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 …
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The 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 …
Continue to the full articleThis Unmodified Porsche 944 Turbo S Is A Rose With No Thorns
The most recent episode of Matt Farah's One Take series features a very rare one-year-only Porsche 944 with a special commemorative options package, an incredible 1988 944 Turbo S Silver Rose Edition. Only 380 of these were built, and they're held in high regard among transaxle-lovers. And for good reason. Technically the 944 Turbo S was only built …
Continue to the full articleThis 930 Slant Nose Is Pure 1980s Nostalgia
There is no Porsche more anachronistic than the slant-nose 911 Turbo. It could not have existed were it not for the flash, exuberance, and absolute wealth of the 1980s, and looks out of place in any other era (look to the 964 Flachbau and you'll know this to be true). This particular car, as featured in Matt Farah's One Take show, is painted in …
Continue to the full articleGermany’s Answer To The Muscle Car Question Is A Porsche 928
This 1980s Grand Touring icon of Porsche history has served its owner well in all its years. It's stacked up 220,000 miles, and he's regularly driven the 928 as a daily driver both before and after the Rotrex-style supercharger was added. He even claims that his Porsche only left him stranded one time with a failed fuel pump three doors down from …
Continue to the full articleMatt Farah Buys a 911 Carrera 3.2. It’s Purple!
On The Smoking Tire podcast, Matt Farah has repeatedly referred to his new 911 as "Grape Soda Lip Gloss." That may be a little harsh, as we think his Cassis Red Carrera 3.2 looks pretty stellar, if not a bit purple. If sites like Bring a Trailer are any indication, late production G-series cars are on the rise. It sounds like Mr. Farah got a pretty …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 991.2 Turbo S Is All About Speed And Confidence
"I love this car so much", Matt Farah says of the 2018 Porsche 911 Turbo S, and we can't exactly blame him. The widebody bruiser is a mega machine, potentially the only Grand Touring Supercar in the world. With a sub-3 second zero to 60 time and a top speed over 200 miles per hour, it smashes basically anything from Ferrari or Lamborghini or …
Continue to the full articleMatt Farah Flogs a 700 HP Tuned Turbo S at Road Atlanta
Matt Farah's love for Porsches is well-documented, and seldom does he pass up an opportunity to try a new model out—especially when track driving is involved. He's a lucky boy, and on this particular occasion he was fortunate enough to sample Road Atlanta in an astonishingly quick, composed, and luxurious 991.1 Turbo S. Best of all—it's …
Continue to the full articleOne Take: 600 Horsepower Andial-Powered 964 Turbo
GT2s excepted, the 964 was the last widowmaker 911 Turbo. Lots of power, lots of boost, and trailing arm rear suspension made for a much trickier Porsche than the 993 Turbo which followed. Even stock, this is a car that wants you dead. As they say; the closer you are to death, the more alive you feel. Of course, the best approach to modifying such …
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