Standing outside Leith Porsche, it was hard to believe that just a week before everything within sight was covered in snow. Instead, we were being treated to a gorgeous day and an opportunity to test-drive the 2014 Porsche Cayenne GTS. As Porsche’s first SUV, people weren’t sure what to think of the original Cayenne when […]
The Porsche Boxster is in many ways the quintessential Porsche. It can never, ever be acknowledged as such, however, because of its spot in the family tree. It’s a great sports car that just so happens to be in the most famous family of sports cars in the world—the 2009 UNC Tar Heels of sports […]
During our visit to Leith Porsche, we discovered how so many people came to pronounce it “Porsh”. The exhilarating acceleration of these cars makes you breathless, and the “ah” sound is whisked away quicker than the cars that once idled in the neighboring lane at the stop light. Before we go on, let us clarify that […]
Owning an air-cooled Porsche is the dream of many Porsche fans. At this point in history, ownership is not an impossibility, and certainly will remain feasible for several more decades. The cost of ownership, however, is not-so-slowly creeping upward. (more…)
Wow. Road & Track just put up a video of the Porsche 911 Turbo S’s launch control in action, and it’s pretty ridiculous. The idea is this: launch control is not a new technology, nor is it even exclusive to Porsche. The explosive start is a complex computer operation that depends on the driver to […]
