Given your choice of chassis with the same engine, would you choose a rear-engine car or a mid-engine one? The reality is that most of the people who can afford one can buy both, but for us regular folks all we can do is dream and bench race our favorite. This is the first time that Porsche has seen fit to equip the mid-engine car with a proper …
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Why is the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Lightweight such a special car?
Perhaps Porsche's most iconic sports car of all time, the original 911 RS set up the full gamut of what Porsche produces today, as it provided a more sporting driving experience, it homologated a race car, and it was available in both Lightweight and more luxurious Touring models. The 2.7 RS has long been held as the standard all subsequent 911s …
Continue to the full articleIf You Want A Daily Driver Porsche, Is It Better To Go Electric Or Hybrid?
When it comes to comfortable Porsche performance for the whole family, do you really need to go all-in on electric and get yourself a Taycan 4S, or would you be better off getting a bigger Panamera wagon with slightly less acceleration but more room to bring stuff along with you? That's the question that Harry Metcalfe posits in this week's episode …
Continue to the full articleThe Base Model 911 Might Be The One To Buy
Since at least the launch of the 991, I've had the impression that the best Porsche for the average Porsche owner to buy is a base model 911 with sport seats, maybe a nice color paint, and no other options whatsoever. As the 911 becomes more and more competent with each successive generation delivering more power, more grip, and more comfort, it's …
Continue to the full articleAn Even-Handed Review of the 992 Turbo S
https://youtu.be/wFbUCmu73MQ Harry Metcalfe needs little introduction. Successful farmer, founder of Evo, supercar collector, and an example of someone whose joie de vivre I'd like to emulate when I'm at a ripe old age. The latest addition to his stable: a 992 Turbo S, and as we will see, he thrashes this along some scenic English roads, takes …
Continue to the full articleIs the 992 the best 911 thus far?
Porsche has long been a brand invested in evolution rather than revolution, though not all of their changes have immediately proven popular. When the much-loved (but admittedly slow-selling) 993 was replaced by the 996, fans balked. When the 991 moved to an all-turbocharged engine range in the non-GT models, fans clambored for the naturally …
Continue to the full articleWhy the Carrera GT Still Pulls Our Heartstrings
In the era of turbochargers and PDK gearboxes we live in, it's easy to get distracted. Even mid-tier sports cars are just so supremely quick nowadays, there's a good chance that many fans forget about the other things which make a car truly special. Fortunately, we have videos like these. One brief encounter with the sonorous wail of the 5.7-liter …
Continue to the full articleIs the 911 Carrera Club Sport The Best Driving Air-Cooled 911?
The 911 Carrera Club Sport is an exercise in minimalism not equaled by any other impact-bumper 911. With the broad torque curve of a 3.2 and the elemental simplicity of a 2.7RS, this is a very special car. In typical Porsche fashion this car wasn't constructed with a Chapman-era-Lotus-like approach to weightloss, however. Chapman was happy to shave …
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