Ask any person who doesn't know that much about the current auto industry what a Porsche is and he'll tell you that it's a rear-engined sportscar, nothing more, nothing less. But the reality of the wold we live in is that they make more SUVs than they do 911.
The clever folks behind Porsche's marketing teams have cleverly taken that idea and put a whole new perspective on it. Instead of being upset that Porsche makes SUV, we should be glad that we have everyday sportscar that can take us places.
People who have driven the new Macan SUV say that around a twisty mountain road, this thing is just as fast as a Boxster. Porsche makes this model sound like the very first sportscar in its segment, the car that we've been waiting for all along.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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