911カレラS カブリオレ（991.1） | 車, 駐車場, 柵, 空, 街並み, 駐車場, 展望台, PORSCHE, 911, 991
Reviews & Test Drives

Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

How Is the Porsche 911 Cabriolet Different from the Boxster?

A Comparison of the 991.1 Carrera S Cabriolet and 981 Boxster GTS Anyone who’s considered buying a Porsche convertible has probably asked themselves this question at least once: “What’s the difference between a 911 Cabriolet and a Boxster?” I used to wonder about it, too. I understood the difference between a four-seater and a two-seater, and between a rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and a mid-engine layout. But how different are they in terms of driving feel,...

Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911
車, 駐車場, フェンス, 駐車場, NISSAN, GT-R, SKYLINE GT-R, R35, R34
Touring Reports

Touring Reports

A Spectacular Lineup at Hiruzen MT: Porsches, Nissan GT-Rs, Corvettes and More

Joining Hiruzen MT Yesterday, I wrote about touring Okayama’s network of regional farm roads. Today, I’d like to share what it was like to stop by Hiruzen MT (a car meet) along the way. After enjoying the farm roads to the fullest, I headed north toward Hiruzen. I took Route 313 rather than the expressway, then followed Route 482 and Prefectural Route 114. After a while, a huge drive-in-style attraction came into view on the...

Touring Reports
ポルシェ911カブリオレ（992） | 車, 道路, 木, 公道, 停車中, PORSCHE, 911, 992
Touring Reports

Touring 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...

Touring Reports, Porsche 911
ポルシェ911（964）のリアスポイラー | 車, 道路, 山, 山道, 屋外, PORSCHE, 911, 964
Porsche Maintenance Costs

Porsche Maintenance Costs, Porsche 911

Replacing the Rear Spoiler Wall (Bellows) on an Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964)

It’s been hot day after hot day, but I’m still driving my 964 as often as ever. With its Tiptronic transmission, it’s easy to drive around town and commute in, making it just about the perfect air-cooled Porsche for everyday use. One day, I casually raised the rear spoiler to take a look and noticed that the plastic bellows-style component had deteriorated and developed a hole. It doesn’t directly affect how the car drives, but...

Porsche Maintenance Costs, Porsche 911
車, 建物, 木, 道路, 街中, 路上駐車, PORSCHE, 911, 992
Porsche 911

Porsche 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...

Porsche 911
ポルシェ911GT3ツーリング | 車, 道路, ガードレール, 木, 走行中, 山道, PORSCHE, 911, 991
Porsche 911

Porsche 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...

Porsche 911
空冷ポルシェ911（964） | 車, 道路, 森, 木, 走行中, 山道, PORSCHE, 911, 964
Porsche Maintenance Costs

Porsche Maintenance Costs, Porsche 911

What’s Going On This Year? The Air Conditioning in My Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) Isn’t ...

The air conditioning in our air-cooled Porsche 911 (964) recently stopped working, so my husband wrote about what happened. I hope you’ll take a look. Air Conditioning in an Air-Cooled Porsche Lately, we’ve been taking turns driving our Porsches, switching from one to another every week. With summer approaching and temperatures climbing, I decided to take the 964 out for the first time in a while. I started the engine in the parking lot and...

Porsche Maintenance Costs, Porsche 911
車, 空, 雲, フェンス, 駐車場, 駐車場, 屋外, PORSCHE, 911, 992
Porsche 911

Porsche 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...

Porsche 911, Our Car Life
ポルシェ911カブリオレ（992） | 車, 道路, 建物, 街灯, 木, 市街地, 路上駐車, PORSCHE, 911, 992
Porsche 911

Porsche 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...

Porsche 911, Our Car Life
ポルシェオーナーのガレージ | 車, 建物, ガレージ, 階段, 家具, ガレージ, 屋内展示, PORSCHE, LAMBORGHINI, FERRARI, 911, AVENTADOR, F8, 930, SVJ, TRIBUTO
Our Car Life

Our Car Life

A Return Visit to a Porsche Owner’s Garage: It’s Practically a Museum!

A Porsche Owner’s Dream Garage The other day, I had the chance to visit the garage of a Porsche owner who has always been so kind to us. I’d visited once before, but this time my husband had a car part to drop off, so he asked, “Since we’re going anyway, would you like to come along?” This owner’s garage is a beautifully refined space, full of thoughtful details. Until now, when I pictured a...

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