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october 15, 2018 - Porsche

Porsche extends its commitment to hosting the Leipzig Opera Ball

For the last six years, the company has donated the main raffle prize: a #porsche sports car. And all for a good cause: "The Leipzig Opera Ball is now a fixed date in the #porsche calendar. In previous years, our main prizes were able to help the Opera Ball raffle to generate record amounts. We would like to build on this great success by extending our commitment," says Oliver Blume, CEO of #porsche AG.

The highlight of the evening was the raffle draw with a special appearance by #porsche brand ambassador Patrick Dempsey. The lucky winner of the evening was Yvonne Franke from Halle an der Saale, who was delighted to be presented with a 718 Boxster in GT Silver Metallic with red top and a leather interior of the same colour. This is a combination which references the 70th anniversary of #porsche sports cars as it corresponds to the configuration of the #porsche 356 "No. 1" Roadster – the 1948 sports car that was the first to be built under the #porsche name. It has a sporty total power of 300 hp (220 kW; Fuel consumption combined 9.0 – 8.2 l/100 km; CO2emissions 205 – 186 g/km), can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.9 seconds, and has a top speed of 275 km/h – making the mid-engined sports car the epitome of the sports car world.