We love Leh Keen's Safari 911s. In keeping with our belief that the 911 is a perfect all-rounder, lifting one and fitting knobby tires seems to take nothing from the experience. Mr. Keen's cars are brilliant, and Matt Farah's personal car is one of the most interesting of the lot. Farah's Safari is finished in Cassis Red, a rather polarizing and …
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Matt Farah Samples Two Sharkwerks Gems—4.1 & 3.9 GT3 RSs
Back when /DRIVE was making videos regularly, Joe Rogan's Sharkwerks-tuned 997 RS made a special appearance. Throw it back nine years, and its slightly bigger brother has found its way into the hands of Matt Farah, whose enthusiasm for these hot-rodded GT3 RSs flows out of him by the bucketful. 2007 997.1 GT3 RS …
Continue to the full articleWhat Is It Like To Drive Bisimoto’s Center Seat Turbo Boxster On Track?
It wasn't particularly visible during last year's SEMA show, as it was tucked away in some out-of-the-way booth, but I knew I had to track it down as soon as I heard about Bisimoto's Boxster. The trek to see it was well worth the walk, as it is easily the wildest Boxster I've ever laid eyes on. With a huge wing slung out where a 996's engine would …
Continue to the full articleMatt Farah Takes His Safari 911 For An Urban Adventure
When you think about the perfect Los Angeles city car, you don't necessarily jump to a 1980s Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2, but once Leh Keen has fiddled with the suspension and interior, it just might be. With a softer suspension, more tire sidewall, and taller ride height, a Safari 911 is an excellent machine for running around in the mean streets of …
Continue to the full articleComparing The GT3 Touring With A 911T Is An Interesting Exercise
In a special episode of The Smoking Tire's One Take series, Matt Farah brought along a friend in the form of Spike Feresten for a glorious drive in the canyons with a pair of special Porsches. Because Porsche loaned a 911T to Farah for the week, he called up Feresten who owns a GT3 Touring to bring it out for a back to back comparison. The two …
Continue to the full articleIs Porsche’s 718 Cayman GTS Better Than The Old GT4?
The steady march of progress often comes with some compromises. In Porsche's case, the naturally aspirated 981-generation GT4 has given way to faster and more capable turbocharged 718-generation mid-engine monsters. With a flatter torque curve and an earlier power delivery, the 718 Cayman GTS puts up a faster lap-time at nearly any track than the …
Continue to the full articleCan Porsche’s 964 Carrera 4 Be As Fun To Drive As The C2?
In the world of aircooled Porsches, the 964 has traditionally been viewed as the unwanted child of the bunch. For years this was a Porsche that was seen as too similar to the earlier Carrera 3.2, and not quite as good as the 993 that followed it. It was a weird middle-ground kind of car that didn't have a following like the others had garnered. As …
Continue to the full articleTurbo-swapped 911 Is So Fun You Can’t Give It Up
Have you ever ridden a roller coaster at an amusement park that was just so much fun you had to immediately get back in line to try it again as soon as possible? When I was younger, I'd do that all the time. In the below video, Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire, takes Marco's turbocharged "Carrera Turbo" (a narrow-body 911 with a non-intercooled 911 …
Continue to the full articleThe Benton-Built ‘Bahammer’ Is A Daily Driver 912 That Delivers
You can drive something unique and not have to put a mint into it. That's what Kevin Lynch says of his awesome Bahama Yellow 1968 Porsche 912 he affectionately calls "The Bahammer". The stock 90-ish horsepower 1.6-liter flat four has been pumped up quite a bit by Benton Performance in Anaheim, and now features a set of twin-plug cylinder heads, …
Continue to the full articleWell Sorted 914/6 Proves An Excellent Canyon Carver
If you could have the car you drove to high school prom back, would you want it? Would it be as cool as Marco's 914-6? I drove a rusty 1991 Ford Mustang convertible to my prom, so he's definitely got me beat. This white mid-engine beauty is an impressive beast of a Porsche, now running a 2.5-liter twin-plug flat-six engine pumping out about 220 …
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