It's quite easy to become desensitized nowadays as, for better or worse, driving a 700-horsepower car doesn't seem suicidal. Perhaps I'm just a little jaded, but cast your mind back fifteen years, when even 500 horsepower was something that seemed genuinely dangerous, almost a weapon. Well, perhaps it was then, and perhaps it is no longer. After …
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Hunziker Design’s Racing Inspired Shoes Are Back!
Back in 2010, FLATSIXES.com sponsor, Nicolas Hunziker developed a line of driving shoes with an artistic flare. That first run sold out almost immediately, and they have been gone from the market since. Their popularity and sudden scarcity left people who didn't get in on the original availability, like myself, waiting. A few weeks ago, however, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 718 S vs Lotus Elise Cup 250. Which Is The Better Driver’s Car?
Lots of times, the Porsche comparisons we see online don't make sense. Recently, however, Autocar put a Porsche 718 S head-to-head against a Lotus Elise Cup 250. While the two cars have a 400 kilo difference in weight (the Boxster weighs 1355 kilos to the Lotus' 921 kilos) their weight to power ratio is nearly identical (Boxster = 1355 kilos / …
Continue to the full articleRUF Automobile GmbH Sells Stake to Lotus F1 Team Owners Genii Capital
Earlier today we learned that Porsche Motorsports North America purchased the historic ANDIAL name/brand for future use. At nearly the same time we heard that RUF, perhaps the most well know Porsche builder in the world, has sold a stake of their business to the investment firm that owns the Lotus F1 team. Genii Capital has become a …
Continue to the full articleDriving a Porsche He is Not
Star Wars fan or not, it's hard to keep from smiling when you see pictures like the one below and the picture of Darth Vader I posted a few weeks ago. I spend a good amount of time online - as it's one of the few things I'm good at - and even though these have been around the net for a while, I figure there is still a good chance you might not …
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