A m er i c a . “ J us t

l i ke w i th t he C aye nn e , w e fo un d an o the r ch an ce to f o rg e a ne w pa th a nd c re a t e a ca r t ha t d i d no t e x i s t : a spo r t s ca r f o r f ou r . O ur de a l e r s a re e xc i t e d be c au s e th i s w i l l b r i n g n ew c u s tome r s , a nd th e l i s t o f h an d r a i s e r s i s g r ow i ng e v e ry da y . D es p i t e t he t ou gh e c on omy , I am co n f i d e n t t h e Panamera w i l l be a success . ”

Porsche Eng ineers Reso lved Conf l i c t ing Des ign Pr io r i t i es

F r o m th e be g in n i ng , t h e Pa n am e r a p ro je c t r a i se d s ig n i f i c an t t e ch n ic a l c ha l l en ge s f o r Po r s c he a s i t p re s e n te d s ev e r a l e ng i ne e r i ng c o n f l i c t s o f i n te res t ; i t ha d to h ave s i l h ou e t te o f a co up e , ye t o f f e r f o u r f u l l - s i ze sea ts w i t h a g en ero us i n te r i o r s pa c e a nd l ug ga g e ro o m ; i t m u s t se t t h e pe r fo rman ce s tandard i n i t s c lass , ye t o f f e r bes t -i n - c l ass f ue l e f f i c i en cy ; i t shou ld p rov ide P or s c h e d r i v i n g dyn am i c s a nd p e r f o r m a nc e a nd th e comfo r t o f a l u xu ry sed an ; an d i t h ad to ha ve a d r i ve r ’ s c o c k p i t t y p i c a l o f a sp o r t s c a r an d a t o p -q ua l i t y an d l u x u r i o us i n te r i o r w i t h t h e e qu ip m en t exp ec te d i n t he p r em i um s ed an segmen t .

The Panamera body i s t h e syn thes i s o f l i g h t we ig h t t e c hn o l o gy t yp i c a l o f a sp o r t s c a r , supe r io r comfo r t , generous spac io usness , and e f f i c i e n t ae ro dyn am i cs . To c re a t e i t s l i gh tw e i gh t s t r uc tu re , Po rsche emp l oys ad vanced p roduc t i on m e t ho ds an d a l l k i nd s o f s te e l g ra de s , l i gh t a l l oy s l i k e a l um i nu m a nd m a gn e s iu m , a nd p la s t i c s . I n t h e c as e o f t he Pa n am e ra S , t h e r es u l t i s a c a r t h a t w e i gh s j us t 1 ,80 0 k g , o r a j us t ove r 3 ,9 90 l bs . T h i s s t r uc tu r e a l l ow s fo r tw o fu l l - s i ze , p e r fec t l y c o n t ou r ed r e a r s ea ts t ha t s e t n ew s ta nd a rd s i n t h e l u x u r y pe r fo rm a nce c l as s i n t e rms o f bo th comfo r t and ad ju s tab i l i t y . The P an a m era a l s o c o me s w i th a h i g h l y f u nc t i o na l , v a r i a b l e l u gg a ge c o mp a r tmen t . T h e re a r s ea t b ac k r es t s t i l t f o r wa r d i n d i v id u a l l y , p ro v id i ng u p to 4 4 . 6 c ub ic f ee t o r 1 ,2 6 3 l i t e rs o f l ug ga ge capac i t y .

On e fu r t he r v i s ib le h i gh l i gh t o f t h e ove ra l l a e r o dyn am i c p ac k a ge a nd a no th e r i n no v a t i o n i s t h e ac t i ve fo u r -w ay rea r sp o i l e r o n th e Pan ame ra Tu rbo . Th rough i t s e f f i c i en t mana ge men t o f c on t r o l an g l e s a nd s u r face g eo m et r y ge a r ed to d r i v i ng co nd i t i o ns , t h e r ea r sp o i l e r o p t im i ze s bo th t he ca r ’ s ae rodyna m ics and pe r fo rmance .

Suspens ion Techno log ies De l i ve r On -Demand Spor ts Car P er fo rmance and Premium S edan Comfor t

The Panamera chass i s an d suspen s ion i s no t a comp rom i se be tw ee n spo r t i ng p e r f o rman ce a nd s up e r io r c om f o r t , b u t r a t he r a c o mb i na t i on o f t he two . I n i t s ba s i c se t t i ng i t o f f e r s a ve r y h i gh l eve l o f d r i v i n g comf o r t , ye t a t a t ou ch o f t h e Porsche Ac t i ve Suspens ion Management (PASM)

b u t t on , i t t u rn s i n t o a th o ro ug hb red sp o r t s suspens ion .

Ano th e r h i gh l i g h t i s t h e ad ap t i ve a i r su spe ns i on th a t ca n p ro v id e ex t r a a i r vo l ume o n d ema nd . An a bso lu te i nn ova t i on i n au to mo t i ve t e chn o l og y , i t o f f e r s an e v e n g re a te r v a ¬ r i a t i o n o f s p o r t i ng a n d comf o r t f e a tu res an d i s s ta nd ard o n th e P an a m era T u r bo a nd o p t i o n a l o n t h e o th e r mod e ls . Th e op t i on a l Po rsch e D yna m ic C h ass i s Con t ro l (PDCC) sys tem w i t h i t s two ac t i ve an t i -r o l l b a r s c a n fu r t he r e n ha nc e d r i v i ng d y na m ic s and comfo r t .

Th rou gh t he Sp or t P lu s b u t ton , t h e op t i on a l Spo r t s Ch rono Package s enab le t h e d r i ve r t o c ho o s e a t t h e t ou c h o f a b u t t on t he h ig h -p e r fo r m an c e c on f i gu r a t i o ns f o r t he e n g i ne , d r i ve t r a i n and suspen s ion sys tems, i nc l ud ing P or s c h e T r ac t i o n M an ag e me n t ( P T M ) w i t h i t s f u l l y - c on t r o l l ed a l l - wh e e l d r i ve . P T M i s s tan d ar d o n bo th th e Pan ame ra 4S an d th e Pan ame ra Tu rbo .

Th e Pan ame ra go e s on sa l e a t au th o r i zed U .S . Po rsch e de a l e r s on O c t . 17 , 2 0 09 . T he m an u fac t u r e r s ug g es te d r e t a i l p r i c e ( MS R P ) f o r t h e P an am e r a S i s $ 89 ,8 00 , w h i l e t h e P an am e r a 4 S a nd P a na m er a T u r bo r e ta i l s f o r $ 93 ,8 00 a n d $ 13 2 , 60 0 , r es p ec t i v e l y .

Po rsche Ca rs Nor th Amer i ca , I nc . (PCN A) , based i n A t l a n t a , Ga . , i s t he e x c lu s i ve i m po r te r o f Po rsche spo r t s ca r s and spo r t u t i l i t y veh i c l es f o r t h e Un i t ed S t a te s . I t i s a w h o l l y ow ne d , i nd i r e c t s ub s i d i a r y o f D r . I n g . h . c . F . P o r s ch e A G. P CN A e mp l oy s a p p r o x im a te l y 1 80 p e op le w ho p r o v i d e Porsche veh ic l es , pa r t s , se r v i ce , marke t i ng and t r a in in g f o r i t s 2 02 de a l e r s . T h e de a l e rs , i n t u r n , p rov i de Po rsche ow ners w i t h be s t - i n - c lass se r v i ce . Th roughou t i t s 60 - yea r h i s t o r y , Po rsche h as de v e l op ed n u me r ou s t ec h no lo g ie s t h a t h av e advanced veh ic l e pe r fo rmance , imp roved sa fe t y a nd s p u r r e d en v i r o nme n t a l i nn ov a t i on s w i t h i n t he au tomot i ve i ndus t ry . The compan y con t i n ue s t o c e l e b ra te i t s h e r i t ag e b y a dd in g to i t s l on g l i s t o f mo t o r spo r t s v i c t o r i e s da t i ng ba ck t o i t s f i r s t 24 H ou r s o f L e M an s c l as s w i n i n 1 95 1 . T od ay , w i t h more t han 28 ,000 v i c t o r i es , Po rsche i s r ec o g n i z ed a s t h e wo r l d ' s m os t s u cce s s fu l b ra nd i n spo r t s ca r r ac i ng . PCN A, w h i ch i mp o r t s t h e i con i c 91 1 se r i es , t h e Boxs te r and Cayman s po r t s ca r s a nd C a ye n ne s p o r t u t i l i t y v eh i c l e s a nd s o on th e P a na m er a g r an tu r i s m o fo r t he Un i t ed S t a tes , s t r i ves t o ma in ta in a s t an da rd o f e xc e l l e nc e , c o m m i tme n t a nd d i s t i n c t i o n s y no n ym o us w i th i t s b r an d .

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