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Real car guys have always seen the promise that now the GT3 R Hybrid makes manifest: a sports car that is both more efficient and vastly, outrageously, splendidly more capable than a conventional car if you want to call Porsche's factory race car "conventional".

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Volkswagen bought the Porsche Holding Salzburg retail business earlier this year and previously acquired a 49.9% stake in Porsche's core sports car unit.

VW Keen to Expand Truck Arm Christoph Rauwald 2011

The potential deal would revive a plan drafted as part of Volkswagen's agreement signed in August 2009 to forge a combined company with Porsche after its labor unions helped the company thwart Porsche's initial attempt to take over Volkswagen.

Volkswagen Unions Aim to Take Up to 3% Voting Stake in Car Maker Christoph Rauwald 2011

As much as Porsche's are my favourite auto, nothing beats the style and design by Ferrari.

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As part of the merger plan, which is still in the midst of being completed, Volkswagen outlined plans for an employee participation model that would be established with the help of Volkswagen and Porsche's works councils.

Volkswagen Unions Aim to Take Up to 3% Voting Stake in Car Maker Christoph Rauwald 2011

Getty Images/Car Culture Porsche's 917, the greatest racing sports car of its time, co-starred in the movie 'Le Mans' with Steve McQueen in 1971.

Rolling Thunder 2011

Revenue rose 10% on an annual basis to €2.28 billion and vehicle sales were up 13% at 23,442 cars, driven by the new generation of Porsche's Cayennne sports-utility vehicle.

Emerging Markets Drive VW Profit Christoph Rauwald 2011

But the time frame for a possible merger with Porsche's holding company remains uncertain, partly because of legal disputes in Germany and the U.S.

VW Keen to Expand Truck Arm Christoph Rauwald 2011

Volkswagen controls a 49.9% stake in Porsche's sports car unit and holds call options to take over the remaining 50.1% at a later stage.

Emerging Markets Drive VW Profit Christoph Rauwald 2011

Brendon, Rachel and the rest of the veterans are troubled by Porsche's response and fear that she's a "loose cannon."

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