Porsche shows how easy it is to make a lot of money

[baronWastelan]

Simply build the best in the world, and people all over the world will line up to give you their money

Porsche to launch new 911; global sales surge

By Christoph Rauwald
STUTTGART (MarketWatch) -- Porsche AG's global sales surged in August despite swirling recession fears in some of its core markets and the German sportscar maker expects further growth in coming months as it prepares for the presentation of the new generation of its iconic 911 model at the Frankfurt motor show Tuesday.

"We expect stable progress for the rest of the year," Porsche sales chief Bernhard Maier said in an interview at the company's headquarters here.

"We have the highest order intake in the company's history and are likely to reach our sales targets," he added. Porsche aims to sell more than 100,000 cars in 2011. It sold around 95,000 cars last year.

Maier's comments echo similar remarks by other European auto industry executives, who stated that to date the sovereign-debt concerns in Europe and the U.S., which triggered turmoil on financial markets in recent weeks, so far haven't hurt demand for new cars.

Maier said the four-door Panamera coupe could account for around 28,000 car sales this year, exceeding Porsche's initial sales target of 20,000 cars. He noted that demand is so strong at the moment that customers have to wait for up to 12 months [???] for certain versions of the revamped Cayenne sports-utility vehicle.

Porsche's global sales rose around 43% on the year in August to more than 9,000 cars. Sales in China more than tripled year-on-year.

In the January-to-August period, Porsche's global sales rose around 30% to more than 80,000 cars. The company is expected to release detailed sales figures Monday ahead of the Frankfurt motor show.

The seventh generation of Porsche's 911 model is set to contribute to sales momentum from December onward, when deliveries are due to start.

Maier said Porsche could sell around 30,000 of the new 911 cars per year once all versions of the revamped model are available. The 911 accounted for 21,000 car sales last year.

The new 911 Carrera features a six-cylinder engine with 350 horsepower that can accelerate to 100 kilometers per hour (60 miles per hour) in 4.6 seconds. The average fuel consumption is 8.2 liters per 100 kilometers. This compares to 325 horsepower, 5 seconds and 11 liters for the current model.

"North America is still the biggest market for us, closely followed by China," he said, adding that he expects "a head-to-head race" between its two largest sales regions in coming years.

Porsche plans to increase its Chinese dealerships by 12 to 45 this year and keep the number of North American dealerships stable at around 190.

He noted, however, that Porsche currently isn't considering producing cars outside Germany. He added that, particularly in Asia, cars made in Germany enjoy a reputation for top quality. Starting production abroad would be an option only if high import taxes would make a major market economically unviable.

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[Sternjaeger II]

uhmmm I dunno man, Porsche makes great cars (not all of them, the Panamera and Cayenne are an abomination IMHO), but the best in the world?

They have a valid point though in keeping production within Europe me thinks, look at the bloody shambles made by Volkswagen with their Mexico production!

There's still something missing on Porsches though, that oomph factor that other supercars and sport cars have: by definition, a sports car needs to be distinctive, not just performing.. it's like the German car engineering has killed (or never had) any "crazy factor" in its sports car production..

Even when they surpassed themselves with this



someone in Stuttgart must have gone "Nein!! That's too crazy looking, we shall stick to the Beetle looks! FOREVER!!"

Come on Porsche, let the magic happen once more..

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by baronWastelan

Simply build the best in the world, and people all over the world will line up to give you their money

Just call it "Made in Germany"

[baronWastelan]

Not only made, also Tested In Germany

[TomcatViP]

350hp & 8.2liters that I am dreaming off

(got a 13L per 100 here )

By the way for the price of the new Porshe what kind of plane could you get and how many Steam account for CoD ?

A Bavarian drink goes to the winner

[ATAG_Bliss]

Ahh! A thread about cars

I'm a bit of a horsepower nut. I don't think you can really have a "best of" cars as soo many people like so many different things.

Personally, I like obnoxious V-8's with tons of power. I'm a straight line racer and there's nothing quite like putting around in a fuel injected 1300 HP car that runs on pump gas. Not a whole bunch of street cars out there that run 154 mph in 1320ft at 8.85 seconds. There's nothing quite like being on the edge of losing control in something that's uncontrollable. Hard to explain, but I'll probably die in a creation of mine someday.

Ford is bar none my brand of choice. Pretty cool to take a factory SUHICKY (SOHC) block and be able to make that kind of reliable power that I could drive to and from the track. I usually take off the parachute mount for the street though.

Basically I can't own anything that's factory or stock. I grew up with welders, mills, presses, and a shop full of tools being raised on a farm. So fabricating metal and working on the farm machinery (then my own vehicles ) was normal. Now sorting my time between work, games, and cars isn't easy. Thankfully I'm not a fan of sleeping or watching tv lol.









Anyone else a car guy? Post up some pics!

[baronWastelan]

You should like this Porsche: 200 mph in about 10 seconds. In 1973. With an air cooled engine. Even by today's standards this car is frightening. Oh, and it can corner too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYBtCJDQqqg

[BadAim]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Bliss

Ahh! A thread about cars

I'm a bit of a horsepower nut. I don't think you can really have a "best of" cars as soo many people like so many different things.

Personally, I like obnoxious V-8's with tons of power. I'm a straight line racer and there's nothing quite like putting around in a fuel injected 1300 HP car that runs on pump gas. Not a whole bunch of street cars out there that run 154 mph in 1320ft at 8.85 seconds. There's nothing quite like being on the edge of losing control in something that's uncontrollable. Hard to explain, but I'll probably die in a creation of mine someday.

Ford is bar none my brand of choice. Pretty cool to take a factory SUHICKY (SOHC) block and be able to make that kind of reliable power that I could drive to and from the track. I usually take off the parachute mount for the street though.

Basically I can't own anything that's factory or stock. I grew up with welders, mills, presses, and a shop full of tools being raised on a farm. So fabricating metal and working on the farm machinery (then my own vehicles ) was normal. Now sorting my time between work, games, and cars isn't easy. Thankfully I'm not a fan of sleeping or watching tv lol.


Anyone else a car guy? Post up some pics!

I'm a Chevy guy myself (though I'm presently carless [if you exclude my 300HP service van]) but I'm a lover of all things with wheels that make the ground rumble. I'll see if I can dig up some photos of my cars. My favorite was a '69 350hp SS 396 Chevelle (I'll miss that car 'till the day they chuck me in the dirt).

Edit: You remember the Crane Fireball cam? I had one in that Chevell.....I don't remember the specs specifically, but it was ground on 108 degree centers to give it a nice lope at idle but she made power from 2500 to 6000, with the 650 spread bore double pumper it was as drivable as grannys car but had all the power I could ever use at 18. I really learned how to drive sideways it that car.

[335th_GRAthos]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Bliss

I usually take off the parachute mount for the street though.

Jesus! You mean you are allowed to drive this car on the normal road???



@Sternjaeger II: Well, it depends what you mean with "well balanced". The 911s are not "balanced": Weight distribution is around 62% rear and only 38% front (varies by model)
which means that if you lose the rear grip with stability electronics switched off you need to have the skill of a F1 pilot to put it back on track.


~S~