[Omkar]

Porsche turned 75 years old this year and to celebrate this anniversary, Porsche India organized the Festival of Dreams event at the JIO World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The event is open to the public today from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM and you can get your free ticket by registering on Porsche's website:


The event saw Porsche display its range of cars and also the India premiere of the 718 GT4 RS:


That’s Manolito Vujicic, Brand Director of Porsche India showcasing the 718 GT4 RS for the first time in India:


The GT4 RS is the new flagship model of the 718 family. It outperformed the 718 Cayman GT4 by more than 23 seconds at the Nürburgring Nordschleife:


The Cayman GT4 RS is powered by a mid-mounted 4.0-liter, 6-cylinder engine that produces 493 BHP and 450 Nm. The engine is mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, which enables the car to sprint from 0-100 km/h in 3.4 seconds. The GT4 RS can reach a top speed of 315 km/h:


The bonnet is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP):


A closer look at the Porsche badge on the bonnet:




The 20-inch forged aluminium wheels and you also have the option of forged magnesium wheels with the Weissach package that are almost 10 kg lighter:


Carbon-weave finish on the mirror trims:



The GT4 RS gets a fixed rear wing with swan-neck attachment and aluminium wing supports. The GT4 RS generates approximately 25 % more downforce than the GT4:


A look at the engine and the titanium roll cage:


The dashboard is finished in Race-Tex material (Alcantara-like):




You get full bucket seats made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) with a carbon-weave finish and a six-point racing harness for the driver's side:


Car dynamics-related functions on the center console:


Fire extinguisher in the passenger footwell:


Optional Weissach package badge on the dashboard:


On display were a couple of customer cars:


Here’s a 911 GT3 with Martini Racing livery:





The 911 GT2 RS set a lap time of 6 mins 47.3 seconds around the Nürburgring Nordschleife:


A look at the fixed rear wing:


Some more 911s:


The Carrera S Cabriolet looking sweet in red:

[Omkar]

Here’s a pre-owned 911 Carrera S (992) on display:


The car has a staggered setup with 20-inch wheels up front and 21-inch rims at the back. Looks killer from this angle:


Another extreme machine from Porsche, the GT3 RS:


Weissach RS package wheels:


Just look at how massive the rear wing is!


Also on display were the two EVs from Porsche:


The Taycan Turbo S accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds:




The drag coefficient is 0.22:



Also on display was the Taycan. This car was driven from Kashmir to Kanyakumari by the team at Autocar India:





Powering this 718 Spyder is a 4.0-liter, 6-cylinder boxer engine making 414 BHP:



Yes, it comes with a 6-speed manual transmission!


A stopwatch on the dashboard makes perfect sense:



Here’s a Panamera Turbo S:


The 2.9-liter biturbo V6 powered Macan GTS:


Quad exhaust at the rear:


Also on display was a Cayenne Turbo:


The 997 Turbo S was placed at the entrance:




There’s also a section for Porsche merchandise & goodies:

[Vid6639]

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[GTO]

Thanks for sharing, Omkar! I see Porsche as being positioned above luxury brands, but below exotics and must say, they have an incredibly diverse product range. The company's global success is well-deserved. They have a VFM sports car (Boxster, Cayman), small crossover (Macan which is a super hit), big SUV (Cayenne), 4-door Panamera, the Taycan is among the best EVs on sale today beating even the Teslas in track day performance, the iconic 911 & special editions like the GT3 which take the fight to the best from Italy.

All this with timeless styling, daily useability & reliability. Porsche is one of my favourite brands & I hope to own one someday.

[CEF_Beasts]

Manufacturers like these get my respect .

Whoever named the event, "Festival of Dreams" . A free event for the public to witness the entire line-up of Porsche under a single roof, and not just for the owners! How I wish I was in Mumbai to experience this. The event reminded me of when I got the opportunity to visit the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, a few years back.

Great to see an event like this being held in India. Makes much more sense than spending money to go to the Auto Expo, which in the past two-three years has become quite unexciting.

Wish to see more such events being held by other manufacturers in the future.

[carobsessed]

I hope events like this happen in Delhi someday and kudos to Porsche India for making this event accessible to the general public as well apart from their customers.

[AutoDowntowner]

https://youtu.be/CMzEOQIdT0s

found this on YouTube. Porsche Club exhibition at Tuscany, Italy.

[Tanu3000]

Originally Posted by Omkar

Porsche turned 75 years old this year and to celebrate this anniversary, Porsche India organized the Festival of Dreams event at the JIO World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The event is open to the public today from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM and you can get your free ticket by registering on Porsche's website:
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Hi Omkar,

Really appreciate your thread and drool worthy photographs from the Porsche event.

I would like to know how did you get to know of this event before hand. I saw this thread yesterday, clicked on the link and realized the event "Was" on 26th Jan

I am based out of Bangalore and I would have happily flown out to Bombay for a day of car gazing.

Thanks.

[Omkar]

Originally Posted by Tanu3000

Hi Omkar,

Really appreciate your thread and drool worthy photographs from the Porsche event.

I would like to know how did you get to know of this event before hand. I saw this thread yesterday, clicked on the link and realized the event "Was" on 26th Jan

I am based out of Bangalore and I would have happily flown out to Bombay for a day of car gazing.

Thanks.

Hey Tanu3000,

Thanks for the kind words.

This was a 2-day event where the first day was for the media which is when I got to see these insane cars. The event was open to everyone on the 26th. Porsche announced the event on their social media platforms - Here's an Instagram post for reference. You can keep an eye out on the manufacturer's social media platforms next time around .

[toyotaguy18]

It was really nice to see Porsche bring this event to India after witnessing similar events in Dubai and elsewhere. While I appreciated the effort the brand put in here as well as the atmosphere and the free posters that we got, I hope that with the next iterations of the event we can witness special gems from Porsche's museum collection as well as special Porsches that reside in India.

Such events are the only places we can witness these iconic cars and enjoy looking at them. Overall, great effort on the part of Porsche India.