Who Will Be Porsche's "King of the Curve" on SPEED TV - plus 6 more Porsche posts

Published: Tue, 05/07/13

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Are You Going to Watch Porsche's "King of the Curve"?
Steve McQueen Replica Porsche 911s
Is this the future of Porsche marketing?  We sure hope so!  Porsche has teamed up with SPEED TV to produce a new show called "King of the Curve" premiering next week.  It features 3 teams, 9 drivers (including celebrities, pro drivers and ordinary Porsche enthusiasts) and of course Porsches.  

Click Here For Details, Show Times, Video and Pictures
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We Travel to Pinehurst for the Inaugural Pinehurst Concours
Pinehurst Concours
This year marked the first gathering of fine cars and Porsches for the Pinehurst Concours.  FLATSIXES.com's Ron Sieber traveled to the event and reports on the three day show in this post complete with pictures. Based on the Porsches he photographed, and the other special cars present, this event looks like it should grow fairly quickly.

Read the Story and See Our Pictures from the Pinehurst Concours
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BRUMOS EXTENDS THEIR 15% DISCOUNT OFFER !
Brumos Discount Offer
Whatever you're doing, it's working.  For the fourth month in a row Brumos Porsche is offering our readers a 15% discount from their online boutique!  There's no catch, you can buy one item and receive a 15% discount. The offer is good on almost everything including Driver's Selection from Porsche Design merchandise.  Simply use the coupon code "PUR15" at checkout to receive 15% off any ONE item in their Boutique.  It's valid for a single purchase you make from the online store and CAN NOT be used at the dealership for repairs, parts or service.  Due to a limitation of the shopping cart software be sure to only have ONE item in your cart in order for the coupon to work properly. Valid until 05/31/2013.  Enjoy, 15% is a huge savings!

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The new Porsche 911 Turbo S is Mind Boggling Fast!
Patrick Long
Porsche released details on the newest members of the 911 model line last week; the Turbo and Turbo S.  Their performance capabilities are staggering, especially the zero to sixty time of the Turbo S.  Not surprisingly, the PDK only trend continues in both forced induction models and is further confirmation of what the future holds for Porsche's top performing models.

Pictures, Pricing, Specs and Video of Porsche's Newest Turbo Models
CORE Autosport's Porsche Program Ready to Go in Monterey
CORE autosport ALMS
It's been months since CORE autosport's originally announced they would contest the GT class with a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the American Le Mans Series. Well, their long awaited debut takes place next week in Monterey, Calif., at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and it looks like they are ready! There, Porsche factory star Patrick Long and three-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kimber-Smith will race the No. 06 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR for the first time.

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"Project Nasty" BBi Autosport's Ultra-Light Tuned Porsche
BBi Autosport Project Nasty
DRIVE is back on YouTube with a new episode of TUNED.  The star of this episode is BBi Autosport's "Project Nasty" Porsche 911. An air-cooled 911 (a first for BBi). Matt Farah and the crew from SmokingTire.com explore this "very raw" 1985 911 and explain why this is the Porsche 911 GT3 RS Porsche should have made in 1985. Click here or the picture above to watch the video yourself. 
Now You Can Plug-in Your Porsche E-Hybrid Anywhere
Porsche Universal Charger
Porsche is implementing a unique, integrated universal charging solution in conjunction with the introduction of the new 2014 Panamera S E Hybrid - which celebrated its world premiere at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. This solution covers all aspects of electric driving - from charging accessories to installation of infrastructure and even partial operation by compatible smartphones.

Read on to See What Make This System so Unique
Porsche's WorldWide Delivery Numbers for the 1st Quarter of 2013
Porsche Delivery Number 1st Q 2013
Despite a difficult economic environment in Europe, Porsche AG is off to a good start in 2013. Deliveries of the sports car maker picked up by 21 percent to 37,009 vehicles in the first three months of the 2013 fiscal year. Turnover rose by 8.3 percent to 3.28 billion euro in the first quarter. At 573 million euro, the operating result stood at 8.5 percent above the value of the previous year (528 million euro).

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