Posts tagged with: Porsche 911
The new 911: Stunning evolution of the quintessential sports car
We’re positively drooling over the latest iteration of what is in our view the quintessential sports car: the 911.
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 25 August 2011
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
Juvenile? Us? Yes, you could say that: Porsche 911 Carrera S, 70-100mph
A few weeks ago, the good folk at Nokia lent us a Porsche 911 for seven glorious days as part of their #NokiaNav promotion. Their purpose? To have us test their latest in-car navigation equipment. Ours? To push the 911 to within an inch of its life and really get to grips with what is, [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 5 June 2010
You can just forget about Nokia’s CK-200
Last Friday was a sad, sad day here at Prodigal Towers. Oh sure, we got to race around London in a 911, completing the last of the #NokiaNav challenges. Yes, we got to meet up with a great group of fellow gadget-obsessed nuts (we even met the legendary Steve Litchfield for goodness sake!) And OK, [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 20 May 2010
Welcome to #NokiaNav week in a Porsche 911 Carrera S
OK look, if you’d like, we could pretend that it was just another week here at Prodigal Towers. But guess what? It’s not and we won’t! Yesterday the good folks at Nokia delivered a….a….a….Porsche 911 to our door and handed us the keys. Excited? Oh yeah you could say that! But wait, we almost forgot: [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 10 May 2010
An introduction to the Porsche 911 RS
We’re huge 911 fans here at The Prodigal Guide. Let’s face it, most petrol-heads are. And the 911 doesn’t get any more exciting than the RS. Created in 1973, the RS is ultra-focussed, incredibly lightweight and basically just the most hardcore 911 you can get your hands on. Porsche GB has just issued a well-made [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 29 March 2010
Opinion: Pics of next-gen. 911 induce coma
So, this is the next-generation Porsche 911, or the 998, due for release in 2011. Snap! Crackle! Pop! And, uh, yeah, let’s drop all pretense that these photos do anything except have one reaching for the snooze button. There is something deeply troubling going on here and I’m going to be frank with you as [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 2 February 2010
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
Turning your back on the 911 dream. For now…
There comes a moment in every car lovers’ life when they must face down a single and immortal grouping of numbers: 911. They may as well be dialling the emergency services given the plethora of reactions this debate elicits. But sooner or later, you’re going to need to make up your mind. The Guide has [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 28 February 2007
