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Porsche Club News 1/05 Editorial Dear Porsche Club members, Last but not least, the high perform- had the chance to visit some of these ance Carrera GT sports car, also pro- events during 2004, and have fond duced in Leipzig, caused a furore in memories of the Porsche Parades in the industry press and once again Japan and Spain and the Porsche Club proved Porsche’s expertise when it Tour in Ireland. comes to adapting racing technology for use on the road. Overall, we can However, there were many other fas- look back on an extremely successful cinating events, including the South year and we can proudly confirm that Africa Parade, the result of outstand- the launch of the Cayenne as our 3rd ing co-operation between various series has been a triumph. regional Clubs, the International Porsche Classic meetings in Deauville However, the high level of acceptance (France) and Williamsburg (USA), the achieved by the Cayenne is not just 928 meeting in Great Britain, which reflected in the sales figures. The set a new record for visitors, the sec- Cayenne has also celebrated a suc- ond running of the Le Mans Classic cessful introduction to the Porsche meeting with over 1,500 participants Clubs, and has been welcomed into and the Porsche Club Festival at it is just a few weeks since our world- the family of Porsche vehicles with Brands Hatch/GB with almost 11,000 wide dealership organisation presented great enthusiasm. In the slalom com- visitors, to name but a few. the new Boxster to you, while the petition at the USA Parade last year, launch of a new model focused every- some of you impressively demonstrat- As was reported in the Porsche Club body’s attention on the 911 in the sum- ed exactly why we are justified in call- News in December 2004, in Great mer of 2004. We have never presented ing the Cayenne a sports car! I would Britain the launch of the new 911 our customers with two new genera- like to take this opportunity to remind involved a unique level of co-operation tions of sports cars within such a short you that, as a customer, you have the between the Porsche Centres, our sub- period of time before. These launches chance to experience the Cayenne to sidiary and the Porsche Club Great have made the past year one of the the limits, both on and off-road, under Britain. most exciting in the history of Porsche. the guidance of professional instruc- tors at our running in and testing track This is one indication of the fact that, Mainly thanks to the Cayenne, Porsche in Leipzig. in our expanding Porsche family, our managed to increase its sales by members are continuing to develop 15 percent to 76,827 units in the It was not only Porsche AG that had an closer links with the Porsche Centres 2003/04 financial year, with the eventful and successful year in 2004 and subsidiaries. For 2005, we have sports off-roader alone accounting for – it was an amazing year for the set ourselves the objective of achiev- 39,913 vehicles. This more than com- Porsche Clubs too. Around 9,000 ing an even closer relationship with the pensated for the fall in sales of our events organised by the Porsche Clubs Porsche Clubs. sports cars. Sales of the 911 series bear witness to the tremendous com- fell by 14.7 percent compared to the mitment of Porsche enthusiasts world- Apart from the pure sales figures, previous year, although the new 911 wide. Special thanks go to every one Porsche was extremely successful in 4S Cabriolet and Turbo Cabriolet ver- of them! many other areas in 2004: sions gave an enormous boost to sales • In terms of its product policy, of the higher priced models. In the last The trend is moving further towards Porsche is currently at the model year, the Boxster posted sales large international events, which absolute zenith of its develop- of 12,988 units, which saw it maintain attract an increasingly large communi- ment. Our two new sports cars, its position against new models ty of Porsche fans every year. I con- the 911 and the Boxster, launched by our competitors. sider myself very fortunate to have received unanimously positive 1 Porsche Club News 1/05 reviews, were welcomed enthusi- As you can probably imagine – and just astically by the international as you would expect from Porsche – industry press and won numerous we have a few surprises up our sleeve important comparison tests. for 2005, and we think you will be very • In its 41st year, we completely excited by them. The launch of four redesigned the 911 and improved new models since the start of the cur- it in all respects. The basic rent financial year is just one part of model and the more powerful S our ongoing product offensive, which version satisfy every customer we hope will give us further impetus requirement and the new models for growth in 2005 and beyond. also achieved significant gains in terms of power. As a manufacturer of thoroughbred • At the end of 2004, we presented sports cars, you can expect more than the new 911 Cabriolet to a ever that in the future Porsche will be global public in Detroit. It will be “in the race to win!” available from early 2005 at your Porsche Centre. The 2005 For their part, the Porsche Clubs are Cabriolet season is now open! once again planning a host of incredi- • The new Boxster represents the ble events for 2005. For example, we second generation of the roadster, are looking forward to the Porsche which is already turning into a Parade USA, which will be celebrating classic. When presented at the 50 years of its existence in conjunc- Automobilsalon in Paris, the tion with the 50th birthday of the Boxster met with a euphoric Porsche Club of America. reception and has already attracted a huge amount of Until I see you again at one of these interest. The chassis and engine events, on behalf of everyone at have been further improved, Porsche AG I would like to wish you resulting in better agility and every success for 2005 and many cornering. The mid-engined eventful and happy hours in the sports car now offers even more Porsche family! driving pleasure and significantly improved value for money. • Thanks to the Cayenne, we were able to continue the Porsche success story in 2004. The additional V6 version rounds off the lower end of the range and represents an attractive entry version. Hans Riedel • Winning the German Marketing Prize 2004 was a reward for our long-term investment in devel- oping the Porsche marque as a socially acceptable luxury product. 2 Porsche Club News 1/05 Our Business: Internet: To make it easier for us to produce the Porsche Club News, we would like to The current Porsche Club News and request that you submit your contributions by e-mail, attaching the texts as Word archived issues starting from 1/99 files. 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(e.g. 8014 is now 78014) Internal: New Telephone and Fax Numbers at the Club Co-ordi- nation Your Porsche Club Co-ordination team: Jutta Aldenhoff, Manager Tel.: +49 (0)711 911-78014 E-mail: [email protected] Anne Philipp Tel.: +49 (0)711 911-78397 E-mail: [email protected] Volker Spannagel Tel.: +49 (0)711 911-78307 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +49 (0)711 911-78989 Club E-mail: [email protected] Editor: Photographic credits: Anne Philipp, Club Co-ordination Authors of articles Porsche AG Layout and design: Porsche Engineering Services GmbH Submission Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Printing: Aktiengesellschaft deadlines Druckerei Goss GmbH Porschestr. 15–19 D-71634 Ludwigsburg Frequency: Germany PC News 2/2005 – 18.03.2005 5x per year www.porsche.com PC News 3/2005 – 23.05.2005 3 For more information, visit www.porsche.com. Lowered suspension. Heightened senses. Porsche Exclusive. The ultimate in personalisation. Porsche Club News 1/05 Contents 1. 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