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Theme & Variation; The first turn on the new Porsche 911 is good.

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| March 14, 2005 | Vettraino, J.P. | COPYRIGHT 2005 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: J.P. VETTRAINO

They used to make newsreels with this stuff. Menfolk in the whitewashed mountain village of Grazalema, Spain, have gathered in the square to watch a dozen 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolets trickle into town for a lunch stop. Hundreds of men.

Oh, silly us. There's a hearse over there. Whoever died must have been important, if not particularly well-liked. The men are so taken by the cars that they pry their attention away from the solemn proceedings and stare. Many follow the 911s up from the square to the restaurant at the inn.

They must know this is the car Aston Martin is benchmarking for its new V8 Vantage; the car ...

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