"For those of you hoping to hear stories about racing, you will be disappointed. I am going to talk about gardening," is a rather inauspicious start to three quarters of an hour with one of the top drivers in history. To Ickx, however, it's a logical place to start. When he reached driving age at 16 his goal was to become a gardener or a …
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Patrick Long Can Make You Faster on the Track in just 30 Seconds. Here’s How
Contrary to what the laymen might think, there's so much more to going quickly than gusto, bravery, and a double-dosage of manhood. It's an unfortunate assumption made by too many, as reaching the edge of adhesion depends much more on finesse, an understanding of weight transfer, and—crucially—some mechanical sympathy. So much of this is due to …
Continue to the full articleShould You Buy A Porsche Cayman GT4? If So Can You Even Get One?
If you're reading this site then chance are good you're familiar with the new Cayman GT4. However, have you considered purchasing one? If not, maybe you should. If you do, what's it like to drive? What cars should your cross shop with it? Can you even get one? Mike Spinelli and the guys at AFTER/DRIVE sit down at Classic Car Club Manhattan and …
Continue to the full articleIs The Porsche 911 GT3 The Best Sports Car Ever Built?
That's the question the Mike Spinelli ask the guys from Classic Car Club Manhattan in this latest spot from our friends at /DRIVE. While many have deried the death of the manual transmission and the GT3 has had its share of other bad press, it's still the Porsche to buy if you really love driving. But, is it still a true driver's …
Continue to the full articleCan The Porsche 918 Spyder Drive The Length Of Manhattan In All Electric Mode Only?
We've seen and heard the Porsche 918 driving in electric mode before, but it's always been in a much more controlled environment. Leave it to Mike Spinelli, and the crew at /DRIVE, to create a Top Gearish like scenario to test the battery life of Porsche's hybrid supercar by attempting to drive it the length of Manhattan Island on battery power …
Continue to the full articleVideo Review: Wringing The 918 Spyder’s Neck
The 918 Spyder is entirely crafted of superlatives. It does things that other cars can only dream about when tucked safely in their garages at night. It is a tech machine on wheels. It is, as Mike Spinelli puts it in the latest TEST/DRIVE video, "science fiction on four massive Michelins". It's a nerdy adrenaline-junkie's dream, to say the …
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