Legend has it ol' Ferdinand Porsche put the keys on the left to give his Le Mans drivers a leg up with the running start (left hand on the key, slap it in gear with the right).
A handy keychain in case the valet, dude at the alignment shop, your old man, or some stickup kid isn't hip to the ways of Porsche.
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