Posts tagged with: Porsche 911 Turbo
You never feel completely safe in a Porsche 911
Have you ever been hunting with dogs? Ever watched the nose of a well-bred hound as it darts around furiously in the air, desperate to pick up the scent? Then, seconds later it gets it; the nose is down and the dog is off like a bullet? That, ladies and gentlemen, is what it’s like [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 14 June 2010
Chris Harris wrings a phenomenal 0-60 time out of the Porsche 911 Turbo while drinking a Coke
Chris Harris at evo magazine is rapidly becoming one of our favourite car reviewers. Just last month we shared a great video of him testing Ferrari’s 458. Today, we came across this little nugget: Harris setting a phenomenal 0-60mph time in Porsche’s new 911 Turbo…ahem, while guzzling a Coke.
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 12 December 2009
Matte black cars: Trailer park or Hyde park?
We won’t lie to you dear readers, the idea of a car – any car – covered with a matte paint job used to sound pretty tasteless to us: the kind of thing only the less discerning car fan would ever consider. But then a funny thing happened. Over the last few weeks we’ve [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 14 July 2009
The Boxster’s image problem…or the genius that is Porsche marketing?
Conventional wisdom has it that Porsche’s Boxster and its younger brother the Cayman – class-leaders though they both are – have an image problem: they are perceived as the poor man’s 911. You hear it time and again, “Of course, he only drives a Boxster because he couldn’t afford a 911.” Well, The Guide has [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 31 December 2007
