E MOTION PROFILE | JOHN CAPPELLA
If Porsche doesn’t change, Porsche will not be the same. It’s a great line to just remind ourselves that we need to continue to evolve.
safari to Le Mans and then to the streets of New York. It’s also a car that has continued to really blend tradition with innovation. So, you can see the 911 DNA in every version of the 911 that’s come out. Of course, with every version, it’s been made better and better and better. But that tradition is always still there. EM: What brought you to Porsche? JC: I’ve always been a car enthusiast. I was a motorsport enthusiast, but also a car enthusiast from an early age. I can remember hand drawing sports cars when I was in classes when I should have been paying attention to the teacher. I was fortunate growing up that my father got us into it with some go-karts. We’d be go-karting on the weekends, watching motorsports on the weekends. Then, I learned early on that building a career in something that you are passionate about is more rewarding. I was fortunate, right out of school. When I looked around to see what jobs were available, I decided I wanted to go into the automotive business because I wanted to follow that passion.
a connection to the digital world as well, because everybody is wanting that extra convenience of being able to do things online, or on their phone, and marrying those two together is really important. EM: The Porsche 911 is one of a few vehicles in automobile history to earn the right to be called iconic. Why do you think it remains so popular? JC: That’s a great question because we certainly view it in that way. I view it as a car that combines performance, and absolutely track level perform- ance, with day-to-day usability. I would often drive a 911 all year round, put snow tires on it and use it for errands, for family functions, for going to work. But yet, it’s a car that can go straight from doing all of that and take it on the track. It’s really unique. There was a line from Ferry Porsche where he says the 911 is the only car you can drive from an African
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