The Porsche Cayenne Hybrid road tested. Is it magic?

The Porsche Cayenne Hybrid road tested. Is it magic?

The Cayenne Hybrid ……an all weather Porsche. The Hybrid Cayenne was something new to us and initially we were not sure where it sat with regard to the more conventional models. The opportunity to properly try one for ourselves rather than [...]

It’s what they are built for!  Road test of a Porsche 911 2.7 S coupe.

It’s what they are built for! Road test of a Porsche 911 2.7 S coupe.

I tell customers all sorts of things….and mostly I believe them myself.  One customer who must have believed enough of what I tell him about Porsche, enough that he has bought a few, asked if we could arrange a little [...]

Porsche. What makes a Porsche so special?

Porsche. What makes a Porsche so special?

I have enthused about Porsche ever since my first drive. Not a big drive, just a few meters across the forecourt but even then , over 30 years ago, I knew  it was special. I wasn’t the only one. Since [...]

Porsche Factory demonstrator cars at Bruno

Porsche in the paddock at Bruno race track.

  Whilst at  the beautiful Bruno race track int he Chezk republic last year (see previous post) I captured some great images which I almost forgot to post and thought you might enjoy. Porsche happened to be unloading about 40 cars [...]

Why do we want a Porsche?

Why do we want a Porsche?

I was discussing this with a customer , he had come in to buy a Porsche  with no clear idea of what he wanted other than he wanted something to keep and pass on to his children. I was wondering [...]

Forget Challenge Anneka, it’s Challenge Adrian.

Forget Challenge Anneka, it’s Challenge Adrian.

For those of you of a certain age you must remember Anneka Rice and ‘Challenge Anneka’. From what I recall she zoomed around in her beach buggy and  every week she and her team were given some sort of challenge [...]

TIME WARP Porsche 968

TIME WARP Porsche 968

Found…..a  NEW / OLD Porsche. This 968 Cabriolet is a rare car in its own right, not so  many were built and in the period, 92-94 Porsche were struggling with sales, both in Europe and here in the UK although some markets [...]

Time Machines by Porsche.

Time Machines by Porsche.

I always get  a thrill to see a Porsche as close to the way it rolled of the production line and love the thought of  experiencing a Porsche exactly as the way it was intended to be when it was new. Clearly this [...]

Inside the Porsche Museum II Road Cars

Inside the Porsche Museum II Road Cars

Porsche Museum II. Following from my previous Porsche Museum  post, I thought I ought to share some more pictures. This time of Porsche road cars. The trip to the Museum was so good. I could spend days in there so if [...]

Mid Summer Porsche Review 2012.

Mid Summer Porsche Review 2012.

 Midsummer Porsche Review 2012. Far from doom and gloom, my customers are generally an optimistic bunch who are still making ends meet and having enough overlap with those ends to support buying a Porsche of some sort. One thing good [...]

Your Mum wouldnt like it, but you would. 520 hp 993 Bi Turbo.

Your Mum wouldnt like it, but you would. 520 hp 993 Bi Turbo.

Prior to sale I always like to actually drive every Porsche that passes through my hands, ‘I bet you do’ is the usual reply, but honestly it can be quite difficult to find the time and occasion to use them. [...]

The Irish dream. Restoration of a Porsche 911 SC 3.0 Targa.

The Irish dream. Restoration of a Porsche 911 SC 3.0 Targa.

In a previous blog I mentioned that we had been asked to renovate a 1979 Porsche 911 3.0Sc for a client in Ireland. I thought you might like to see the end result, here she is. It takes such a time [...]

The Porsche 911 Targa. To Targa or not?

The Porsche 911 Targa. To Targa or not?

Porsche 911 seem to invoke strong opinions wherever you are. None more so that asking  your mates in the pub. Everyone knows ‘they go through hedges backwards’, ‘ a 911 must be red’, ’it’s got to be manual’, ‘they must be coupe’. [...]

A ‘new’ 993 C4S. Better than a picture on the wall.

A ‘new’ 993 C4S. Better than a picture on the wall.

Its unbelievable. It fell into my lap. A new  993 Carrera 4S . Although my typing isnt the best this is no mistake, it had been used for only 5900 mile. I have done more  in a whole month than this Porsche had [...]

This is the start. Andy's Porsche 911 SC Targa

Fulfilling an Irish dream. Restoring a 911 3.0SC Part 1.

I get lots of different requests from all over the World asking me to find a specific Porsche,  their ‘dream’ Porsche and let me tell you that can range from a 924 through to a Carrera GT. So when I [...]

Fully restored to new condition this 993 served as a highway police car and mighty popular it would have been with the duty drivers.

The Police and Porsche

The  Porsche Museum has so many jems. I couldnt pick my favourite. However this Polizei porsche 993 sparked a memory way back when I must have been barely into double digits. I had a white and green Polizei Beetle from [...]

Inside the Porsche Museum Stuttgart.1.

Inside the Porsche Museum Stuttgart.1.

Adrian tells of his visit to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart last month.

Back to back. Boxster 986 v 987 Boxster.

Back to back. Boxster 986 v 987 Boxster.

I had the unusual opportunity to compare the original Boxster to the modern 987 back to back. It was a rush job….travelling from the UK  1200km to Stuttgart, leaving on the Plymouth to Roscoff ferry, then travelling through France, via [...]

Porsche 964 Turbo II 3.6 “Driving the time machine”.

Porsche 964 Turbo II 3.6 “Driving the time machine”.

It is one of the pleasures of this business to be able to sample special Porsche like this. With only 13000 miles from new, I imagine the experience is much the same as it would have been leaving Stuttgart in 1993. Before you get [...]

The sad 996 GT2

The sad 996 GT2

I have always taken an interest in the 996 GT2. Twin turbo, 2 wheel drive, light, no driver aids…