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Porsche Cayenne GTS Design Edition 3: Blacula's New Ride

The Auto Insider — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Porsche has released the newest member of its Design Edition club: the limited edition, murdered-out Porsche Cayenne GTS Design Edition 3, complete with triple black racing stripes, black wheels and Lava Grey Metallic paint.

The Porsche Cayenne GTS Design Edition 3 comes matched with a powerful 405 horsepower 4.8-liter V8 paired to a six-speed Tiptronic S transmission, helping to launch the sporty SUV to 60 mph in just 6.5 seconds with a top speed of 156 MPH. To help fly under the radar the Cayenne has been dipped in a satin-like finish called Lava Grey Metallic, adorned with triple racing stripes down the center, a matching door stripe on the side with Porsche Design script and 21-inch SportPlus color-matched wheels. This Cayenne definitely looks the part.

As with past Porsche Design models, Porsche is offering a special, limited edition Type P'6612 chronograph watch and a matching set of luggage. Following the Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 and the Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2, the Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 will be limited to 1000 units worldwide and will be available for order in May for roughly $94,694.

Press Release:

Porsche unveils the Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3

Porsche is expanding the successful Cayenne range with the Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3, which will be limited to just one thousand numbered units worldwide. This new Cayenne model features styling cues that underline the V8-powered, high-performance personality of this Porsche and it will be available to special customer order from May.

The clear imprint of the Porsche Design Studio, based in Zell am See, Austria, which is one of the world leaders in industrial and product design, on this new Cayenne model can be seen in the choice of the paintwork colour, Lava Grey Metallic, chosen to emphasise the sporting stance of the car. This is underlined further by design stripes along the side and on the bonnet and 21-inch diameter SportPlus alloy wheels that are also colour co-ordinated to match the special exterior colour.

The elegant exterior appearance of this new model is rounded off by bi-xenon headlights and dark privacy glazing to the rear of the B-pillar, and the ‘Cayenne GTS' model designation in black with a red "S" at the rear. An extended roof spoiler with a double wing profile is available as a no-cost option.

Inside the Cayenne Porsche Design Edition 3, the exclusive treatment continues with black leather upholstery throughout, with red contrasting seams on the instrument panel and doors. A three-spoke multifunction steering wheel, in turn, raises the car's unique sporting character even higher.

Electrically adjustable sports seats with a comfort memory package and side support bolsters offer the driver and front passenger optimum seating comfort. The front headrests proudly display an embossed Porsche logo and the centre seat sections front and rear are finished in alcantara. The same material gives parts of the centre console and door trims and the complete roof lining a discreet but sophisticated touch, while carbon trim provides a subtle reference to motor sport. Finally, the ‘Porsche Design Edition 3' model designation stands out clearly on the rev counter, the front door sill kick plates and on a plate in the glove compartment with the serial number of the vehicle embossed on the surface.

The unique experience in sound so typical of a Porsche comes, firstly, at the touch of a button from the sports exhaust system featured as standard and also from the Bose 5.1 Surround Sound System with no less than 14 loudspeakers and overall output of 410 W.

The purposeful exhaust note hints at the outstanding performance of this special Cayenne, with a 405bhp 4.8-litre V8 and six-speed Tiptronic S transmission featured as standard. On the road, this means acceleration from 0-62mph in just 6.5 seconds, and a top speed of 156 mph.

Like the Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 and the Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 which preceded this special Cayenne model, every Porsche Design Edition is supplied with unique Porsche Design accessories. The Porsche Design Chronograph watch exclusively matching each model, for example, stands for particular design values and style. In the case of the Porsche Design Edition 3, the Porsche Design Studio has created a Type P'6612 automatic chronograph featuring a light titanium casing measuring 42 millimetres in diameter and further enhanced by a metal strap with DLC (diamond-like carbon) coating. This special coating is carried over from racing engines and gives the titanium body of the watch its characteristic colour, while the exclusive face of the chronograph takes up striking design features from the interior of the Cayenne.

Another perfect match for this vehicle is the four-piece luggage set bearing the ‘Porsche Design Edition 3' label and comprised of three trolley cases varying in size and a functional briefcase. All items may be used on aircraft as carry-on travel baggage, with the exception of the largest trolley case offering a capacity of 62 litres.

The Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 is available to from Porsche Centres in the UK and Ireland from £64,753. Fitted to every Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 is a Porsche Vehicle Tracking System (VTS), a sophisticated vehicle security package approved to Thatcham Category 5 standard, and customers will also be able to explore the potential of their new car by participating in a complimentary course at the new Porsche Driving Experience Centre, Silverstone.

[via Porsche]

Porsche Design Launches P’9120 Desk Radio

Wes Siler — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:40:00 EDT

Not to be confused with the last Porsche Design radio, the P’9120 is an attractive desktop radio capable of linking to an iPod or similar radio, and is encapsulated in an attractive aluminum body. The radio is said to be a joint product of Porsche Design and Etón Corporation, known for their hand-crank emergency radios — always a benchmark of fidelity. And, like all Porsche Design products, we’re betting the P'9120 will be ridiculously overpriced and pretty low-quality, which doesn’t sound to us like a good analogy for Porsche cars, but hey, we’re not the ones doing the marketing. The press release follows the jump.

Stuttgart/Palo Alto. Porsche Design is introducing a brand new radio into the market, a product developed jointly with Etón Corporation of Palo Alto, California. The radio, available now in Porsche Design Stores, blends purist design together with a top quality aluminum finish.

The P’9120 desk radio comes with three 1.5 inch speakers, an active subwoofer and double-wall structure, ensuring top-class true-to-life acoustics. In Europe, the radio, which comes in a solid aluminum casing, is available in a version which provides access to both analog and digital transmissions via the same device (AM, FM, short wave and DAB – Digital Audio Broadcasting). Different types of iPod can be linked up to the radio via an external cradle. Both the radio itself and any iPods connected to it
can be operated via a remote control unit.

Etón Corporation is an American manufacturer of radio products in the consumer electronics sector. Etón’s motto, “re-inventing radio”, reflects that corporation’s aspiration to develop radios which stand out from the crowd because of their up-to- the-minute design, technical innovation and functionality.

Porsche Design is a global luxury men’s brand and is determined by engineered products. Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche established the Porsche Design brand in 1972, whose products are attracting consumers with their technical innovation and represent functionality and timelessness in its purest form. Porsche Design products are sold in own retail and franchise stores, shop-in-shops, up-
market department stores and exclusive specialist stores.

Porsche Design's Summer Collection Looks Wintery

Travis Hudson — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:30:00 EDT

Porsche, a regular around our Auto Branding Adventures, is back with its summer collection of wares. We must say, they're pretty much the most snow-white looking things we've seen so far this season. Porsche must not enjoy the hot dogs of summer, because these products are just begging to be stained with mustard.

The collection includes the P'9521 cell phone, P'1140 jacket, P'3140 shake pen and the P'3635 lighter. Porsche usually has its head on pretty straight, but a jacket in the summer is a bit strange. Also, what is a shake pen? I hope it is like an Etch-a-sketch and you shake to erase the ink. Is white the new black and summer the new winter? What do I know about fashion? [Josh Spear]

Wohin die Holle Gehen Wir? Porsche Design's Portable Nav

Mike Spinelli — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:00:00 EDT

They're not just about sunglasses anymore. Porsche Design is all over the electronics like Holger H rter on a stray dollar (he's the CFO). Now, according to our counterparts in gadget land, the company's created a GPS device with Navigon — the P9611 — that adds a touch of German modernity to a traditionally uninspiring product class. Its price tag will likely be steep — $955, which is Dollar for 749 — but you (and Patrick Bateman) are totally worth it.

Porsche Navigon P9611 GPS: Ooo La La [Gizmodo]