So you’re on the way out to your car, dressed for work, briefcase in one hand, coffee in the other. It’s been a rough morning and you’re leaving five minutes late, so you’re thinking about possible shortcuts you could take. It’s also been getting progressively colder, and today you can see your breath as you […]
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Singer Porsches Offer Time Capsule With Modern Jolt
If you want to know how plugged in someone is to Porsche culture, ask what they think of Singer. Responses range from grunts of disapproval and condescending smiles of derision to gushing wishes to afford one and inquiries about the latest video. Singer separates the purists from the modernists, those who believe in original intent […]
Porsche Brings the Exhaust Note of Old Throttles to Cayman GTS
We thought that we would take a break from our coverage of the Macan to talk about one of our other favorite sons these days, the Cayman GTS. GTS is what Porsche does to all of its models, so there’s a tendency to say, “Yeah, yeah, it’s the ‘super-sporty one,’ but does it really make […]
Porsche Aces Reliability Study from J.D. Power for Two Years
Reliability is not something that people associate with German cars. We can attest that when people learn that we drive a Porsche, after the initial register of surprise and admiration fades, they crack slow, strangely-pleased smiles and utter the inevitable question, which usually goes something like, “Sure it’s fun, but I’ll bet maintenance costs kill […]
918’s Controls Use iPhone’s Gorilla Glass and Google’s Software
We have written, posted and drooled extensively on this site about the 918 Spyder for some time now. Today, however, we will take up an aspect of the 918 that we have never before discussed: its control system. You might have noticed that new cars these days are fascinated with large LCD touchscreens that provide […]