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Tried the Proper Shift Operation in the Porsche 911 GT3 (991.2) Manual!

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...

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Are Luxury Cars Targets for Vandalism? Our Porsche’s Experience

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...

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First Drive of the New Porsche 911 Carrera! – Test Driving the New 911, Panamera, and Cay...

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...

1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7
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Finally Driving the Legendary 911: The ’73 Carrera! A Porsche Cultural Treasure, No, a Wo...

ポルシェ 911 カレラ RS。通称73カレラの試乗記事。『Carrera(カレラ)』という名前を初めて冠した911としても有名で、今のGT3やGT3RSなどの初代ご先祖様にあたるようなクルマを、なんと運転させてもらった!間違いなく、世界遺産級のポルシェの名車でした。

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Test Driving the Honda S660: Trying It Out on My Usual Roads in the Boxster

I Wanted to Test Drive the S660… Previously, I wrote on my blog that I wanted to test drive a Roadster someday, and a reader kindly reached out saying, “If you’d like, you can try mine?” That gave me a truly valuable driving experience. マツダ ロードスター(ND)に試乗。ボクスター乗りが運転するとどう感じるのか? Then, just the other day, I casually mentioned on the blog that I’d love to test drive Honda’s kei sports car, the S660, someday… and once again, a reader...

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Impressions from Test Driving the BMW M2 Competition

A Visit to BMW for a Test Drive Last weekend, I suddenly got a call from the new representative at the BMW dealer saying, “Would you like to come test drive the new 3 Series tomorrow?” So, my family and I decided to go. We wondered, “What should we take? The Panamera? …But since we’re going to BMW, should we take the 320i? But if we go in the 320i, will they push us to...