Reviews & Test Drives

Test Drive of the Mazda Roadster (ND): Impressions from a Porsche Boxster Owner

A Reader’s ND5RC Roadster Recently, thanks to the kindness of a blog reader, I had the opportunity to test drive an ND5RC Roadster (current 2016 model) on the Royu Driveway. Although it was only about 15 minutes, today I’d like to share my impressions from that drive. Here are the specifications of the Roadster provided by the owner in advance: ・Body: Various MazdaSpeed braces ・Suspension: Bilstein B12 (mainly set for street driving) ・Stabilizers: (Front: AutoExe,...

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Driving the Porsche 911 GT3 in Heavy Rain: How Far Can Cup Tires Go?

This time, my husband wrote an article about driving the GT3 in the rain in early July. Please take a look if you’re interested. One Month Since GT3 Delivery… This year, the rainy season started quite late in the Kansai region, but finally, the full-on rainy season has arrived. It’s been over a month since the GT3 was delivered, and to test its performance in wet conditions, we decided to deliberately take the GT3 out...

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Had Nakabayashi Kogyo Make a Custom Body Cover Just for Our Porsche 911 GT3 Touring!

GT3 Body Cover Our home parking spot has a roof, but since rain and wind come in from the sides, the car tends to get pretty dirty just by parking normally. So, my husband had been saying for a while, “Once the GT3 arrives, we absolutely have to order a body cover.” Recently, he contacted Nakabayashi Kogyo (we always ask them to make body covers for our cars), and they replied: “Up to the B-pillar,...

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Test Drive of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W205 Facelift) – A Woman’s Perspective on the C-...

Wanting to Test Drive Beyond Just Porsche The other day, I had the chance to drive an Abarth and a McLaren on the Royu Driveway, and I truly felt that there are many amazing cars out there beyond just Porsche. Since then, I’ve become even more eager to try driving cars from various manufacturers. By test driving different cars, I think I’ll be able to evaluate them more objectively. And since I’m a woman, it...