A Long-Awaited Ride in the Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) The other day, I took my family of four on a visit to both sides of our family graves in our air-cooled Porsche 911 (964). It had been over a year and a half since we last took a mid-distance drive with all four of us in the air-cooled Porsche. The last time we all rode together in the air-cooled Porsche, the kids were fighting in...
Porsche 911 GT3, Night Drive The other day, I had a reason to take the GT3 out at night, and my husband said, “If you’re just driving around the neighborhood, the engine won’t warm up properly before you’re done, so why not take it for a longer drive?” Taking him up on his suggestion, I decided to enjoy a little drive in the GT3. I thought, “Even if I’m just going for a short drive,...
New Porsche 911 (992) Manual Transmission Today’s Porsche news announced that the new 911 (992) Carrera S and 4S models can now be ordered with a 7-speed manual transmission. Currently, this option is mainly available in the European market, and the manual transmission can be selected at no extra cost. Features of the New Manual Transmission It consists of a dual-mass flywheel and a dual-disc clutch (self-adjusting), and the rev-matching function (auto-blip) is active in...
The other day, I introduced an article about my husband’s touring trip titled A 2-Day, 700km Journey in a Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964), and this is the second part. Please enjoy. Porsche 911 Touring Day 2 In Kochi city, we stayed one night at one of our regular hotels, Hotel Nikko Kochi Asahi Royal. It has a mechanical parking garage with a width limit of 1850mm, so a 964 or Boxster can fit. Since going...
A while ago, my husband went on a solo tour in our air-cooled Porsche and wrote down his impressions. I’m sharing this in two parts—front and back—so please enjoy if you like. Porsche 911 Touring Day 1 With some free time at last, he decided to go on an overnight tour, something he hadn’t done recently. This time, his partner was the Porsche 911 Carrera 2 (964). It’s been about a year and a half...
About Car Engine Sounds When driving, I’ve come to truly appreciate how important engine sounds are. Back when I had no interest in cars at all, I used to think, “Car engine sounds are just noisy.” But recently, I’ve come to believe that engine sounds are an essential and cherished part of the driving experience. That said, it’s hard to say “this car’s engine sound is the best” because the quality of an engine sound...
My First Drive in the 911 GT3 in a While The other day, I drove the Porsche 911 GT3 for the first time in a while. I hadn’t driven since late last year due to morning sickness, and even after feeling better, I hadn’t gotten behind the wheel—so it was probably about six months since my last drive. In the past, just the thought of the GT3 intimidated me, and I couldn’t drive it properly....
ポルシェ911 GTS（PDK）を試乗させて頂くことができた。わが家の911GT3とどのくらい違うものなのか、パドルシフトで運転してみた感想などを書いた記事。
Porsche 911 964C2 The other day, I drove our air-cooled Porsche 911, the 964C2, for the first time in a while. The last time I drove it was in the fall of last year, so it had been over six months since I last got behind the wheel. My husband has been driving the air-cooled Porsche quite often lately, and every time he gets in, he says, The 964 is really something special. When I...
911 Carrera GTS The other day, my husband was able to borrow a 911 Carrera GTS from an acquaintance, and I got to drive it for a while. Today, I’m sharing my impressions from that experience. I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to regularly drive various Porsches in this environment—it’s a rare and valuable experience. I’d like to take this chance to thank my husband’s acquaintances here (though I doubt they read this blog, haha)....
