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Porsche Cayman

New Porsche 718 Cayman GT4: The Spec My Husband Would Choose

The new Cayman GT4 and 718 Spyder have just been announced, and Porsche talk has taken over the Twitter scene since yesterday. But the configurator was already live overseas, so my husband gave it a go. He approached it from the perspective of “what I’d choose if I were buying one,” and here’s the spec he came up with. New 718 Cayman GT4 Exterior First up, the color: Miami Blue. Racing Yellow was tempting, but...

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Porsche Boxster

Breaking: New Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 and 718 Spyder Debut with Long-Awaited Naturally Asp...

Porsche’s press release this morning announced that the new 718 GT4 and 718 Spyder have debuted with naturally aspirated 4.0-liter engines. My husband put together a quick rundown of the details that caught his eye, so I’m sharing it below. The New 718 Cayman GT4 and 718 Spyder The long-awaited press release arrived this morning. The new 718 GT4 and 718 Spyder are here. Let’s take a look at the details that stood out to...

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Touring Reports

A 3,000-Kilometer Tohoku Road Trip in a Porsche Boxster: Part 2

The Boxster Road Trip Continues Following Part 1 of our 3,000-kilometer Tohoku road trip in a Porsche Boxster, ポルシェ ボクスターで行く東北3000kmツーリング【前編】 here’s Part 2. As before, this is mostly about driving, with very little in the way of sightseeing tips—but we hope you enjoy the ride. Tohoku Boxster Road Trip: Day 3 Day three. I looked out the hotel window to find a dramatic change in the weather: clear blue skies at last. The wind was...

車, 駐車場, 駐車場, PORSCHE, 718, Boxster, 982
Reviews & Test Drives

Driving the Porsche 718 Boxster GTS: A Fresh Look at How It Compares with the 981

Test-Driving the 718 Boxster GTS In yesterday’s article, I wrote that I was disappointed not to get a chance to drive the 718 Boxster GTS. Read on, and you’ll see why I was so keen to get behind the wheel! In February, my husband got to ride along in an acquaintance’s 718 Boxster GTS, but 【ポルシェオーナーズファイル #8】718ケイマン 購入・オプション・走行レビュー This time, thanks to the owner’s generosity, we got to take it for a roughly 10-minute drive....

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Our Car Life

Porsche Owner Blog Comments, Vol. 6: Panamera Tips, 718 vs. 981, the Joy of Manual Transm...

Sharing Your Blog Comments Thank you, as always, to everyone who regularly reads the blog—and to those visiting for the first time. I periodically share comments from readers, and this is the sixth installment. As before, I’ve edited some comments slightly, adding context or excerpting only the relevant parts to make them easier to follow. Comments from Readers 718 and 981 Boxster A 718 Boxster GTS! I bought a 718 Boxster GTS from dealer inventory...

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Reviews & Test Drives

718 Boxster GTS vs. 981 Boxster GTS: A Back-to-Back Comparison

A Chance to Ride in the 718 Boxster GTS! One Saturday in February, a friend of my husband’s took delivery of a 718 Boxster GTS. They arranged to meet at the East Rokko Observatory on Royu Driveway, where my husband would get a chance to ride along. The owner kindly suggested, “Why don’t you come along too, Mina?” I’d already asked my mother-in-law to watch the kids and had been looking forward to the day....

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Reviews & Test Drives

Porsche 718 Cayman S Review: Driving Royu Driveway in Sport Plus Mode

A Panamera Recall The other day, a letter arrived from Porsche Japan about a recall affecting the 971 Panamera. I opened it to find an explanation: “Due to incorrect programming in the electric power steering control unit, power steering assistance may be lost while driving. As a result, steering effort may increase.” I’d never noticed anything like that, so I assumed our Panamera was fine. But H. from the Porsche Center got in touch right...

車, PORSCHE, 718, Cayman
Reviews & Test Drives

Test-Driving the Porsche 718 Cayman: What’s Changed Since the 981?

A Chance to Drive the 718 Cayman Recently, our local Porsche Center—the one that always takes such good care of us—was replacing the speakers in our air-cooled 911. And, amazingly, they offered us a 718 Cayman as a loaner! That morning, after dropping our daughters off at their respective schools, I headed to the Porsche Center. When I walked inside, there it was: a brilliant blue 718 Cayman right out front. It looked incredibly cool,...