718 Boxster GTS About a year ago, I had the chance to drive an acquaintance of my husband’s 718 Boxster GTS with a manual transmission. At the time, though, I could barely drive a manual, so my husband told me on the spot: “Maybe you’d better sit this one out, Mina. You’ll wreck the clutch.” Reluctantly, I gave up my chance to drive the 718 Boxster GTS. That experience became the motivation I needed to...
ポルシェ ボクスターの気になるところ、欠点、短所などを挙げてみました。ほとんど欠点らしい欠点は無いクルマですが、強いてあげるならこんな所が気になるというものをまとめてみました。
Driving a Convertible in the Middle of Winter Before I’d ever experienced a convertible, I used to see people driving with the top down in the middle of winter and think, “They must be freezing and just putting up with it… Why go to all that trouble to drive with the top down? lol” But once you’ve experienced the thrill of driving a convertible, you understand why you want to drop the top even in...
The 718 GTS 4.0 Is Announced The 718 GTS 4.0, powered by a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six, was announced recently, and it quickly became a hot topic online. The 718 GTS on sale until now had a four-cylinder engine, while the 718 Spyder and GT4 were the only six-cylinder models. Now, the naturally aspirated six-cylinder is back in the GTS. Plenty of articles cover the GTS 4.0’s specs in detail, so I won’t go into...
Back Behind the Wheel of a Porsche After Two Weeks I mentioned that “I hadn’t been feeling well since the end of the year,” and when I counted, I realized it had been about two weeks since I last drove a Porsche. I don’t think I’d ever gone that long without getting behind the wheel since a Porsche came home to our family. Then, the other day, I had a day when I felt a...
Living with a Boxster Every Day The other day, I wrote an article testing just how practical a GT3 is for everyday use. This time, I decided to put our 981 Boxster GTS to the test. ポルシェ911 GT3はどこまで普段使い出来るのか？ Of course, I already knew the Boxster would work perfectly well as a daily driver, so there was no need to test that. But I wanted to find out for myself exactly how it compares with the...
The Full-Throttle Challenge I’ve been sharing stories from the Porsche Track Experience (PTE) in Shirahama, and for the grand finale, everyone took part in a 400-meter 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 The regular Porsche Track Experience (PTE) at Fuji Speedway doesn’t include this challenge. It’s a program that’s only possible at a former airport with a runway about two kilometers long. I heard that some participants chose the Shirahama PTE specifically because it offered a...
ポルシェ・ボクスターで、峠道を走ってみましたが、いつもとは違い、コース取りをしっかり意識して、なめらかない、はやく走れるように練習してみました。夫のアドバイス、走ってみた感想など。
981ボクスターGTS、2015年11月に納車され、気づけば4年が経ちました。先日、1年点検を終えたので、その点検の内訳や費用についてまとめて書いてみました。
台風から愛車をどう守るか、今回の台風19号で、皆さん様々に対策されたと思いますが、わが家の場合は、ボディカバーで乗り切りました。仲林工業のボディカバーは、やっぱりすごい…！
