NEW PORSCHE EXPERIENCE CENTRE

I’ve never been a car person and am new to the Porsche world. After 5 years of talking my husband out of buying a Porsche, COVID made me realize that the time to live was now and not wait until later. In May 2021 he found a 2014 Boxster he liked and bought but it turned out I liked driving it more than he did. So we transferred ownership to my name and I am loving my new-to-me car. Don’t worry about my husband, he bought himself a Porsche Cayenne a few months later. Originally from Montreal, I’ve lived in several provinces, had a variety of jobs and was posted to Germany in the 80’s, while serving in the Canadian Military. I moved to Victoria 26 years ago and recently retired from a federal government position, and am enjoying life with my 4 dogs, one cat and a very understanding, patient husband. I spend my time woodturning, knitting, enjoying cold water swims in our beautiful ocean, and of course, driving my Boxster. I am honoured to be appointed Membership Chair and hope to be a productive member of the team.

Kathleen

Courtesy Porsche.com Only the tenth in the world and third of its kind in North America after Atlanta and Los Angeles, the future Porsche Experience Centre Toronto will be located on a 20-acre site at Pickering, Ontario, which will feature more than 400,000 sq. ft. of retail space, a casino, a concert hall and a luxury hotel with more than 300 rooms in the future. The PEC Toronto is slated to open by 2024. The first “urban” version of the Porsche Experience Centre, it will be a brand park and major tourist destination where visitors can experience vehicle dynamics, technology, and emotion of Porsche sportscars first-hand with expert guidance from instructors through various driving modules all year long and within a 30minute drive of downtown Toronto. This domestic and international tourist destination will include a driving circuit over 2 kilometres in length, to highlight the prowess of the two and four-door sports cars in their ideal playground. Moreover, visitors will also be able to admire current and historic exhibition vehicles, stop by the café, and browse the Porsche shop.