Your PCA e-Brake News July 2020 Recap

Published: Sat, 08/01/20

August 1, 2020

Dear e-Brake subscriber,

As you know, Porsche Club of America delivers e-Brake News to your inbox every Tuesday. This is the July monthly recap.

To the left, check out the July issue of Porsche Panorama. Scroll down to find a recap of the top five e-Brake News articles of the month.

As always, scroll to the bottom to vote for the Porsche of the Month, and to see June's winning photo.

1. We drive the 2020 Porsche 718 Spyder: Don't call it a Boxster

PCA—The 718 Spyder brings what we love about the Boxster and then some... In fact, a lot of some. The third iteration of the modern Spyder is what enthusiasts have been yearning for since Porsche started putting turbo flat fours into the Boxster. In addition to the distinctive lines and bodywork, the Spyder, along with the Cayman GT4, marks the return of the naturally aspirated flat six to Porsche's mid-engined lineup, and now it even sports the same suspension underpinnings of the coveted GT4.

2. Porsche 992 Turbo S: Driving the Everyday Hypercar

PCA—Ordinarily, when Porsche introduces a new sports car, they do the global launch for waves of journalists at a location with two things in common: Spectacular mountain B roads, and a nearby race track. The global pandemic has of course changed this standard operating procedure, with early production Rest of World-spec cars now parceled out individually to journalists on their respective home turf. A shame, since the new 911 Turbo S is the most track-friendly Turbo in recent memory.

3. New Porsche 992 Turbo is quicker than old 991.2 Turbo S

PCA—The new Porsche 911 Turbo S, based on the 992 platform, was unveiled back in March, and we’ve even had the chance to drive it twice. The general consensus is that it offers hypercar performance paired with everyday usability — and has a bit more of an edge than previous Turbos when paired with the new, optional sport suspension and sport exhaust. Four months later, and the “regular” Turbo is upon us, a slightly de-contented Turbo S with 68 fewer horsepower.
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4. 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet caters to your senses

PCA—Hot off the heels of driving Porsche’s tarmac-tearing 911 Turbo S for a week (web review coming soon), Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) delivered this gorgeous Aventurine Green Metallic Carrera 4S Cabriolet to the PCA National Office. From the moment I looked out of my office window and saw the brown-topped convertible pulling up, the stunning exterior color combination ignited my senses.

5. I went to buy a Porsche 911 SC, wound up with a 996 Carrera 4 instead

PCA—Over the past 25 odd years, I’ve owned no less than five air-cooled 911s. It’s rare for me to be without one for more than about five years. And since I sold my last one (an ’82 SC coupe) in 2014, it seemed like I was well overdue. My 968, while entertaining, wasn’t as kid-friendly as a 911 — the 944-style curved rear seat bottoms found on an early 968 don’t accommodate a booster seat very well. And since my kids like to go in the Porsche, the 968 needed to go.

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