Porsche, Last WEC

I am here at Fuji Speedway today to watch the WEC. To be precise, today is the qualifying round, so I came ahead to watch the race tomorrow.WEC stands for FIA World Endurance Championship.It's one of the world championships of endurance racing.Since this would be the last time a Porsche would participate in this race, I had been planning to go and see it for some time.

So today, I woke up at 5:00 a.m., got ready in a flurry of activity, got into the Panamera Turbo that had just been delivered the other day, left the girls at my parents' house, and my wife and I headed straight east.

First, we headed for the Hakone Turnpike.

Panamera and rain

The Hakone Turnpike is the most popular road in Japan.The road where Car Graphic TV is being recorded.I had seen it many times and wanted to run it at least once, but I was concerned about the weather. The weather was holding up for a while after we arrived at the site, but gradually the skies started to look a bit iffy...

Soon after, fog began to roll in. By the time we reached the top, we were in this state.

Wow, I can't see anything, not even Mt.

As you can see, the parking lot, which is usually full of driving enthusiasts and cars on Saturdays, was deserted.

To my husband.

Why of all places, heavy rain and thick fog! Something strange happens every time Mina-chan comes along.

I was told. Indeed. It often happens that when I put money in a vending machine and press a button, no juice comes out, or when I try to install software that everyone else can install without any problem, but for some reason an error occurs and I can't do it. So there is no denying that strange things happen.

Driving in Panamera

And then, to regain my composure, my husband took over driving and we set off in the fog!

Driving the Panamera Turbo on mountain roads for the first time, the first thing I felt was.Handling accuracy". While the previous 970 Panamera Edition also "handled without a millimeter of deviation," the Panamera TurboNot even a 0.1 mm discrepancy.The sensation of "I'm not sure what to do". As you turn the steering wheel, the car turns in the way you envisioned. It even feels as if you have become one with the car.

It is truly a "Jinba Ittai" (unity of man and horse).

Even when driving hard through a series of curves on a mountain road, there is little roll. The car turns as smoothly as if it were skiing.There is not the slightest hint of the huge body, which is 5 meters long and weighs more than 2 tons.It was like driving a small sports car.

My husband was also impressed, saying, 'It's like driving a Boxster.

The only factor that makes it so easy is that it's so easy to get around.'Because I added the rear axle steering option.'It may be. Normally, only the front tires would turn when the steering wheel is turned, but the back tires also turn, which I think makes the car turn more smoothly and in a smaller radius. So, even though it is such a big car, it is easy to turn sharp curves and to park very easily.

Panamera Turbo, a truly amazing car.

The awesomeness of the Panamera.

In addition to the handling, the brakes are also excellent. When the brake pedal is depressed, the car decelerates without any play at all, just as if it were hitting the ground. There is no sense of fear or sudden braking. Motor journalist Goro Okazaki also said, "I've never seen anything like this.The brakes feel good."She said. It was while we were talking about this that my husband

The Porsche's brakes are so great that if you were to almost hit an oncoming car or something, you'd be able to just drive right into it," he said.Don't try to avoid them with the steering wheel, but step on the brake as hard as you can.After that, you should calmly swerve to avoid them. If you swerve in a hurry, you may cause a serious accident.

It was at that very moment that he said, "I'm not going to be able to do it.

What a surprise, three deer suddenly jumped out onto the road: ！！！！！

(Photo is for reference only)

WOW!!!

I quickly slammed on the brakes, and the Panamera came to a stop right then and there. The deer crossed in front of us as if nothing had happened.

No, no, no, I didn't hear anything about deer.(There were signs, though.)

My heart almost stopped and a funny sweat broke out all at once. Still, I was so glad I didn't hit a deer with my new Panamera. My husband was

Like, "Yeah, yeah, like right now! But you were still hesitant, so you should go all the way! By the way, I've been here many times, and I've never seen a deer.

And...there were no words to return. The appearance of the deer drained my energy and soon I was out of strength and game over. I then took over driving with my husband. Please don't let anything strange happen tomorrow.