Magnus ‘Urban Outlaw’ Walker Pays A Visit To Porsche’s Leipzig Facility

Magnus Walker is from Sheffield, way up in the north of England, but lives in downtown Los Angeles. However, he recently made a homecoming of sorts when he visited the German city of Leipzig. If that sounds confusing, then read on and it’ll all become clear.

Perhaps best known as the “Urban Outlaw,” Walker is a cult figure in the Porsche tuning scene. His grungy appearance may contrast starkly with the clean design and meticulous engineering that go into the 911s he creates, but even though he does things different from, say, Singer, he certainly has a following. So when he turned up at the factory’s customer center to launch his new book, “Dirt Don’t Slow You Down,” 250 fans showed up to see him.

Along with meeting Walker, each of the guests got to drive their own cars around the FIA-certified test track on Porsche’s premises. The circuit replicates famous turns from other tracks around the world, including the Corscrew from Laguna Seca, the Parabolica from Monza, and the Carousel from the Nürburgring, and has an overall length of 3.7 kilometers (2.9 miles).

Upon his first visit to Leipzig, Walker also took the opportunity to tour the factory. This is where Porsche produces 650 examples of the Macan and Panamera every day. “It is impressive to see that even in a high-tech series production environment every detail is considered and customer wishes can be implemented directly, like in a workshop,” said Walker. Upon seeing the body and chassis come together, he commented: “This process step reminds me of a poster from my childhood. It showed a dismantled 911 930 Turbo. I loved it.”

Well, visiting Porsche’s Stuttgart plant, where the 911 is assembled would make more sense, since Walker is into 911s and not Macans and Panameras, but we guess the German automaker’s marketing department wanted to promote Leipzig instead – plus, that track is absolutely fabulous.