Tests and Features

Does anybody know where Skelleftea is? It’s in northern Sweden, and many manufacturers go there in the winter to test their upcoming vehicles' winter characteristics. It’s also where Porsche asked us to visit to test-drive their 2015 Cayenne GTS and Turbo S. We can expect some pretty bad weather, and …

In 2014, we saw one new model after another. So many, in fact, that it’s hard to do justice to the topic in just one article. To keep it simple, I’ve selected one game-changing vehicle per category. These are not necessarily the best-in-class winners, but they’re the vehicles that set …

Thank you, Porsche. Thank you for taking the floaties off of the Boxster's sublime platform and giving it a push towards the deep end of the sports car swimming pool. After years of hamstringing the Boxster in the power department so as to prevent the company's 911 Carrera Cabriolet halo …

Car enthusiasts don’t want toys. Sure, they may look happy unwrapping a snowbrush or a Mopar clock, but what they really want is an actual car. Fortunately, tastes differ widely, so loved ones have a lot of latitude when choosing the ideal gift. During a meeting of utmost importance held …

Wiggle, wiggle. Coming downhill out of turn four at Willow Springs International Raceway carrying a little too much speed in the 2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, I was immediately made aware of the coupe’s 3.8-litre flat-six engine’s mounting position at the very rear of the car, hanging out over the …

The 2015 Porsche 911 Targa 4 is proof that infinite variation on a theme can serve as a viable business strategy in the sports car universe. Simultaneously tapping retro-themed styling and gee-whiz technological wizardry, the 911 Targa 4 is wedged between the 911 coupe and the open-air 911 Cabriolet, giving …

Some models are born to shine! It all starts with a great platform. Once a platform has proven itself, automakers will use and reuse it to ensure the success of their other models. That’s exactly what happened with the 2014 Porsche Cayenne / 2014 Volkswagen Touareg duo. While the Cayenne …

If I had asked you last year to identify the most affordable member of the Porsche family, you probably would have pointed your finger at the Boxster, the brand's entry-level compact roadster. As logical as that seems, you would have been mistaken - it was actually the Cayenne SUV, albeit …

When Porsche builds a series of models, it does so very carefully. Kind of like building a house. Every time one is fully revamped, the Zuffenhausen brand first introduces the regular model, which acts as the foundation of the structure. Next comes a more powerful S version with extra equipment.

What would you say to rising before the sun and hopping on a six-hour flight to the other side of the continent just to do two laps in a car? If you’re anything like us, you’d be out of bed at 2 a.m. and fly for twice as long if …