A Long-Awaited Visit to Mercedes me The other day, I had some errands to run alone in Umeda, Osaka, and decided to drop by Mercedes me at Grand Front Osaka for the first time in a while. Since I’m usually not very tuned into events, it was only by coming out into the city that I truly felt Christmas was just around the corner. On the first floor of the North Building of Grand Front,...
Proper Shift Operation in the GT3 In a recent article, I introduced the “correct method for shifting up in the GT3 manual transmission,” and I immediately headed to the Royu Driveway to test it out myself. Today, I want to share the results. ポルシェ911 GT3（991.2）マニュアル車の正しいシフトアップ操作方法 At that time, my husband was away on a relatively long business trip to the US, but before he left, he gave me this challenge: Check how to properly shift...
Driving Uses Your Muscles The other day, I participated in a Porsche driving school (Porsche Track Experience), and during that time, I really felt how much muscle driving actually uses. Of course, you need strong pedal force when braking hard, and for slalom driving, I learned that pressing your back into the seat and pushing the steering wheel requires leg strength to brace yourself and core stability. That said, I’m obviously not aiming to be...
ポルシェ911 GT3（991.2）で行く、淡路島、鳴門ドライブ記。淡路のうずしおライン〜鳴門スカイラインを走り、ポルシェ911の魅力とツーリング記をお届けします。
Panamera’s License Plate The other day, when I went to get into our Panamera parked in the driveway, I casually glanced at the license plate and immediately noticed that the angle was definitely off. Wait, why is it like this?! (ﾟдﾟ)！ I wondered if something had bumped into it, but if that were the case, the plate would be dented, which it wasn’t. I tried to fix it by hand, but it wouldn’t budge at...
Porsche, New Models, Test Drive An article about the Porsche Track Experience (PTE) side event I recently attended in Shirahama. On that day, there was a special opportunity to test drive Porsche’s new models. The cars I got to drive were: ・New 911 S ・New 911 4S ・Cayenne S ・Panamera GTS ・Panamera GTS Sport Turismo Five cars in total. I thought I might only get to drive one, but luckily, each of us got to...
Shift-Up Operation for the GT3 My husband came home the other day after driving the GT3 as usual, and he said something really interesting. It’s been six months since delivery, and today I finally understood how to operate the manual transmission on the GT3 (991.2)! I already knew that for the late 991 GT3, “you don’t need to lift off the throttle when shifting up,” so until now I had been shifting up without lifting...
Porsche and Gasoline Cars The other day, I received a message on the blog. It was from someone working in the automotive industry overseas who had been searching online for a Porsche they might want in the future and happened to find this Porsche blog. Toward the end of their message, they wrote this: If you don’t buy a Porsche within the next 10 years… production of gasoline cars will end due to fossil fuel...
Full Throttle Challenge Recently, I’ve been sharing articles about participating in the Porsche Track Experience (PTE) held in Shirahama, and at the end, everyone took part in a 400m full throttle challenge. 女性だって「ポルシェ乗り」と言われたい！ – ポルシェのドライビングスクールに行ってきた At the usual Porsche Track Experience (PTE) held at Fuji Speedway, this full throttle challenge doesn’t take place. It’s a program only possible because it’s held on the site of a former airport with a long runway of about 2...
Gran Turismo SPORT, Taycan In October, a free update for PlayStation 4 (PS4) Gran Turismo SPORT added Porsche’s first EV sports car, the Taycan, to the game. The interior, car behavior, and motor sounds are reproduced with remarkable precision. My husband immediately got the car in the game and started driving it. Then the other day, after driving the Taycan at Fuji Speedway in the game, he said this to me: The Taycan is amazing....
