Our Car Life

2021.08.14Our Car Life

Will Stricter Emissions and Noise Regulations Make Gas-Powered Sports Cars Harder to Buy?

The Sound of the Porsche 911 (992) News about tightening fuel-economy and emissions regulations seems to be everywhere these days. Still, I used to think, “These changes seem to be spreading across Europe, but surely it’ll be a long time before they affect Japan.” But it looks like there’s no time to be complacent: we’re already starting to feel the impact. The other day, a reader sent me this question: “My 911 (992) has just...

2021.08.14Our Car Life

Touring Reports

2021.08.10Touring Reports, Porsche 911

Touring in a Porsche 911 (992): Exploring Okayama’s Rural Roads

Heading for Okayama’s Rural Roads It’s almost been a year since I bought my 992, but surprisingly, I haven’t taken it on many proper driving tours. Between trips to Fuji Speedway with my family and group drives with fellow Porsche enthusiasts, most of my outings have been with other people. I realized I hadn’t done many solo drives at all. This time, I took the 992 out to attend the Hiruzen MT (meet-up) in the...

2021.08.10Touring Reports, Porsche 911

Porsche 911

2021.08.04Porsche 911

The Appeal of the Porsche 911 (992): The Joy of Working the Throttle

The Porsche 911 (992) and the Joy of Throttle Control The other day, I shared an article about how wonderful the base-model 911 (992) is. In it, I mentioned that “one of my husband’s Porsche friends was also amazed and impressed by what the base-model 992 could do.” When I later asked him what he had liked so much, he told me: “The handling is so good, it might even rival a GT3. The suspension...

2021.08.04Porsche 911

Porsche 911

2021.07.30Porsche 911

We Sold Our Porsche 911 GT3—But Maybe the 992 Is Why We Don’t Regret It

Do We Regret Selling Our Porsche 911 GT3 Touring? We sold our Porsche 911 GT3 Touring this April. It was a special car—one my husband had carefully configured to his exact preferences before buying. But it was simply too capable: in everyday driving, we rarely had the chance to make full use of its performance. In the end, we reluctantly let it go. Since then, I’ve been asked many times: “Do you regret selling the...

2021.07.30Porsche 911

Porsche 911

2021.07.22Porsche 911, Our Car Life

Two Aventurine Green Porsche 911s, Side by Side: A Photo to Remember!

Aventurine Green Metallic Porsche 911s Our 992-generation 911 Cabriolet is finished in Aventurine Green Metallic. A new color for the 992, it’s a wonderfully distinctive shade—somewhere between deep brown and green. Some time ago, a blog reader—who seems to live nearby—left us this comment: I drive a 992 coupe in Aventurine Green, and I hope we can meet up sometime. Since then, we’d occasionally spotted each other around town. Then, the other day, my husband...

2021.07.22Porsche 911, Our Car Life

Porsche 911

2021.07.20Porsche 911, Our Car Life

What Happens When a Nervous New Driver Gets Behind the Wheel of a Porsche 911 for the Fir...

My Sister-in-Law Buys a MINI The other day, I wrote about how my husband’s younger sister bought her first car after 20 years as a paper driver. She chose a BMW MINI Cooper D (3-door) in a stylish combination of British Racing Green with a white roof. She drives it nearly every day and gets special lessons from my husband on weekends. She’s even been practicing on Royu Driveway, and all that time behind the...

2021.07.20Porsche 911, Our Car Life

Porsche 911

2021.06.16Porsche 911

Porsche Unveils the New 911 GT3 Touring Package: A Former Owner’s Take

On June 16, 2021, Japan time, Porsche unveiled the Touring Package for the new 911 (992) GT3. 992When Porsche introduced the new-generation 911, Andreas Preuninger, Director of Porsche’s GT model line, confirmed that a Touring Package was in the works—and now it’s here. This time, I’d like to take a closer look at the new model from the perspective of a former owner of the previous-generation GT3 Touring Package. What Is the GT3 Touring Package?...

2021.06.16Porsche 911

Reviews & Test Drives

2021.06.16Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

How Has Our New Porsche 911 (992) Changed After Nine Months of Ownership?

Getting Back Behind the Wheel of Our 911 Cabriolet (992) We have a 911 Cabriolet (992) at home. My husband has driven it around 5,000 km so far, while I only take it out occasionally. He often asks me, “Why don’t you drive it more!?” But most of my trips are just a few minutes from home—to the supermarket or to pick up our child from kindergarten—so I find myself thinking, “It seems a shame...

2021.06.16Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Reviews & Test Drives

2021.04.05Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Six Months After Taking Delivery of Our New Porsche 911 (992): What My Husband Thinks

The Porsche That Feels Like a Partner Not long after taking delivery of our 911 Cabriolet (992), my husband said: The 992 is incredible…! I might not even need a GT3 or a Boxster. Forget future prices or resale value—if I had to keep just one car, it would absolutely be the 992. A few months have passed since then, and my husband has been driving our cars regularly. Lately, though, he’s been saying something...

2021.04.05Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Reviews & Test Drives

2021.03.24Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

The Latest Porsche 911 (992) Put to the Test: Trying Wet Mode on a Rain-Soaked Track

A Porsche 911 at Fuji Speedway The other day, Fuji Speedway hosted a track day organized by 911DAYS magazine, and my husband took part in his 911 Cabriolet (992). When he signed up, he was thinking: Which car should I take to the next track day…? I’ve never driven the GT3 at Fuji Speedway, so maybe I’ll take that. But then I decided to go along—the woman who seems to bring heavy rain, howling storms,...

2021.03.24Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911