Archive for the ‘Function’ Category
"The best driving shoes ever", written by naz on April 12, 2010 at 12:04 AM.
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I have been using driving shoes for many years now, since they provide much better feedback required for driving compared to normal shoes that have a lot of padding in the sole. Or so I thought. The shoes I’ve been wearing, which range from Puma to Piloti, have much better soles than running shoes, walking [...]
"What Porsche means to me", written by izabel on June 3, 2009 at 10:47 AM.
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My Porsche experience
My Porsche experience isn’t as extensive as I wish it was. Being only 26 I am super privileged to have even sat in a Porsche much less owned 2 of them. Here is a quick history of my 911 ownership:2001 996 (sold)
2007 997 S (currently drive)I don’t consider myself a Porsche fan-boy/girl because [...]
"How to move in style", written by izabel on March 1, 2009 at 1:16 AM.
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The 997 Carrera S is quite a versatile super car. It can do over 110mph through the uphill esses at VIR, and over 130mph on the front straight, on street tires, and carry a tremendous amount of stuff inside it! I moved recently and after the movers had moved all the big stuff, I used [...]
"To clutch or not to clutch… that is the question", written by izabel on January 25, 2009 at 12:37 AM.
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Types of transmissions
I have to open a can of worms and ask – to clutch or not to clutch? I’m talking about street cars, not race cars for the purpose of this discussion. Before we get started, here’s a listing of a few types of transmissions I will compare:Automatic transmissions that don’t require the use [...]
"Of parking and douche bags…", written by izabel on January 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM.
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Where do you park?
Why do parked cars always get dinged!? Even in an empty parking lot, some douche bag squared in their “normal person car” will park RIGHT beside you like an inch away, even though he/she could park anywhere else!!? Are they trying to spite you or are they just functionally retarded? Doesn’t it [...]
"Form vs. Function", written by izabel on December 21, 2008 at 8:37 PM.
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This weekend I looked down at my watch and stared for a while and I thought to myself, what is it about this watch that I love? The immediate answer was: I connect to it. Then I asked, what about my watch do I connect with? Is it just the style (“the looks”) or is [...]
"Pushing the boundaries of design", written by naz on December 14, 2008 at 6:11 PM.
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What is a car?
When you think of a car, you think of something that has a solid body (steel, aluminum, carbon fiber, fiber glass, etc). What makes a car, car-ish? BMW questioned that very basic assumption, and has created something really different – a car that doesn’t have a ’solid’ skin! They make the argument [...]