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We Trust Leon

Campaign · 2026 · Notable

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Porsche reported 3.9 million Instagram views for its reply to Leon’s driving meme.

Original · Porsche / Jung von Matt SPORTS / Matteo Mosterts
Porsche x Resident Evil Requiem: We Trust Leon.
Porsche on YouTube
Resident Evil™ Requiem: Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT stars in the new installment of Capcom’s blockbuster franchise
Porsche Newsroom
What happens when you truly listen to the gaming community? You get rewarded with attention, love – and virality. One key learning from our Resident Evil Requiem x Porsche partnership: Community… |…
Sebastian Schmalz / LinkedIn (campaign participant)
𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗽. 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲. Jung von Matt SPORTS develops campaigns for Porsche in the field of branded entertainment – and the first work is already live. Together with Porsche AG……
Jung von Matt SPORTS / LinkedIn
PORSCHE x RESIDENT EVIL - We Trust Leon (Director's Cut)
Matteo Mosterts on Vimeo
Leon driving a Porsche in 'Resident Evil Requiem'.
NME
porsche resident evil
Dexerto (supported editorial in partnership with Porsche)
『バイオハザード レクイエム』のレオンは、愛車の「ポルシェ」を銃で撃てない。たぶん“大人の事情” - AUTOMATON
AUTOMATON
Porsche turns a Resident Evil meme into a real-life racetrack stunt
TechSpot
Will Leon learn to drive? In a new video, Porsche sent the Resident Evil Requiem hero to a driving school
VGTimes
Fans dub Lacey James’ Zeno cosplay as the ultimate "Temu Wesker"
This Is Game Southeast Asia
JvM Sports gewinnt Gaming & E-Sports-Etat von Porsche
Campaign Germany

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How it works
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Numbers

Instagram film views; owner total, scope undisclosed
3.9M
As of Mar 10, 2026 · Instagram · Self-reported · Sebastian Schmalz / LinkedIn (campaign participant)
Seed to peak
3 days
Feb 27 ’26 to Mar 2 ’26
Platforms
5
Started on YouTube
Origin
Mixed
Auto & mobility

Mechanics

  • NewsjackingPrimary
  • Real-world spectacle
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Pairing

How it spread

Trace the origin

Fans joked that Leon would wreck his Porsche. Porsche answered with a driving-lesson film on February 27, backed by sponsored Dexerto distribution. Gaming forums and press picked it up. Porsche later reported millions of views on YouTube and Instagram.

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Timeline (18)

  1. December 2025

    r/ResidentEvilCapcom commenters precursor · Dec 12 ’25

    Players joked that Leon would crash his Porsche after the partnership reveal.[1]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. NME precursor · Dec 16 ’25

    NME reported fans questioning the Porsche crossover and Leon’s record of crashing cars.[2]

    Leon driving a Porsche in 'Resident Evil Requiem'.
  3. February 2026

    Porsche / Capcom precursor · Feb 19 ’26

    The partnership’s physical Cayenne Turbo GT show car made its public debut in Los Angeles.[3]

    Resident Evil™ Requiem: Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT stars in the new installment of Capcom’s blockbuster franchise
Origin
Mixed
Sector
Auto & mobility
Region
Global
Instagram film views; owner total, scope undisclosed
3.9M
As of Mar 10, 2026 · Instagram · Self-reported · Sebastian Schmalz / LinkedIn (campaign participant)
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. December 2025

    r/ResidentEvilCapcom commenters precursor · Dec 12 ’25

    Players joked that Leon would crash his Porsche after the partnership reveal.[1]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. NME precursor · Dec 16 ’25

    NME reported fans questioning the Porsche crossover and Leon’s record of crashing cars.[2]

    Leon driving a Porsche in 'Resident Evil Requiem'.
  3. February 2026

    Porsche / Capcom precursor · Feb 19 ’26

    The partnership’s physical Cayenne Turbo GT show car made its public debut in Los Angeles.[3]

    Resident Evil™ Requiem: Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT stars in the new installment of Capcom’s blockbuster franchise
  1. precursor · Feb 20 ’26

  2. seed · Feb 27 ’26

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