I'm a two timer times two. I cheated on my "purist" ideals and recently spent a week with a beautiful 2009 Porsche Carrera S - with PDK no less - and a host of other goodies. Now, as I get ready for the spring and prepare to show-off my air-cooled lovers on the dating scene I'm afraid they'll know of my infidelity. To make matters worse, just as …
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Is the new Porsche 997 a $76,000 mobile phone?
I recently had the chance to drive the new 2009 Porsche 997 with PDK (courtesy of my local dealer) and was all set to write up a review for your reading pleasure. Then, out of the blue, I received an email from a long-term reader and frequent contributor (Porsche Girl) that a close friend of hers (who also happens to be the Chief PCA instructor …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Mid-Engined Sports Cars Deliver Hi-Level Performance
Introduced today at the Los Angeles Auto Show both Boxster and Cayman models received more than mere cosmetic changes. As anticipated, both cars gained power over their predecessors. Additional improvements to fuel economy and performance can be attributed to the seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe or PDK (double clutch to you and …
Continue to the full articleIntroducing Porsche Factoids
Drum roll please… Okay, that might be a bit much. Introducing the Porsche Factoid segment on FlatSixes.com This new monthly segment will be a list of unique and hopefully interesting facts exclusive to Porsche and various Porsche models. For a few of you Porchephiles in the audience some of this information may be as familiar to you as the build …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Doppelkupplung (double clutch) or PDK Explained
If you can't pronounce the name of Porsche's new double clutch, seven speed transmission technology, you're not alone. Not to worry, the Porsche marketing folks were kind enough to add to the growing list of alphabet soup options by providing the Porsche Doppelkupplung with its very own acronym: PDK. Originally developed for Porsche Motorsports, …
Continue to the full articleNew Porsche 911 with Direct Fuel Injection and Double-Clutch Gearbox
Carrera and Carrera S Even More Economical and PowerfulThis coming Sunday marks the 60th anniversary of the first Porsche rolling off the assembly line in Germany (more on this on Monday). How appropriate for Porsche to time the official announcement of their most technologically advanced 911 yet with this historic event. While the news and …
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