In an earlier post, we talked about the new mode selection knob that comes on your Porsche's steering wheel if you order a new 991.2 Carrera with Sport Chrono package. Where the other modes are relatively simple to explain, and set in their ways, Individual mode is more complex in that it conforms to your personal ideals and driving styles. When we …
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What’s That Knob On The New 911 Steering Wheel Do Anyway?
There are five distinct functions derived from this new knob and button set-up. We go through them one by one, below. If you've read our 991.2 Carrera review, you already know we think it's awfully good. In fact, if the 991.1 was your favorite type of ice cream, the 991.2 is your favorite ice cream with sprinkles and hot-fudge; everything …
Continue to the full article2017 Porsche 911 Carrera Review: Turbocharged, The New Normal
I greet the dawn as an old friend, offering to share my cup of coffee with the sun from the comfort of my Northern California hotel room. As the pre-dawn shades of grey recede and are replaced with the colors of real life, sunrise paints the flanks of my steed a breathtaking blue. The forested hills around me slowly exhale their cigarette-smoke …
Continue to the full articleThere’s A New 911 In Town, And It’s Turbocharged!
When Porsche introduces a new 911 variant, it's always a big deal. Each new 911 is treated to pomp, circumstance, standing ovations, angels descend from the heavens, velvet ropes part, and champagne in every glass. This one is no different, It's new, and it's a new move forward toward a potentially new ethos-shift Porsche altogether. The new 991 …
Continue to the full articleA Week with a 2009 Porsche Carrera S with PDK
I'm a two timer times two. I cheated on my "purist" ideals and recently spent a week with a beautiful 2009 Porsche Carrera S - with PDK no less - and a host of other goodies. Now, as I get ready for the spring and prepare to show-off my air-cooled lovers on the dating scene I'm afraid they'll know of my infidelity. To make matters worse, just as …
Continue to the full articleNew Porsche 911 with Direct Fuel Injection and Double-Clutch Gearbox
Carrera and Carrera S Even More Economical and PowerfulThis coming Sunday marks the 60th anniversary of the first Porsche rolling off the assembly line in Germany (more on this on Monday). How appropriate for Porsche to time the official announcement of their most technologically advanced 911 yet with this historic event. While the news and …
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