Thorsten Klein is a Porsche fanatic who has simultaneously enjoyed a long career in the company’s design department at Weissach.

While Thorsten’s name may be unfamiliar to most, chances are you’ve sampled Klein’s work if ever you’ve sat in a 918 bucket seat, or used a fabric door pull on a water-cool Porsche.

In this exclusive chat at the launch of the ‘911 Spirit 70’ in Berlin, Klein discusses life at Weissach and the responsibility of design at Porsche, plus notable achievements of he and his team, as well as the classics residing in his own garage.

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‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, taking you closer than ever to the world’s finest sports cars and the culture and history behind them.

The show is brought to you by 9werks.co.uk, the innovative online platform for Porsche enthusiasts. Hosted by Porsche Journalist Lee Sibley @9werks_lee, 911 owner and engineer Andy Brookes @993andy and obsessive Porsche enthusiast & magazine junkie Max Newman @maxripcor, with special input from friends and experts around the industry, including you, our valued listeners.

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Lee is away leading the 9WERKS Tour of Sicily, in his absence Andy and Lee are joined by Driven Not Hidden Collective member and prolific car buyer Ben. We learn what happens when the man maths adds up and you accidentally accumulate Porsches at an alarming rate. From 356 to 987 we consider the use case scenarios, value, and how you manage the optics on the home front.

You can find Ben on instagram @bensporscheproblem

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Thanks to our friends heritagepartscentre.com for sponsoring this podcast, get up to 10% off your basket by entering the code ‘9WERKS10’ at the checkout on heritagepartscentre.com

‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, taking you closer than ever to the world’s finest sports cars and the culture and history behind them.

The show is brought to you by 9werks.co.uk, the innovative online platform for Porsche enthusiasts. Hosted by Porsche Journalist Lee Sibley @9werks_lee, 911 owner and engineer Andy Brookes @993andy and obsessive Porsche enthusiast & magazine junkie Max Newman @maxripcor, with special input from friends and experts around the industry, including you, our valued listeners.

If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us by joining the 9WERKS Driven Not Hidden Collective you can do so by hitting the link below, your support would be greatly appreciated.

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The ‘Car Pervert’ Jonny Smith joins Andy & Max to recall his First, Best, Worst and Next cars including the tail of the borrowed 1989 911 Targa that reenacted the 80’s teen film along with numerous interesting and funny stories from his long career in automotive journalism.

Jonny has his own YouTube channel ‘The Late Brake Show’ and the Podcast that he cohosts with Richard Porter ‘Smith and Sniff’.

Find your dream Porsche on the 9WERKS Marketplace: 9werks.co.uk/marketplace

Thanks to our friends heritagepartscentre.com for sponsoring this podcast, get up to 10% off your basket by entering the code ‘9WERKS10’ at the checkout on heritagepartscentre.com

‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, taking you closer than ever to the world’s finest sports cars and the culture and history behind them.

The show is brought to you by 9werks.co.uk, the innovative online platform for Porsche enthusiasts. Hosted by Porsche Journalist Lee Sibley @9werks_lee, 911 owner and engineer Andy Brookes @993andy and obsessive Porsche enthusiast & magazine junkie Max Newman @maxripcor, with special input from friends and experts around the industry, including you, our valued listeners.

If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us by joining the 9WERKS Driven Not Hidden Collective you can do so by hitting the link below, your support would be greatly appreciated.

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