The cold hard truth is that unless you belong to a group of friends with a hugely diverse number of cars, it's unlikely you'll ever get to drive as many different Porsches as Matt Farah. That's what I like so much about his "One Take" series. It's a chance for the rest of us to get some virtual seat time in almost every Porsche ever built, …
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Driving the 425 HP Ford V8 Swapped Cayman – One Take Video
Ford and Porsche don't share much, if anything, in the engineering and design departments. However, what they do share is the iconic Gulf livery in the world of motorsport. The fact that this 2006 Porsche Cayman is wearing Gulf colors is no coincidence. Instead it hints at the connection its making between Ford and Porsche. Only this time, the …
Continue to the full articleMatt Farah Takes A Porsche ‘997.2’ GT3 For A Drive And Loves It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl_g5grZ1DY Matt describes the GT3 as "about the limit of racecar for the street", because anything more hardcore is something you don't want to drive everyday, and to me that makes perfect sense. The GT3 is the sweet-spot of street-ability, and is legitimately a car that you can drive to the grocery store, or …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Matt Farah Drives The 718 Cayman
We recently met up with Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire at the US press launch of the new 718 Boxster and Cayman in Austin, Texas. While there, the conversation obviously gravitated toward the car we were both there to test drive. For the most part, we had very similar opinions of the car. It drives like a dream. It's faster, more comfortable, and …
Continue to the full articleVideo: The Smoking Tire Takes On Two Modified Porsches
It has been a very Porsche heavy week on the TST YouTube channel this week, so it only makes sense that we would bring the videos to you. The first is a Turbocharged Cayman from one of our favorite Porsche tuners, TPC Racing. The second is a TAG Motorsports tuned 991.1 Carrera 4GTS, which sounds like a riot to drive. Let's jump in. TPC Racing …
Continue to the full articleVideo: The Smoking Tire Reviews The 991.2 Carrera 4S
Matt Farah's One Take videos have been serving the internet quite well, and this time he's got his hands on the new turbocharged 991.2 Carrera 4S. This particular model is sport exhaust equipped and a PDK transmission. While Matt's One Take videos have typically involved modified cars, and he usually drives with the car's owner, this time the car …
Continue to the full articleWhat’s It Like To Drive A Porsche 928 S4 For The First Time?
Matt Farah has been hosting The Smoking Tire for nearly 10 years. In that time he's driven nearly every Porsche imaginable. However, one model that kept giving his the slip was the venerable 928. Now, in his most recent One Take episode, Farah gets behind the wheel of a nearly new 928 S4. While I don't subscribe to some of the very few …
Continue to the full articleDriving CJ Wilson Racing’s Cayman GT4 Clubsport At Streets Of Willow
Yesterday, we brought you Matt Farah's video review of MLB pitcher CJ Wilson's street Cayman GT4. Apparently that was just the teaser, as the meat-and-potatoes of Matt's test at the track was actually this lovely Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Grand Sport class GT4 Clubsport racing car. The Cayman has already proven to be quick, as this is …
Continue to the full articleMatt Farah Takes CJ Wilson’s Cayman GT4 For A Spin At Streets Of Willow
CJ Wilson is a renowned pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, as well as a renowned car-geek. In addition to being a successful sports icon himself, the guy also owns a racing team fielding a Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge 'Grand Sport' class. Because he loved the Clubsport so much on the track, he recently …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Matt Farah Finds Out How Awesome A Ruf BTR-2 Can Be
Beginning life as a 1995 Porsche 993 Carrera 2, Ruf USA converted this car to a turbocharged maniac mobile. Following with what Ruf has always been known for, this car is a narrow body 2-wheel drive car with a big turbo and a big intercooler in the back. Watching the video, you can tell that this car delivers a lot of its power after the turbo …
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