Behind the Wheel: 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo: Kinetic Art That Really Moves You September 24, 2006
This entirely tractable daily driver performs like a purpose-built racecar. It accelerates with the explosive power of a rifle shot, then stops like a bullet hitting a tree. CREATING a rocket-fast, world-class supercar that is also usable, dependable and workaday-sensible is like persuading an abstract expressionist to paint by the numbers. He might do it for a moment or two if you asked politely, daubing cobalt blue on ?5? and burnt umber on ?23.? But all the while, he aches to fling gobs of paint at the canvas ? not by the numbers, but by the bucket. Which brings …
With That Saucy Swagger, She Must Drive a Porsche June 13, 2006
Most drivers’ faces and bearing give away clues that tip off their favored model of car, a study has found. Some people seem a perfect fit for the cars they drive, like Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his Hummer, Michael Jordan and his Ferrari. Yet most drivers’ faces and bearing give away clues that tip off their favored model, a new study has found. Psychologists at Julius-Maximilians University in Wurzburg, Germany, report in a recent issue of the Journal of Individual Differences that students correctly matched photographs of male and female drivers to pictures of the cars they drove almost …
Porsche to launch ‘entry-level’ Cayman May 22, 2006
Following the successful market launch of the Cayman S in autumn 2005, Porsche is introducing the Cayman, a new ‘entry-level’ version of the mid-engine sports coupe. Based on the Boxster series, the two-seater is powered by a six-cylinder boxer engine with a capacity of 2.7 liters and developing an output of 245 bhp. With its high and sustained propulsive power in the lower and medium speed ranges, the model has a top speed of 258 kilometers per hour, accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds. “The Cayman is convincing proof of the fact that outstanding performance …