Porsche 996 Turbo vs Porsche 997 Turbo

I've always been curious to see how much the 996 turbo has changed as it evolved into the newer 997 turbo model. Lucky for me I have a friend with a 997tt (twin turbo) who was happy to spare a few hours for a long overdue catch up and chat about all things Porsche. And for me I just had to bring the camera along. Very tricky conditions fo...
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Living with a Porsche 996 Turbo

Living with a 20 year old supercar. The 996 models were introduced in the late 90s, with the turbo variant being revealed in 2000. The Turbo, GT2 and GT3 cars came with a new much stronger engine then the previous models, and today it has a legendary status. Moving away from tradition, the 996 Turbo was the first Porsche on sale with water as the c...
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Porsche and Escort Mk1 Drive Out

It was very fitting to have a catch up with Dave and his Escort in the very spot 12 years ago I photographed his blue Mk2 Escort for Retro Cars Magazine. Thankfully the weather was far superior now than back then, when an umbrella was a necessity. On to Dave's latest, A Mk1 Escort, they are really light compared to a modern car (and few h...
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Porsche and Tiger meet and catch up

It was good to catch up in deepest Suffolk with my old buddy Steve, and his Tiger Avon. He rescued the car from a hard life on the race track, it is now fully road legal, so we decided to meet up and have a little countryside drive. Two very different machines, one has air con, one has air, one has, well, most things, and one doesn't have much...
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