matttheboatman

My wife and I had the great opportunity to meet and sit down for a discussion with Andreas Preuninger, head of special projects at Porsche inside the Weissach engineering and Motorsports facility. My wife and were escorted into the facility by a fellow engineer Henry, who was a certified German "redneck" as he put it - a Harley riding dude with a distinctly southern accent. We arrive way back in the facility and park our GT4 next to the Motorsports garage. Mr. Preuninger was a charming gentleman, as you can tell from his videos. He made my wife feel very welcomed and comfortable. He is a "car guy" and knows his stuff for sure. I asked him how much he prepares for the interviews to insure he does not say the wrong things. His response was an emphatic - zero preparation, never! He says he speaks only the truth and from his heart.

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My only disappointment was not getting a photo together. They are very serious about no photos in Weissach and require everyone who enters the facility to lock up all phones and cameras. And, there is a special sign in, sign out procedure requiring co-signed documents by a Porsche employee.

Mr. Prueninger "Andy" as he prefers was kind enough to autograph my car. I feel very fortunate to have had this opportunity and I hope Porsche understands how much it means to the brand to have a champion like Andy lead the way to developing more emotional sports cars - like the GT4.

golfnutintib

very cool - thx for sharing
but bummer no gt4 rs
i figured it wouldn't happen but it's still a downer to hear it for sure

vantage

Thanks! So in 3 days will we be hearing about how PDK is an added option for the GT4 (for later builds) or does that have something to do with the GT4 Cup being offered?

matttheboatman

Let me be very careful what words I use .... EDIT - DELETED

jonathangt4

nice! i still feel that manual > pdk regardless of Porsche offering it in future gt4 models. Sure it might be faster but nothing can compare to the experience driving a manual.

Rob VN

Matt,
Very cool that you got to talk with AP. Icing on your european delivery cake.

Rob

golfnutintib

matt you would an excellent white house press secretary

soupy

Thanks for sharing! The rear end of a 911 Carrera 4 GTS must be hideous to him then

jfr0317

Thanks for posting this, Matt! What a great opportunity to meet with AP and to have a real chat with him!

Enjoy the rest of your trip and post as many pictures as you can.

RealityGT

You're living the dream, Matt! Thank you for sharing
-Gt4 in pdk will have record sales....

mgerber

Thanks much for sharing the info about your AP meeting and the overall ED experience. What a great opportunity. We are living vicariously through your travels and meetings!!!

ExMB

WAG

otisdog

Well, it sounds like your trip is a hell of a lot of fun!
How did you manage an audience with A.P.?

Track Junkie

Sounds like the GT4 Cup will have PDK.

Ochocoronas

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