Panamera and air-cooled 911.

In the pastPresident Suga of WRP for inviting us to a driving event at Fuji Speedway.The other day, I went on a touring trip to Fukui Prefecture with a family of four. I had been looking forward to joining my family of four for some time, but the day before, my second daughter came down with a stomach flu and...(This pattern is now also a regular occurrence.)

."I'm afraid I'm staying away.I had given up thinking, "I'm not sure I can do this," but the medicine I got from the doctor worked so well that my second daughter's health recovered instantly, and she was able to join the touring on short notice.

As a matter of fact, IThis is my first time participating in touringI was a little nervous about what everyone would talk about and what kind of people would be there. So I was a little nervous, wondering what we would talk about together and what kind of people would come, but when I actually joined the tour, everyone was very nice and it was a very enjoyable touring debut.

Go to Solanone Restaurant

WRP, the organizer of the event, is a Nagoya-based company, so many participants came from the Nagoya area, but we were heading from Hyogo.The lunch stop, "Solanone RestaurantMeet up with us atThe restaurant is located in Azumigawa, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Solanone Shokudo is located in Azumigawa, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture. You can cook rice in a kamado and enjoy dishes made with vegetables grown in the area.A natural restaurant with a focus onThis is the atmosphere.

*Image source.Solanone Restaurant

We left home at 8:30 that morning, my husband in his air-cooled 911 (964C2) and my daughters and I in our Panamera. We got on the Meishin Expressway and continued driving at a brisk pace toward our destination, but the area where we exited the expressway was quite crowded. That's what happens on a holiday, I guess.

Then we drove about 30 minutes down the road.Stop at a convenience store and take a breakThe children were in the middle of planting rice in the rice paddies around here. There are many rice paddies in this area, and it was just rice planting season, so the children were "in theSo much water!He was unexpectedly excited, saying, "I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do.

Well...these kids have never seen rice planting or the sight of seedlings being planted.

I was born and raised in the countryside of Kyoto, surrounded by rice paddies, so I am familiar with this scene. Even in my elementary school classes, we were allowed to borrow nearby rice paddies to plant and harvest rice.Making and eating rice cakes with rice we harvested ourselvesIt had become a yearly tradition that the

During rice planting, the students go barefoot into the rice paddies, and the students are always saying, "I'm not going to be able to do that.Ow! I got bit by a leech!or "You're right, he's sucking blood!I used to be allowed to plant rice with a lot of yelling and squealing... But now, I guess such experiences are no longer possible due to safety considerations.

After admiring the rice paddies for a while, we set out again for Solanone Restaurant. This area isThe farm road was very clean and pleasant.However, there were still many slow-moving cars, so I could not drive at a good pace. Well, it is a road for local people's daily lives, so I guess it was inevitable.

Five minutes from our destination, the road suddenly became narrow. There were places where barely a single car could pass. The air-cooled car is compact, so there is plenty of room, but the Panamera was on the edge, which made me nervous.

After passing through this mountain road, we came to a corner of a private house, but "theWhat, is there really a restaurant here?I turned the next corner and found Solanone Diner.

It's a nice, lush green place. I could see horses grazing in the back. And when I looked at what appeared to be a parking lot, I saw that it was already filled with Porsches and other famous cars!

."Porsche on a green carpetThe "M" is a little uncomfortable, but it fits surprisingly well. This time, about 15 cars with 30 members participated in the touring. Looking at the license plates, there were vehicles from Hamamatsu, Nagoya, and Kobe, just like ours.

By the way, this restaurant has a "Kamado Rice SetThe children ordered curry and rice. All of the dishes were delicious, with a taste of the ingredients and a flavor that pleased my body.

After lunch, the owners and their families exchange information with each other, and the children go barefoot and have fun.It's not safe to drive a Panamera with all this sand and grass.The children were very happy to be able to run around in the great outdoors.

Next→Touring in a Panamera under clear blue skies along the Japan Sea!

Departure for the Sea of Japan

After playing and talking for a while, the next step is to go all the way toAiming for Fukui's seaside roadThe weather then gradually improved. Then the weather gradually recovered.

As I drove, I looked to the side and saw the deep blue Sea of Japan below. It was a deep blue, different from the Pacific Ocean, and very beautiful.

Previously, the "The Sea of Japan is a cloudy, stormy sea with spraying waves.I had a selfish image of the Sea of Japan, but on a clear day, the Sea of Japan is so beautiful. It was a wonderful view.

It was so beautiful that we all hurriedly parked our cars in a parking lot along the way and had some time to take pictures. However, my daughters who were in the Panamera were still sleeping.

The fact that I was sleeping like this probably means that I had done some aggressive driving on the mountain roads... (-_-) After that, it was time to go to our final destination, a souvenir spot in Tsuruga.Sea of Japan Fish Townto the goal. The road was very beautiful in the meantime.

Toll driveways like the XXX line are beautiful, of course.It is the roads, especially the unnamed extensive farm roads and seaside roads, that are great.I thought again that there must be many more good roads in Japan...and arrived safely at my destination, "Nihonkai Sakana Machi".

Not only can you buy seafood souvenirs here, but you can actually eat seafood bowls and sashimi here. There was a group of visitors, and the restaurant was quite crowded. However, my family is not really interested in gourmet food.After walking through the area, I bought only Haniage mochi (rice cakes).

While waiting for everyone to buy their souvenirs, I didn't get a chance to talk to everyone.A family participated in an Alfa Romeo GiuliettaI was able to talk a little with Anything.The husband bought a Giulietta MT, and now his wife is driving it with ease.So.

."Oooh! You're a fellow wife brainwashed by her husband!I enjoyed talking with the family members while saying, "I'm so happy to see you. It was a touring trip that made me realize once again that people who love cars are really good people.

After we broke up, we drove home via the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway. My husband, who was driving behind me, took a picture of the back of the Panamera. I was surprised to see such a cool looking Panamera.

About Panamera

This was the first time I had the opportunity to participate in a touring trip in a Panamera, and this is what I thought after returning home.

The Panamera is a very nice car, but it just wasn't enough."

And.（No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no...! (I know I will be scolded, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! (I know I will be scolded for this.)...I was just a little surprised myself because I had never felt this way before after coming home in the Panamera.

The Panamera is aHigh-speed stability is also high, and even long-distance high-speed driving is non-stressful and not tiring at all.The car also turns easily on mountain passes without any problem, and does not feel at all like a huge vehicle. The rear seats are spacious and comfortable.Such a well made and great car for a family road trip!I even think, "I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that.

It's just that "Too great a car, no room for human intervention.It's also true that the "I'm not a fan of this.

Even if you're not a confident car driver like me.If you let the Panamera take care of you, you will have no problems and drive rather well.Even in curves on mountain roads, there is no need to think about load transfer, and no matter when you step on the brake or accelerator pedal, the car makes the turn as if it is cutting into the road with a good feeling. It even makes me feel like I am a better driver.

In other words, it's too well-made a car to be called "The feeling of driving with your own handsIt's hard to savor the "I'm not a fan of the Panamera". I have been driving Panamera for more than 3 years now, so I am not sure if I feel this way because I have become a little accustomed to Panamera... I felt this time that Panamera is truly a car like an honor student.

When I told my husband about it.

I was going to drive the Panamera turbo in its full glory, but I thought it was an unrestricted speed section of the Autobahn.Even at the Nürburgring.I guess I'll have to go there. In Japan, there are not many places where the true value of the Panamera Turbo can be demonstrated, so in the end, it will be a treasured possession.
Also, as Matsutoya once said.I like cars with a little bit of quirkiness more than cars that are more honorary.That's why I still take good care of my 996 GT3." Indeed, I think that's true.

And. I see.

However, if you were to ask me, "Well, would you want a different car instead of a Panamera?" I would have to ask, "I don't think that would be possible. "Ahhh...the Panamera was great...I miss the Panamera...I'm going to have to get in that car every day, thinking, "I'm going to have to get in that car every day," (explosion).

That is how great a car the Panamera must be.

But I never thought that the day would come when I would feel this way. Well, anyway, for now, let's just practice hard so I can drive the BMW 320i first!