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Porsche is offering customers and fans alike free tours of its Leipzig plant

Porsche is offering customers and fans alike free tours of its Leipzig plant

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Porsche's new Panamera may have been revealed to the world in a glitzy event at the Shanghai Motor Show but production of the car has only formally started this week. To mark the occasion, Porsche has also announced that it will be offering buyers and enthusiasts alike the chance to see the Panamera without all of its makeup on - at a free, two-hour factory tour in Leipzig.

With the car officially launching in select European markets this September and in the U.S. this November, Porsche is keen to let future customers see the complete production process at its newly upgraded Leipzig plant in Germany.

In order to accommodate the new model, Porsche reports that the Leipzig plant had to undergo a 22,000 square meter expansion that took around two years to complete. During that period, no factory tours were allowed for around eight months, but now the company will begin tours again to give visitors a chance to get up close with the newest addition to the Porsche stable.

Additionally, visitors will be able to book tours where they can then drive certain Porsche vehicles on the nearby racetrack or off-road facility themselves, or be taken for hot laps by Porsche's own test drivers. For those that eventually decide to purchase and take ownership of their Porsche cars from the factory, the company also offers a free meal in its restaurant and a driving course for owners with a professional driving instructor.
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Porsche Panamera Leipzig production line

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  1. By  batterie motorola Posted: 12/23/2009 4:51am PST

    I hate this car. Seriously. I really hate this car. I'm tired of the press this thing has got, ok I get it. Porsche wants to dilute their core business some more, and build yet another compromise that no one asked. Great. Enough.
     
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