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What’s the Truth About the Tiptronic in the Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964C2)?

Manual or Tiptronic? When my husband was deciding on his 911 (964C2), he was torn between “manual transmission or Tiptronic?” In the end, he chose the Tiptronic. At first, he considered a manual, but well-maintained manuals were rare, and those available were either outrageously expensive or had some kind of modification. Since he wanted a completely original condition car, he found several Tiptronic models with excellent, nearly complete maintenance records and clear provenance, all within...

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I Asked My Husband, Who Drives the Porsche 911 (964C2) Almost Every Day, What Makes It So...

Is the 911 Really That Good? It’s almost been a month since the Porsche 911 (964C2) was delivered on November 9th. Time flies… Since then, my husband has been driving this 911 almost every day and apparently has already covered over 1,000 km. He really loves it! (laughs) By the way, here’s my husband’s first impression of the car, but after driving it for a while, he said, “My feelings have changed again. The more...

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Driving a Porsche 911 on the Highway at Night (Chugoku Expressway)!

Riding in the Air-Cooled 911 with Our Family of Four The other day, we took the air-cooled 911 (964 C2) and headed to my husband’s parents’ house with our family of four. It takes about three hours round trip on the highway from our home to their place. That morning, I was excited, thinking, “It’s our first time going out with the whole family in the air-cooled 911!” I eagerly packed souvenirs and other things...

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Porsche Finally Unveils the New 911 (992)! @ Los Angeles Auto Show

The New 911 (992) Makes Its Debut Today, the 28th at 1 PM, the eighth generation “New Porsche 911 (992)” officially debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show (local time: 8 PM on the 27th). The event was live-streamed on News TV Porsche, so I sat in front of my computer starting at 12:55 PM, eagerly waiting. They really kept us waiting! (laughs) Live Stream Begins At 1 PM, the words of Ferry Porsche, the...

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Porsche GT3 (991.1) Test Drive Review

Finally, I got to drive the GT3 At the recent “Sunday Morning Gathering at Royu“, my husband was ecstatic after test driving the Porsche 911 GT3 (991.1). A few days later, I asked my husband for his impressions of the GT3 once he had calmed down, so today I’d like to share his thoughts. GT3 Test Drive Review ① Getting Started Before driving it, I had the image that cars made for the track tend...