justinsrx7

I just got back from a week in Costa Rica and I met a German car guy at the resort. He was pronouncing the brand of our cars as Porsch-eh which I have never heard before. I have only ever heard it pronounced Porsch or Porsch-ah. After hearing him and looking at the "e" at the end of the name a little more closely, it makes sense. Anyone else heard it pronounced this way?

jumper5836

Yes that is the correct way.

PbPedis

Apparently that is the way Germans pronounce it but you never hear it pronounced that way here. I hear "Porsh" about 95% of the time, and "Porsha" the other 5%.

Garth82928

Think it depends on what part of Germany as well, different accents & dialects. I just say 928 to avoid the debate with people

topspd

You can hear how the germans pronounce it on this video (BTW, a friend lent me the VHS tapes for these 2 vids a number of years ago and it cemented my need to one day own one..)

http://www.coochas.com/porsche/Resou...0Evolution.wmv

http://www.coochas.com/porsche/Resou...ning(1995).wmv

theiceman

I know an executive from PPG who of course is very connected to the auto industry and travels the world visiting manufacturers. he is Korean but he definitely pronounces it Porsche -eh

I tell people I have a 911 , they never asks who makes that ? ..

Zookie

wate till you hear an Ethnic Arab pronounce Porsche... There is no "P" in Arabic, all "P"s are replaced with a "B".... "B"orache, "B"ebsi, "B"arty & ETC...

trickydisco

Eddie Murphy's girl wants to
Barty all the time
Barty all the time
Barty all the tiiiiiime

Christien

Who cares about pronunciation, THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting those videos!!! I can only watch a few minutes at a time b/c I'm at work, but I'm half way through the first one, and all I can say is WOW!

I love this line from Hurley Haywood:
"When a street 911 goes on to a racetrack, you can just beat that car all day long, abuse it, drive it around a racetrack at full speed, and then drive it home at night, and actually the car probably is thanking you for doing it, because that's what Porsches are all about, is performance."

jumper5836

I agree and don't care how people pronounce it or what accent they have or use.

Zookie

ahhhh you want to Barty uhhh, dont forget to bring the bebsi... breety boy

Bahama

I thought I might just interject with my bit of German background. I don't particularily care how it is pronounced either(you say Munich I say Munchen). It is pronounced Porsch eh, as is Mercedes pronounced Mer zeh des, as is Audi pronounced Ow dee, as is BMW pronounced Bay Em Vay, as is VW pronounced Fow Vay (Volksvagen), as is Arnold pronounced Awnod. Enough of das German lessons fur today. Now gettin in das Porsch eh und nicht fahren like das girlie girl on der Autobahn.

Das Schquarehead.

Silver C

I just thought a Porsch eh was how you could tell if it was a Canadian car

TurboS

lol

That's what Cdh Wolf thinks as well.

How about that famous tuner Ruf. Most people would pronounce it as Rough, but it's actually Roof.

theiceman

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