February 10, 2012

Comforting Porsche Panorama Article

I was catching up on some magazine reading a few weeks ago and read an article in Porsche Panorama magazine about the future of Porsche and specifically it’s autonomy in the wake of Volkswagen’s takeover of the company. One of the scarier moments for those who follow the company from an executive standpoint was when [...]

Uwe Gemballa Reportedly Found Dead

uwe gemballa

It’s a sad sad day for Gemballa fans. I personally, as strange as it may sound, was hoping Uwe Gemballa had staged his own disappearance to avoid facing something in his life. Unfortunately that doesn’t appear to be the case. 9 Magazine was the first place I saw the news, then in an Autoblog.com post. [...]

Porsche 911 Carrera GTS

Porsche 911 GTS

I’m sure most of you have seen info and pictures on this car over the last week. This is too great of a car not to post up though, if for no other reason than the pics! Last week, on Wednesday, Porsche announced the 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS model. Available as both a coupe [...]

Brand New Porsche Speedster!

2011 Porsche 911 Speedster

Today is a beautiful day in Porsche-land. Porsche officially announced a brand new Speedster to the lineup for 2011. Only the fourth car to bear the Speedster name, the 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera Speedster will make its debut at the Paris Motor Show next month. And I can’t WAIT! I’ve long loved the Speedster designated [...]

Weekly Porsche Wrap

Jim Giese Porsche Speedster

Late again, but some cool stories and sites from last week. 50 years of Porsche Speedster ownership – This was a cool little story about Jim Giese who has owned his 1958 Speedster for nearly 50 years. He bought the car in October of 1960. He’s driven and enjoyed the car, including a fair amount [...]

Weekly Porsche Wrap

2011 Porsche Boxster

This should probably be called the Monthly Porsche Wrap as it’s been about that long since my last weekly update. I’m sure none of you are on pins and needles with Texas size holes in the middle of your current Porsche events knowledge waiting for me. I still like to get them out in a [...]

Porsche 356 Closer To A Comeback?

porsche 356 speedster reborn

I love rumors, well, at least the good kind. Especially when they pertain to future Porsche models. Lyndon recently sent me links to several blogs reporting a possible reborn Porsche 356 Speedster. I’ve mentioned the possibility of this car a couple of times in the past. Most recently back in November when Motorauthority.com detailed the [...]

Another Porsche Sponsored Giveaway

Porsche is pulling out all of the stops for their 60th Anniversary. They have now added another giveaway to the mix. Brad sent me this one…Thanks Brad! This time it’s an easy one that will only take you about 10 minutes to enter. You fill out a short form, then submit your Porsche story. In [...]

GEMBALLA Brand Coming Back To Life

An interesting press release landed in my box this morning. It was titled “A Fresh Start for the GEMBALLA Brand” and was from a PR firm in Germany. They got me there and I read the entire thing. It seems someone has snatched up the GEMBALLA name and some of the assets and hopes to [...]

Weekly Porsche Wrap

Porsche searches for oldest Porsche in the U.S. – Brad, a long time PorschePerfect.com reader, sent me a link to this last week (thanks Brad!). I’d just read the same thing myself. This is a great little celebration Porsche is doing in honor of their 60 year anniversary of their cars being in America. They’re [...]