Various versus, supercars in incongruous settings and an unknown hero of Porsche's history all vying for your attention in this week's round-up. Here goes!
A week of rivalries here on PH, with our all-conquering
BMW M135i long-termer
endless comparisons
off the spec sheet and onto the road. First contender? The Toyota GT86. Read
how it went here
and expect more in coming weeks. A sibling rivalry was discussed as
Porsche released a video
of GT3 figurehead Andreas Preuninger singing the praises of his latest work ... immediately in the wake of the launch of the Turbo and Turbo S. This
internal battle for supremacy
within the 991 911 range was explored further by Dan Prosser, fresh back from
the Turbo launch
. From the sublime to the ridiculous, that Friday feeling put into video form with a rather more sedate street race between
two British classics
Now, we're always talking about cars. But this week we actually discussed driving them too, our sponsored content from Dunlop supporting Steve Sutcliffe on an assault of
the Stelvio Pass
in a Nissan GT-R and shared anecdotes from PHers who've done the same with varying degrees of success. Then Dan shared his Dream Drive and
favourite B-road
in North Yorkshire which, happily enough, leads straight to his front door. On two wheels PH2 man Jon Urry shared the trials and tribulations of learning to ride a bike and the choices available for those learning to ride under
new licence rules
. Real driving, again with a Porsche bent, came from a meeting with Herbert Linge who's been at the heart of the firm from the earliest days and has raced and rallied everything from 550 Spyders in the Mille Miglia to 911s on the Monte and 917s at Le Mans.
Quite a life
, and he's not hung up his driving gloves yet.
The pre-Frankfurt hype has been a little gentler than expected, probably because everyone's still on their holidays. Expect it to kick off in earnest next week but we've had early news of Peugeot's
exciting looking 308 R
Volvo Concept Coupe
to preview the next XC90 (nor us) and the fastest Insignia in the west with the facelifted
170mph VXR Supersports
Mk1 Golf GTI
covered the used options while our
Maestro Shed Of The Week
... provoked debate. To put it politely.
Matt's out in America with Nissan where he's driving, well, everything the firm makes. That includes the PH-worthy end of the spectrum - 370Zs, GT-Rs, etc - but also Cedric taxis, US market V8 vans and oddball JDM delivery trucks. He'll be reporting in over the weekend so keep an eye
on his liveblog
. Meanwhile Dan responded to
a call from Jaguar
taking issue with our review of
the XFR-S
. Chris rekindled his love for Alpina's products with a video on
the B3 Biturbo
before Dan bravely attempted to convince the PH masses 12 grand for
a diesel Impreza
sounds like a good idea. Few agreed.
- K-Tec Renaultsport Twingo
- Alfa Romeo 4C
- Frankfurt, Salon Prive and Goodwood Revival
- BMW M135i vs ... The World (continued)