My husband wrote this article after taking our GT3 out in the rain in early July. We hope you enjoy it. One Month Into Porsche GT3 Ownership… Kansai had an unusually late start to the rainy season this year, but the real downpours had finally arrived. More than a month had passed since our GT3 was delivered, and I wanted to find out how it handled in the wet. So I decided to take the...
A Car Cover for the GT3 Our home’s parking area has a roof, but rain and wind blow in from the sides, so the car gets pretty dirty if we leave it uncovered. My husband had been saying, “As soon as the GT3 arrives, we absolutely have to order a car cover.” So he recently got in touch with Nakabayashi Kogyo (the company we always turn to for our car covers) and received this reply:...
I Want to Test-Drive More Than Just Porsches Recently, I had the chance to drive an Abarth and a McLaren on Royu Driveway, and got to experience firsthand that there are plenty of wonderful cars out there beyond Porsche. Ever since, I’ve been even more keen to get behind the wheel of cars from a variety of manufacturers. Test-driving different cars should help me assess them more objectively. And as a woman, I think it...
The 911 and the Panamera The other day, while we were out as a family in our Panamera, my husband—who was driving—said something that caught my attention. The Panamera feels an awful lot like the GT3. I’m being serious. After driving the GT3, getting into the Panamera and pulling out of the garage feels like stepping into a larger, more luxurious 911. There’s no sense of having to adjust. Driving both cars regularly, I can...
Abarth One Sunday morning, I headed to Royu Driveway and finally met a follower I’d often chatted with on Twitter. They own a manual Abarth and, to my surprise, offered: “Would you like to take it for a drive? It’s a manual, but it’s easy and fun to drive.” Now, now… I was grateful for the offer, but I didn’t want to risk damaging someone else’s car—and it was a manual, too. I turned them...
My Husband’s Take on the 320i Some time had passed since our BMW 320i was delivered, and my husband had finally had a chance to spend a decent amount of time behind the wheel. I asked him to write up his first impressions of the 320i. He’s been a BMW fan for years and has a real soft spot for the brand, so I was just as curious to hear what he thought as I...
＊TOP image source: Mercedes-Benz “The A-Class” Taking the A180 to Itami Airport In the first part of this series, I wrote about my trial cruise at Mercedes me. Today, it’s time for the second half of the story. グランフロントのメルセデス・ミー（Mercedes me）に行ってきた！ The new A-Class received a full redesign last October. At first glance, it looked bigger than I’d expected. It measures 4,420 mm long, 1,800 mm wide, and 1,420 mm tall, and felt considerably larger than...
The GT3 Touring’s First Drive The GT3 Touring was delivered recently, and my husband drove about 200 km on delivery day. Today, I’m sharing his first impressions from that initial drive. If you’d like to know more about the options and specifications he chose for his GT3 Touring, we’ve covered them in the article below. 納車待ちのポルシェ 911（991.2）GT3 ツーリングパッケージ ー 夫がこのオプション・仕様にした理由 Born in Flacht When I bought my first Boxster, I remember thinking, “One day, I’d...
AMG G 63 Recently, my family and I went to visit my husband’s parents, and there in the driveway was a new Mercedes-AMG G 63 (W464). My brother-in-law had bought it a little while earlier. He suggested, “Since you’re here, why don’t you take it for a spin?” So, after we’d finished what we came to do, my husband and I got the chance to drive it. The G-Class had attracted plenty of attention after...
Test-Driving the 718 Boxster GTS In yesterday’s article, I wrote that I was disappointed not to get a chance to drive the 718 Boxster GTS. Read on, and you’ll see why I was so keen to get behind the wheel! In February, my husband got to ride along in an acquaintance’s 718 Boxster GTS, but 【ポルシェオーナーズファイル #8】718ケイマン 購入・オプション・走行レビュー This time, thanks to the owner’s generosity, we got to take it for a roughly 10-minute drive....
