Uwe Gemballa, founder of Gemballa Automobiletechnik, poses with the Porsche Gemballa Avalanche GTR-650 EVO (997 Turbo) during its South East Asia launch in Singapore July 31, 2008. German firm Gemballa is reaching out to Southeast Asia’s wealthy elite with upgraded Porsche models that aim to take the marque to a new level of luxury and performance — if you’re willing to pay a premium of about 400,000 euros ($624,000) on top of your car’s already hefty price tag. At a glitzy launch in Singapore on Thursday, scores of the island’s multitude of millionaires flocked to see two of Gemballa’s Porsche models, the 650-horsepower Avalanche GTR-650 EVO and the GT 380. Picture taken July 31, 2008. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE)








