Porsche Road Tests Articles

2005 Porsche Cayenne S - Long Term Test - Update

In the second installment of this series, our Deputy Editor drives the 2005 Porsche Cayenne S for a while and offers his new car test review. more

2005 Porsche Cayenne S - Long Term Test - Part 5

Rob Halstrom heads to Arizona in the 2005 Porsche Cayenne S and discusses its functionality as a road car and large-capacity hauler. more

2005 Porsche Cayenne S - Long Term Test - Wrap Up

Our year-long test of the 2005 Porsche Cayenne has come to an end. We present our final review, and take comments from our readers. more

2005 Porsche Cayenne S Long Term Test: Part 2

Our long-term test 2005 Porsche Cayenne S goes to the high desert and mountains for some off-road action. more

2005 Porsche Cayenne S - Long Term Update

It's true the ec staff logs more frequent flyer mileage than we care to admit, with three scheduled trips to Europe in November more

2005 Porsche Cayenne S Long-Term Test Introduction

We have a 2005 Porsche Cayenne S to drive and test for a year. In this, part one of the series, our editor discusses Cayenne basics. more

2005 Porsche Cayenne S - Long-Term Update

In the first written installment on our long-term Cayenne (ec 05/05), Editor Bidrawn referred to it as "a lifted 911, a sports c more

2005 Porsche Cayenne S - Long-Term Update

It's hard to write about a car I don't like. It's even harder when I can't put my finger on what specifically I didn't like abou more

2005 Porsche Cayenne S - Long-Term Intro

The photography on these pages was done in a remote section of the Mojave Desert. Most of you will never go there nor would you more

2003 Porsche 911 C4S - Long-Term Update

More than a decade ago, I saw this spot and remember thinking it would be the perfect backdrop for a special car. Since then, I' more

2003 Porsche 911 C4S: Long-term Update

From Los Angeles it takes 5 hours to get here, over roads stretching to the horizon. Along the way there is a smattering of long, fast sweepers, tight hairpins and a few grades that make big-rig drivers reach for their lowest gears. It was during those 5 hours more

2003 Porsche 911 C4s - Long-Term Update

It's still a 911, isn't it? It may be as large as a whale (killer), and like a whale, this one needs water to live, but with the more

Long-Term Update: 2003 Porsche Carrera C4S

It's still a 911, isn't it? It may be as large as a whale (killer), and like a whale, this one needs water to live, but with the exception of the crest, there isn't one carryover component from the days when all real Porsches were windsuckers. Still, this is a more

Long-Term Update: 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera C4S

A question raised while negotiating 25 miles of stop-and-go commuter traffic: If the 911 is considered to be an uncompromised "driver's" car, owned by people serious about the sports car experience, then why is it so easy to drive? And why is its day-to-day in more

Long-Term Intro: 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

Its Seal Grey Metallic paint is an appropriate color for a sports car whose shape has been compared to a breaching killer whale. Its black full leather interior is equally apropos to the vehicle's luxury status. And even though its color scheme enhances the ca more

2002 Porsche 911 Carrera Part 5: Wrap-up

Imagine being totally, hopelessly in love with a person. Every minute you spend, every word you exchange, every step you dance, every time you look at them across the room is a pleasure. You fit, in personality and body. You have an awareness that, whether it more

2002 Porsche 911 Carrera Part 4: Update

There comes a time in every budding romance when the question is asked, "Will this love last?" more

2002 Porsche 911 Carrera Part 3: Update

Our Porsche 911 is the most blessed of the cars in european car's long-term stable and, sadly, it is also the most cursed. The blessings are many. It has a powerful, responsive, torque-happy engine that seems capable of outputting more (a wee bit, at least) th more

2000 Porsche Boxster S Part 2: Update

Imagine that you have the keys to a Boxster S for the weekend, perfect weather, and no particular plans nor requirements for your time. The voices in my head told me that such a situation carries with it a burden of duty. I try to do the right things in life, more

2000 Porsche Boxster S Part 3: Update

The driver is doing everything wrong. Braking mid-apex, accelerating at the wrong time, short-shifting, taking lines less defined than a plate of spaghetti. My 10-year-old son drives better. More than once I was tempted to pull the wheel from his hand and redi more

2000 Porsche Boxster S Part 4: Update

I've never admitted this before: I like torque. I realize that doesn't sound too extreme, until you understand that "I like torque" should be interpreted in the same way as "I like to breathe." Obviously horsepower is a good thing, but unless there is torque t more

2002 Porsche 911 Carrera Part 2: Update

I just bought my first house. Nothing fancy. Six rooms. About 1,350 sq ft. Two-car garage. Cost me about seven million bucks, but it only needs paint, landscaping and a new roof. Welcome to L.A. I just got a dog, too. In other words, I'm on the fast track to m more

2000 Porsche Boxster S Part 1: Intro

Porsche's tradition of constantly improving and refining its automobiles is nowhere more evident than in the Boxster S. Its larger 3.2-liter six transforms what is already one of the world's nicest sports cars into a machine where "nice" gets replaced by such more

2002 Porsche 911 Carrera Part 1: Intro

European car's long-term fleet minus a Porsche is like a Swabian menu without Spaetzle or Maultaschen (you know, that infamous giant ravioli of Stuttgart). It's like eating a warm, salty pretzel without washing it down with a cold Rotochsen Pils. more

2002 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe - Long-Term Intro

2002 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe more