ポルシェ 356 | 車, 駐車場, イベント, PORSCHE, 356
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What It Takes to Make Cars a Shared Passion in Marriage: A Porsche-Loving Wife’s Perspective

When Cars Become a Shared Passion I often get comments and messages on the blog saying things like, “I’m envious that you and your spouse share a love of cars.” It got me thinking, so I recently wrote this post. → Related: The Biggest Reason Wives Object to Their Husbands Buying a Porsche After publishing it, I received a message that read: “If a household is like a company, then a wife is a co-owner....

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Former Racer Turned Car Dealer: Why the 911 Is His Top Porsche Pick | Porsche Supporters ...

Hello, everyone! I’m Mina, the editor of the “Welcome Home, PORSCHE” blog. In May, we launched “Porsche Supporters File,” an interview series featuring the people who support the Porsche community behind the scenes. For our second installment, I visited Tatsuya Matsumoto of Auto & House Co., Ltd., based in Minami-ku, Kyoto. Matsumoto is a former Super Taikyu endurance racing driver! Chapter 1: How a Former Racer Sees Porsche *The workshop is home to a remarkable...

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8 Things I Did to Rank No. 1 on Google for “Porsche Blog”

I Made It to No. 1 I started this blog on June 13 last year. I Started a Blog! — No Panamera, No Life. Has it really been more than a year already? At first, I wrote little more than things like “I absolutely love the Panamera!” After plenty of twists and turns, I’ve spent the last few months focusing on what it means to be a Porsche blog. Then yesterday, at last: I ranked...

ポルシェ 919ハイブリッドトリビュート | 人, レーシングカー, サーキット, ピット, PORSCHE, 919 Hybrid
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I Got an Up-Close Look at the Porsche 919 Tribute at Fuji Speedway!

Earthquake Strikes Northern Osaka An earthquake struck northern Osaka yesterday, so we headed straight home from Fuji rather than stopping to watch the 919 Tribute run on the Hakone Turnpike. We had left our children with my parents in Kyoto. Their home shook quite a bit, but everyone in the family was safe, and the only damage was a few broken dishes. Still, my heart goes out to those who lost loved ones and to...

ポルシェエクスペリエンスデイ2018 | 車, 反射, 展示会, スタジオ, PORSCHE, Panamera
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Porsche Experience Day and Porsche Carrera Cup at Fuji Speedway

Headed to Porsche Experience Day The big day is finally here: Porsche Experience Day. Yesterday’s rain had cleared overnight, and the sun was starting to peek through this morning. Looking good! The one thing we absolutely didn’t want to miss at this event was the parade lap. The first 70 cars to sign up would get to drive their own Porsches around Fuji Speedway. Registration opened at 8 a.m., so we left the hotel at...

ポルシェ 新型パナメーラターボ | 車, 道路, 霧, 霧の中の道路, PORSCHE, Panamera
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Driving the Hakone Turnpike for the Second Time Since Taking Delivery of Our Porsche Pana...

At Last, We’re Headed to Fuji Speedway Today was the first day of the long-awaited Porsche Experience Day. The event ran for two days, Saturday and Sunday, but we were taking part on the 17th. Bringing our four-year-old and one-year-old along was bound to be a real challenge, so we were up at 5 a.m. to drop the girls off at my parents’ house before setting out. My husband and I packed our things into...

レーシングカー, サーキット, 芝生, サーキット, 走行中, PORSCHE, 919 Hybrid
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Could the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo Be Taking on the Hakone Turnpike on June 18?

Yesterday, I came across this news story. Porsche Celebrates 70 Years of Sports Cars: 919 Hybrid Evo May Take to the Roads in Hakone → AUTOCAR JAPAN later added a correction to its website: the car’s name was incorrect; it should have read “919 tribute.” The 919 Hybrid is a prototype race car Porsche developed in 2014 to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It won...

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I Took a Close Look at Porsche’s ¥1.59 Million Travel Experience Tour

*Image source: Porsche Japan official website, “Porsche Travel Experience” Porsche Travel Experience The details and dates for the 2018 edition of a German tour for Porsche fans in Japan have been announced. First offered in 2015, the tour visits places with a special connection to Porsche. It has also been renamed, from the Porsche Travel Club to the Porsche Travel Experience. Guests can rent a Porsche and enjoy a guided drive along special routes, as...

ポルシェ 981ボクスターGTSのリア Porsche 981Boxster GTS | 車, 山, 空, 道路, 木, 屋外, ドライブ, 観光地, PORSCHE, Boxster, 981
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Why I Struggled for Years to Feel Happy About My Husband’s Love of Porsche

I want to buy one myself. The other day, I caught up with a car-loving friend from college for the first time in ages. He said: “I read your blog! But I couldn’t quite wrap my head around the bit about working toward your goal of buying a Panamera when you already drive one. Your husband bought it for you, so why are you still aiming to buy one yourself? lol” Fair point. What is...

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Can Porsche Continue to Master “Go, Turn, and Stop”?

A Porsche Interview: We Went Behind the Scenes! The other day, I visited a Kyoto-based company that sells, services, and repairs imported cars. Its inventory includes a wide range of marques—Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi—with everything from classic cars to the latest models. I spoke with M, the founder’s son. (I plan to share more from the interview in a future article.) What Car Does He Want Most? M is also a former Super...