56 June 2015 www.womanthismonth.com FEATURE | motoring When I got the call from the people at Porsche saying I could spend a weekend with one of their cars, my expectations were high. I don’t understand much about cars I confess, but a woman’s view was required and I kind of knew I would have loads of fun. My favourite type of car is a combination of SUV and sports car. And what did I get? A Porsche Cayenne S E-hybrid, oh yeah! The car that combines sportive driving, great interiors and amazing features with the size and comfort of an SUV with a plus, it’s environment friendly! My weekend was going to be amazing! THURSDAY The experience started around noon (so basically I had an extended weekend with the car). After one hour talking to Taher Ali, marketing manager of Porsche Centre Bahrain, and experimenting and learning everything about the car, the machine was finally mine! I got a full lesson before hitting the roads, so I felt really prepared to deal with the number of buttons in front of me. The hybrid system is an intelligent technology POSH WEEKEND Our editor Fernanda Langhammer was invited to test-drive one of the brand’s most popular cars in the region. Read on to find out about her experience. created by the German company. It combines a regular combustion-engine with battery power, the necessary transition to embrace the car of the future. We have to make our lives more sustainable and making changes in all the areas that we can is a good start. I drove back to the office and I could see the cars in front of me were getting out of the way so I could pass (maybe it was my imagination, but I was really happy with it). Went to school to pick up my daughter and the first thing she noticed was the red interior. By the way, the perfect finishing touches in this car are one of my favourite features. The rouge interior grabs your attention and at first I thought I wouldn’t like it, but after a while, I was in love.
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