There has been a lot of discussion on various Porsche forums and other car centric blogs regarding possible scams that buyers and sellers of Porsche cars and products can get caught up in. Most of this is common sense, but a little refresher never hurts. It may be a scam if… If it’s too good to be true - it probably is. We all want to …
Continue to the full articleWhat was the Best Car Movie Ever Made?
Recently, I’ve been working on adding to my DVD collection. In doing so, I started looking through my collection of what I consider to be “car” movies. It got me to thinking: How do you determine what qualifies as a “car” movie and, more importantly, how do you determine the best “car” movie ever made? Determining what qualifies as a “car" …
Continue to the full articleNot Everything Porsche does is Worth Mentioning
I've noticed that Porsche has really picked up the amount of press releases they are sending out. What was once only a weak trickle has increased significantly over the past couple of weeks to more of torrent. The result of all this news is that it's really not that interesting. Take today's most recent press release: Porsche Sales in North …
Continue to the full article200,000th Cayenne rolls off the assembly line
Production Jubilee at Porsche Leipzig GmbHLeipzig. Right at the beginning of the New Year, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, celebrated a special production jubilee: employees at the Leipzig plant put the finishing touches to the 200,000th Cayenne. The automobile, a red GTS, will be delivered to a customer in the Middle East. The Cayenne GTS …
Continue to the full articleIf it Wasn’t so Funny, it Would be Getting Old!
We make it a point to write all of our own posts. We spend a fair amount of time scouring the internet looking for interesting topics with regard to Porsche; we research and prepare articles; we poll readers of this blog for their thoughts, etc., you get the idea. However, in the last two weeks we've seen so many articles about other …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 awarded title of “Best Automobile in the World”
Okay, this is almost getting to be routine. In the last week I've talked twice about the Porsche 911 being the benchmark to compare all other supercars to. Well, it seems that a lot of other people feel the same way too. Read the Press Release below from Porsche: Stuttgart. This morning Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, received the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 the “Benchmark” Once Again?
Just last week I asked the question Is Porsche the "Benchmark" for all other Supercars? Since then I've been inundated with emails from readers. Some agree, some don't and others wanted to know how I was defining a "Supercar". So for starters, let's define the term. According to Wikipedia - Supercar is a term generally used for a high-end …
Continue to the full articleFinding a Porsche in Stock at your Local Dealer may get Harder
Porsche is not known for making many announcements about their financial position (good or bad) it's one of the things that make me have a love hate relationship with them. The following announcement was released today from Stuttgart. What intriqued me the most was the following statement: Porsche is well-prepared for a possible economic crisis …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 993 C4S vs. Maserati Coupe
I was driving by a friend's office the other day and noticed a new sports coupe parked where I was used to seeing his 1999 996 Carrera. After a few days of seeing this new, different car, I sent off a quick email asking him if he had made a switch. His response was "yes" he did indeed trade-in his Porsche toward a new ride and, more shocking to me, …
Continue to the full articleDrifting a Porsche Carrera GT in the Alps
This following video is narrated in German (auf Deutsch), but the sound of the motor and the driving speak for themselves. I have to give you fair warning, it is over 5 minutes long (and it's more education vs. driving between 2:15 and 3:30) but the best driving and camera work comes after 3:30, even a little slow motion drifting). Watch as …
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