A GTS Chronicles Fan?
"If you're fortunate enough to afford such a car, you should do it now. Before it’s too late."
But there's another 'feature' for me that stands out in all the press, and that's the once-again gleeful introduction of the vehicle (in countless YouTube videos) by one Andreas Preuninger, head of Porsche's GT cars division. The sense I get is that he's all genuine, a real enthusiast. You can hear it in his tone, in the words he chooses, and in his undeniable enthusiasm time and time again as various YouTubers ask him the same questions over and over again for their channel's latest "Porsche did what?" video.
The man loves talking about the cars he shapes at Porsche. And who wouldn't? He's like a kid in a candy store, talking about every minute feature of the car, every nuance, every decision. And he doesn't shy away from admitting that he's not the marketing guy, not the business decision guy, not the bean counter (even though he most definitely must be involved in those high-level conversations when deciding what next for Porsche GT cars). Things like…hmmm…how about we stuff the GT3 engine into a Cayman, for example. His fingerprints are all over it. The upcoming Spyder RS (or whatever they end up calling it - could it really be anything else?) - that too.
So a little part of me wonders if he would read about our project and think, "Wow, those guys are really doing something different - and cool!"
I feel he would.
It would be great to meet him - not in the same way all the car journos do, with exposé after exposé of the newest baby from the GT stable (not that there's anything wrong with that - I love those!), but over a coffee, having a chat about life and just talking about taking cars out to drive them, just for the sheer fun of it. I think he'd be a blast to chat with, and would enjoy our take on the Porsche experience.
I’m sure he would.
Mr. Preuninger? How about it?
~ Luke
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