If you're anything like me, one of the many things that attracted you to your Porsche was that distinctive exhaust note. The defining burble and pop as the engine engages for the first time. The low raspy rumble of the flat six at idle and the sweet scream of an approaching red line. While the voices have changed over the model years, the melody …
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Ok, You Got Pulled Over for Speeding. What Now?
Let's face it, if you own a Porsche the chances are better than average that at some point you will get pulled over for speeding. I know, I know, you were only on the go pedal for a minute, you just wanted to feel that pulse quickening acceleration or hear that sonorous sound of your exhaust. Maybe you were unfairly profiled for driving a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche to Help Cure Cancer
You're probably familiar with the idea of Porsches being auctioned for charity, but how about luxury watches owned by members of the Porsche family themselves? According to a recent post on Philanthropy UK, members of the Porsche family donated 49 watches to be sold by London based auctioneer Bonhams with all proceeds to benefit the Oncology …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Newsletter 2009: Volume 10
If you’re not able to keep up with each Porsche Motorsport post here on FlatSixes.com and would prefer a brief synopsis of what’s happening in the world of Porsche Motorsport, there is no better way to stay in touch than by reviewing the monthly Porsche Motorsport Newsletter. Filled with interesting facts and figures about past and upcoming races, …
Continue to the full articleNobel Porsche Prize
The Nobel Porsche Prize (or How Ms. Joy Handley got her 911 C4S): Retired millworker Ray Handley of Norway, Maine was surprised to learn he’d been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Handley told the scrum of excited reporters who crowded the front yard of the trailer he shares with his wife Winifred, his daughter Joy and his smelly 16-year-old golden …
Continue to the full articleDo you know the difference between a Croc and a Cayman?
Can you tell the difference between one of these: and one of these? Apparently, it would seem that Porsche is concerned you can't. According to a recently filed quarterly report, Porsche is suing the maker of the ubiquitous and ugly shoe over the use of the name "Cayman". On May 11, 2009, Crocs Europe B.V. received a letter …
Continue to the full articleA Porsche Engine Designed and Manufactured in Japan
I've been a fan of model Porches ever since if I first saw Wilco Machiels' Porsche Dioarmas. After writing my original post on Wilco I was fortunate enough to reach an agreement with him that allowed me to purchase one of his masterpieces for my burgeoning collection. That's a picture of it below. Yesterday, I stumbled across something …
Continue to the full articleFast, Light, Pure and Voice Over Free
I love the fact that Porsche is fully embracing the web and utilizing a multitude of social media sites to reach out to Porsche fans, enthusiast and prospective buyers. I'm even happier that Porsche's first video of the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder is free of the usual voice over and instead is set to music with a bit of exhaust note thrown in for …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Boxster Spyder for the Purist
The Porsche Boxster and Boxster S have a leaner, yet more powerful, big Brother. Agile, powerful, open and efficient. That's how Porsche describes their new 2011 Boxster Spyder. As the third model in the Boxster family, the Spyder is the lightest Porsche available, weighing in at a mere 2,811 lbs. The new lightweight performance roadster …
Continue to the full articleStolen Porsche Boxster Helps Catch Killer
For those of you not familiar with this sad and gruesome story, a little more than a week ago Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso was found dead in his condominium. His home had been ransacked, his Porsche was missing, and according to court documents, he was killed by repeated blows to the head with a hammer. Only a few days later police had the …
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