Pr0n story

Car porn, or my week spent with a woody-inducing turbo car...

http://www.autos.ca/car-test-drives/test-drive-2014-porsche-911-turbo-s-cabriolet/

I nearly choked when I saw "Base Price: $221,200" -- but then I remembered that those were Canadian dollars, eh? But jeez, the MSRP is still $181,100 here in the US. Fantastic car, I'm certain, but how many of these cabrios does Porsche think it can sell?

Lesley's finally doing pr0n!

Hot-dang!

Wait, did you say you got a "woodie"?

The entire time I was driving it...

Yah, my first choice wouldn't be a cabrio. They let me have the regular turbo last week, but in a coupe. Drove it through major snowstorms, up to the Laurentian Mountains in Northern Quebec. I'd trust that car over a 4x4 in winter. Course, the excellent Pirelli SottoZero tires helped.

So...how do you go back to driving normal cars everyday after driving that? I could see driving a Corvette after that and berating it like a Camry. I can only image the hell of getting out of that back in to my poor little Mustang...

I use my 323 as a palate cleanser...

Seriously though, that is a good point. There are good cars, and then there are those that are in a completely other realm. By the time I turned the Porsche turbo back in, it was like spending time with a living creature. It gives you a better idea of what the scale of excellence really is. Takes me a day or two to acclimatize... and the funny thing is, that while my 323 doesn't really feel that weird when I jump back into it (other than "holy hell, no brakes!!" compared to the Porsche), most other new cars feel like roly-poly fat men.

I'm definitely not cut out for your line of work. My entire review would read:

"Oh my god! yes yes yes, oh yes! AAAAAAaaahhhhhh"

Great review, as always! 'Tender nether regions', indeed.

Thanks. Those kind of cars are easy to write about. But I've got a half-dozen generic CUV test-drives back-logged, and the prospect of tackling them is about as appealing as reading another piece about Justin Bieber...

Lesley wrote: Car porn, or my week spent with a woody-inducing turbo car...

Hmmm. Maybe it's just me, but I find I mental images of you with a woody disturbing...

foxtrapper wrote:

Lesley wrote: Car porn, or my week spent with a woody-inducing turbo car...

Hmmm. Maybe it's just me, but I find I mental images of you with a woody disturbing...

I don't know, I'm pretty comfortable with that...

Ooooo, Woody!

Hungary Bill wrote: I'm definitely not cut out for your line of work. My entire review would read: "Oh my god! yes yes yes, oh yes! AAAAAAaaahhhhhh"

Works for Richard Hammond...

Lesley wrote: Ooooo, Woody!

Well, I guess in that case, if the name fits....

nicksta43 wrote:

Hungary Bill wrote: I'm definitely not cut out for your line of work. My entire review would read: "Oh my god! yes yes yes, oh yes! AAAAAAaaahhhhhh"

Works for Richard Hammond...

As long as you work in the word pantomime once you get back to the studio....

Great writing Lesley.

you one lucky devil you.

This piece made me feel utterly inadequate.

Can you explain to me why, with sales like this, Porsche keeps showing Canada so much love? You're in a P-car every other week!

I was lucky to get access to the new models early. Now it's on to more... mainstream cars. Booking a Buick tomorrow.

4 out of 5 stars on fuel economy?

Yah! Those cars are terrific on gas if you can manage to keep your foot off the throttle. Overall, I got 8.9L/100 km over 600 km to Quebec. I mostly kept it at about 10 over the speed limit, and when I drove at 100-105, I had it at 7.1L/100 km for over an hour. However, drive it like it's intended to be driven and you're looking at 10 or so. To put that in perspective, I got the same mileage with a Jetta when I was driving less than sensibly.

^Those numbers translate to 26.3 and 33.1MPG

Wow, those are some pretty impressive figures when combined with the performance. Now to find someone to buy that second kidney.

Psst! Anyone want to buy some body parts?

In reply to Lesley:

Can I rent 'em for a while?