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 […]
2014 looks like it will be a banner year for Porsche. With a recent Bloomberg estimate that the German automaker will surpass 200,000 vehicles sold in the year, one can only imagine the resounding sound of untold champagne bottles being simultaneously popped across the Atlantic Ocean. Two-hundred thousand vehicles was a company target, all right, […]
Groundhog Day seems particularly appropriate to Raleigh this year because a) We’re supposed to receive snow or ice pellets or something this week, just like a few weeks ago, and b) Punxsutawney Phil’s predictions of six more weeks of winter seems to be true thus far. Either that or we’re supposed to be empathizing more […]
