Belinda Labatte , CEO and Interim Chair of the Board of Directors, Lomiko Metals Inc Belinda is also Co-founder of Dahlia S L with her daughter, and Founder of The Capital Lab Inc.
Downtown Electrified. A Porsche Taycan Night 2023.We explored a multitude of aspects of the Porsche Taycan.
The Dragon Ball is the most prestigious and largest Chinese New Year Celebration of its kind in North America that celebrated the Year of the Rabbit in 2023.
Bennett Lo was born in Hong Kong, educated in the United States and now works and resides in Toronto, Canada. He considers himself a dreamer and believes that everyone is born a dreamer. For Bennett, this dream was to have his own successful architectural design studio.
Throughout her career Nina Perfetto, a Senior Partner with Fogler, Rubinoff LLP has always strived for excellence.
The Order of Ontario is the province’s highest honour. It is reserved for Ontarians from all fields of endeavour and backgrounds, whose excellence has left a lasting legacy in the province, Canada and beyond.
As the temperature continues to drop closer to zero, the time is now upon us for winter preparation of your Porsche.
The Porsche 993 is the internal designation (internal chassis code) for the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between January 1994 and early 1998 (model years 1995 – 1998 in North America), replacing the 964.
Last night, the Car Karaoke (www.carkaraoke.ca) Virtual Award Ceremony was streamed LIVE on YouTube and the total funds raised and contest winners were announced by our co-hosts Cheryl McEwen and Dr. Michael Baker.
Each year, we partner with our friends at the PCA UCR Chapter for our annual driving tour towards the end of summer. Our last driving tour on record was in 2019 where we followed a very scenic route through downtown Toronto and eastbound towards the Bluffs.
Car Karaoke for Stem Cells invites contest participants to record themselves singing their favourite songs while in a car. They can perform solo or with friends while making it as simple or elaborate as it takes to go viral.
Every June for the past 16 years, our Dealer Principal, President & CEO of the DFC Auto Group, Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto and Audi Uptown, Helen Ching-Kircher has been a long-standing sponsor and supporter of At Our Table. This annual upscale event is highly anticipated each year and this year was no different.
Some of our customers attended the first-ever Porsche Sports Cup at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park with us on Saturday July 3rd and a few of them even took home awards.
Essentials:
Tires: It is recommended to install four winter tires to improve traction on snow and ice
Wipers: Teflon based wipers are designed for winter driving
Tires: It is recommended to install four winter tires to improve traction on snow and ice
Wipers: Teflon based wipers are designed for winter driving
Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto launched our United by Passion Photo Contest in 2020 and received over 2,020 heartwarming photos and memorable stories reflecting their collective passion towards Porsche, nature, lives and families.
Give yourself that peace of mind. The Porsche Dashcam is available now at our online boutique
We have an exclusive service special open to all our valued clients with model year 1978 (G-Body) through 1998 911s (993).
For more than two decades, Helen Ching-Kircher, Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto has supported the Sinai Health family through initiatives such as Cars Care, Day at the Races, and the Leadership Sinai Porsche Rally. Beneficiaries of these events have varied to include Arthritis Research Foundation and Family Reproductive Health.
The Porsche Taycan debuted globally in September 2019, but reached showrooms in February earlier this year. With less than a year in-market, the Taycan has already proven to be hugely popular and a top seller both globally and at home here in Canada. Since its release, Porsche has already produced more than 10,000 Taycans which accounts for approximately 5.7 percent of Porsche sales globally. Although the release of the Taycan was untimely due to the global pandemic, Porsche was still able to achieve an increase in sales and production by 6,464 units, hereby accounting for 8.7 percent of all Porsche sold in 2020. This is more than twice the previous quarter's size and 4x the first quarter of the year.
Helen Ching-Kircher Supports the McEwen Stem Cell Institute at University Health Network (UHN)
Helen Ching-Kircher, Dealer Principal & CEO of DFC Auto Group, Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto (PCDT) and Audi Uptown had launched a “United by Passion” photo campaign on our media platform this September. Through Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto, Helen Ching-Kircher encouraged Porsche enthusiasts to submit their favourite photos and stories which most reflect their Porsche passion to PCDT, who in turn donated money for each entry to the McEwen Stem Cell Institute at UHN.
Helen Ching-Kircher, Dealer Principal & CEO of DFC Auto Group, Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto (PCDT) and Audi Uptown had launched a “United by Passion” photo campaign on our media platform this September. Through Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto, Helen Ching-Kircher encouraged Porsche enthusiasts to submit their favourite photos and stories which most reflect their Porsche passion to PCDT, who in turn donated money for each entry to the McEwen Stem Cell Institute at UHN.
Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto launched our United by Passion Photo Contest in 2020 and received over 2,020 heartwarming photos and memorable stories reflecting their collective passion towards Porsche, nature, lives and families.
Welcome to Porsche event was designed for people to discover their Porsche passion safely and comfortably at Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto. Guests were invited to visit us with stringent social distancing and hygiene measures in effect, to experience a fun test drive in the new, all-electric Porsche Taycan. Other models available for test drives were the all-new Cayenne Coupe and Macan GTS.
How does touring Europe in a new “factory fresh” Porsche custom-built to your exact specs sound? For those looking to experience the ultimate vacation for driving enthusiasts, look no further. Porsche offers its version of the Ultimate Vacation in the form of what’s known as the Porsche European Delivery Program. This allows customers to purchase a car from an authorized Porsche Centre in Canada, but take delivery of it at the factory based in Germany (either Stuttgart or Leipzig). Once you arrive in Germany, your first few hours will be spent as a special guest of Porsche. You can visit the Porsche Museum and stroll through a half-century of sport car evolution in Zuffenhausen or experience our state-of-the-art facility in Leipzig, the birthplace of the Porsche Cayenne. The factory tour experience allows you the opportunity of following in your Porsche’s footsteps during its creation. Enjoy lunch at the either the factory location in the VIP dining room, and shop in the exclusive Porsche Boutique. And of course, feel your anticipation build.
The Porsche 911 Turbo has been the quintessential high-performance sports car with everyday usability for the past 45 years. Following the market launch of the 911 Turbo S, the next generation 911 Turbo Coupé and Cabriolet are now being introduced – even more powerful, even faster and even more individual.
On July 9th, 2020, we organized a Classic Parade to visit the retirement residents and staff at the Revera Forest Hill Place. This initiative helped both the Porsche Classic owners and our dear friends at the retirement home relive some iconic memories of their dream vehicles from their youth.
Your time and continued support to our business is valuable to us. At Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto, we are constantly looking for new ways to improve our service offering to you and the quality of service so we can continue to become more efficient and to serve you better.
Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto invited all Taycan depositors to an exclusive launch event on February 27, 2020 inside our newly renovated showroom. Together with our invited guests, our dealer principal, president and CEO of Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto & DFC Auto Group, Ms. Helen Ching-Kircher, along with Dr. Peter A. Kircher unveiled and presented the all-new, all-electric 2020 Porsche Taycan.
Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto teamed up with our friends at Westbank for their annual Lunar New Year Celebration event, held at the Shangri-La Hotel each year. This year's event had a huge attendance and like in past, also served as a sales event for their amazing KING Toronto condo project.
Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto made our way up north on the 400 to the Osler Bluff Ski Club (OBSC) for the 3rd year in a row and this year was busier than ever. Derek Chen was onsite fielding questions, distributing swag, and informing attendees of our recent name change, upcoming events, and completion of our store renovation to a group of over 500 skiers who live in the vicinity of Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto.
Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto is a proud supporter of the 31st Annual Dragon Ball by Yee Hong Foundation. This year's big event was held at one of the city's premier event spaces, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Saturday January 25th.
The Big Blue Benefit & Lottery took place last week inside the Centre for the Arts at St. Michael’s College School on Wednesday November 20th.
Downtown Fine Cars Auto Group and Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto have been the proud Reception Sponsor of the Day at the Races by the Arthritis Research Foundation at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto for the 13th year now.
Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto opened up its newly-renovated main showroom, mid-construction, to accommodate the Welcome to Porsche Open House event on October 4th and 5th.
CIBC Private Wealth Management associates and clients spent the day with Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto and had an up-close-and-personal opportunity with a fleet of exciting new Porsches, and our expert drive instructors.
The new Porsche 911 x KING Toronto Penthouse Launch took place at 529 King Street West. Over 400 VIP guests joined us in unveiling the 8th generation of Porsche 911 on this day. This is the very first time in the downtown Toronto region, that all 8 generations of the Porsche 911 were presented at one location all at the same time for an exhibition.
It was a beautiful Sunday to gather with fellow Porsche enthusiasts and members from Porsche Club of America, Upper Canada Region for a driving tour that started mid-morning. A total of 28 Porsches, over 60 Porsche enthusiasts were on the road from the heart of the Toronto city, driving out along the shores of Lake Ontario toward the east.
It was a great day at Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto's Open Driver Development Day at CTMP (Canadian Tire Motorsport Park) on July 29th.
It was a great day at Downtown Porsche's Open Driver Development Day at CTMP (Canadian Tire Motorsport Park) this past Tuesday July 10th.
The Panamera Test Drive Roadshow with Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto took place on July 26th – 28th at the Scarboro Golf & Country Club. Our guests had a VIP experience test driving the Panamera from a beautiful golf course that is a hidden gem on the east side of the city. With a drive route consisting mainly of back roads and minimal traffic congestion, the test drive felt more like a trip through the back country vs. the typical metropolitan street drive we are all used to. Guests also had the opportunity to experience a true sports sedan that has a uniquely exotic exterior, combined with the heart and soul of a sports car, a Porsche sports car that is. Special thanks goes out to the team at the Scarboro Golf & Country Club and the drive instructors from PCL.
Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto Golf Cup 2019 took place at the beautiful Angus Glen Golf Club on June 26, 2019.
Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto supported the Yorkville Exotic Car Show once again on June 16, 2019, this time as a Gold Sponsor. For the past nine years, many Torontonians celebrate Father’s Day with thousands of car enthusiasts and connoisseurs at this meaningful and momentous event, that raises funds for Prostate Cancer Canada – raising over $85,000 this year alone.
Welcome to your Driver Development Day at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park…..This day is reserved exclusively for Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto clients and their very own Porsche’s, and is designed to improve your understanding of advanced driving techniques, and improve your ability to execute these techniques with proper car control.
On Thursday April 18th, Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto celebrated the launch of the new 2019 Porsche Macan inside REBEL Toronto. Attendees enjoyed a night of good eats, amazing sights and danceable sounds by Mark Oliver.
On Thursday January 31st and Friday February 1st, a couple of guys from our team at Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto and Audi Uptown made their way up to Collingwood for the Osler Bluff Ski Club Men's Ski Day.
Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto hosted an exclusive VIP Launch Event for the new Cayenne on Wednesday October 24th. Customers who attended brought along some of their closest friends and family to see and experience the all-new Cayenne up close and personal.
This past Sunday marked the DFC Auto Group’s twelfth year of support of the annual Day at the Races event held by the Sinai Arthritis Research Foundation.
What an exciting Race 1 at the Porsche GT3 Cup Canada at the Honda Indy today. Our own Stefan Rzadzinski navigated brilliantly a challenging turn 1 and maintained a strong 4th place position for most of the race only to overtake the no. 16 car piloted by Jeff Kingsley from Policaro Motorsport / SportsCarBoutique in final laps of the race to secure his rightful place on the podium.
On June 8th & 9th Downtown Porsche was the proud event sponsor of the 3rd Annual Leadership Sinai Porsche Rally in support of Family Reproductive Health at Sinai Health System. The rally brought together car enthusiasts to raise over $51,000 for Family Reproductive Health at Sinai Health.
On Saturday June 9th Downtown Porsche joined Porsche Centres from around the world to celebrate Porsche’s 70 birthday.
Downtown Porsche's Women Only Driver Development Day at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park was held on Monday June 11, 2018. It was a great day for all who participated. The sky was blue, the track was clear and the adrenaline was pumping. The day is designed to do two things: improve driver's understanding of vehicle dynamics and to improve their ability to control it.
Downtown Porsche was proud to be the VIP sponsor at the St. Michael’s College School's Big Blue Benefit on Thursday April 26th 2018.
The 2017 Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama was an unforgettable year for the DFC Motorsport/Speedstar Motorsport team. The No. 7 car was recognized as a fierce competitor and the team ended the season by being presented with the prestigious Spirit of Speed award by Porsche Canada and IMSA. This award is traditionally bestowed upon the individual or team that best embodies and represents the iconic racing spirit of Porsche.
Temperatures are slowly dropping and winter is just around the corner, but it's not a winter wonderland in downtown Toronto just yet! With the cold weather creeping its way in, now's a good time to take preventative measures for the part of your car interacting with Mother Nature most - your tires.
The experiences of our own Porsche Brand Ambassador Stephen Woolley and his customer Carl's - from ordering his dream 911 through to a day-by-day account of Carl's Porsche European Delivery vacation.
‘Stil Nights’ was held on Wednesday June 27th at Downtown Porsche. The evening was dedicated to iconic success inspired by motorsports and style.
The Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama series kicked off this past Victoria Day long weekend with a grand total of 16 Porsche GT3 Cup vehicles. 14 of the 16 were the new 991.2 race car participating in the Platinum class. The other Gold class that ran alongside Platinum was driving the 991.1.
Downtown Porsche / Speedstar Motorsport is thrilled to announce luxury menswear retailer Harry Rosen as the official Lead Sponsor for the 2017 season of the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada Presented by Yokohama.
Tim is no stranger to winning. In 2014 he was the Gold Class champion. In both 2015 and 2016, he placed 2nd in the Platinum Masters Champion in the GT3 Cup Challenge.
Some lucky staff of the Downtown Porsche team recently flew out to Los Angeles to become acquainted with the new Panamera - inside and out. The training, hosted by Porsche Cars North America, was held at the recently opened Porsche Experience Centre L.A.
For the second year, Downtown Porsche attended as a distinguished sponsor of the counter-culture art experience, Fête Chinoise, this past month. The event, which took place at the Shangri-La Hotel, was an exhibition that explored traditional Chinese traditions within a Western setting. Artists and designers were invited to curate spaces with boundless imagination of century-old traditions, such as weddings and social gatherings. A compelling series of 9 spaces were created reflecting today's fashion-forward and sophisticated society. Fête Chinoise allowed the audience to experience and learn about Asian-inspired hospitality, beauty, fashion and art - a treat for the mind and the eyes.
On September 11th Downtown Porsche warmly welcomed the PCA UCR members to the dealership for a complimentary German-style Bar B Q and social evening. Once again, excellent prizes where awarded to those club members who participated in the Porsche trivia challenge. We would like to congratulate Kathleen Wong and the entire UCR Board Members for their ongoing volunteer work and support of the local Porsche community.
Behold our entry into the Porsche Canada Classic Restoration Challenge. This 1996 911 Carrera 4S will be on display at our store for the next little while, but will be undergoing some extensive work as part of Porsche Canada's first-ever "Classic Restoration Challenge". We will be focusing on all major areas of the vehicle for the challenge and will be restoring this legend back to its original glory! We'd like to introduce you to Porsche Centre Downtown Toronto's Awesome 6IX Team and their vehicle aka. Project 6IX.
To showcase their unparalleled expertise, twelve Porsche Centres across the country are participating in Canada’s first Porsche Classic Restoration Competition. Now running until September 2019, the competition will be judged based on a variety of criteria, including the use of original parts, a before and after comparison, and the quality of the finished product.
It has been just about a month since we hosted our last Track Day of the season and, naturally, we’re already looking forward to the start of next season!
In the second last week of September, Downtown Porsche, along with other dealerships around the world, had the opportunity to travel to Leipzig for the reveal of the new Panamera. Downtown Porsche Dealer Principal, Helen Ching-Kircher and General Manager, Dr. Peter Kircher were able to experience the new vehicle first hand through a track and city tour of Leipzig. The visit also consisted of workshops set up by Porsche to learn all about the new Panamera inside and out.
Toronto, Ontario, September 4 2016 - This weekend, the Downtown Porsche/DFC Motorsport team wrapped up a great season with strong 1st place finish in the last race of the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama.
Toronto, Ontario, May 24, 2016 – DFC Auto Group is proud to announce the establishment of a racing team - DFC Motorsport, to represent Downtown Porsche, one of North America’s leading Porsche dealers. Albert Au and Frank Law from Speedstar Motorsport are overseeing and managing our Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada race program.