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Value-enhancing factors
This section presents the main non-financial
performance indicators of the Porsche Zwischenhol-
ding GmbH group and the Volkswagen group. Even
after deconsolidation of the two groups, these value
drivers help raise the value of these significant in-
vestments held by Porsche SE in the long term. They
include newly developed products, processes in the
fields of research and development, procurement,
production, sales and marketing, and the environment,
as well as the behavior of company management
towards its employees.
Research and development
New launches by the Porsche
Zwischenholding GmbH group
The reporting period saw the market launch of
the most powerful series-production sports car in
Porsche AG’s history: The 911 GT2 RS* with an output
of 620 hp celebrated its world debut on 25 August
2010 at the Moscow Auto Salon, sales began in Sep-
tember 2010. The small series limited to 500 vehicles
had already sold out by mid-October. This high-
performance sports car is powered by a 3.6 liter six-
cylinder Boxer engine with two turbochargers with
variable turbine geometry. Its acceleration rates: 0 to
100 km/ h in 3.5 seconds, 0 to 200 km/ h in 9.8 sec-
onds and 0 to 300 km/ h in 28.9 seconds. Its top
speed is 330 km/ h.
The Paris Motor Show at the beginning of
October saw the world premiere of two further mod-
els from the successful 911 series: The 911 Speed-
ster* and the 911 Carrera GTS* . With their 408 hp,
the 3.8 liter six-cylinder Boxer engines in the two new
911s produce 23 more hp than the 911 Carrera S.
With its markedly sporty fittings, the Carrera GTS
forms the new top of the Carrera model series. The
coupé and convertible versions of the GTS have been
available from dealers since December 2010. Also
on sale since December, the new 911 Speedster was
produced in a small series limited to 356 cars as a
tribute to the first Porsche model to bear the Speed-
ster name – the 356 Speedster. This two-seater is
significantly different from the other vehicles in the
911 series. The striking profile of this sports car
arises from the flatter front screen, which has been
lowered by 60 millimeters, the subtle contours of the
roof’s sporty design and a characteristic dash cowl.
The new launch at the Los Angeles Auto
Show in mid-November was the Cayman R* . Powered
by a performance-enhanced 3.4 liter six-cylinder
engine with 330 hp, the mid-engined sports car with
six-speed manual gearbox can accelerate from a
standing start to 100 km/ h in 5.0 seconds – or 4.9
seconds with the optional double-clutch gearbox
(PDK). Its top speed is 282 km/ h (with PDK: 280
km/ h). It went on sale in February 2011.
* Fuel consumption and emission data can be found on page 65 of this report.
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