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Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Cayman

Spent a Day with the Porsche 718 Cayman: Is the Base Cayman Really Worth Buying?

Test Driving the 718 Cayman The other day, as a loaner car during the GT3’s one-year inspection, I was able to borrow a 718 Cayman for a full day. Both my spouse and I took turns driving it, so I’ll share my impressions from a female perspective—how my wife would feel using the Cayman as a daily driver—and my husband will share his thoughts from the viewpoint of a Porsche enthusiast and driver. This loaner...

Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Cayman
Porsche Boxster

Porsche Boxster

718 Cayman/Boxster GTS 4.0 Debuts! What Does My Husband Think??

718 GTS 4.0 Announcement The other day, the 718 GTS model equipped with a 4.0L naturally aspirated flat-six engine, the “GTS 4.0”, was announced, and it quickly became a hot topic online. Until now, the currently available 718 GTS has been a four-cylinder model, and I thought only the 718 Spyder and GT4 had six-cylinder engines, but now the six-cylinder NA engine has made a comeback in the GTS lineup. Since various articles have already...

Porsche Boxster
718スパイダー スパイダークラシックパッケージ
Porsche Boxster

Porsche Boxster

With a Heavy Heart, I Decided to Withdraw from the Porsche 718 Spyder Reservation List

The other day, my husband said, “We’ve given up on the 718 Spyder,” so I asked him to share the background and reasons in this article. Please have a look if you’re interested. We had reserved the 718 Spyder quite some time ago, but recently the dealer’s representative contacted us asking, “What will you do about the 718 Spyder?” It was a very tough question. Of course, we want it, but this time we decided...

Porsche Boxster
718スパイダークラシックインテリアパッケージ
Porsche Boxster

Porsche Boxster

Porsche New 718 Spyder – If My Husband Were to Buy, This Would Be the Spec

Following up on the new Cayman GT4, my husband also tried configuring the Spyder, so today I’d like to share that with you. ポルシェ 新型718 ケイマンGT4 – 夫が買うならこの仕様 New 718 Spyder This time, we tried the configurator for the new 718 Spyder (some places on Porsche’s site also list it as the ‘718 Boxster Spyder’). Compared to the GT4, there were quite a few more options, which made choosing a bit tricky. For now, we...

Porsche Boxster
Porsche Cayman

Porsche Cayman

Porsche New 718 Cayman GT4 – If My Husband Were to Buy, This Would Be His Choice

The new Cayman GT4 and 718 Spyder were just announced, and Twitter has been buzzing with this topic since yesterday. Since the configurator was already available overseas, my husband gave it a try right away. He considered it from the perspective of “If I were to buy one…” so I’d like to share his choices. New 718 Cayman GT4 Exterior First, he chose Miami Blue for the color. He was torn between Racing Yellow and...

Porsche Cayman
718 GT4 & 718 スパイダー
Porsche Boxster

Porsche Boxster, Porsche Cayman, Porsche News

Breaking News! Porsche Unveils New 718 Cayman GT4 and Spyder with Long-Awaited 4.0L Natur...

This morning’s Porsche press release announced that the new 718 GT4 and 718 Spyder have been unveiled with a 4.0L naturally aspirated engine. My husband quickly summarized the key points he’s excited about, so I’d like to share them below. New 718 Cayman GT4 and 718 Spyder This morning, the long-awaited press release arrived. The new 718 GT4 and 718 Spyder have been announced. Let me quickly outline the points that caught my attention. 420PS!...

Porsche Boxster, Porsche Cayman, Porsche News
ボクスターで行く東北3000kmツーリング（中編）
Touring Reports

Touring Reports, Porsche Boxster

3000km Tohoku Tour in a Porsche Boxster [Part 2]

Boxster Touring Continued Following up on the previous post, 3000km Tohoku Tour in a Porsche Boxster [Part 1], ポルシェ ボクスターで行く東北3000kmツーリング【前編】 here comes Part 2. As before, it’s mostly just nonstop driving with almost no sightseeing info, but please enjoy if you like. Tohoku Boxster Touring Day 3 Day 3. Looking out the hotel window, the weather had completely changed to clear skies. The wind was strong, but it was perfect weather for top-down driving. Today,...

Touring Reports, Porsche Boxster