e-Brake News: 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster and Boxster S first drives

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April 12, 2016
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PCA—With a twist of the key in front of the hotel, the new Boxster S’s 2.5-liter four sounds distinctly Porsche as it starts up. It isn’t that flat six sound, but it is horizontally opposed enough that some consumers might not catch the difference.
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PCA—Summer draws ever closer, and with it, summer vacation. If you have Europe in your travel plans, consider planning a day to visit Porsche at its home base in Zuffenhausen.
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PCA—Normally when I take a road trip I beat the bushes on my route to see what cars shake out. I was headed to Florida to pick up a couple of 356 cabriolets and had one spot left on the trailer. As luck would have it, a guy in Georgia said he had a 1956 356A coupe he wanted to sell.
 
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PCA—It's that time of year again folks: The Spring Member Only Raffle is now open! Members have a choice between the new 718 Boxster S or the Macan GTS should they buy a winning ticket. All entries submitted by the June 1 deadline will be accepted.
 
PCA—The tradition of memorable sports car racing continues at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with the Continental Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda featuring the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (WTSC).

PCA and Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) will again host our annual Porscheplatz during the WTSC races. Porscheplatz dates are April 30 – May 1, 2016.

Click the link below for full details and the schedule, plus special events taking place on Sunday: Cars and Coffee, Team Forum, Live Painting and Auction
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PCA—Phase 2: Event Registration: Event Registration is open to PCA members. Everyone attending Parade will need to participate in Phase 2 Event Registration to select their meals and activities for the week.

Refer to http://2016parade.pca.org for Jay Peak Resort registration details.
 
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Petrolicious—Southern California is unquestionably the automotive capital of the world, and that occasionally makes for some tough choices. Sometimes there are almost too many events happening simultaneously, but I’m not complaining. This past weekend was no different, and if you’re a Porsche lover it was an exceptionally fulfilling weekend.
 
The Smoking Tire via YouTube—This absolutely stunning Porsche 928 S4 is, what we'll call a "survivor" car with only 32,000 miles on the odometer from new. Aside from a set of "Turbo Twist" wheels, a Nardi steering wheel, and a cat-back exhaust, it's completely stock and about as close as I'll ever come to driving a brand-new, 28-year old 928.
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Road & Track—For cars of significant historical importance, there's no such thing as "totaled." With money and time anything can be brought back from the brink, like this stunning 1972 911 2.5 S/T recently restored by Porsche Classic.
 
The Fast Lane Car via YouTube—(Ed.: Watch this entertaining video and learn about objective and subjective differences between a selection of air-cooled and water-cooled Porsches.)
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Motor1—There’s something undoubtedly magical about an air-cooled 911 modified for rallying, especially when a Porsche factory driver is involved in the project. What started life as an ordinary 1985 911 Carrera with 79,000 miles on the odometer is now a very special Porsche with a jacked up KW suspension and long-travel dampers.
 
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PCA Web Store—A unique t-shirt that represents PCA’s beginnings in 1955. This t-shirt is sure to be a classic! PCA logo on front with Porsche logo on back | 4.3 oz. 100% combed ring-spun cotton jersey | $32 with free shipping
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Jalopnik—Nothing puts a big dumb grin on your face quite like getting a car sideways. If you want to learn how to get sideways in a rear- or mid-engined Porsche, and you’ve got the cash, there’s one place you should go: Porsche Camp4.
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PCA—Porsche Club of America (PCA) welcomes all Porsche clubs, owners, and enthusiasts to the third annual PCA Werks Reunion to be held Friday, August 19, during the world-famous Monterey Car Week on California s Monterey Peninsula.
 
Atlanta Business Chronicle—Construction kicked off this week on the four-star Solís hotel planned next to the Porsche Experience Center.
Atlanta Business Chronicle obtained some of the first renderings that give a glimpse of the swanky hotel interior.
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Stanceworks—There are very few times that I spring out of bed before the sun rises, but when my alarm went off before dawn at Sebring, I was up and ready within five minutes. (Ed.: Photo taken at Porscheplatz grand stands.)
 
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MultiBriefs—While easing my 1976 911S into a spot at Starbucks last week, a pair of women in their 60s walked by and noticed my car.

"Wow, that’s a tiny little Porsche," remarked one of the ladies.

"It's an old one," the other replied wisely.
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Car and Driver—It’s subtle, but it’s there. Listen carefully when chugging along at low speed in Porsche’s new flat-four-powered 718 Boxster and you’ll recognize what you hear. Sure, it’s damped by water jackets and a turbo, distinctly lacking mechanical clatter and subdued by decades of internal-combustion progress, but there’s no denying the fundamental thrum of the thing. Under it all is the undeniable lope of an air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle.
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Porsche—Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor in the United States of Porsche 918 Spyder, 911, Boxster and Cayman sports cars, Macan and Cayenne SUVs, and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up, today announced March 2016 sales of 4,323 vehicles. This yields first quarter growth of 7.1 percent in comparison to the same period in 2015.
 
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Jalopnik—A judge in California may have decreed that Porsche was not responsible for the Carrera GT crash that killed Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker and his friend, driver Roger Rodas, but Walker’s daughter Meadow already received a considerable settlement from Rodas’ estate.
 
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CarScoops—The third generation of Munich’s luxury compact SUV’s development has reached the point of evaluation against its rivals.

The Porsche Macan we caught tackling the snow along the all-new BMW X3 is the obvious choice, as it is currently the best in its class.
 
The Truth About Cars—A federal judge has ruled against a lawsuit that claimed the Porsche Carrera GT driven by actor Paul Walker and Roger Rodas was to blame for their fatal crash.
 
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Motorsport.com—On April 17th in Silverstone, at the first round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), Porsche begins its mission to defend the title.
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BGR—A new report from Electrek relays that Tesla recently hired Félix Godard, a young designer responsible for the interior design of Porsche’s deservedly hyped Mission E.
 
PCA—Want to get published in PCA.org and e-Brake News and be part of the new, volunteer-fueled PCA Media Gruppe? Send us your original PCA or Porsche-related content and we'll consider it for publication. Contact Editor Damon Lowney at damonl@pca.org with submissions and story ideas, and he will help with writing and editing as needed.
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Porsche of the Week
Photo by Jeff McGalliard. Ohio Valley Region. “This is a photo from the ‘Cruise In’ event associated with the 445th Airlift Wing's annual picnic. The car is a 2007 997.1 Turbo on Forgeline GA3s, in front of one of the Wing's Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.”

Got a stunning shot you want to share? Submit your pictures to potw@pca.org. Be sure to include your contact information, your region name, and a few sentences about your picture.
 
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