Posts tagged with: Porsche
Frederique Constant will attempt to time the brutal Carrera Panamericana 2011
We’re going to mention only once that watch brand Frederique Constant is the official time-keeper for the one and only La Carrera Panamericana 2011. Now, back to why this was the world’s most dangerous road race.
By Straight-Six, published on 22 September 2011
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
The Velvet Hammer: Mercedes-Benz 500E
In 1994 a friend told us an impressive and entertaining tale of wearing his baseball cap backwards and driving his father’s car from Switzerland to Brussels with the German leg of the trip distinguished by pegging the speedo needle against the speed limiter for, well, far longer than he should have. The top speed in [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 9 July 2010
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: Porsche inhales hybrid and everyone wins
It is with no small amount of glee and pleasure that I share with you the news that Porsche – worshiped blindly by The Prodigal Fool and tough-loved by me – is taking the plunge into the world of hybrid technology. Except they’re taking it to the track, much like the F1 boys. We knew [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 19 February 2010
Just because: Porsche and Rolex legacies at Daytona
Just because today Guy Kawasaki tweeted a link to this video of Porsche at Daytona, we couldn’t resist bringing it to you. Porsche has come under critcism of late for their poor styling jobs – not least and most recently yesterday from us – but you can’t argue with its enviable pedigree and heritage. This video [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 3 February 2010
