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<strong>Enginuity</strong><br />
EDITION #11, AUGUST 2007 The Official Magazine of <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong><br />
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The new 911 GT2<br />
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Exciting times at PCSS<br />
As many customers and regular readers of <strong>Enginuity</strong> will know, a<br />
subtle but significant change took place in March this year when<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> became <strong>Sydney</strong>’s first factory-owned<br />
dealership.<br />
Most casual observers will have noticed little change in the operation<br />
of the business over the past four months. However the transition will<br />
bring many benefits to PCSS sales, service and parts customers over<br />
the years ahead.<br />
With its purchase, <strong>Porsche</strong> Cars Australia now owns pivotal<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>s in Australia’s two most important markets –<br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> and Melbourne. This is an ongoing part of PCA’s strategy to<br />
stabilise and strengthen <strong>Porsche</strong> in the Australian market and provides<br />
long-term certainty for customers in important areas such as service<br />
support, parts availability and used vehicle values.<br />
I would like to pay special tribute to Ray Lintott, who five years ago<br />
had the vision to build the best team and facility possible to reflect his<br />
passion for <strong>Porsche</strong> and to retiring Dealer Principal Amanda Lintott,<br />
on setting the highest of standards that we will continue.<br />
From a daily business viewpoint, there has been little change. My<br />
role as General Manager continues and after 10 years’ association<br />
with <strong>Porsche</strong>, my personal passion for the brand grows every day.<br />
You will also find the same familiar faces in our new vehicle sales,<br />
service, parts and used vehicle departments, but we all share a new<br />
excitement about the future.<br />
In this issue of <strong>Enginuity</strong> you will read about the delivery of our first<br />
GT3RS model, learn about the sensational 911 Turbo Cabriolet<br />
arriving soon, hear about the rapturous reception given to the new<br />
Cayenne models and find out how you can be part of future PCSS<br />
Track Days and other <strong>Porsche</strong> customer programmes to explore the<br />
full potential of your <strong>Porsche</strong> under controlled conditions.<br />
We are also profiling <strong>Sydney</strong>’s two Official <strong>Porsche</strong> Body<br />
Repair <strong>Centre</strong>s – very good people to know if you have the<br />
misfortune to require their specialised services one dark night!<br />
Please make a point of calling in for a chat or a coffee next time<br />
you are at PCSS for any reason at all.<br />
Robert Lee<br />
General Manager<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong><br />
Contents<br />
In this Edition<br />
Exciting times at PCSS 1<br />
News from the Factory 2<br />
Test drive of your life! 4<br />
Club Sport update 6<br />
Official <strong>Porsche</strong><br />
repairers 8<br />
The new 911 Turbo<br />
Cabriolet 10<br />
Sally Carrera<br />
comes to PCSS 12<br />
Kid’s Day 13<br />
Around the Block:<br />
Ryan Collins 14<br />
Service tips 15<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> enthusiast:<br />
Rob Annett 16<br />
Look good,<br />
sound even better! 18<br />
All the latest<br />
PCSS events 19<br />
Customer profile:<br />
Robert Karam 20<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong><br />
470 Gardeners Road<br />
Alexandria NSW 2015<br />
Tel 02 9693 9000<br />
Fax 02 9317 4911<br />
www.porschesydneysouth.com.au
News from the Factory<br />
The new 997 GT2<br />
The new 997 series GT2 – the most powerful 911<br />
model ever homologated for road use – is coming to<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> in March next year.<br />
With 390kW of power at 6,500rpm and 680Nm of<br />
torque between 2,200 and 4,500 rpm from its 3.6<br />
litre twin turbo boxer engine, the third generation GT2<br />
is an astonishing 37kW and 60Nm more powerful than<br />
its 996 GT2 predecessor, allowing it to sprint from<br />
0-100km/h in just 3.7 seconds and reach a top speed<br />
of 329 km/h.<br />
Available exclusively with rear-wheel drive and a<br />
manual six-speed gearbox, the 997 GT2 gains much<br />
of its additional power from the adoption of the<br />
variable turbine geometry (VTG) introduced on the<br />
997 Turbo coupe, while for the first time <strong>Porsche</strong>’s<br />
engineers have combined the turbocharged engine<br />
with an expansion-type intake manifold.<br />
Using the principle of oscillating air in the intake<br />
manifold during the cooler expansion phase, this new<br />
technology reduces the temperature of the fuel/air<br />
mixture lower than in the 911 Turbo, resulting in a<br />
significant increase in all-round efficiency.<br />
Fuel consumption is reduced by up to 15 per<br />
cent under full load despite the increase in engine<br />
output, while the new GT2 also sets new standards in<br />
terms of emission management and control.<br />
Electronically controlled <strong>Porsche</strong> Active Suspension<br />
Management (PASM) is part of the GT2 package,<br />
as are 19-inch light-alloy wheels running 235/35<br />
ZR 19 front and 325/30 ZR 19 rear tyres.<br />
Priced from $425,700, the new 911 GT2 will be<br />
in very limited supply. Talk to us now if you are<br />
interested in owning one of the very few of these<br />
fabulous <strong>Porsche</strong>s coming to Australia.<br />
997 Tops 100,000<br />
The 100,000th Type 997 series 911 has been<br />
built by <strong>Porsche</strong> at its Zuffenhausen, Germany plant<br />
– a little over three years since production of the<br />
sixth-generation 911 began in April 2004.<br />
Never before have so many 911s been built so quickly<br />
since the 911’s debut in 1963.<br />
The milestone car, a Guards Red Carrera S with<br />
manual transmission, has been delivered to a<br />
customer in Frankfurt.<br />
The 911 has remained the quintessential sports car<br />
for the last four decades and in its latest 997 series<br />
iteration will soon spawn its 16th derivative.<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> expected to sell around 36,000 911 cars in<br />
its 2006 / 2007 fiscal year which ended on July 31.<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> back at <strong>Sydney</strong> Motor Show<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> will return in force to the <strong>Sydney</strong> Motor Show<br />
from October 11-21 this year with a full range of<br />
current models and a few exciting surprises.<br />
Highlights of the display will be the latest<br />
high-performance 997 Carrera and Turbo models, some<br />
making their first Australian motor show appearance,<br />
while the new Cayenne range will also be seen for the<br />
first time at the Darling Harbour Exhibition &<br />
Convention <strong>Centre</strong>.<br />
“There will be some very special <strong>Porsche</strong>s on display,<br />
but they will remain a surprise,” said PCSS General<br />
Manager Robert Lee.<br />
Meet the Cayenne S TransSyberia!<br />
This is <strong>Porsche</strong>’s latest Cayenne, the take-noprisoners<br />
Cayenne S TransSyberia that is taking<br />
part in the 2007 TransSyberia Rallye from<br />
Moscow to the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar<br />
from August 2-17.<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> has built a small production run of 25 of<br />
these beasts specifically for the event, which will<br />
take teams from 15 countries 7,100km through<br />
Siberia and even parts of the Gobi Desert.<br />
All are based on the current Cayenne S and are<br />
equipped with all the off-road equipment available<br />
on the Cayenne option list. This includes additional<br />
underbody protection, side ‘rock-rails’ and a<br />
differential lock, while the cars are also fitted with<br />
a Club Sport-style interior incorporating a full roll<br />
cage, sports bucket seats, fire extinguisher system<br />
and two full-size spare wheels mounted vertically in<br />
the luggage area.<br />
All are naturally optioned with <strong>Porsche</strong> Dynamic<br />
Chassis Control (PDCC) to eliminate body roll almost<br />
entirely on bitumen, while on trickier terrain, the<br />
Cayenne’s’ anti-roll bars can be completely decoupled<br />
for maximum suspension articulation.<br />
The event has attracted a number of high-profile<br />
crews. The Cayenne TransSyberia team from<br />
Germany includes leading rally driver Armin Schwarz;<br />
the French <strong>Porsche</strong> entry includes three-time<br />
Dakar Rally winner René Metge; <strong>Porsche</strong> Spain has<br />
enlisted two-time motorcycle world rally champion,<br />
Marc Coma; <strong>Porsche</strong> Cars North America has<br />
New Zealand rally legend Rod Millen in its squad<br />
and <strong>Porsche</strong> Cars Australia has installed journalist<br />
David Morley and Technical Manager Paul Watson<br />
in its entry.<br />
Follow the progress of ‘Team Oz’ at<br />
www.porschecars.com.au/transsyberia2007<br />
Briscoe brilliant<br />
<strong>Sydney</strong>-born Ryan Briscoe, is rapidly establishing<br />
himself as the most successful Australian racing overseas,<br />
recently recording his second outright victory in<br />
succession for the factory-backed Penske <strong>Porsche</strong> RS<br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> team in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).<br />
Together with German co-driver Sascha Maassen,<br />
Briscoe overtook the sister RS Spyder of team mates<br />
Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard in the closing<br />
stages of round 6 at Lime Rock, Connecticut, setting<br />
the fastest time of the race in the process.<br />
The win enabled Briscoe and Maassen to draw closer<br />
to the lead of the ALMS series at the halfway mark.<br />
The victory followed Briscoe’s equally-stunning drive<br />
in the Utah Grand Prix round 5 in May, when he<br />
drove the final 75 minutes of the race on a single<br />
set of tyres and one tank of fuel to head the more<br />
powerful factory LMP1 Audis to the chequered flag.<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> wins 24-Hour race - again!<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> has repeated its 2006 victory in<br />
the famous Nürburgring 24 Hour race for<br />
production-based cars when a brand new 911 GT3<br />
RSR entered by the Manthey Racing team took the<br />
chequered flag for the second successive year.<br />
Starting from pole position, the Manthey RSR<br />
dealt with the challenging weather conditions<br />
that eliminated many rivals and finished its debut<br />
outing with no technical problems.<br />
The similar Australia/New Zealand crewed 911<br />
RSR of Queenslanders Tony and Klark Quinn and<br />
New Zealanders Craig Baird and Kevin Bell finished<br />
12th outright after an incident-packed race.<br />
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Test Drive of Your Life!<br />
Few people would expect to take the first drive<br />
of a new fully-capable 4WD vehicle on a racing<br />
circuit, but that was just one of the surprises<br />
awaiting the prospective purchasers of the latest<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> Cayenne models that gathered at <strong>Sydney</strong>’s<br />
Eastern Creek Raceway in late April.<br />
On arrival in small groups, they found a fleet of V6<br />
Cayenne and V8 Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo<br />
models awaiting them in ‘pit lane’ at the circuit, but<br />
first – after refreshments – it was time to get a quick<br />
but thorough product briefing from <strong>Porsche</strong> Driver<br />
Training instructor Steve Pizzati.<br />
The group then split into two, with half the<br />
participants taking to the circuit, driving a series<br />
of laps at quick road speeds, while the other<br />
group headed for the large car park behind the pit<br />
garages.<br />
Those driving on the circuit rotated through<br />
the full Cayenne model range, experiencing the<br />
surprisingly brisk performance of the new<br />
Cayenne V6, the even stronger performance in the<br />
new 4.8 litre Cayenne S V8 and the spectacular<br />
capabilities of the latest twin-turbo Cayenne Turbo.<br />
But it was the car park driving test that was the real<br />
eye-opener.<br />
There, participants drove two mechanically identical<br />
Cayenne S V8 models, but one was fitted with<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong>’s new active suspension system, <strong>Porsche</strong><br />
Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) that is optional on<br />
all new generation Cayenne models.<br />
First there was a slalom run through a series of traffic<br />
cones in the car with standard air suspension,<br />
which in itself was impressive for a full-sized<br />
SUV capable of carrying five adults and all their<br />
luggage and towing 3.5 tonnes.<br />
But the run with the Cayenne S fitted with PDCC<br />
astonished all participants, with the vehicle handling<br />
the twisting course with the aplomb and nimbleness<br />
of a true <strong>Porsche</strong> sports car.<br />
Cold Play!<br />
Ask anyone who has been on one. Camp4 is a unique<br />
opportunity to discover how to respond to nature’s<br />
extremes behind the wheel of a <strong>Porsche</strong>.<br />
Held in sub-zero Finland and Lapland, the five-day<br />
programme offers you the chance to put <strong>Porsche</strong> to<br />
the test in total safety, under some of the most exciting<br />
conditions anywhere on earth.<br />
As well as testing a range of the most exclusive sports cars<br />
in the world, Camp4 also includes a snowmobile safari,<br />
shopping north of the Arctic Circle, as well as the chance<br />
to enjoy superb Finish cuisine, while you can relax after a<br />
hard day’s driving with a sauna at the hotel. And as this is<br />
his ‘home’, there’s even a good chance that participants<br />
might meet ‘Santa’.<br />
Priced at $6,280 (per person, excluding air travel), the<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> hosted package includes the availability of 911<br />
Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S (two persons per vehicle) and<br />
four nights’ accommodation with most meals.<br />
The 2008 Camp4 is being held from January 28 to<br />
February 1, but you’ll need to be quick. <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong><br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> has just 10 places available and those on<br />
previous programmes have sold out well in advance.<br />
Contact Lena Theodossiadis at <strong>Porsche</strong> Cars Australia<br />
on (03) 9473 0911 quickly to secure yours!<br />
On the Limit<br />
Being part of a Carrera Cup <strong>Porsche</strong> racing team and<br />
driving a current GT3 Cup car at its limit on a circuit<br />
is the ultimate <strong>Porsche</strong> pleasure usually reserved for<br />
those who fill the 25 available places on the grid for each<br />
series round.<br />
However a strictly limited number of enthusiastic<br />
drivers and GT3 Cup aspirants each year can experience<br />
this ultimate <strong>Porsche</strong> thrill through the <strong>Porsche</strong> Sports<br />
Driving School GT3 Cup Level 5 programme conducted<br />
at Queensland Raceway.<br />
Using factory-built 997 Cup cars identical to those raced<br />
by the likes of Craig Baird, Alex Davison and David<br />
Reynolds in this year’s national Cup series, the course<br />
is managed by <strong>Porsche</strong> Driver Training Manager Tomas<br />
Mezera and uses other professional racing drivers as<br />
instructors.<br />
As a participant, you have your own personal trainer<br />
and engineer and are able to monitor your progress by<br />
comparing data and through expert tuition, honing your<br />
cornering lines, braking and gear changing to improve<br />
your lap times as you progress.<br />
At the end of the full-day course you will have an<br />
improved understanding of your own capabilities and the<br />
analysis and use of data acquisition to keep monitoring<br />
and improving your driving. A DVD with footage of your<br />
laps from the in-car cameras, is also yours to keep,<br />
providing a unique and valuable memento of the day and<br />
your progression.<br />
As each day is limited to a maximum of six participants,<br />
places are strictly limited and in short supply. The<br />
remaining 2007 courses are sold out, however advance<br />
bookings are now being taken for the 2008 Level 5<br />
programmes. Contact Lena at <strong>Porsche</strong> Cars Australia on<br />
(03) 9473 0911.<br />
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Club Sport Update<br />
2007 sees <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> holding it’s<br />
own Track Days.<br />
We provide expert driver tuition with our qualified<br />
instructors who make sure everybody is having so much<br />
fun learning to drive safely around a racetrack.<br />
If your car is insured with <strong>Porsche</strong> Insurance, you will be<br />
pleased to know that our PCSS Club Sport Track Days<br />
are Vero Insurance approved. We only allow <strong>Porsche</strong><br />
cars on our Track Days so you will be sharing the track<br />
with other like-minded owners.<br />
We continue with our PCSS Trackside support from our<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> Technicians and we are now towing our large<br />
Trackside Support trailer with the exceptional Cayenne.<br />
Passion, style, reliability and fun is what these days are<br />
all about.<br />
Our regular PCSS Club Sport members are continually<br />
welcoming new faces to our track days and often are<br />
teaching our newest members how it helps to have a<br />
sense of humour to go faster. Sometimes the social<br />
gathering in the pits is busier than the track; I guess<br />
everyone needs a break off the track at some stage!<br />
We are sometimes asked if you need to have a GT3 or<br />
Turbo to do a track day. Not at all, <strong>Porsche</strong> builds sports<br />
cars, so any <strong>Porsche</strong> can be used.<br />
You will see everything from a standard road car on<br />
road tyres all the way up to track-modified <strong>Porsche</strong> cars<br />
on slicks. Many of our members compete in <strong>Porsche</strong><br />
Club of NSW Supersprints and motorkhana events and<br />
are very successful – and they don’t all drive 911s.<br />
If you have a <strong>Porsche</strong> and are interested in<br />
coming to a <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> Track<br />
Day, or would like some information on joining<br />
our PCSS Club Sport program, then please email<br />
clubsport@porschesydneysouth.com.au and we will<br />
reply with further information and dates.<br />
See you at the track.<br />
John Wakefield<br />
Workshop Manager<br />
Driving Activities co-ordinator
Official <strong>Porsche</strong> Body Repairers<br />
Few <strong>Porsche</strong> owners visit a body shop by choice. It’s usually the aftermath of your worst nightmare and<br />
all you want to do is wind back the clock and have your special vehicle repaired and back to the way it left<br />
the factory.<br />
There’s only one way to ensure that and that is by entrusting it to an Official <strong>Porsche</strong> Body Repair <strong>Centre</strong>.<br />
Fortunately for PCSS customers, <strong>Sydney</strong> has two of these factory-endorsed facilities, each measuring up<br />
to the very latest <strong>Porsche</strong> standards of presentation, equipment and expertise. So when your <strong>Porsche</strong><br />
re-enters life after a repair or a restoration, it will have the same <strong>Porsche</strong> provenance that it enjoyed before.<br />
Lee Smash Repairs<br />
LSR Autobody knows <strong>Porsche</strong>s like few other<br />
body shops in New <strong>South</strong> Wales. Lee Koudsy<br />
and his team have been repairing them for 25 of<br />
the 30 years since the business was established<br />
and they have been approved <strong>Porsche</strong> factory<br />
repairers for the past 18 of them.<br />
LSR is also a factory-approved repairer for a<br />
number of other prestige vehicle makes, with<br />
its new state of the art premises at Artarmon<br />
recognised by all major insurance companies.<br />
Working with the world’s leading vehicle makers<br />
has kept LSR Autobody at the frontline of the<br />
repair industry. As manufacturers have changed<br />
and adapted their construction methods and<br />
materials over the years, the team at LSR has<br />
undergone extensive training in the use of the<br />
latest products and repair practices, making<br />
them arguably <strong>Sydney</strong>’s leading prestige vehicle<br />
repairer. Understanding that your vehicle is not<br />
just another car, but also a valuable investment,<br />
is a cornerstone of their business philosophy.<br />
Having factory-trained staff and the very latest<br />
repair technology allows them to replicate<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> construction techniques and materials<br />
and restore your car to its original factory<br />
specification.<br />
In the case of an accident, LSR have a hot line<br />
operating 24/7, with all calls answered by a<br />
trained professional who will arrange everything<br />
from a tow truck if it’s not driveable, through to<br />
assistance with the insurance assessment and<br />
assistance with getting the claim underway.<br />
Exclusive Bodywerks<br />
By his own admission, Exclusive Bodywerks‘ founder<br />
Ron Goodman has been desperately in love with<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong>s for at least 30 of the 31 years he has been<br />
in the body repair industry.<br />
His first one was a 1974 911 that ended up as a<br />
Turbo-look coupe, while his wildest creation in the late<br />
1980s was a 911 Targa with a 959 body kit and a<br />
cut-down windscreen.<br />
“That was a phase when it was fashionable to modify<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong>s,” he said. “but since then we’ve all woken<br />
up and originality is now the most important goal. “<br />
Ron’s personal <strong>Porsche</strong> stable verifies that and<br />
includes a beige 1958 Speedster, a white 1964 356C<br />
coupe and a 997 Carrera S. But the two that really<br />
get enthusiasts’ eyes watering are his new green<br />
997 GT3 RS and its matching track day tow car – his<br />
identically painted Cayenne S.<br />
The Cayenne was originally white with red wheels<br />
and side-decals to match his (then) 996 GT3 RS,<br />
but it has since been visually updated with the latest<br />
Cayenne Turbo body panels and repainted as an<br />
eye-catching promotional vehicle for the George Street,<br />
Granville-based repair business.<br />
Exclusive Bodywerks became an Official <strong>Porsche</strong><br />
Repairer nearly six years ago and Ron is particularly<br />
proud of the fact that it was the first body shop in the<br />
world to fully comply with <strong>Porsche</strong>’s latest corporate<br />
identity programme.<br />
“<strong>Porsche</strong> is 80 per cent of our business and we<br />
work as close to the factory as possible to maintain<br />
a <strong>Porsche</strong> standard of repairs,” he said. ”We only<br />
use Official <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>s like <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong><br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> for any mechanical work necessary<br />
during the repair to ensure the safety and integrity<br />
of the vehicle is retained.”<br />
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In classical music, ‘da capo’ denotes the<br />
repetition of a musical passage. At <strong>Porsche</strong>,<br />
it now stands for a new 911 opus – the 997<br />
Series 911 Turbo Cabriolet that will ‘open’<br />
at <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> in September.<br />
Combining the chassis, drive train and<br />
handling dynamics of the 997 Turbo<br />
Coupe with the sophisticated folding roof<br />
features of the 997 Cabriolet has created a<br />
unique sports car offering an indescribable<br />
feeling of freedom.<br />
Weighing just 70kg more than its Coupe sibling,<br />
despite additional chassis reinforcement,<br />
built-in roll-over protection and its lightweight<br />
The new Turbo Cabriolet: Opus 911 in C major<br />
three-layer soft-top that can be open or closed<br />
at the touch of a single switch in 20 seconds,<br />
the 911 Turbo Cabriolet offers a similar level of<br />
road manners and performance.<br />
The 911 Turbo Cabriolet with six-speed<br />
manual accelerates from 0 - 100 km/h in<br />
4.0 seconds, while with Tiptronic S that time is<br />
cut to 3.8 seconds – just 0.1 sec adrift of the Turbo<br />
Coupe. And thanks to the Cabriolet’s identical<br />
drag coefficient of 0.31Cd, top speed<br />
remains identical to the coupe at 310km/h, while<br />
average fuel consumption is an excellent 12.9<br />
litre/100km for such a high performance<br />
sports car.<br />
The 911 Turbo Cabriolet comes standard with<br />
all of <strong>Porsche</strong>’s acclaimed chassis systems,<br />
albeit specifically tuned for the needs of the<br />
Cabriolet, while its standard list of passive<br />
safety systems includes six airbags and<br />
comprehensive rollover protection system (with<br />
steel tubing integrated into the windshield frame<br />
and rollover hoops behind the rear seats).<br />
It is also equipped with the Turbo Coupe’s<br />
massive six-piston front disc brake calipers,<br />
which in turn came from the <strong>Porsche</strong> Carrera<br />
GT.<br />
Included in the extensive range of standard<br />
features are a full leather interior, bi-xenon<br />
headlamps, 19-inch forged alloy wheels, climate<br />
control air conditioning, wind-deflector, <strong>Porsche</strong><br />
Communication Management (PCM) with<br />
satellite navigation and 5.8-inch color monitor<br />
and Bose Surround Sound System.<br />
The <strong>Porsche</strong> 911 Turbo Cabriolet will retail from<br />
$357,500 for the six-speed manual with the<br />
Tiptronic S model priced from $365,500.<br />
However through <strong>Porsche</strong> Exclusive, you can<br />
tailor your 911 Turbo to your own personal taste,<br />
right down to the smallest details. Meanwhile,<br />
the 911 Turbo Collection from <strong>Porsche</strong> Design<br />
Driver’s Selection is available from the PCSS<br />
Boutique to provide the appropriate apparel.<br />
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Sally Carrera<br />
comes to PCSS<br />
Award-winning automotive screen siren Sally<br />
Carrera will be at PCSS from 15-20 November this<br />
year to meet her fans.<br />
The metallic blue beauty, who accelerated to<br />
stardom with her performance in the hit animated<br />
film CARS, is currently headlining the ‘Pixar: 20<br />
Years of Animation’ exhibition in Melbourne and<br />
her red carpet arrival at PCSS is being eagerly<br />
anticipated by her <strong>Porsche</strong> friends.<br />
Sally’s road to stardom began in 2002 when<br />
a <strong>Porsche</strong> 911 was cast for the leading role<br />
alongside Lightning McQueen in the film, which<br />
is the story of a hotshot rookie racecar that<br />
discovers life is more about the journey than the<br />
finish line.<br />
Creating her in the metal as a touring<br />
promotional vehicle was also a major task, as<br />
Sally’s proportions are somewhat different<br />
to those of her showroom sisters.<br />
Starting with a five year-old 996 Carrera that<br />
had covered 34,000km, Hollywood movie car<br />
builder Eddie Paul shortened the 911’s wheelbase<br />
by 18cm and raised its roof by 9cm to give it a<br />
more upright windscreen. Maintaining the car’s<br />
proportions meant keeping the doors intact, but<br />
moving the rear jambs back 9cm. The finished<br />
result: Fabulous!<br />
Kids’ Day<br />
The idea of taking children from the <strong>Sydney</strong> Children’s<br />
Hospital for a drive in members’ <strong>Porsche</strong>s was dreamt<br />
up by the <strong>Porsche</strong> Club New <strong>South</strong> Wales about six<br />
years ago and since then the day has grown to<br />
become one of the Club’s most popular events.<br />
This year’s Kids’ Day was held at the Historic<br />
Aircraft Restoration Society’s (HARS) facility at<br />
Illawarra Regional Airport near Wollongong, where<br />
a wide range of historic aircraft have been returned<br />
to flying condition by the Society’s 300 members.<br />
PCNSW members’ cars were joined by a number of<br />
current model <strong>Porsche</strong>s supplied by <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong><br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> to take children direct from the<br />
Hospital to the HARS facility. The PCSS vehicles<br />
included Cayennes, which helped some families<br />
travel together and also provided extra space for<br />
wheelchairs.<br />
At HARS, all 65 <strong>Porsche</strong>s involved in the Day formed<br />
a spectacular display in front of the main hanger<br />
and while PCNSW members manned the barbeque<br />
serving food and drinks, Gordon Soo of PCSS was<br />
kept busy handing out <strong>Porsche</strong> posters to eager fans<br />
from the back of a Cayenne. A special highlight of the<br />
day was the arrival of a Royal Australian Navy Fleet<br />
Air Arm Sea Hawk helicopter, with Commander Simon<br />
Bateman and his crew bringing the machine into the<br />
hanger so that many of the children could climb into the<br />
cockpit. There were many smiles and photos taken!<br />
After the Sea Hawk’s departure, the HARS visit ended on<br />
another bright note for the guests, who were presented<br />
with <strong>Porsche</strong> showbags as a memento of a highly<br />
successful day. Now the challenge facing both the<br />
PCNSW and PCSS is to top it in 2008!<br />
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Around the Block<br />
- Ryan Collins<br />
Ryan Collins has a dual role at <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong>,<br />
working half the week as a Service Advisor and the other<br />
days in the workshop as a <strong>Porsche</strong> Technician, making him<br />
uniquely qualified to explain technical and service issues to<br />
customers.<br />
How long have you been at PCSS?<br />
I have worked at PCSS as a Technician for four and a half<br />
years, but for the past 10 months I have also been a Service<br />
Advisor.<br />
What are the benefits of this dual role?<br />
I enjoy meeting the customers and learning the other side<br />
of the business. Having a Tech back ground on the product<br />
really helps me in the office to explain to clients what repairs<br />
their car needs, or even the simple things like how something<br />
should operate.<br />
A lot of questions can be answered over the phone, which<br />
without being so heavily involved in repairs, wouldn’t be as<br />
easy.<br />
What car did you want when you were 13?<br />
A Holden Club Sport.<br />
Who taught you to drive?<br />
My Dad (Phil Collins) taught me to drive (and taught me to<br />
sing!)<br />
How many times did you do your licence test before<br />
you passed?<br />
I got it first time. The appointment was on my 17th birthday.<br />
What was the first car you owned?<br />
A faded red Ford XD Panel van – but I loved it!<br />
Did you ever think you would end up working with<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong>s?<br />
I always wanted to work on <strong>Porsche</strong>s. I always loved them<br />
and when the opportunity came up, I jumped at it.<br />
If you were to buy a <strong>Porsche</strong>, which one would you<br />
choose?<br />
A 1981 930 Turbo. As in all things, 1981 models are the<br />
BEST (I was born in 1981)!<br />
Tech Talk Evening<br />
Around 60 members of the <strong>Porsche</strong> Club New <strong>South</strong><br />
Wales were hosted for a Technical Event at <strong>Porsche</strong><br />
<strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> on June 19.<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> Cars Australia technical trainer Warwick<br />
McKenzie gave participants a full run-down on the<br />
new Cayenne models before he and PCSS Aftersales<br />
Manager Rainer Behrens took the group into the<br />
workshop to examine a range of new <strong>Porsche</strong> models<br />
in detail.<br />
There, on hoists and open for close examination were<br />
a new 911 GT3 and GT3 RS, a Cup car and several<br />
Cayenne models. However the item that captured a lot<br />
of interest was the cut-away model of the 911 Turbo’s<br />
VTG (Variable Turbine Geometry), that allowed PCNSW<br />
members to appreciate how the latest models have<br />
achieved their extra output and performance.<br />
The evening, which follows previous PCSS technical<br />
evenings, concluded with refreshments for all<br />
attending.<br />
Service Tips<br />
With the weather finally giving us some of that<br />
good wet stuff again, it is time to make sure<br />
certain parts of your car are in perfect operating<br />
order otherwise you might be making an unplanned<br />
visit to an Official <strong>Porsche</strong> Repair <strong>Centre</strong>!<br />
With cold or damp conditions, you need to make<br />
sure your air conditioning system is functioning<br />
correctly. Using the air conditioning system to<br />
demist your cars windows is the best way to<br />
providing excellent clear internal vision as this<br />
system is a dehumidifier, absorbing interior moisture<br />
and removing that dreaded interior window fogging.<br />
Just remember that you can adjust the<br />
temperature up so you don’t have to freeze inside<br />
the cabin in order to see.<br />
With the interior glass fog free, how do you keep<br />
the external glass see through? Make sure the<br />
wiper blades are clean and the rubber is soft. We<br />
have just had many months of very hot sun baking<br />
the wiper blade rubbers onto your windscreen, so<br />
you may need to now replace them. At the same<br />
time clean and polish the windscreen so that the<br />
new wiper blades wipe smoothly and cleanly on the<br />
glass surface.<br />
Now that you can see where you are going, it is<br />
vital to make sure your car goes where you want<br />
it to go on wet roads. Make sure your tyres have<br />
ample tread and correct tyre pressures. All road<br />
tyres have a Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) on them<br />
in the grooves to give you an indication to how low<br />
the tyres tread actually is. Too low tread and your car<br />
could aquaplane off the road; incorrect tyre pressures<br />
can also lead to a similar disaster. A brief frequent<br />
check of all these items will help keep you safe and<br />
under control on the road.<br />
Contact <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> Service<br />
Department and we will show you how it’s done normally<br />
in the time it takes to have one of our coffees.<br />
Stay in control, drive safe and see you soon.<br />
John Wakefield<br />
Workshop Manager<br />
Driving Activities co-ordinator<br />
Long Term Storage<br />
available<br />
PCSS has created a long-term undercover storage<br />
facility available to customers where we will hold your<br />
vehicle in our premises for a minimal fee.<br />
The new storage area is located in the mezzanine area<br />
above the PCSS showroom and thus is totally secure.<br />
Some terms and conditions apply. Contact PCSS’s<br />
Aftersales Manager Rainer Behrens for more details on<br />
(02) 9693 9030, or email<br />
rainer.behrens@porschesydneysouth.com.au<br />
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<strong>Porsche</strong> enthusiast: Rob Annett<br />
As his friends, <strong>Porsche</strong> Club New <strong>South</strong> Wales<br />
members and regular readers of the <strong>Sydney</strong> Morning<br />
Herald’s Cars Guide will know, <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong><br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> customer Rob Annett is a serious<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> enthusiast.<br />
There are five <strong>Porsche</strong>s currently basking under<br />
the downlights in his showroom-like <strong>Sydney</strong> garage,<br />
dating from 1968 and they are soon to be joined by a<br />
new GT3 RS, but unlike some collectors, his love for<br />
the marque encompasses all <strong>Porsche</strong>s, whether rear,<br />
mid, or front-engined.<br />
His <strong>Porsche</strong> fascination began as a teenager when<br />
he saw a red 944 advertised as the first prize for a<br />
competition in TV Week. It was love at first sight.<br />
“I remember thinking: ‘To get one of these I’m either<br />
going to have to win a raffle or pull my finger out and<br />
make some money’. I decided on the latter!”<br />
Two years ago aged 39 he sold his industrial supplier<br />
and machinery business and retired, giving him more<br />
time to spend with his growing <strong>Porsche</strong> collection in<br />
between managing his property investments.<br />
Rob’s eclectic <strong>Porsche</strong> collection starts with a<br />
beautifully restored 1968 911T and includes a 1973<br />
mid-engined 914, a 1978 front-engined 924, a 1989<br />
(India Red) 944 S2 and a 2003 Boxster S.<br />
As a self-taught mechanic who has previously<br />
restored aircraft, Rob saw the early 911 that he<br />
purchased five years ago as a challenge.<br />
The car came to Australia from the UK in the<br />
mid-1970s, but had been stored and neglected in<br />
recent years. Rob and his wife Jeanette spent the<br />
first two years of their ownership restoring the car,<br />
personally dismantling and preparing it for painting<br />
in its original shade of blue, then painstakingly<br />
re-assembling it.<br />
“It’s great fun working on the older cars,” said Rob,<br />
who is also the Social Secretary of the <strong>Porsche</strong> Club<br />
New <strong>South</strong> Wales, “but with their more complex<br />
electronics I draw the line on the later cars.<br />
“I leave the care of my S2, Boxster and soon the GT3<br />
RS (which he plans to enjoy at Club Supersprints and<br />
PCSS Track Days) to <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong>.”<br />
Hybrid Cayenne<br />
promises <strong>Porsche</strong> performance<br />
By Michael Browning in Germany<br />
By the end of the decade, <strong>Porsche</strong> will launch a<br />
hybrid V6-egined Cayenne that will out-accelerate<br />
its petrol-fuelled equivalent to 100km/h, use<br />
25 per cent less fuel and produce more torque<br />
than a V8-powered Cayenne S.<br />
The company has just taken the wraps off the<br />
new ‘green’ <strong>Porsche</strong> at a special media<br />
technology workshop in Germany, revealing its<br />
advanced work on new parallel full hybrid<br />
technology in conjunction with equal development<br />
partners Volkswagen and Audi.<br />
Parallel hybrid differs from the power-split system<br />
currently employed by Japanese makers in that<br />
the electric motor sits immediately behind the<br />
engine and ahead of the transmission, offering<br />
many driving and packaging advantages.<br />
The engagement and disengagement of the<br />
petrol engine is controlled by a specially<br />
developed ‘Hybrid Manager’, which computes<br />
some 20,000 data parameters compared with<br />
the 6,000 of the latest conventional engine<br />
management systems.<br />
Offering a true <strong>Porsche</strong>-like driving experience,<br />
the Cayenne Hybrid can be started and driven<br />
silently in electric mode, using the energy stored<br />
in its 288 volt battery, which has a peak output<br />
of 38kW. Once more performance is required,<br />
the petrol engine seamlessly springs to life and<br />
takes increasing responsibility for propelling<br />
the Cayenne. However even at speeds up to<br />
120km/h on a level gradient, the Cayenne can<br />
‘sail’ entirely without the intervention of its internal<br />
combustion engine, saving further fuel.<br />
The other beauty of the <strong>Porsche</strong> parallel full<br />
hybrid system is that the components are all<br />
accommodated within the existing Cayenne<br />
body – the battery sits in the spare wheel well<br />
– with no reduction in fuel tank or luggage<br />
capacity, while the only external clue is likely to<br />
be its model designation.<br />
On the road, the Cayenne Hybrid performs<br />
even more like a <strong>Porsche</strong>, with the 0-100km/h<br />
acceleration time cut by 0.5 seconds compared<br />
to a regular Cayenne. At the same time, the<br />
combined forces of the petrol and electric motors<br />
result in more than 500Nm of torque being<br />
available from 800rpm-3200rpm, peaking at<br />
550Nm at 1500 rpm – 50Nm more than the latest<br />
Cayenne S.<br />
Yet <strong>Porsche</strong> expect to be able to claim a fuel<br />
consumption of 8.9 litre/100km for the New<br />
European Driving Cycle by the time the<br />
new <strong>Porsche</strong> is released by the end of this<br />
decade – 4 l/100km better than the current<br />
Cayenne’s 12.9 l/100km.<br />
Going green the <strong>Porsche</strong> way promises to be<br />
frugal, yet fun!<br />
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Look great; sound even better<br />
If you own a current model <strong>Porsche</strong> 911, Cayman,<br />
or Boxster, you can make it look even smarter<br />
and even better with factory-warranted Aerokits<br />
and sports exhaust systems from PCSS.<br />
Boxster/Boxster S and Cayman/Cayman S owners<br />
can add some additional racing style to the<br />
exterior cars while reducing aerodynamic lift<br />
with the distinctive SportDesign package that<br />
comprises lip spoiler elements for the standard<br />
front apron, a new auto-deploying rear spoiler and a<br />
revised rear apron with diffuser design, inspired by<br />
the Carrera GT.<br />
The 911 Aerokit Cup (for 997-series 911 Carrera<br />
Coupe models only) was aerodynamically refined<br />
in the <strong>Porsche</strong> wind tunnel and has been carefully<br />
designed to minimise lift on the front and rear axles.<br />
To complete the picture, you should also add a<br />
factory Sports Exhaust System that only plays the<br />
engine’s music LOUD when you want it to.<br />
The acoustics of this dual-mode sports exhaust<br />
system are dependent on driving style, ranging<br />
from standard output during normal road driving<br />
to a more aggressive tone during performance<br />
use. Modes are selected using a button on the centre<br />
console (or ‘Sport’ mode button on vehicles with<br />
optional Sport Chrono Package/Sport Chrono<br />
Package Plus).<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> Service Standard Audit<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> has passed through<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong>’s most recent Service Standard Audit<br />
with flying colours, scoring 100 per cent.<br />
The Audit covers all aspects of the dealership and<br />
includes its appearance, training, knowledge of<br />
services, systems and procedures, reporting system,<br />
objectives achieved and its quality standard.<br />
It’s always good to know you’re dealing with a<br />
winner!<br />
Corporate Mt. Cotton Day<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> is hosting a one-day<br />
Driving Experience programme at the <strong>Porsche</strong><br />
Sport Driving School, Mt. Cotton, on Friday,<br />
September 28.<br />
It will be a day of fun and intense learning in the most<br />
enjoyable possible way – experiencing the inherent<br />
safety features of the latest <strong>Porsche</strong>s while<br />
simultaneously learning how to get more pleasure<br />
from driving them.<br />
The course is limited to a maximum of 28 participants<br />
and concludes with a competitive team motorkhana<br />
event, putting into practice the skills learnt<br />
throughout the day.<br />
To make a booking, please contact Nichole Voroshine<br />
at PCSS on (02) 9693 9001. Special transfer<br />
arrangements have been made for participants<br />
who choose to stay at the Stamford Plaza Hotel in<br />
Brisbane, which is approximately 20 minutes’ drive<br />
from the <strong>Porsche</strong> Sport Driving School.<br />
For those who arrive earlier, PCSS is hosting a dinner<br />
and <strong>Porsche</strong> Trivia Night in Brisbane on Thursday<br />
September 27 with great prizes to be won.<br />
Please contact Michael Atchison or Rainer Behrens<br />
on (02) 9693 9000 if you have any queries.<br />
Advanced Driver Training Day<br />
PCSS is hosting an Advanced Driver Training Day -<br />
Level 2 at Eastern Creek on August 30.<br />
The day is limited to 25 cars and places are<br />
filling fast. If you would like to participate, contact<br />
John Wakefield on (02) 9693 9059, or email<br />
clubsport@porschesydneysouth.com.au<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> Guided<br />
4WD Experience<br />
PCSS is hosting a unique <strong>Porsche</strong> Guided 4WD<br />
Experience tour designed to further enhance your<br />
knowledge of your <strong>Porsche</strong> Cayenne in one of the<br />
most spectacular destinations in the Blue Mountains.<br />
If you purchased your Cayenne from PCSS, this day<br />
is free of charge. If not, the day offers excellent value<br />
for the nominal sum of $150 (inc. GST).<br />
The day includes:<br />
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PCSS Events Calendar<br />
There’s a lot happening for PCSS customers this<br />
year. Make sure you enter these important dates<br />
into your PDA or diary:<br />
August<br />
10: PCSS Club Sport Track Day (Oran Park GP circuit)<br />
17-19: Round 5 Carrera Cup (Oran Park)<br />
19: <strong>Porsche</strong> Guided 4WD Experience<br />
(Blue Mountains)<br />
30: Advanced Driver Training Day, Level 2<br />
(Eastern Creek)<br />
September<br />
24: PCSS Club Sport Track Day (Eastern Creek)<br />
28: PCSS Corporate Day, Mt. Cotton<br />
October<br />
4-7: Round 7 Carrera Cup (Bathurst)<br />
11-21: <strong>Sydney</strong> Motor Show, Darling Harbour<br />
31: PCSS Club Sport Track Day (Eastern Creek)<br />
November<br />
8-11: <strong>Porsche</strong> Great Ocean Road Escape<br />
National Customer Event (Victoria)<br />
27: PCSS Club Sport Track Day (Eastern Creek)<br />
Expert tuition in the capabilities of your Cayenne<br />
Service staff on hand to answer any questions<br />
you may have<br />
A magnificent lunch at the award winning Secret<br />
Creek Restaurant – Lithgow, comprising a selection<br />
of superb foccacia melts, plus all snacks<br />
and refreshments whilst on route<br />
A 4WD tour of the Lost City and surrounding areas<br />
– simply stunning.<br />
Numbers are limited on this very popular day, so book<br />
early to avoid disappointment.<br />
Call or email:<br />
Julie Eggenhuizen: 8822 5656 Julie@getabout.com.au<br />
Getabout Adventures<br />
www.getabout.com.au
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Customer Profile<br />
Robert Karam PORSCHE<br />
Robert Karam dreamed about owning a <strong>Porsche</strong> since<br />
he was “a kid”, but the bug really bit when he went on<br />
a PCSS ‘Driving the Range’ day four years ago with<br />
Gordon Soo and fell helplessly in love with the 911.<br />
However it took another four years for the young<br />
civil engineer to make his dream a reality.<br />
“As an engineer, I loved German cars because of<br />
their technology and engineering. I had an Audi A4<br />
Turbo, but I come from a working family and none<br />
of my friends had anything like a <strong>Porsche</strong> and I<br />
wondered what they would all think. Then there was<br />
the cost – money was an issue at the time.”<br />
Robert would have been more than happy with a<br />
Boxster, but he wanted to share the pleasure of a<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> with his wife and two small children, so he<br />
needed the rear seats.<br />
He also became aware not long after his drive that<br />
the (then) 996-series 911 was to be replaced by<br />
the 997. So he decided to wait and in the meantime<br />
purchased every single copy of WHEELS magazine<br />
and read every article he could find about <strong>Porsche</strong>s<br />
and in particular, the 997.<br />
“It took a lot of thinking, but finally my wife pushed<br />
me. She said ‘you’ve been reading all these<br />
magazines and done nothing – you’re a dreamer’<br />
– so I decided to bite the bullet.”<br />
Initially Robert looked at a Carrera 2, but the<br />
engineer in him really wanted a Carrera 4.<br />
Even his father Joseph who works with him<br />
in their fabrication and erection business<br />
RK Metalworks agreed. “He said to me: ‘The extra<br />
money is nothing in the total price; get what<br />
you want’ – so I did.”<br />
Robert Karam’s decision has had an amazing flow<br />
-on effect. Two university friends, George Gavanas<br />
and Nat Talarico, who together run the consulting<br />
engineering company Platinum Projects Australia,<br />
found Robert’s passion for <strong>Porsche</strong> infectious and<br />
one day in May this year the three of them walked into<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> and each placed<br />
a deposit on a new 997.<br />
Robert got his dream car – a silver Carrera 4 coupe<br />
with Black interior and manual transmission with<br />
Sport seats, Stainless Steel Exhaust tips and 19<br />
inch Turbo alloy wheels, while George ordered a<br />
black Carrera 2S and Nat chose a black Carrera 2.<br />
“I just love the Carrera 4,” said Robert. “I’ve looked<br />
through all the magazine articles to find criticisms and<br />
there are none.<br />
“Value for money for its engineering, this is the car.<br />
Nothing comes close. And even better still, my wife<br />
and kids love it too. Going out at weekends and<br />
enjoying it is something we can do as a family.”<br />
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