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2022.09.21Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Macan

2022 Porsche Macan Review: Winding Roads and Final Verdict

Taking the Third-Generation Porsche Macan on Winding Roads As in the previous installment, this is a review of the third-generation Porsche Macan. This time, I’m sharing my impressions after taking it out on winding roads. The Macan has always been a particularly sporty SUV. In fact, “sporty” hardly does it justice—it has the agility to make you want to call it a sports car. The first-generation Macan left a powerful impression that’s still vivid in...

2022.09.21Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Macan

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2022.09.15Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Macan

2022 Porsche Macan Base Review: City Driving and Highway Performance

The Third-Generation Porsche Macan I recently borrowed the current, third-generation Macan—also known as the Macan 3 or facelifted Macan—as a loaner while my 991 Carrera 4 GTS was in the shop. After about a week behind the wheel, here are my honest impressions. This is the latest Macan, in its simplest base-model configuration. It has very few options; the main one is a set of 14-way Comfort Seats with memory function. The wheels are the...

2022.09.15Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Macan

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2022.08.26Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Test-Driving the Porsche 911 (996): A Classic That Deserves More Recognition

The Porsche 911 (996) We’ve driven and written about a wide range of 911s, from the first-generation model and the 1973 Carrera to the 992 GT3. Yet for some reason, we’ve published very little about the 996 and 997. We’ve reviewed just one 996: a later-model Carrera 4S. But that car had a modified suspension and different wheels, so it wasn’t an opportunity to experience the model in original condition. This time, we had the...

2022.08.26Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

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2022.08.20Reviews & Test Drives

Mercedes-Benz GLB 200 d 4MATIC Review: Engine Sound, Ride and Handling (Part 2)

Following on from our first drive of the Mercedes-Benz GLB 200 d 4MATIC, including how it compares with the GLA, here’s the second part of our review. GLB 200 d 4MATIC The GLB 200 d’s Engine Sound One more thing worth highlighting about the GLB’s engine is the sound it makes when you rev it. At first, I assumed that because it was a diesel, it would either be quiet or simply noisy. It turned...

2022.08.20Reviews & Test Drives

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2022.08.18Reviews & Test Drives, Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz GLB200d 4MATIC First Drive: How It Compares with the GLA (Part 1)

GLB200d 4MATIC A friend recently bought a GLB200d 4MATIC and kindly let me take it for a drive. I’d previously driven my younger brother’s GLA200d 4MATIC. My first impression was that the engine and body felt impressively solid, and the car was remarkably stable at speed. The handling was very sporty, too. Around town, though, the rear suspension tended to bounce over undulations in the road, which made the ride feel a little unsettled. So...

2022.08.18Reviews & Test Drives, Mercedes-Benz

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2022.08.04Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911, Recommended Car Accessories

A Factory Ducktail for the Porsche 911!

The Porsche 911 Ducktail It’s still fresh in our minds that Porsche recently announced the limited-edition 992-generation 911 Sport Classic. Based on the Turbo body, the Sport Classic features a ducktail spoiler and pays tribute to the 1973 Carrera RS, better known as the ’73 Carrera. The ’73 Carrera was the first production Porsche to feature a ducktail. It was developed to generate downforce on the 911’s body, which is prone to lift at speed....

2022.08.04Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911, Recommended Car Accessories

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2022.08.01Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Driving My Husband’s Porsche 911 (964 C2) for the First Time in a Year

Back Behind the Wheel of an Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) The other day, I drove my husband’s air-cooled Porsche 911 (964) for the first time in a year—and I’d like to share my impressions. Over the years, my husband has told me dozens of times, “Why don’t you take the 964 out?” and “I refreshed the suspension, and it drives so much better now.” But I never felt much like getting behind the wheel. The...

2022.08.01Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

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2022.07.26Reviews & Test Drives, Suzuki

Nine Months After Taking Delivery of My Swift Sport: Why I Keep Choosing It Over My Husba...

Nine Months With the Swift Sport My Swift Sport arrived in October 2021. It was delivered back in October 2021—and just like that, nine months have passed. Since taking delivery, I’ve made only a couple of changes: fitting lowering springs and switching the interior lights to LEDs. I’ve driven the Swift Sport almost every day over the past nine months, but the mileage hasn’t climbed much. Most of my trips are local runs to the...

2022.07.26Reviews & Test Drives, Suzuki

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2022.07.23Reviews & Test Drives, Ferrari

How Does a Ferrari F8 Spider Feel to a Porsche Owner?

Ferrari: A Truly One-of-a-Kind Marque My younger brother, who has made a few appearances on the blog over the years, recently bought a Ferrari F8 Spider, so I took it for a drive. It had been a while since I’d driven a Ferrari, and I wanted to share my impressions—especially how it compares with a Porsche. Ferrari, as a marque, famously dislikes being compared with other automakers in the media. For example, on shows like...

2022.07.23Reviews & Test Drives, Ferrari

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2022.07.16Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

What’s It Like for a Woman to Drive the New Porsche 911 GT3 (992)?

The New 911 GT3 Touring (992) A little while ago, I had the chance to drive the new 911 GT3 with the Touring Package (992, PDK). My husband drove it that day, too, and wrote about his test drive, so here I’d like to share my own honest impressions from behind the wheel. Until then, I’d only seen the new GT3 in photos and videos. Seeing it in person for the first time sent my...

2022.07.16Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911