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Porsche Classic Center Geneva
More than seventy years ago, the company presented its first sports cars to the world public at the Geneva Motor Show: a Porsche 356 Coupé and a 356 Cabriolet from its production site in Gmünd. Just around the corner from the Palexpo exhibition and congress center is the Porsche Center Geneva—now expanded to include an extensive range of services for classic cars from the carmaker. The Porsche Classic Center Geneva is the fourth of its kind in the world, following the locations in the Netherlands, in France, and in Norway. Classic cars have always played an important role at the Porsche Center Geneva, so its seventy-seven employees were all the more delighted to have been certified as a Porsche Classic Center. The certification requires fulfillment of particularly exacting standards defined by Porsche AG in terms of service, the workshop, and sale of classic sports cars.
For the owners, taking this step was a matter of the heart: Guy Meyohas and Patrick Losch are Porsche enthusiasts and the owners of Orchid Sports Cars. The Geneva-based team serves classic customers from around the world and across the Orchid Group. The Swiss employees handle the sale of original parts and provide technical documentation and consulting services. They can also call on the expertise of the special procurement team of the Factory Restoration facility in Stuttgart, which can assist in locating rare original parts. With lounge furniture and a modern bar, visitors to the Porsche Classic Center Geneva are treated to a thoroughly delightful experience. And a fantastic view: large windows offer a panoramic view of the workshop. In addition to the four Porsche Classic Centers, there are seventy-two recommended Porsche Classic Partners worldwide.
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Room with a view:
The glass-accentuated interior design of the Porsche Classic Center Geneva offers a glimpse into the workshop.Limited special model race car
With just thirty units to be built, a race car could scarcely be any more exclusive than this. Porsche Motorsport is celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of Manthey-Racing GmbH with a very special edition. The two companies have designed and developed the Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 for track day and other track uses. Nürburgring Nordschleife fans will immediately recognize the famed “grello” color accents on the special edition in matte Titanium Grey. The portmanteau of green and yellow is the nickname of the yellow-green 911 GT3 R from Manthey—the undisputed fan favorite at the legendary track in Germany’s Eifel region.
Race-car driver Olaf Manthey founded the team a quarter of a century ago and it has been closely associated with Porsche ever since. As of 2013, the Stuttgart-based sports-car manufacturer has held a 51 percent majority interest in the two-hundred-strong Manthey operation based in Meuspath near the Nürburgring. As the Porsche factory team, Manthey is responsible for the 911 RSR in the FIA World Endurance Championship, which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The partners have won the twenty-four-hour marathon on the Nordschleife together seven times so far.
Like the much-ballyhooed revival of the Porsche 935 that was unveiled at Laguna Seca in 2018, this new limited special model is technically based on the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport as well. And like the 935, it is powered by a 3.8-liter 515 kW (700 PS) six-cylinder twin-turbo boxer engine. The power is delivered to the rear wheels by way of a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. Further highlights: central radiator concept, front fascia with central air intake and double-stacked flicks, closed underbody, completely redesigned carbon fiber hood with fresh air intake for the cockpit, stately eighteen-inch wheels with center lock hubs, and a wide swan-neck rear wing.
The unique design of the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 taps vehicle components and elements of both well-known and future race cars from Porsche. The aesthetic finishing touches were provided by none other than Grant Larson of Style Porsche. The American designed the Boxster concept car presented in 1993 as well as race cars including the 911 RSR, the 911 GT3 R, and indeed the modern 935. In this latest special model, Larson visualized the longstanding collaboration between Porsche and Manthey. At the same time, the exclusive race car bridges the gap between the 991 and 992 model generations of the 911.
Team effort:
The basic technical concept of the Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 comes from Manthey. The ultimate design comes from Porsche.
