Archive for PORSCHE
Porsche 918 Spyder
Recent article in EVO… “The amazing Porsche 918 looks set to start a brand new chapter in the world of supercar performance when it goes on sale in 2013. Porsche is planning to build just 918 of the mega-fast hybrid, and buyers will have to find £650,000 to get into one. The 918 marks the arrival of a new breed of supercars that not only deliver stunning performance, but also exceptional economy…”
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Evo’s Harry Metcalfe rides shotgun in the new Porsche 918 Spyder supercar. What does he reckon? Thoughts, video and pictures here! Hang on for the ride!
First Drive: 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS
Jason Cammisa takes a first drive in the 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS and shares his thoughts in this review on Automobile Mag.
An excerpt, “….Porsche Panamera: it now has eight powertrain variations. Eight!…As choices for the rest of us become more and more limited, for the one-percenters who want to differentiate themselves from one another, life just keeps getting better… Nothing against all the other changes — they’re great — but it’s the sound that really sets the GTS apart from lesser Panamera models — and the Turbo. The GTS starts up with a Ferrari-like BWAAP of violent exhaust snarl and hard acceleration will certainly turn heads. Porsche even programmed in some popping on overrun, it’s fantastic.
This might be the perfect Panamera for the one percent of the one percenters who want to set off car alarms as they drive by. Now that’s a niche product.
READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW ARTICLE HERE: http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/1201_2013_porsche_panamera_gts/
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Porsche 911 Cabriolet review -
Does chopping the roof off the latest Porsche 911 blunt its driver appeal?
A review article in The Telegraph by Chris Knapman tells the story… An excerpt reads, “Welcome to the wonderful world of 911 convertibles, a land first visited with the 911SC 30 years ago. It’s a formula that shouldn’t work – the 911′s rear-engined configuration has always made it a sports car with an edge, which in a coupé makes sense. Chop the roof off and what you’re left with is a slightly wobbly edge, like a tent that’s missing a pole…”
READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW HERE: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/carreviews/9081564/Porsche-911-Cabriolet-review.html
Porsche’s 911: the macho car for mere mortals
Neil Lyndon is pleasantly surprised to stay in control of the new Porsche 911, in his recent Telegraph article…
“…the Porsche instructor who was sitting beside me in the new 911, said “If you are tense, you will transmit that tension to the car which will start to behave more nervously itself.” We were probably doing about 130mph at the time, though I was concentrating so fixedly on the undulating, serpentine stretch of track that satirically passes for a straight on the Thruxton circuit that I wouldn’t have dared to glance down at the speedometer…
…Members of a certain school of Porsche 911 enthusiasts will find steam coming out of their ears at the idea that a 911 might become easier to drive if less muscle is applied…”
December PCA Article on Treffen by Jim Millick
Excerpt from recent article by Jim Millick…2011 Treffen Black Forest
Back in the 1950s, Porsche Club of America members began making treks to Germany to visit the factory and see Porsches in their native habitat, calling it a “Tref- fen,” or get-together, in German…
…Starting in 1976, native Austrian and PORSCHE fan Peter Sontag restarted the tradition… It was a rousing success, operating under his company Fast Lane Travel, and has been going ever since.
…It’s my contention that every PORSCHE lover must go on a Treffen once, with a few of us kooky enough to make multiple trips… Peter has said about 40% of Treffen-goers are repeat customers, so it’s quite obvious people are really pleased…
…So what does a Treffen entail? It’s pretty simple… The package is inclusive — Once you buy the airline ticket, Fast Lane Travel takes care of the rest, lodging, food, drink, hotels, Porsches to drive, insurance, fuel, et al.
READ ALL ABOUT A TREFFEN EXPERIENCE IN THE FULL PUBLISHED ARTICLE HERE… 2011 Treffen Black Forest by Jim Millick
Courtesy of December Issue, Regional PCA Publication
