by Phil Raby. 21 Oct 09
From the Total 911 archives comes this missive from Kevin Hackett:
Where would we be without critics? A critic’s duty is to tell it how it really is, to expose flaws and, at the same time, celebrate greatness. Love them or loathe them, critics are here to make your life better. ...
by Phil Raby. 21 Oct 09
Something I enjoy doing is browsing classified adverts - the Internet makes this so easy. Go to Autotrader.co.uk and enter 'Porsche' and '911' and start dreaming of your dream garage.
You can set parameters, too, which is an interesting exercise. I've just searched on 996s for under £15,000 and a handful ...
by Phil Raby. 17 Oct 09
The next issue of Total 911 will have a massive feature and road/track test of the new Turbo. As a ...
by Phil Raby. 16 Oct 09
There are plenty of docks and FM transmitters that link an iPod to your Porsche's stereo but most don't support charging of an iPhone.
However, we've now found one that does. The clumsily named CarDock FM Follow Me plugs into the cigarette socket (tricky but doable with a 997, fine with ...
by Phil Raby. 14 Oct 09
You often hear people refer to the 964 Turbo as the '965'. This is wrong, that codename was used for an ill-fated project in the 1980s that was to have been sold as the 969 and would have been a high-tech successor to the orginal 911 Turbo. However, it was ...
by Phil Raby. 08 Oct 09
How to make the latest 997 sound like a 911
by Phil Raby. 07 Oct 09
Here's something I wrote back in 2004. Looks like I was right!
"Now, here’s a thing. Porsche is bringing out a brand-new 911 in 2005. Codenamed 997, it promises to have a more curvaceous body – reminiscent of the 993's – to counter criticism that the current car looks too bland. ...
by Phil Raby. 07 Oct 09
Issue 54 of the world's only Porsche 911 magazine is now out. Look out for the stunning red cover featuring a Carrera 2.7 RS!
The main cover story is the Complete Guide to the RS. Yes, we look at every 911 RS road car from 1973 to 2010. In other words, ...
by Phil Raby. 01 Oct 09
We've been playing around with the official Porsche iPhone app – Porsche Picture It. It allows you to create a photo of your perfect Porsche (well, assuming your perfect Porsche is silver) on your very own driveway.
Here's a 911 outside Raby Towers. ...
