I didn’t know either! But I’ve always loved them in the 911R. Credit to the interior goes to Yana at PEC ATL - she was fantastic, and knew I could order them through Special Wishes.

They are actually blue weave houndstooth. That’s one of the reasons the car took so long. (It was not V300 until 17th May - was biting my nails!) Per Porsche, it might be the first US car with blue houndstooth fabric.

Thank you! About $14,000 for front and rear. Both are great DD’s - you can’t go wrong.

Departing Porscheplatz this afternoon following the factory tour. It’s great to spend 2 days here - after the shock and awe of the first day, a deeper appreciation sets in. Profound Porsche history underfoot here in Zuffenhausen. Off to Baden-Baden...

Turbocharged Italian friend out front, in de-riguer Rosso Corsa.


Turbocharged German friend (w Martini livery) in the secure, non-steep-angled, Sport-design friendly, guests-only garage. And they permitted me to self-park.
Made it to Baden-Baden quickly today. More traffic than I expected, but it was a treat to have the GTS out “in the wild” for the first time. The traffic helped with keeping the revs down anyways. I know there’s a non-ending debate about break-in, but I think varying the engine speed, generally revving higher only at temperature, and working up to redline over a few hundred miles is reasonable. Even at the “break-in” revs, the PSE sounds great to me (turbos be damned) and the auto-blip function in Sport mode on the 7-speed is a a techno treat. Just tickled 200 kp/h for a second today, but the car is a rock. An epic sporting GT so far.

We elected to stay at Brenner’s Park. I highly recommend, especially if you are traveling with a romantic/less car-crazy companion. It’ll be a relaxing, decadent retreat for you both. Plus, they offer fine bedfellows for your car.