Weekend Watches September 13 2024
This week it’s another Porsche but not really because it’s a Singer, some Soviet Ladas in Finland, two Germans in French cars in Scotland and a V10 Nissan 240Z. Chris Harris and Singer Chris Harris, likely fresh from Joe Rogan’s…
2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S: Fasterer, Harderer
Porsche’s latest 911 range-topper goes berserk – more power, more torque, brakes that could stop the Titanic running into the iceberg. The original Porsche 911 Turbo had a couple of other names – the 930 or most famously, the Widowmaker….
2019 Porsche 911 Review: 992 Carrera 4S
The 2019 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S might be the eighth-generation 911 but it’s the first time Peter Anderson has driven one. Like the Lotus Elise, the 911 is a car I have only ever admired from afar. Almost everybody I’ve…
Second Opinion: 2019 Porsche Cayenne
Redline co-pilot Brendan Allen prised the Porsche Cayenne from Peter Anderson’s hands for a few days to see what the fuss is about. You’d be forgiven for letting this latest release from Porsche slip under the radar as the brand…
2019 Porsche Cayenne
Porsche’s saviour, the Cayenne, is now in its third generation. It’s the quintessential performance SUV, with the right badge and the right price for that badge. Times have changed. Where the Cayenne was easily king of kids a decade and…
2019 Porsche 911 (992) Unveiled
Like so many fast cars, it feels like ages since we first heard that this car was coming. And now it’s here. Porsche is starting with the S models, saying that they sell better. The new car looks terrific. If…
Know Your 911: Part 7 – the 991
Longer, wider, lighter, faster. The 991 911 has been with us for seven years but certainly made its mark. The 991 launched in 2011, with the usual “how can you tell it’s new” jokes to go with it. Porschephiles don’t…
Know Your 911: Part 6 – the 997
Six generations in and the 911 range got bigger and deeper. With variants galore to suit all tastes, from a sweet entry-level Carrera 2 to fire-breathing GT2 RS. 997 Carrera GTS The 997 arrived in a blaze. In 2004, Porsche…
Know Your 911: Part 5 – the 996
Porsche’s fifth 911, the 996, re-wrote big chunks of the rule book. Longer, wider and with fried egg headlights, it also had – gasp – a watercooled flat-six. Did the 996…dilute the brand? (I am not sorry) Looking for the…
Know Your 911: Part 4 – the 993
In the fourth edition of the run-up to the 911’s eighth generation, we have a look at the last of the air-cooled 911s, the 993. Looking for the rest of the series? Click here! 993 Targa You know Porsche kept…