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Winner Steffen Iwan while pitching the idea of AUTOmator, Berlin, Porsche AG

Company 05/20/2018

Team "AUTOmator" wins Porsche innovation competition

The pitch delivered by the trio from Germany saw them triumph against six other finalists and over 270 submitted projects.

Edward-Lewis Brauner, Jürgen Häring, Wolfgang Triller, l-r, Herberth Motorsport, Silverstone, 2018, Porsche AG

Motorsports 05/20/2018

05/20/2018

Class podium for 911 GT3 R

The Porsche customer team Herberth Motorsport scored a podium spot at Silverstone (UK).

Cayenne S Diesel Platinum Edition, 2017, Porsche AG

Company 05/22/2018

05/22/2018

Porsche and Diesel

Questions and Answers.

Dr Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, 2018, Porsche AG

Company 05/10/2018

Dr Wolfgang Porsche is the face of the brand and its most important ambassador. As chairman of the Porsche AG Supervisory Board, he watches over both the company and the corporation. Today he celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday.

Dr Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, 356 B, Porsche mansion, Stuttgart, 2016, Porsche AG

Company 05/04/2018

05/04/2018

“Wolfgang Porsche is the figure with whom people identify our company”

Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of the Board, 2014, Porsche AG

Company 06/01/2014

06/01/2014

Family History

Dr. Wolfgang Porsche experienced the beginnings of the 911 first hand as a teenager. The current Chairman of the Supervisory Board remembers.

News

Mark Webber, Mission E, Weissach, 2018, Porsche AG

Products 05/19/2018

Game changer: The Porsche Mission E

Mark Webber test drives the Mission E on Porsche’s test track at Weissach. Here are his impressions.

Materials of the future, 2018, Porsche AG

Technology 05/18/2018

Innovative Materials of the Future

Experts in Weissach use 3D printing and innovative materials to design the sports cars of tomorrow.

Company 05/17/2018

“Porsche Safari” in the summer holidays

An experience programme is being set up for young nature lovers at the off-road track at Porsche Leipzig.

986 Boxster, Climate House, Bremerhaven, 2018, Porsche AG

History 05/17/2018

One step ahead with the Boxster 986

In the Porsche Boxster 986, Porsche created one of the most attractive roadsters. A classic of tomorrow.

Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, Wolfgang Reimer, President of the Administrative District of Stuttgart, Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG, Uwe Hück, Chair of the Group Works Council, l-r, presentation of the certificate of recognition, Ferry Porsche Foundation, 2018, Porsche AG

Company 05/16/2018

Porsche creates the Ferry Porsche Foundation

As the brand marks its 70th year, Porsche has established the Ferry Porsche Foundation.

Christian Geistdörfer, Walter Röhrl, l-r, 356 A 1500 GS Carrera Coupé, 2018, Porsche AG

History 05/15/2018

Of Defiance and Diplomacy – Röhrl and Geistdörfer

Walter Röhrl and Christian Geistdörfer have competed in nearly every major car rally.

Dates & Events

May 24, 2018 Monte-Carlo (MCO)	Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup – Round 2 (till May 27, 2018)
June 2, 2018 Detroit/Michigan (USA)	IMSA – Race Detroit
June 8, 2018 Red Bull Ring (AUT)	Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland – Races 3 and 4 (till June 10, 2018)
June 16, 2018 Le Mans (FR)	WEC – 24 Hours of Le Mans (till June 17, 2018)

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9:11 Magazine

Episode 6 – 70 Years of Porsche sports cars

On June 8, 1948, the first car with the name Porsche was approved for the road: the 356 “No. 1” Roadster. A journey through seven decades and into the future, from the original 911 to the Mission E – in the current 9:11 Magazine.

The 1960s

A video from 1967 shows the 911 2.0 Targa in a wind tunnel. On board: a model and the question: Will the hairdo survive the fierce winds? In chapter 2, the current Targa does the hairdo test as well.

The 1970s

The 917 KH Gulf: Motor racing legend and star of the film “Le Mans” with Steve McQueen. Now the powerful 1970s icon in the Porsche vehicle warehouse is experiencing a revival – with the help of oil paint and YouTuber Roman Miah.

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05/04/2018

Porsche Honors Hurley Haywood On 70th Birthday

Porsche congratulates one of its most decorated ambassadors, Hurley Haywood, on a shared anniversary: The five-time Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona winner turns 70 today, just a month before the 70th...

Rutesheim and Hemmingen, 2018, Porsche AG

05/03/2018

Hemmingen and Rutesheim become Porsche sites

The sports car manufacturer has acquired the leased sites of Hemmingen and Rutesheim.

05/03/2018

Porsche enters into a collaboration with photographer Martin Schoeller

Artistic shots from the Porsche garage: From May 19 to September 2, 2018, the “Nederlands Fotomuseum” in Rotterdam will be displaying the work of the New York-based German photographer Martin...

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05/11/2018

Green light for the Porsche World Expedition

The vast expanses “down under” are the location of the first of six expeditions which will travel around the world in just 80 days: the Porsche World Expedition.

05/02/2018

New Cayenne now available as a plug-in hybrid

Porsche is expanding its range of hybrids even further: the new Cayenne E-Hybrid combines the best driving dynamics in its class with maximum efficiency.

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04/02/2018

Sustainable fuels

Clean energy is not just a utopian dream. A strategy that paves the way to emission-free mobility which conserves resources cannot focus solely on powertrain technology - it must also explore...

911 Carrera 4S (2015), all-wheel drive, 2018, Porsche AG

03/14/2018

Porsche Traction Management for greater agility, stability and traction

The sporty all-wheel drive is a Porsche innovation. Invented by Ferdinand Porsche in 1900, revisited again and again, enhanced, and a feature of series-production models for 30 years.

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Nick Tandy, Frederic Makowiecki, Richard Lietz, Patrick Pilet, l-r, Manthey-Racing, 24-hour Nürburgring, 2018, Porsche AG

05/13/2018

Porsche 911 GT3 R wins long distance thriller in the Eifel

After an enthralling final phase, Nick Tandy, Frederic Makowiecki, Richard Lietz and Patrick Pilet have won the 24-hour race in the Eifel with their nine-eleven fielded by the Manthey-Racing team.

Jaap van Lagen, Michael Ammermüller, Dylan Pereira, l-r, Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, race, Barcelona, 2018, Porsche AG

05/13/2018

Michael Ammermüller wins season-opener in Barcelona

A successful start to the season for Michael Ammermüller in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup: After posting pole position as the fastest in qualifying on Saturday, the German won Sunday’s race...

956 C, 919 Hybrid Evo, Nürburgring Nordschleife, 2018, Porsche AG

05/12/2018

919 Tribute Tour at the Nordschleife

Today’s joint show of the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo alongside the 956 C on the German Nürburgring Nordschleife was the second stop of the ‘919 Tribute Tour’.

Porsche in the Media

New fleet – retro Porsche

Abu Dhabi Police unveiled its new livery for its vehicles along with a stunning 1979 vintage...

911 – A colorful history

As a tribute to the one-millionth 911 the magazine Bloomberg Pursuits takes a look back in time.

The air-cooled life

Basem Wasef explains why his love for air-cooled 911 is instant and irrevocable.

History More

04/18/2018

Road Werks

Putting a legendary factory racer onto the public highway.

Porsche 356, house of Maximilian E. Hoffman, Rye, 2018, Porsche AG

04/04/2018

Seventy years of style

Max Hoffman and Lloyd Wright: The common bond between two of America’s most influential aesthetes.

Christophorus

Issue 386

His Company, His Life

Dr. Wolfgang Porsche is the face of the brand and its ambassador. In May he will celebrate his 75th birthday.

Mission E Cross Turismo, 2018, Porsche AG

E-Design

Background on the design of future e-models: Michael Mauer on the Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo.

Conceiving Color

The new Porsche 911 GT3 RS: 0 to 100 kmh in 3.2 seconds, peak speed 312 kmh. It's green. Why is that?

Back to the Roots

Porsche has brought the 356 “No. 1” Roadster from 1948 back to life as a show car.

Sound Machine

Porsche is planning a major offensive at Le Mans: Acoustically, the 911 RSR is already in the lead.

Issue 385

Dialogue of Forms

We present the future of the sports car with models on a scale of 1:3—seen here for the first time and set in Paris by art photographer Eric Otto.

24/7

From the track to the road—this is reality for Porsche. We look at the ability to combine everyday usability and recreation with the possibilities of modern mobility.

Materials of the Future

It’s better to implement ideas than to dream of them. And that’s how the developers of Porsche proceed: the seemingly impossible becomes tangible technology.

Nerves of Zeal

Car races are decided on the track. That will continue to be the case in the future. But virtual contests are on the rise. Welcome to the world of eSports.

Level 6

Level 5—the highest level of automated driving. No driver and no steering wheel. The technology is expected to be ready for use within a decade.

Issue 384

At the Limit

Limit: the point at which it’s not possible to go farther. The natural habitat of race-car drivers and their crews. Scenes from previous years of Porsche Motorsports.

Design center Weissach, 2017, Porsche AG

Designing for the Future

Style Porsche is shaping how digital elements will be incorporated into sports cars in the years to come. A visit to the future-oriented architects in Weissach.

Porsche Takes the Plunge

Spring of 1977: Porsche fans are shaken to the core when the brand comes out with its new top model, the 928. The car defies—and exceeds—all expectations.

Bernd Pennewitz, workshop, 2017, Porsche AG

Miniature Marvels

Conceived for kids, built for adults: Bernd Pennewitz makes iconic Porsche replicas—in miniature form with electric drives.

Lew Bracker, Thermal Club racetrack, California, 2017, Porsche AG

Unforgotten

Porsche stopped producing the legendary 550 Spyder sixty years ago. That was also when Lew Bracker entered his last race.

Issue 383

12/05/2017

Cayenne in Norway: Asphalt Art

In Norway, roads dance between the fjords and the mountains. A drive with the new Porsche Cayenne.

11/09/2017

Triumph on the Wall: From Zuffenhausen to Monza

Fifty years ago Porsche conquered five endurance world records in Monza. A classic 911 R now retraces the journey.

10/28/2017

Tours of Discovery in the new Cayenne

Many adventures are hard to plan. But there are exceptions. Such as the 2018 Porsche World Expedition.

Burmester High-End 3D Surround Sound System, Porsche Panamera, 2017, Porsche AG

11/22/2017

Surround Sound: the Panamera's Sound System

The Burmester High-End 3D Surround Sound System in the Panamera expands into third dimension.

01/09/2018

Hans-Joachim “Strietzel” Stuck

The two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans has since retired but is still smitten with fast cars.

Issue 382

09/08/2017

999,999: Bad Luck?

The Porsche 911 that rolls off the production line right before the one millionth in the series is red instead of green.

Carrera track, Attersee, Austria, 2017, Porsche AG

08/03/2017

Men at play: Remote control

Andreas Stadlbauer is head of the Carrera slot-car racing brand and regularly invites friends for a men’s day in his yard.

10/02/2017

Technology and Talent

It takes the form of a business trip with Thilo Koslowski, CEO of Porsche Digital, through an old new world.

911 Turbo (Typ 930), Canada, 2017, Porsche AG

07/14/2017

Journey through Time

Bill MacEachern has had a singularly long-lived love affair with his Porsche.

Panamera 4S, Ruta Panamericana, Mexico, 2017, Porsche AG

07/14/2017

Panamera mexicana

Sometimes the beauty of everyday life only becomes visible when juxtaposed with something completely different.

Issue 381

Huangshan mountain range, China, 2017, Porsche AG

06/12/2017

In the Realm of Ghosts

The Huangshan mountains are a natural paradise.

Porsche Club Westfalen, Dortmund, 2017, Porsche AG

05/25/2017

Homeland

Porsche Club Westfalen is the oldest Porsche Club in the world.

Patrick Long, Porsche works driver, Los Angeles, 2016, Porsche AG

04/22/2018

5th edition running: Air-cooled

Patrick Long, Porsche factory driver, initiated the annual gathering for vintage air-cooled Porsches.

Alexander Fijak, Andreas Schmidt, director of quality at the Leipzig site, l-r, Pilot Hall, Porsche plant, Leipzig, 2017, Porsche AG

07/04/2017

Dress Rehearsal

The most modern facility of a pilot hall is at the Porsche plant in Leipzig.

Fernando Guerra, 911, Lisbon, 2017, Porsche AG

07/10/2017

FG: Fernando Guerra

What moves Fernando Guerra is found in a garage in Lisbon: four classic Porsche models from the years 1973 to 1995.

Issue 380

Artwork of Chris LaBrooy, 2017, Porsche AG

04/17/2017

Dissonance: The lure of images

Chris LaBrooy generates 3-D creations with Porsche models.

03/25/2017

It all depends on the end

Naoto Fukasawa, industrial designer, talks about the purpose of design.

04/07/2017

Röhrl in Review

Walter Röhrl turned seventy. Christophorus persuaded him to dig deep into his photobox.

04/23/2017

Career with full of ups and downs

Tracy Austin won her first Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title at the age of fifteen.

Panamera 4S, Inno Drive, 2017, Porsche AG

04/25/2017

Vision

Philip Markschläger elucidates Porsche InnoDrive in the new Panamera 4S.

Issue 379

01/22/2017

Childhood Heroes

Christian Blanck highlights six decades of classic cars.

New engine plant, Zuffenhausen, 2016, Porsche AG

01/14/2017

People wherever possible

Porsche produces  the latest generation of V8 assemblies at Zuffenhausen.

02/01/2017

Night Flight: Contrasts in Harmony

The new Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid.

01/03/2017

Dancing on Ice with Walter Röhrl

A snowy track is also no problem at all for the Porsche Macan with  all-wheel drive.

01/08/2017

Here's where the future is imagined

The Porsche Digital Lab has opened in Berlin.

Issue 378

Cover Christophorus No. 378, 2016, Porsche AG

10/07/2016

The Authenticity of the Moment

Martin Schoeller took photos of Porsche’s LMP1 drivers on the Nürburgring.

11/30/2016

A Porsche made of 2,704 parts

When the last piece clicks into place on the 911 GT3 RS from Lego.

02/13/2017

Call of the Racetrack

Thomas Park drives with his new Cayman GT4 to the Nürburgring.

Illustration Porsche Connect, 2016, Porsche AG

06/30/2016

Networker

Smartphone, smartwatch, and car unite to form a mobile network.

911 SC Targa, Garden Route, South Africa, 2016, Porsche AG

10/19/2016

With the Porsche 911 SC Targa on the Garden Route

Perfumer Alexandra Carlin is immersing herself in South Africa.

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20 May 18

Class podium for Porsche 911 GT3 R in Great Britain

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Team "AUTOmator" wins Porsche innovation competition

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“Porsche Safari” in the summer holidays

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Porsche creates the Ferry Porsche Foundation

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Team Russia triumphs at fifth World Final

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