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NEW 911 HYBRID

WERE THIS THE observation of a public relations spokesperson in a press conference, I might have taken thecomment with a fistful of salt.But this is no press man and this is no press conference. It’s veteran Porsche racer Joerg Bergmeister – class winner at both Daytona and Le Mans and winner outright of the Spa 24 Hours – and right now we’re sideways, power on, steaming towards the exit of turn one at the Weissach test track, a corner approached at nearly 260km/h. He’s grinning and chatting away, providing the most literal and vivid illustration imaginable of the point he is trying to make.

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