PORSCHE EXPERIENCE STORIES 2020 EDITION DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE With the Taycan on snow and ice LEGENDARY TRACK DESIGN Pure driving excitement on the Ardennes rollercoaster BREATHTAKING VIEWS From Reykjavík to Snæfellsjökull volcano DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE EDITORIAL Dear reader, The fascination of Porsche is based on a legendary dra design: the yline. The iconic silhouette has been modied, sharpened and perfected for each model, but has always remained distinctive. It has won races. And has set millions of hearts racing. However, it has never been an end in itself. Ferdinand Porsche himself formulated the guiding principle – form follows function. Until this day, no line has been le to chance. Everything has been thought through down to the nest detail and tested a thousand times. For minimal air resistance. High performance. And maximum attraction. This is why the motto of this Porsche Experience Magazine is ‘Design and Performance’. A symbiosis that can be discovered and enjoyed all over the world – ideally with a Porsche. With the new Taycan, for example – on the Porsche Ice Experience in the high north of Finland. Or as part of a Porsche Travel Experience through Iceland. In the capital Reykjavík, the avant-garde Harpa concert hall presents a unique combination of mo- dern architecture, rugged volcanic landscape and an outstanding sound experience. Namibia surprises visitors with attractions such as a glass lodge in the heart of a red desert, topped with unforgettable panoramas. The Porsche Track Experience focuses in particular on the track layout of legendary circuits such as Spa-Francorchamps and Le Mans, taking sports car excitement to the limit. The new Porsche Experience Center Hockenheimring is also all about performance and invites visitors to spend an adrenaline-fuelled day on the track, handling circuit and o-road track with the latest Porsche models. You will see that the excitement of Porsche can be experienced in many dierent shapes and forms. Read on and join us on a journey from Africa to the North Cape – in ten exciting chapters. Bon voyage! Your Porsche Experience team TRAVEL EXPERIENCE TRACK EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL EVENTS ICE EXPERIENCE 04 ELECTRIFYING PERFORMANCE IN 38 VIVE LE MANS! 66 THE PORSCHE GOLF CIRCLE 86 AWEINSPIRING DESTINATIONS THE ARCTIC NIGHT. The legendary Le Mans, up close and personal and THE GOLF COMMUNITY WITH A IN THE BACK OF BEYOND When electricity meets ice: Porsche factory driver and exclusive. Porsche is the only manufacturer to give its SPECIAL DRIVE Expansive, wild and spectacular: the Porsche Adventure three-time Le-Mans champion Richard Lietz pushes customers the opportunity to take on the .- Do you like wide fairways almost as much as fast sports Experience Namibia. Enjoy breathtaking landscapes, un- the fully electric Taycan to its limits on frosty terrain in kilometre-long course for themselves, and then savour cars? Your two passions have a common home in the forgettable encounters with wild animals and overnight Finland, in a hauntingly beautiful landscape. the racing action from spectacular perspectives. Porsche Golf Circle – together with like-minded people stays in majestic lodges. from all over the world. 12 ICE SCRAPING When faced with controlled dris on snow-slicked 40 MYTH SPA 94 THE WORLD SPEAKS PORSCHE. roads, it’s important to stay cool – and put the tips from The master training at the Porsche Track Experience will 68 A BALANCE OF FUNCTION JOIN THE CONVERSATION the experienced instructors of the Ice Experience Ice take you along the adrenaline-fuelled racing line of the AND AESTHETICS Whether it’s in the north of Spain, the Swiss Alps or Force perfectly into practice. Those who have felt their Ardennes rollercoaster and to the home of recovery and SCOPES in Amsterdam: on the ship Veronica, the creative anywhere in the world, a diverse range of Porsche temperature rise behind the wheel are well prepared regeneration. platform launched by Porsche is once again setting Experiences is waiting to be discovered. We have put for a visit to an original Finnish sauna. sail towards innovation with workshops, panels and an together an exclusive selection for you. exhibition. 52 CARPOOL PORSCHE EXPERIENCE 28 WELCOME TO THE PORSCHE Allow us to present: four adrenaline-fuelled Porsche 101 CONSUMPTION VALUES EXPERIENCE CENTER models that respond to every challenge on the 70 DISTANCES MEAN HAPPINESS, AND LEGAL NOTICE HOCKENHEIMRING race track. Fasten your seatbelt and turn to page . E XPANSE IS A PROMISE A Mecca for motorsports lovers and Porsche fans. In Porsche Travel Experience Iceland: how the fusion of the middle of the famous Grand Prix circuit awaits a new opposites creates a unique whole. experience world and event location of the highest 56 THE LATE STARTER standard – including di erent training areas, top-class Dean from Canada is putting his foot down at age . food, classic and new Porsche models, and much more. Watching a race in the Porsche Racing Experience PLEASURE MADE TO MEASURE Level at the Nürburgring, he tells us about his late 84 Accompany a tour group from Taiwan on their tailor- discovery of his talent for racing. made Porsche Travel Experience Stuttgart/Leipzig – and 30 UNDER CONTROL THE DRIFT learn how the programme of each Porsche Experience Get the hang of the Porsche Carrera S: in the Porsche can be adapted individually. Track Experience g-Force in Boxberg, you will learn at rst hand that spectacular cornering manoeuvres come down to correct driving technique. You can nd information about consumption and CO₂ emissions on page . Ice Experience A THREE-TIME LE MANS WINNER WITH A FONDNESS FOR RACING ON SNOW AND ICE. THE FIRST FULLY ELECTRIC SPORTS CAR WITH THE SOUL OF A PORSCHE. AND A CHALLENGING TERRAIN WITH E X TREME CONDITIONS. WELCOME FORMANCE IN TO LEVI: THE HOME OF ADRENALINE- CHARGED, HIGH-OCTANE WINTER THE ARCTIC NIGHT. ELECTRIFYING PER SPORT. 04 You can find information about consumption and CO₂ emissions on page 101. They are actually only frozen drops of Even a professional like Richard is excited water. Countless ice crystals that to- by his first encounter with the Taycan. gether form a thick blanket of snow. Yet The experienced endurance driver has they have an almost magical effect been part of the inner circle of Porsche on us. Wintercharm in Lapland. Close to factory drivers since 2007. Shortly be- Richard represents Porsche each year Finland’s largest and best-known winter fore his selection, he left a lasting im- in the legendary highlight of the racing sport destination Levi, the hearts of On a picture perfect December day in pression with the Porsche engineers. season, Le Mans. Together with his team, Porsche fans will be warmed in temper- the midst of the spellbinding Arctic Never before had anybody driven the he has already lifted the huge GTE Pro atures of down to –20 °C. 135 kilo- night, two proven drift experts line up at 996 GT3 so much to its limit on a test Class trophy three times. metres north of the Arctic Circle, a frozen the start – the new Porsche Taycan and drive. ‘That must be why Porsche wanted and perfectly groomed marshland Richard Lietz. The successful Porsche to hire me so much,’ says Richard, He grew up surrounded by motorsports, invites drivers to redefine their driving factory driver insisted on coming here laughing. This GT3 still holds a special as his father had his own rally team. At limits. Spread across an area of 280 specially from faraway Bahrain – imme- importance for him – and is soon set the tender age of ten, he claimed victory hectares featuring 16 handling circuits, diately after the FIA World Endurance to be part of his own personal collection. in his very first ice race. To this day, this seven paddocks, six double circuits, Championship (WEC) race in the Middle So, he certainly won’t be slowing down challenging means of pushing a vehicle six figure eights and three flick squares. East. On his 36th birthday, no less. in the Taycan either. Especially since to its limit remains the perfect prepara- ‘I couldn’t wish for a better present,’ tion for the next season for Richard – Richard says, glowing with joy. including on his first drive behind the heated wheel of the Taycan. 06 You can find information about consumption and CO₂ emissions on page 101. A er a short wait in the cosy Porsche Lodge at the course, it’s nally time: the future is here. It almost looks as though the r trees are bowing down before the Taycan under the heavy snowfall on their branches. But the Finnish winter wonderland takes a back seat now. The exposed wings, the distinctive yline and the striking tail of the Taycan with a continuous LED light strip are what capture the eye. We climb inside and set o on the Porsche Light Dri – an out-of-this-world sight in the midst of the snowy Arctic night. With the illuminated LED columns, it seems almost like a modern Stonehenge. A sacred place for Porsche fans. The cathedral of dri ing. Suddenly, the spikes on the tyres make millimetre-cuts into the ice. The game with the winter elements has begun. Richard makes a brave turn, using the accelerator to guide the Taycan around the illuminated curve in a wild, but controlled, dri . Those who are fortunate enough to experience the precise handling and the amazing torque from the rst metre alongside a three-time Le Mans champion will immediately see what the Taycan is capable of. And how quickly their heart rate can go through the roof. ‘The dri angles are extreme with the all-wheel drive.