New Porsche museum opens this week in Stuttgart
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Porsche has culminated a 100 million euro ground-up renovation on its museum in Stuttgart, which will be officially dedicated later this week. The museum spans over 1,000 square meters of floor space, wrapped in stunning architecture and housing a collection of over 80 significant Porsches from the marque's history, from the first 356 to the latest Panamera. Included among the expositions is a section dedicated to the evolution of the 911 Turbo, an array of competition cars – including Porsche's victorious rally, Dakar and Le Mans challengers and Niki Lauda's Porsche-powered McLaren – concept cars from across the decades, some of Ferdinand Porsche's original tractors and more. The museum will be officially dedicated later this week before it opens its doors to the public on January 31, after which the museum will be open from Tuesday to Sunday every week from 9 am until 6 pm. We'll be posting our own tour of the review soon, but in the meantime, check out the museum's website and the images in the gallery below.
Gallery: Porsche Museum
[Source: Porsche via Le Blog Auto]
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Snajim 6:34PM (1/26/2009)
What is the gray one in the very first picture?
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thomas 6:35PM (1/26/2009)
a 928
TurboPanzer 6:34PM (1/26/2009)
Wish I'm there. It'd be like a kid in a candy store.
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elpepe 10:11PM (1/26/2009)
wow, that's even a nicer building than the guggenheim in bilbao...! ... well ok, maybe not... but still....it's impressive....
MGBYG 11:07PM (1/26/2009)
The building looks like a huge electric shaver on it's charging station...
The cars inside show the handful of models Porsche has ever made...
Whoop-de-doo.
IMHO they have yet to create a beautiful car.
1246 variations of the Audi 924/944/968 series is just hubris, folks
TurboPanzer 11:25PM (1/26/2009)
@MGBYG: You're entitled to your opinion, but your very last sentence showed you have no idea what you were talking about.
TurboPanzer 6:36PM (1/26/2009)
Pic #25 = drool
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IOMTT 7:14PM (1/26/2009)
Yeah, #25 is awesome. I could spend hours in this place!
Mobius_1 8:32PM (1/26/2009)
The only thing that would make the experience better was if I had the keys :)
Or even just to hear those engines run... (heart melts)
thomas 6:36PM (1/26/2009)
and thats a 944 behind it.
why those cars were chosen to represent the Porsche museum is beyond me
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TurboPanzer 6:39PM (1/26/2009)
You were wrong. That red one is a 924 Carrera GTS.
You might not appreciate "those" cars, but other people will.
thomas 6:50PM (1/26/2009)
im not saying i dont appreciate them, but they hardly exemplify "Porsche"
thomas 6:54PM (1/26/2009)
and apologies on the misnomer, i didn't notice the flared fenders
Ken Stamper 6:58PM (1/26/2009)
The 928 was about 20 years ahead of its time, and for a generation of 30-somethings who grew up watching "Risky Buisness" that car represents Porsche as much as any 911.
I would argue that for a time in the early 80's, the 928 was the best car in the world- period. I don't know that anyone would try to make that argument for the huge-bumpered oversteering 911 of the time. Thus, it deserves to be front and center.
panoz racing 7:03PM (1/26/2009)
They represent Porsche just as much as the books and the tractor and all other cars on display.
TurboPanzer 7:03PM (1/26/2009)
@thomas: No worries. I'm not accusing "you" per se. I understand what you meant, but one thing is for sure: the 928 (and also the 924/944) were rather revolutionary in Porsche's history, as opposed to the "911" that people know the company for.
The 928 also set a land speed record back in the 80's. Despite the sad execution of the 924, it did spawn the 944 which is like night and day. But the 924 Carrera GTS was considered to be the real beginning of the 944 legacy, plus its racing version won its class and a rather good position in the overall standing @ Le Mans 24 hours.
There's always more to it then just the cars themselves. I guess that's why, as much as the haters hate to admit, Porsche is a a great company in that there're many flavors in their cars for different people's tastes, and they're perhaps the most successful manufacturer in motorsports.
Shiftright 8:08PM (1/26/2009)
The 928 was a supremely capable car when it debuted, and its styling still looks fresh today, 32 years later. The original 924 was utter crap, but the subsequent evolutions such as the Carrera and especially the 944 offered brilliant handling and bullet proof reliability. They are very much an important part of Porsche's history, and I have a soft spot for any Porsche that doesn't look like a 911.
thomas 11:35PM (1/26/2009)
the 928 and 944 may have been revolutionary for the industry...
everyone but porsche, who took everything they learned and achieved with those cars and threw it out the window only to revisit front engine/rwd platform with an SUV borrowed from VW.
the 928 was a good car. a little odd looking..... but it was good. and the 9424/944 had a design that spawned several Japanese imitators (Mazda RX-7???). but porsche (for better or worse) is all about the 911.
and don't think i'm a porsche fanboy either. i hate that they've resisted change and clung to their precious 911.
jimmy glick 6:58PM (1/26/2009)
Looks like Porsche heaven.
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WhatCarAmIDriving! 7:04PM (1/26/2009)
That Boxter in picture #24 looks kinda serious!! I like It!!!
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