While that might have been the case in ye’ olde tymes (pre-1970s) you can rest assured that all fuel made by any of the majors is interchangeable (they all have to meet federal standards). In fact, the gas you buy at Exxon, Chevron, BP is just as likely NOT refined by the respective company. All of these companies buy…

We rented one in Santorini and it was the perfect beach car for a small island. I wouldn’t want to drive it on any sort of high-speed interstates because I think our smoothie blender might have more power than that car had. But for maneuvering around and between Greek villages it was great. Perfect really.

I used to think that killing a bunch of kids was the line in the sand that America would never cross. I have sadly been proved quite wrong on that one. Now I’m not sure where, or if, the line is drawn.

Shea Adam is the absolute best thing about IMSA coverage. Her knowledge about racing, race strategy, the paddock, and the people in racing is inexhaustible. She somehow bridges the gap between the technical aspects and the human-interest stories...all while doing it during a 30 second pit stop segment. AND giving us…

I see no logical way to fix that issue— the engines are what the engines are— other than switching off the Sport / Sport Chrono modes altogether.

Bombshell Betty is (was) owned by Don Cash. He didn’t do the original build but bought her about 3 years ago and was planning to run her at the Flats this year—looking for another speed record—after some modifications. Unfortunately, Don passed away this year while climbing Mt. Everest (there are numerous stories…

They mentioned Angleton, TX at the beginning. That’s just south of Houston. Fun Jalop fact: Angleton is the location of MSR Houston race track. And not much else.

Porsche of Jacksonville (FL) (Brumos Porsche—yes, that Brumos) has had a 959 on display occasionally from the Brumos Collection. Interesting note is that this particular 959 was once Helmuth Bott’s personal 959, which I think is VERY cool.

Except that it’s not actually tape on this model. The “tape” portion is the only clear part of the headlamp with the outside sections being frosted glass, making the X look darker in the photos . My guess is that there is 0% chance that the frosted glass could would get past any production car regulations, sadly.

To be fair, you’d have to ALSO be in the virtual gravel trap so it shouldn’t be an issue. I’m talking all four wheels off here, not dropping a wheel over the curb.

They have all the tools that they need for a solution: Virtual Gravel Traps

The shifter was pulled over into fully manual mode for all of the lap. He threw it back into full-auto mode there. I’m not sure WHY he did it though. The GT2RS might not give you access to 7th in manual mode (it’s locked out on other Porsches in Sport+, for instance)? But you usually don’t want 7th in other PDK…

(disclaimer: I’m not a chemical engineer but my wife is. For a premium brand oil company.)

To be fair to Porsche it’s usually not the dealerships that are marking them up in their case. It’s the initial buyers that are marking up limited editions that they have access to because they are on the allocation list. Porsche has resale rules about that for these limited-edition buyers but some people either…

It’s called the 981 Cayman S. Granted, not *quite* 2500lbs, but close in other respects. Plus you get the advantage of mid-engine.

It really depends on if you want to keep it in the torque band. You can easily drive around town in 4th at about 2500RPM without issue but you aren’t going to be in the power band that starts up about 4-5k in the 987/981s.

I agree that it’s the best bang for the buck as far as performance. But a sports car isn’t always all about performance. It’s certainly the overwhelming contributor but experience also plays a strong role and the 718 quite obviously falls short in that category when compared to it’s predecessors. It’s unfortunate…

I haven’t ever seen where they are on paper saying that. Every indication is that the neutering happened at the behest of US efficiency compliance and especially the Chinese market.

Actually most Cayman owners that I know buy it because it’s simply a great driver’s car. The engine is in the correct place and it handles like a dream. The 981 is closer in size to older 911s. Add to that the fact that you can restore most of the flat-6 power that the current 911 has via tuning and it’s kind of a…

I’ve been to Makr’s place to see the Alpha. It’s incredible from a craftsmanship and engineering perspective. The design is by an architect from Turkey that designs bikes as a hobby (I think, I don’t have his name handy...sorry about that). But Makr did the entire build using all custom parts that he made on his own…