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Accidents happen – not much you can do about that. However, it always feels a little better to know you are driving a vehicle that has past the tests that simulate some of the most severe accident types.
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?
Porsche is adapting the electric vehicle technology found in the Taycan for a new Macan EV. Plug-in and zip to the shops gas free with 700 HP on tap – sounds like a winner in a seriously good looking car, but wait, the shape will change!
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.
Porsche, yes who doesn’t want one? Now, BMW Z4, hmmm, takes a certain demographic to really want one and of course, it has always been affectionately known as a “hair dressers” car.
It only seems like yesterday we were admiring the arrival of the Porsche Panamera. Well, that is provided you didn’t look at the outside, that is!
Alarm bells have been ringing at Tesla for a while now – I think they are just about to experience the full rope-a-dope treatment.
Well, it’s goodbye to the 991 and hello to the 992. The 991 has been a ground breaking car and it only seems like yesterday it was being introduced. During it’s production, Porsche surpassed the production milestone of more than 1 million 911 cars in the models history – not bad for 55 years.
The early Porsche 911 996 cars are now extremely affordable and can be fun to own. Many people are scared off by reading the hyped technical problems, so prices are low, even for good examples.
OK, it’s a wagon, but Turismo sounds so much better, especially if for you the word wagon conjurers up images of wooden wheeled, horse drawn carriages.