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The Porsche Research & Development Centre has been located in Weissach since 1971. Around 3,500 employees work here. The result: 7,000 patents worldwide. Every year, 400 new patents are registered.

Design offices, test stands, workshops and our motorsport department are all close together. The short distances at the site allow easy and direct exchange between the individual development departments. The result is a tightly linked and coordinated development process, from the first sketch to the finished standard-production vehicle.

The Porsche Research & Development Centre will continue to grow in the coming years. The site is being expanded and modernised to include an ultra-modern design studio, a high-tech wind tunnel and an electronics integration centre. Work on the expansion began in 2011. Porsche is investing around € 150 million in the site. The work is expected to be concluded by 2014.