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| | PCA—Just as Porsche has started to dabble in electric vehicles with the Taycan to the consternation of dedicated internal combustion engine enthusiasts, the company has announced a partnership with Boeing to explore the “premium urban air mobility market” with an electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
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PCA—Porsche Cars North America is thrilled for you to join us on November 22, 2019 at the LA Auto Show to experience another exceptional moment in Porsche history. Be a part of an exclusive Porsche
Club Preview Event at the 2019 LA Auto Show where Porsche will give you access to the Porsche display, the full array of Porsche models, and a special global unveiling. Tickets will sell out very quickly, so be ready when registration opens. As an attendee, you will have early access to the entire Porsche display before it's shown to the general public. Be among the first to get up close and personal with all the latest Porsche models.
| | PCA—Porsche announced a third variant of its new Taycan electric sedan, the 4S, which slots under the more powerful and more expensive Turbo and Turbo S announced in early September. For now the
Taycan 4S is the entry level model with either 522 or 563 horsepower depending on the choice of two lithium-ion batteries.
Taycan 4S can be had with either the Performance battery, a single-deck unit with a max capacity of 79.2 killowatt hours and a max charge capacity of 225 kilowatts, or the Performance Plus battery, with 93.4 kWh capacity and 270 kW of charging capacity.
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Pirelli—Pirelli would like to invite you to take part in an exclusive opportunity at the FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2019 to have a F1® Hot Laps passenger experience with a top driver at Circuit of the Americas.
For a chance at winning, simply click on the link below and enter using the registration form.
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| | PCA—Tech Tactics West is a day dedicated to Porsche technical information. This event is for the casual information gatherer to the everyday Porsche mechanic and will be held at the Porsche Training facility in Eastvale, CA which is used to train Porsche technicians and is perfect for this "hand-on" type of event. It is equipped with state-of-the-art
classrooms with lifts and drive train assemblies available for use of our event. Attendees may choose to attend November 23 or 24. The day will consist of lectures by PCNA Specialists, members of the PCA Technical Committee, as well as special guest speakers.
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PCA—These 60 Second Surveys are a quick and easy way to help improve PCA. We appreciate your time and feedback! Each month one person who takes the survey will win $100 credit to the PCA Web Store. There will be another survey later this month, which improves your odds to win the monthly prize. Only one entry per
survey counts toward the prize. October’s winner will be announced in the November 5 edition of e-Brake. Good luck!
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| | PCA—At recent press event sponsored by the Washington Automotive Press Association, Porsche Panorama was able to spend some seat time in what are arguably the closest competitors to the Cayenne and Macan, namely the Maserati Levante and Alfa Romeo Stelvio. Here are some quick impressions on how they compare.
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PCA—Each fall and spring, Porsche Club of America opens a member only raffle, in which you, the member, may purchase entries for a chance to win a brand-new Porsche. For the Fall 2019 Member Only Raffle, the first grand prize is a brand-new 718 Cayman GT4 plus $25,000 in cash. The second grand prize is a 718 Spyder plus $25,000 in cash. Any additional grand prizes are either a 718
Cayman or Boxster, plus $25,000 in cash. Alternatively, winners may also choose $85,000 instead of a car plus $25,000. After the initial 8,500 entries, another Grand Prize will be added for every additional 4,000 entries sold. Raffle entries are $50 (USD) each.
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| | PCA—Emory Motorsports' Porsche 356 RSR is well known, making appearances at various car shows throughout the US. Rod Emory, the builder of this Outlaw Porsche, has given plenty of details, such as a twin-turbocharged air-cooled flat four derived from a 911 air-cooled flat six, beefy Momo wheels reminiscent of those found on 1970s and 1980s 935, 956, and
962 race cars, and more. But Petrolicious now has the inside scoop from the man himself on how the car was conceived and the story behind the build.
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| | PCA—Watch live as Porsche Club of America members race door-to-door with fellow members in the Porsche GT3 Cup at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in the third officially sanctioned PCA National simulation racing series. Series 3 is the last PCA Sim Racing Series in 2019 and will feature five consecutive weekly races airing live on YouTube with professional
broadcasters adding excitement to the racing action. Some of the PCA members racing have on-track experience including PCA Club Racing and others are Sim-only racers. PCA Sim Racing will mix the best of both worlds. If you are interested in learning how to get involved with this fast growing PCA activity, visit the PCA Sim Racing website for more information.
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Automobile—So, I didn't get to join the cool kids at Luftgekühlt 6, the latest edition of the best, most exclusive, and most buzzworthy Porsche event of the year. The sold-out show was held this time on the iconic Universal Studios backlot, which I was bummed to miss, but even worse, several of my colleagues were
there, sharing more photos of classic 911s, 356s, and Porsche racers than I cared to double-tap. Needless to say, I was seriously jealous.
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| | Inside EVs—There have been many people questioning how the Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan will stack up when it comes to real-world testing. We were already aware that the all-electric Porsche wouldn't prove quite as quick off-the-line as the Tesla, however, it reportedly has better endurance and it may be more agile, at least for now. It also seems to
have more power at higher speeds.
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| | TheSmokingTire via YouTube—The 2020 Carrera 4S is the AWD variant of the all-new 992-generation of Porsche 911. With a twin-turbo 3.0L flat-six engine making 443 hp, it's got the power to hit sixty in under three seconds and crack 190 at the top end. There's a new 8-speed PDK gearbox, a new interior, and a new sound.
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PCA—The Executive Council has appointed Maggie Goodman Garnett, Kansas City Region; Ron Gordon, Chesapeake Region; and John D’Angelo, Loma Prieta Region as members of the 2019-2021 Nominating Committee. The committee is carrying out its responsibilities in accordance with the Manual of National Policy and Procedures (MNPP) and PCA
National Bylaws. Its goal is to consider, identify, and select the best possible slate of candidates to fill the Executive Council officer roles for the 2021-2022 term. As part of this process, the committee actively seeks feedback from PCA’s Regions on those talented individuals who have the enthusiasm, dedication, and leadership to serve on the Executive Council. The timing to get suggestions to any member of the committee is no later than December 15, 2019.
Members of the committee are listed here on the National website. For further information, contact Maggie Goodman Garnett, 2019-2021 Nominating Committee Chair, via email at [email protected]
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Roadshow via CNET—The Tesla Model S isn't the only big-body electric car in town anymore. Following the introduction of the 2020 Taycan in its hi-po Turbo and Turbo S trims, Porsche has now unveiled the less expensive 4S, which is available with an optional Performance Battery Pack option that turns up the performance
wick a smidge, in addition to piling on the range.
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| | Car and Driver—In the latest chapter of the Porsche 911 at VIR, we have the Carrera T, a 911 equipped with the outgoing base car's 370-hp engine, a few weight-saving measures like thinner rear-window glass, and some sticky dealer-installed Pirelli P Zero Corsa PZC4 tires. Dropping a few pounds and adding grip will always improve performance, but since we've
never lapped a base 911 at Lightning Lap, we don't know how much quicker the T's tweaks make it. We can say that it's 5.5 seconds quicker than the 2013 Carrera S, which made 400 naturally aspirated horsepower but wore less aggressive P Zeros.
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Jalopnik—A thirty-seven year-old respiratory therapist and Porsche fan Mike Savina didn’t know what to expect when he arrived at a fallen barn not far from his home in West Virginia. He’d been told that there was, somewhere under the rubble, a classic Porsche 911, a vehicle he’d always dreamed of owning. That’s why
Savina emptied his bank account down to the last $3.86 and, despite much of the car being obscured by debris, bought it without knowing if it could even be saved.
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Autocar—The new model will feature an entirely different bodystyle from the existing Macan to reflect its status as a reinvented model for the brand.
Speaking to Autocar at the recent Frankfurt motor show, Porsche’s director of SUVs, Julian Baumann, confirmed that the existing, internal combustion-engined Macan will remain on sale alongside the new Macan during a transitional phase. The offering will broadly mirror that offered by the Taycan/Panamera duo.
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| | Car and Driver—There's comfort in the familiar, and we're very familiar with Porsche's 991.2-generation 911, now at the end of its life cycle. The GT3 RS shares its chassis with the former Lightning Lap king, the GT2 RS, and while it may not have that car's 700 horsepower, it does have the strongest free-breathing 520 horses this side of a Cosworth
DFV.
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Autoblog—If you’re reading this on a mobile phone or laptop computer, you might thank this year’s three laureates for the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on lithium-ion batteries.
Yet the batteries developed by the British, American and Japanese winners that make those devices possible are far more revolutionary than just for on-the-go computing and calling. The breakthroughs the three achieved also made storing energy from renewable sources more feasible, opening up a whole new front in the fight against global warming.
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Porsche Newsroom—This race marked the 50th and final factory outing for the successful GT vehicle from Stuttgart, which won six of the eleven rounds on the 2019 IMSA calendar. The Porsche works drivers Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) have been crowned the drivers’ champions, with the team title
going to the squad campaigning the No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR. In the GTD class, the Pfaff Motorsports customer team achieved a podium result with the No. 9 Porsche 911 GT3 R.
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| | PCA—Griot's Garage is sponsoring our Porsche Photo of the Week contest. Starting with the October monthly recap, winners will receive a Griot's Garage Concours Lawn Kit, a $99.99 value. We will also randomly award a PotW voter each month a
PFM Speed Shine Kit, a $28.99 value. All you have to do is cast a vote for your favorite Porsche photo.
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on the wall under an overpass. Had to take this shot and I couldn't believe how great it came out. It almost looks like something out of an advertisement and I had to share. (No filters and no 'Photoshoping.')."
Got a stunning shot you want to share? Submit your pictures to [email protected]. Be sure to include your contact information, your region name, and a few sentences about your picture.
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