Let’s Go Play – Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
It was George Bernard Shaw that said “we don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
Fact is, none of us are getting any younger. The virus outbreak of the last few weeks has brought about a radical, unimaginable change to normal life. This could act as a positive catalyst for those of us who are closer to the end times, than we are the beginning! Who could have predicted this a year ago? None of us know the end date, so maybe it’s time to play like it was tomorrow!
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If you’re one of those people who has an overwhelming urge to photocopy your rear end, your prayers may have been answered by some new seat technology Porsche recently announced.
Porsche has become a victim of naming cliché. This problem occurs when your flagship product is the “Turbo.” Yup, that’s the really beastly 911 from the past with bags of power and is a household name in Porsche circles. The new 992 911 Turbo S doesn’t disappoint with it’s 640HP.
Classic cars are wonderful to look at and in some cases fun to drive – many however, suffer from the problems of yesteryear. We’ve become so accustomed to all the driver aid features and smoothness of the modern car, that often the classic seems to come up short for likeability and drivability.
Porsche – for many, the word conjures up an icon and unmistakable coupe with a rear mounted flat 6 engine and bags of history. For a new generation, this image and the whole concept could well be changing. Our kids have no idea how they could live in a world without mobile phones, so are we arriving at a time when people don’t think of the iconic coupe when they see the Porsche brand?
The folks in Belgium have taken another first. They have probably the best racetrack in the world at Spa and some of the worlds best beers brewed by monks. Now they’ve landed the first special edition 992 911 – The Belgian Legend Edition.
No, no, no – that’s the difference in size between the new 911 and the 2020 Corvette! The Vette has gone all super-car-like with a mid-engine mounted V8 of 6.2L. The Corvette is 209 pounds heavier than the 911 and sports 61% of its weight over the rear wheels. What does this all mean?
For more than 30 years this engine with its crankshaft in the middle and three cylinders laid flat on each side, exceeded what we’d expect from a layout that descended from the VW Beetle.
Not that stuffy old suit you had to wear to work in the ol days. No, this is the suit the equals fun – I know you’re thinking birthday suit but you’d be wrong.
The new Porsche 911 992 sets new standards for the interior and exterior refinement in the 911 class.