I've been there for the interview!

I recently went to interview a company in Kyoto that sells, maintains, and repairs foreign cars.Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, AudiWe deal in a large number of foreign cars such as the following, ranging in age from classic cars to the latest models.
For this interview, I interviewed Mr. M, the son of the founder.(The content of the interview will be posted in a later article.)

What car do you want most?

Mr. M is also a former Super Taikyu racer, and we asked him some questions.After all the different cars you've seen and driven, what's the one you want the most right now?"

Then Mr. M answered without hesitation, "It's a Porsche 911.

Why Porsche and not some other manufacturer?"When I asked, "What do you think of this?

Porsche is aRunning, stopping, turning."This car has a very good balance of the following. Many cars made by other manufacturers "run" well but do not stop or turn well, or are generally well made but do not give the driver the feeling of being able to drive as he or she pleases.But Porsche is different.No other car allows you to drive as you wish and enjoy driving so much.

And. 'Why a 911 out of all the Porsches?' I asked.The 911 is the sports car that most strongly expresses Porsche's DNA.This was the case.

Mission E is about to be released.

There has been a lot of talk recently about the news that Porsche has finally revealed all the details of the Mission E electric car developed...

Will Porsche be able to maintain its Porsche-ness when it comes to electric vehicles?

When we went from air-cooling to water-cooling, theIf it ain't air-cooled, it ain't a Porsche."I heard that there were many genuine Porsche fans who said, "I'm not a Porsche fan, but I'm a Porsche fan.I definitely prefer NA, not turbo!"There are many people who say, "I'm not a good person. My husband is the same way.

And in the future, engines will be replaced by motors and electric cars... I asked Mr. M about that, too.

As a car enthusiast, I'm a little sad to see the transition to electric cars. The acceleration of electric cars is amazing, but I'm not going to be able to enjoy that nice feeling of the engine... Plug-in hybrids also still feel a little uncomfortable with the sensation of braking.

And.

The Seven-Five-Three Tree Speaks Like This

I was browsing the Internet, thinking, "I see," when I came across this article.

Mynavi News, "The Era of Electrification of Sports Cars Has Arrived, Can Porsche Maintain Its "Character"?

After all, this is a very interesting point for Porsche fans and automobile enthusiasts. The article included comments from Mr. Shimeki, president of Porsche Japan, who rode in the Mission E prototype.

According to President Shimeki, Mission E is "unmistakably a Porsche.

The computer can change the steering characteristics, and the control of the drive wheels seems more precise than in engine cars, but Porsche developers say that (electrification) is a technology to help the driver, not for the car to control the driving like an automatic car. The driver does not have to take his or her hands off the wheel.Running, turning, and stopping movementsand they believe that EVs must feel the same way as engine cars.
Not the awesomeness of the controller.There is a definition within Porsche AG (headquarters in Germany) that a sports car must have a sense of oneness between man and horse as its foundation"
Source.Mynavi News, "The Era of Electrification of Sports Cars Has Arrived, Can Porsche Maintain Its "Character"?

Oh...yeah!!! (Holy crap, comments like this make me want to test drive Mission E even more. Well, I guess it will be a while before it comes to Japan...

I would love to visit a dealer when it lands in Japan and experience an electric car with a Porsche-ism!