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Porsche Grand Opening – Soul
Porsche Centre Langley
The Grand Opening launch of Porsche
Centre Langley set out to celebrate
the very soul of Porsche. It succeeded
spectacularly in capturing the hearts and
souls of guests as well. The celebration
transported the over 500 guests back
in time as they entered through an
ultra-luxe breezeway of vintage Porsche
collector cars, including the 1970 Porsche
911 and the 1979 Porsche 930 Turbo. A
modern-day 911 GT3 and the Carrera
reflected their motorsport heritage next
to thrilling racing videos and a display of
Porsche trophies.
Horsepower was on full display in every
sense. Two black stallions – inspired
by the Porsche crest – preceded the
speeches alongside a sporty beast of the
metal variety. The $1.3-million Porsche
918 Spyder upstaged the live stallions,
boasting an engine that races at a
staggering 887 hp. Special remarks were
provided by Christian Chia, President,
OpenRoad Auto Group; Alexander
Pollich, President & CEO, Porsche
Cars Canada; The Honourable Ted
Schaffer, Mayor, City of Langley; and
Aly Jiwani, General Manager, Porsche
Centre Langley. Chia noted that the
20-car showroom made OpenRoad’s
new Porsche centre in Langley one of the
largest in North America.
Guests savoured craft cocktails, German
wheat beer by Erdinger and custom
canapés designed by Executive Chef Alex
Chen, whose culinary achievements at
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar and
Beverly Hills Hotel were on masterful
display. Juno Award-winning artist,
Lights, was electric as she capped the
evening with a high-energy synthpop set,
leading perfectly with her smash debut
hit, “Drive My Soul.”
Photos by Nima Zadrafi
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