After my visit to the PEC Hockenheimring (https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...Hockenheimring) Moritz spoke to me about a Puma campaign at PEC Leipzig. Here Puma's new "Targa" collection is presented and he is looking for a few old 911 Targas that will be positioned as eye-catchers at the entrance. Targas owners have the opportunity to test drive current Porsche models. I spontaneously agree to come.
On August 31, 2021, around noon, I set off for Leipzig with my Porsche 911 S Targa oil flap. The driving time on country roads is a little over 10 hours, so I prefer to drive the motorway, which cuts the driving time by about half.
The S-engine purrs like a kitten on the 315 miles to Leipzig. It's not a problem to keep up with modern cars. Nevertheless, I find it impressive how vehicle technology has developed over the past 50 years.
In autumn 1971 the Porsche 911 S was king on the Autobahn in Germany.
Back then, my family was still a long way from owning a Porsche. In 1986 my father gave me his old MB / 8 220 Diesel from 1971 with 60 HP to go on vacation with part of the clique ( http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...light=Calabria ) from Stuttgart to Andalusia (Spain) .
1986, somewhere in the south of France, you slept outside on an air mattress
A total of around 2900 miles there and back. From today's perspective, the / 8 was really tough, but normal at the time! In this respect, I know what the “mid-range vehicles” built in the early 1970s could do.
I am currently driving a mid-range vehicle again to get to the office, as is an MB 220 diesel. However, this one here has 179 hp, automatic, air conditioning, ABS, electric windows, …… Even at 160 mph the car feels like a very comfortable sedan, very different from the old MB / 8. If someone had seen this car in 1971, it would surely have been said that it came from another planet!
In Leipzig, the "Targa Gang" (2xF, 3xG and 1x964) stayed at the Hotel Steigenberger, where a get-together with canapés, drinks and the invited press representatives and influencers also takes place in the evening.
After a short night we drive quickly to the PEC Leipzig and position our Targas at the entrance.
The presentation of the new “Targa” collection from Puma will then take place in the PEC.
Then we can visit the production facility for Panamera and Macan with the assembly hall, but unfortunately no photos can be taken.
After all of this was "very exhausting", there is lunch in the PEC restaurant as a refreshment. Between the individual dishes, I take a look at the vehicles on display in the PEC and the vehicles in the courtyard.
Sequel follows!