VANCOUVER, November 1, 2014 – OpenRoad Auto Group officially opens the doors to its newest dealership: Porsche Centre Langley. The new Porsche retail centre is the group’s 15th location in the Metro Vancouver area, and is located in the Langley Auto Collection, Canada’s only all-luxury auto mall.

The new 42,000 square-foot facility houses a showroom that can display up to 18 of the latest Porsche models and a 14-bay service area complete with a handpicked team of certified staff.

“When we started this project nearly three years ago, we wanted to create more than just a Porsche retail centre,” said Christian Chia, President and CEO of the OpenRoad Auto Group.

“We committed to building a unique community here — comprised of passionate people, beautifully engineered cars, exceptional levels of knowledge, and an avenue to build that on through motorsports experiences.”

In fact, the OpenRoad Racing team and its professional racecar driver Scott Hargrove recently finished the season with a victory at the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada.

Porsche Centre Langley joins the existing BMW and MINI Langley and OpenRoad Infiniti at the Langley Auto Collection, with Jaguar Land Rover to follow in the coming months. For more information about Porsche Centre Langley and other brands, visit openroadautogroup.com. 

Your Invitation to Porsche Centre Langley

OpenRoad Auto Group invites you to an exclusive viewing of Porsche Centre Langley. Take a personal guided tour of the facility and join us for a casual afternoon of fine local wine, refreshments and live music.

Guests will have a chance to meet Scott Hargrove from OpenRoad Racing, winner of the 2014 GT3 Porsche Cup Challenge Canada Championship, and be entered in a draw to win a weekend getaway for two in a Porsche.

Dates: Saturday, Nov. 8 and Nov. 29

Time: 2 to 5 p.m.

Place: Porsche Centre Langley — 6016 Collection Drive, Langley (intersection of Langley Bypass and Glover Road)

RSVP: porschelangley.com

For more information, please contact:

OpenRoad Auto Group Ltd.

marketing@openroadautogroup.com

For the first time, Porsche Cars Canada’s Performance Tour visits the Vancouver area. The three-day event provides a driver experience focused on a handful of vehicles: the classic Porsche 911 Carrera S, the mid-engined Cayman and the brand new 2015 Porsche Macan luxury crossover SUV.

On the first day, guests gathered at Vancouver International Airport for introductions before setting off for the first group activity — offroading in the Macans at a special course in the Callaghan Valley region near Whistler. People piled in either the 400-horsepower Carrera or the 275-hp Cayman for the drive up (both equipped with Porsche’s Doppelkupplung PDK dual-clutch transmission), testing out the suspension through twisty bits along the Sea-to-Sky Highway. 

Once at the offroad course, there were a choice of Macans available: the S model with 340 hp/339 lb-ft of torque or the Turbo with 400 hp/406 lb-ft. Both tackled the steep hills, muddy dips and rock-covered surfaces admirably without any instances of anyone getting seriously stuck. That was partly due to the all-wheel drive system and gadgetry such as hill descent control (automatically slows the vehicle down on declines, allowing the driver to concentrate on steering) and an off-road mode (raises suspension height to give 9.1 inches of clearance, softens steering input, modifies torque distribution, etc.), but mostly it was because of the expert guidance of Porsche driving instructor Kees Nierop and his team.

Drivers paired up for the exercise and switched so that everyone got an opportunity to test out the crossover and all the new technologies. Afterwards, the Macans were shuttled back to a gathering spot and the drivers retired to Whistler for the evening to conclude the first day’s activites. There’s more to come, but here are some pictures to enjoy until then: