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 …
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You Just Got Your First Big Bonus. Porsche or Ferrari. Which Would You Choose?
It is 1986… You just made your first big score in the boardroom and got a nice bonus you can’t wait to spend. You stand on a corner – Porsche dealership to the left and a Ferrari dealership to the right. Which one would you choose? Porsche Carrera 3.2 vs. Ferrari 308Both the Porsche 3.2 Carrera and Ferrari 308 are iconic cars. They are also …
Continue to the full articleAlfa Romeo Stelvio QF Takes On Porsche In The Performance CUV Game
Porsche's Macan Turbo has been the car to beat in the performance compact utility vehicle segment for quite a while, because it has an excellent blend of power, weight, and agility. There are a few competitors trying to take the Macan's crown recently, including the more lux Volvo XC60 T8, the Jaguar F-Pace, and this stunning Italian beauty, the …
Continue to the full articleThe 991.2 GT3: More Similar to the McLaren 720S Than Imagined
There's an idea that many trackday junkies hold dear, and that is that the GT3 is the best of the few cars that can truly excel on the track and still work well when driven to the supermarket. It's a tough thing to achieve, and rarely does any car do both well. However, if there's another contender for that role, it's the McLaren 720S. Like the …
Continue to the full articleRS Spyders Duel at Laguna Seca
At Rennsport V, a collection of mouth-watering classics set out to run for stands full of fans. Some drivers take the whole affair casually; parading and showing off their wares, while others—unable to divorce themselves from their competitive instincts—take it much more seriously. Jeroen Bleekemolen is part of this second category, and shows …
Continue to the full articleTuned 996 C2 Dices with GT3s in France
It's hard to fathom that what for a long time was considered the "redheaded stepchild" of the 911 family can casually dice with the latest and greatest thoroughbreds in the Porsche stable. A 991 GT3 ought to easily show an aging, 3.4-liter 996 its heels, but Guillaume Artufel's 996 remains in contention with cars costing ten times as much at the …
Continue to the full article993 RSR vs. 993 GT2 vs. 996 Cup at Magny Cours!
This three-way dance could inspire feelings of hatred or admiration for different generations of Porsche, depending on your own driving style. Clearly, our camera man, sitting behind the wheel of a well-sorted 993 RSR, is the winner where talent is concerned. However, at the ultra-fast Magny Cours, power goes a long way in compensating for lack of …
Continue to the full articleTurbocharged 993 Silhouette Monster Duels with Modern 997 RSR
In a battle between homegrown, tuner-crazy ingenuity and strict precision mandated by strict category rules, we get a dazzling view into how two very differently-built 911s handle on a high-speed circuit. Under most circumstances, a Porsche 997 RSR, would never seem commonplace. However, the way the silver 993 Turbo in this video performs, at …
Continue to the full article991 GT3 RS Duels With Caterham at Dijon
Often, automotive battles in the style of David and Goliath tend to stage tired duels between overweight muscle cars and anemic featherweights with predictable results. However, what happens when two talented drivers take similarly focused machines—albeit with their own advantages and disadvantages—to the track? In this instance, a heavier GT3 …
Continue to the full articlePeugeot 205 Rallye vs. Porsche 911R: A Fair Comparison?
I get to drive and photograph some very cool cars for a living, and for that I consider myself very fortunate. In that regard, Chris Harris is a much more fortunate. But, when you've experienced as many cars as Mr. Harris, do you become prone to making some absurd comparisons? Simply based on the title this latest video, comparing a 911R to a …
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