Bob, who turned 60 years-old this past October, had a significant influence as both a journalist and public relations professional in the automotive and motorsports worlds, particularly within Porsche and at the Atlanta headquarters. He was also a friend, mentor, and valued colleague to everyone he touched, both in and out of his work …
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New England Auto Show a Complete Bust!
What do you think of when you think of attending an AutoShow? I always expect them to be full of glitz and glamor, conspicuous consumption (well, maybe not in today’s economy), peculiar or preposterous prototypes, lots of booth babes and all sorts of marketing madness. In other words, a barely contained automotive circus; a highly charged …
Continue to the full articleIs the new Porsche 997 a $76,000 mobile phone?
I recently had the chance to drive the new 2009 Porsche 997 with PDK (courtesy of my local dealer) and was all set to write up a review for your reading pleasure. Then, out of the blue, I received an email from a long-term reader and frequent contributor (Porsche Girl) that a close friend of hers (who also happens to be the Chief PCA instructor …
Continue to the full articleThe Latest Porsche News on the Net
The last couple of weeks were filled with lots of announcements regarding Porsche and Porsche related tuners and products. Rather than posting everything individually I thought I'd give you a quick overview with links to everything that's going on. This way you can read what's of interest and maybe check out a new interesting Porsche related site …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Mid-Engined Sports Cars Deliver Hi-Level Performance
Introduced today at the Los Angeles Auto Show both Boxster and Cayman models received more than mere cosmetic changes. As anticipated, both cars gained power over their predecessors. Additional improvements to fuel economy and performance can be attributed to the seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe or PDK (double clutch to you and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Sales Decline in North America
No, it's not as bad as this image represents, I just liked it better than your typical bar chart or graph that normally represents falling profits. As reported over the weekend, even Porsche isn’t immune to the impact of the current global economic crisis. As their latest sales numbers report, Porsche’s October delivery numbers in North America …
Continue to the full articlePorsche to Halt Production
I bet that headline grabs your attention. I know it worked on me. However, after reading the full report I realized that while not without financial implications, it's no where near as serious as the headline editors over at TheAge.com.au would have you believe. According to their reports Porsche plans to extend their normal holiday break by an …
Continue to the full articleIs it a Porsche? Strosek? Ferrari? Porschari!!!
We've been a bit lax with our eBay finds of the month lately, but that's only because we don't want to bore you with just any old car or Porsche related item. It takes something special to make our list! Take this month's example for instance. What's with the decal on the front fender? Is it a Porsche? Is it a tuned version by Strosek? Or, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Web-Sites and Forums
Below is a list of Porsche and automotive related web-sites and forums we use for our enjoyment and research. If you have a Porsche related web-site and would like to be included on this list, please use the contact page to get in-touch with us. If we start reading you on a regular basis, we'll be sure to add you. You may want to check back often …
Continue to the full article4 Reasons Porsche is the Benchmark for all other Supercars
In light of all the recent press regarding the Porsche vs. Nissan Rivalry, we wanted to broach an old, but still relevant subject. It seems that every time a manufacturer releases a new or updated hi-end sports car, it is compared to Porsche (heck even Hyundai is comparing itself to Porsche now.) In the past, these type of comparisons were …
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