Porsche acquires Nardo high-speed test track

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Porsche Engineering takes over proving ground in Italy

Stuttgart/Nardò. In May 2012, the Porsche Engineering Group will be
taking over responsibility for the Nardò Technical Center automotive
proving ground in Apulia in southern Italy from Prototipo SpA. With
more than 80 years experience in engineering services, the hundred per
cent subsidiary of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, will be
further optimising the test facilities and making them available to
its clients for testing and trials purposes. Covering an area of more
than 700 hectares, the test ground in the Province of Lecce comprises
a 6.2 kilometre long handling circuit, a 12.5 kilometre long oval
circuit and facilities for simulating different road surfaces and
changeable weather conditions.

"The Nardò proving ground with its high-speed and vehicle
handling circuit ideally complements our facilities in Weissach. With
the systematic development of the company in Nardò as part of Strategy
2018, Porsche is proving to be a reliable employer and business
partner in Apulia as well," said Matthias Müller, President and
CEO of Porsche AG.

"With its rich array of facilities, from dynamic surfaces to
acoustic and off-road sections coupled with the numerous workshops,
our clients can continue to make extensive use of Nardò for their
vehicle trials in the future as well," said Malte Radmann, CEO of
Porsche Engineering. Thanks to the mild climate, the Nardò proving
ground can be used throughout the year in three shifts around the
clock, seven days a week.

Together with the Porsche Development Centre in Weissach near
Stuttgart, the Porsche Engineering Group has been offering Porsche's
extensive development expertise as a service to its clients from the
automotive industry and other sectors worldwide, from renting test
rigs to developing complete vehicles.

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