Since I bought a Porsche Cayman over 2 years ago, I have learned the hard way that there is some etiquette to owning a Porsche. I was surprised to find that there are a number of embarrassing faux pas and potentially costly mistakes that other Porsche enthusiasts will frown upon. I have committed my fair share of these Porsche "sins" over the …
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This Porsche Appears to Have Been Vandalized, But Is it Real?
This short video clip shows a young woman spray paint the word LOSER!!! onto the side of a 991.1 GT3 RS, as it sits parked on a city street, was recently posted to Instagram . It's difficult to tell exactly what the story behind this video is. Is it real, or is it an attempt at a viral video? For one thing, it was posted to Instagram by a …
Continue to the full articleCan Your Porsche Run on Whisky?
I can think of just one consumer-oriented car that will run on virtually anything combustible. Chrysler's Turbine car concept from 1963 was probably the first "flex fuel" vehicle. Users reportedly ran the small turbine on fuels ranging from gasoline and AvGas to perfume and whisky. Turbines are one matter, piston engines are quite another. Most …
Continue to the full articleIntroducing the Mission E Tractor – A Revolution in Farming
In a surprise move today, Porsche announced a return to their agricultural roots with the debut of the Mission E Tractor. Typical of Porsche, expect the Mission E Tractor to be the fastest accelerating agricultural vehicle in the world. Power output is said to be north of 700 hp, all of it available instantly. Farmers are already placing …
Continue to the full articleSix-Time Le Mans Winner Pranks the Valets
A surprise within a surprise. In this Inception-style gag, the mischievous Belgian Jacky Ickx gets the upper hand on a troop of valets who offer a new Panamera for sampling. The reactions are wonderful, and the patrons of this upscale Thai hotel say everything; their faces beam as they're given a taste of one of most refined sports-luxury sedans on …
Continue to the full articleMinutes After Buying a Porsche, Man is Arrested for Speeding and Has Car Impounded!
There is something infectious about hopping into a Porsche, new or old. The sumptuous cabin, the rumble and response of the motor, and that delicious steering feel goads anyone into seeing what the car's capable of. Even those who find the subject of automobiles as dull as I find sewing can't help but crack a smile. Hopping in a Porsche is always …
Continue to the full articleOnce a Race Driver, Always a Race Driver
After years of stress with strategy, telemetry, teammates and pit stops, Patrick Dempsey and Mark Webber finally retired from racing to live a life far away from fast cars, racetracks and competition. Looks like they really enjoy it, don’t you think? …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Sets A New Nürburgring Lap Record, This Time Towing A Trailer
No, this isn't some stunt where a fake lightweight trailer is hooked up to the back of a high-powered 911 variant in order to set a quick lap and garner a few extra lines of copy in buff books. Instead, it's a stunt where a Panamera Turbo, hauling a proper custom-German-built Moetefindt Fahrzeugbau trailer with another Porsche (a Junior tractor) …
Continue to the full articleDid Mark Webber Screw up His Shot to be the New Grand Tour Test Driver?
Driving for Porsche and representing the brand as a brand ambassador seems to have had an effect on Mark Webber. The retired Formula One and Porsche WEC driver appears to have forgotten how to drive a front-engine, rear wheel drive car. This has not been confirmed, but we suspect that it may have impacted Mark's chances at taking over the test …
Continue to the full articleIntroducing U-924, The Deutsch Marine’s Latest Porsche Based Submarine
As part of a radical new cost saving measure, the German Navy is testing a new type of submarine to augment the Type 212 currently in service. Based on Porsche 924s, the new type promises to cost substantially less than the ~500 million Euro cost of the Type 212. With 924s available seemingly by the dozen on Craigslist for less than $5k, this …
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