Porsche Tractors

[A-AvantGarde]

I knew that Lamborghini started out by making tractors. I also know Porsche have a sideline deisgning things from toasters, kettles, cameras and clothes but had anyone come across Porsche tractors before?

http://cars.msn.co.uk/carnews/slowporscheapr06/#5

 

[gaz_l]

Hmm, thought this was going to be a thread about the Cayenne

Cheers,

Gaz

 

[A-AvantGarde]

Hmm, thought this was going to be a thread about the Cayenne

Cheers,

Gaz

LOL

 

[pammy]

Hmm, thought this was going to be a thread about the Cayenne

Cheers,

Gaz

lol - so did I

What do you think Fuzzer?

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I also know Porsche have a sideline deisgning things from toasters, kettles, cameras and clothes but had anyone come across Porsche tractors before?

I often wonder though how much Porsche actually had to do with the design of the kitchen paraphanalia ...the cynic in me suspects that it was a ploy for Siemens to command higher prices, and for Porsche to take a nice royalty cheque. That said, I would imagine their brand people would guard it fiercely, so maybe not.

My brother-in-law bought a 1-bed flat because that's all they could afford at the time. Didn't stop them having all-Porsched branded kitchen equipment though!! More money than sense? Probably not. More style than money? Definitely!!

PS What a cool tractor!!??

 

[grober]

single cylinder porsche!

Its a single cylinder air cooled diesel.

 

[jeremytaylor]

They had a few at the big Porsche Festival the year before last at Brands Hatch.

What I like about the orange coffee plantation one from Brazil is the streamlined bodywork, which clearly helps its top speed of 15 mph. Imagine how slow it would be without it!

 

[pineer35]

Porsche made tractors long before building cars,the first tractor was 4 wheel drive to cope with the graidents in the vineyards along the Rhine valley.
They had a electric motor in each wheel,fed from an electric generator,which in turn was powered by a air cooled engine,the generic foreunner of the V.W.
which in turn drives Porsch cars , (nothing changes)

 

[l5foye]

Porsche still have a connection with tractors - I believe the Boxer is assembled by Valtra, the Finnish tractor makers.