Yesterday I ran down to Indy for Madeline's final lacrosse game of the season. I think the C4S returned pretty good mileage on the trip:
26.3 mpg?
As I typically do when I go down to Indy for a late game, I stopped by Fresh Indian Grill for some paneer:
Mmmm, paneer
I had such a nice car chat with Navi, the son of the owner of the Fresh Indian Grill. He's studying aeronautical engineering at Purdue, and is a car nut. His dream is a Nissan GT-R, and I hope he makes it happen!
It poured rain the entire way down, and the C4S just trundled along, no problem at all:
Not slippery when wet
After Madeline and I merged onto 31 and settled in for the drive home, we happened to notice that we were right on time:
I love it when this happens!
Now that I have a few more miles and my first night drive in the car, I have a few more random thoughts to get out.
CarPlay
First off, the CarPlay adaptor works...mostly. When I start the car, everything connects as intended. If I use the speech button on the end of the turn signal stalk, the Siri voice is a little garbled. However, if I tap the center screen, touch a name, and dictate a message, the interaction with Siri is smooth. Spotify is flawless, works great. So does the navigation. No noticeable lag.
One odd thing happened when I stopped for gas. I gassed up the car, got back in, and the CarPlay was visually working, but the sound was all coming through the phone. Bizarre. Whatever, it works well enough for now. I'll continue to experiment and report.
For a long trip, I just plug my phone in. The connection thus far is more reliable, but the wireless adaptor works well enough for running around on shorter errands.
Interior
Thinking a bit more about the seats, the single-foot hand-on-the-sill method really helps me climb over the side bolsters. I don't like bolsters that look smashed and destroyed, so I'm pretty careful to climb over before settling into the seat.
The other thing that's striking is the amount of space in the rear seat area. The rear seats themselves have much more headroom than the 964, but what's really impressive is the little space behind the rear seats, where you can easily stuff additional soft bags. With the rear seats down, the space back there is pretty expansive for a relatively small car:
More rear seat space than in the 964
The cabin is a really lovely place to be at night. The windshield is reasonably close, and there is glass pretty much everywhere you look. The frameless side windows are large, and the glass roof combines to give you a sense of sitting in a fishbowl. There is soft, dimmable lighting in the footwells, around the door handles and door storage pockets, a halo light on the roof above the rearview mirror, and rear seat lighting. I kind of gives airplane-at-night vibes.
Soft lighting in the door
Soft lighting for the rear seats
I like to adjust dash lighting at night, depending on how dark it is out side. Driving through a city with lots of streetlights? I like brighter gauges. Out in the middle of nowhere, like the road from Indy to South Bend, it's much darker. Using "city mode" would be much too bright and ruin my night vision. Porsche makes it super easy to adjust the amount of light in the gauge cluster. All you need to do is rotate the trip meter reset button, left for darker, right for brighter. Even better, it uniformly adjusts the brightness of the center screen in unison with the gauges! Thank you! Please, every car should be like that.
You can adjust the brightness in one degree increments, so there are essentially 100 brightness levels, so it's really easy to tune. Curiously, I set the illumination to 0%, which didn't actually turn off the dash lights. It was a good, soft, low light, and the gauges were perfectly legible.
Granular brightness control affects gauges and center screen
Another nice touch - both the interior rear view mirror and exterior wing mirrors darken automatically when headlights approach from behind. It's very easy on the eyes, and avoids the dimmed rear view/blinding side view effect in all our other vehicles.
The cabin is noticeably more spacious than the 964. Madeline was pretty tired after her game, it was late, and she had a belly full of warm paneer, so it was unsurprising that she ended up sacking out. Moving the passenger seat all the way back gave her lots of legroom, and then she reclined the seat. From the driver's seat, it looked like a great place to get some rest!
I remember sleeping in the 964 on the way back from Milwaukee in the middle of the night, and though I got a cat nap, it wasn't exactly spacious. The C4S has mcuh more space, and you feel it.
Not exactly an Easter egg, but I really like how the doorsill looks at night. It's just a little reminder of what awaits as your companion for some nighttime escapades:
The headlights are excellent, I appreciate how they swivel into turns and throw lows of light down the road. Madeline and I were talking about the car in general, and I kept coming back to how impressed I remain with its breadth. It's as comfortable bombing around a back road as it is slogging along through a rain storm or following rabbits at night. So many little driving-related details were engineered into the car, it has great grip, and there's sufficient power available at any speed.
In 2025, I became a Notre Dame Virtue Fellow through our Institute for Social Concerns Integrating Virtue Together initiative. As part of going through that program, I've started integrating virtues intentionally into my courses. Specifically, I emphasize neighborliness, curiosity, perseverance, and integrity.
I'd like to spend a moment reflecting on the importance of perseverance. Enzo has been training in taekwondo for about three years. He's to the point where he's going to test for his first degree black belt. However, before he can do that, he has to pass a fitness test. The test consists of a 5K run, a written test, max number of pushups in a minute, hold a plank for as long as possible (max points available at 2 minutes 30 seconds), punch with intensity for a minute, and max the number of round kicks on a bag for a minute with each leg. The faster the 5K, the more points. The more questions correct on the written test, the more points. The more pushups, the more points. The longer the plank, the more kicks, well, I think you get the "point." Har har har.
It's not an easy test. He first started training for the 5K a year ago, then twisted his ankle and was in a walking boot for 5 or 6 weeks. After that, he started training again....and at the end of a run, twisted his ankle in a hole, back in a boot for 5 or 6 weeks. It's been a heck of a long slog.
And the first time he attempted it, he fell short by 4 points. Not massive in the grand scheme of things, but absolutely gutting for him. He was so disappointed, he didn't want to go back. He started hating taekwondo. He was in a vile mood every time he had to practice. Mostly because he was deeply embarrassed. He's a deep feeler (I wonder where he gets that...) and thought everyone saw him as a failure.
Allison and I worked hard to convince him that nothing could be further from the truth. We tried to explain that everyone believes in him, and knows he can do it, and wants him to be successful.
It was an agonizing bit of parenting. "Should we let him quit? He can't build the failure muscle, he needs to develop his resilience muscle!"
I talked about it with his favorite instructor, who coincidentally, is also a big feeler. She pulled him aside and told him the story of the first time she took the fitness test. She failed it. And she didn't try again for 9 years. "Don't do that," she said.
That night, he was optimistic for the first time, and told Allison that if he could, he'd book another lesson with his favorite instructor. So we did.
This past weekend was the day to try again. He was fiercely nervous, saying "I have a deal with Mom, if I don't make it, I'm never going back!!!!" But we knew, based on his training, that he had points to play with and should be successful.
Despite the fact that she had a lacrosse game later that day, Madeline agreed to run the 5K with him. He was wearing his new sneakers and an Intake magnetic nose piece. Allison and I were going for every psychological advantage possible. He was super amped up and nervous.
Madeline and Enzo waiting for the start
They had to do four circuits of a running path to hit the 5K mark, and I was taking splits on my phone. After the first split, I was amazed, and knew he was running faster than he needed to be running to get the points required to pass the test.
Always good to have someone pace you when running!
After sprinting home, he was pretty wiped out:
The stopwatch didn't lie - with Madeline right beside him, he cut 4 minutes of his best 5K time, netting him a nice haul of points. And we knew that would help him psychologically, knowing he had points in the bag going into the next phase of the test.
Go Enzo go!
We packed up and headed to the studio for the written test.
Working hard!
He was feeling good about the written test, and with that done, it was time for pushups and the plank. Again, the importance of a coach can't be understated. His favorite instructor urged him on, and he blew past his personal pushup best by an additional 10 pushups, and he held his plank for 2 minutes 30 seconds, netting maximum points for that event.
Working those pushups!
After an intense minute punching the bag, it was time for kicks. Once again, his coach urged him on, and he surpassed his personal best by 15 kicks on his right let and 10 on his left!
85 kicks in a minute!
70 kicks in a minute!
When the test was done, all of the instructors went into the back room to tally scores, grade the written test, and determine who had passed. Enzo was the first person the instructors announced when they came back into the room:
The joy and the relief and the celebration!!!!! He added 9 points to his previous score, acquiring 5 more than required to pass the test! Enzo was a very, very happy boy, and celebrated with his coach:
Ms. Gallegos and Enzo
We went out for a celebratory lunch at Chick-fil-A:
Happy Enzo, Happy Allison!
It was such a victorious moment!!!!! Allison and I were so happy for him, and of course so proud of him. But mostly happy for him, because he proved to himself that he can do hard things! He told Allison that he has never been more proud of anything else in his life.
Yes! That's the feeling to chase forever! Do hard things! Do things that scare you! Do things that stretch you and take you out of your comfort zone! For the feeling of accomplishment is just magnificent.
I have no doubt this will be something he looks back on in years to come when things get hard. His perseverance muscles are growing, and that's exactly what we want for all our children. Work hard. Work harder. Take on challenges. And keep on chasing that feeling of victory.
It happened on a grey an overcast day, about 55 degrees, right as I was looping around campus and pulling up to the stop sign at the corner of Holy Cross Drive and Dorr Road:
X marks the spot!
Nothing was out of the ordinary on this trip home. I was enjoying some music on the stereo, had the roof cranked open, seat heater cranked up, and was savoring the feeling of being seated in this magnificent machine.
My only experience with formal therapy was after my Dad died. Mom thought it would be a good idea for me to see someone. For whatever reason, it didn't make sense to me. The guy asked me how I was feeling, and I'm like, "Pretty sad because my Dad just died." I didn't end up going back.
35 years later, I've certainly had my share of ups and downs. I have a long list of therapists, but none of them are professionally licensed. My brother. My wife. My Italian fratelli. My kids. And more recently, my gym friends.
There's one guy who has taken about a year to warm up. Now, the conversation flows easily. Every day, he comments on how beautiful today is, which is a perspective I share.
This morning, I'm not sure how we got there, but I overheard him talking to another friend about how it's taken him 20 years to get over the fact that he's killed men, women, and children. He has valor commendations and a presidential unit citation, and recalls being behind President Bush when the citation was being delivered.
He grew up in a world of violence. "The first time I was shot, I was six years old." Think about that phrase for a second. The first time? Six? For me, that's unimaginable. My kids know nothing of that world, and I'm so thankful for that. He said when he had his own children, he couldn't stop thinking about the children he had killed, how he was snuffing out someone else's dreams and love.
"I've always been around violence. Then, it's what I was trained to do. And I'm good at it. I came in as the lowest private and left as a captain, if that tells you anything about my violence level." Wow. I'm just not around people with that kind of back story.
Now, he lives as a man of peace. "I'm happy with my mental state now, so I don't want to think too much about the past." That's why every day is beautiful for him. It's a perspective I share, not borne of violence, but from a place of understanding that our time here is so fleeting, and we need to savor the time we have and be present to the people around us.
It's really the most important thing. Sometimes, when I go to the gym, I get a great workout. Sometimes I talk about eldercare with my gym friends. Sometimes I spend an hour talking about loss with a friend whose dog died, and who has never really experienced personal loss before. And sometimes I learn a lot about people whose experiences are far outside my frame of reference.
Taking care of each other - it's the most important thing. And I'd argue that finding a way to get the therapy you need is crucial, formal or informal, it doesn't really matter. I feel lucky that I have informal therapists by my side, and the decades of shared experiences that enrich and deepen the palette of our relationship.
So I have about 600 miles on the C4S and want to get down some initial impressions. I have quite a few thoughts to get out, so I'll take a crack at organizing them a bit.
Aesthetics
Aesthetically, I think the 991.2 is an incredibly pretty interpretation of the 911 shape. To my eyes it looks sleek, smooth, and elegant. I also happen to think all 911s are incredibly good-looking, and I realize that aesthetics are mostly subjective. I'm a big believer that the best car out there is the one you have the keys to!But just as I prefer the prominent fenders of a 964 to the more aerodynamic shape of a 993, I prefer the shape of a 991.2 to a 991.1. It has a very tidy face, with lovely, thin turn signals:
Sleek and modern
Compared to the Boxster, the signals on the C4S are even thinner. I think they look great. The folks over at Elferspot have a great piece comparing the 991.1 and 991.2. Their visual comparing the front view is really well done:
991.2 and 991.1
I think both the 991.1 and 991.2 are super pretty, and I slightly favor the look of the .2 from the front, mainly because of the thin turn signals.
You can clearly see the design evolution when looking at 964 next to the C4S:
Fender evolution
In addition to be physically larger, you can see that the aerodynamicists have had their way with the shape, smoothing out the front, making the flyline a more gradual curve instead of dropping more dramatically on the 964:
The flyline is simply beautiful
The rear lights on the 964 are so much lower than the 991
I really do have a thing for the 964 flyline, I think it just looks so cool!
A lot to like about those curves!
I also love how the rear of the C4S is body-colored except for the thin horizontal plastic piece surrounding the center-mounted exhaust pipes.
Beautiful from behind
The Boxster has a similar rear end treatment, with the body color flowing down the car at the corners, with a slightly wider plastic piece around its center-mounted exhausts. It's pretty close to the rear of the 964, which is body-colored all the way. Of course, the C4S has much wider hips, which makes sense, as it has 305 section rear tires:
I love the hips!
It makes the 964 look like a classic, with it's super-low tail lights. Both cars are beautiful to my eyes, but vastly different.
Again, aesthetics are a personal thing, but I favor the rear of the 991.2 over the 992. The 992 looks to me to be more aggressive and muscular. It is by no means unattractive, I just like what I like. I prefer the smoother lights and more subtle Porsche script:
992
991
Now, I do think the "992/9-11" Easter egg on the rear of the 992 is super cool.
However, I like what I like, and I just prefer the rear lights of the 991.2. Specifically, I like the C4/S treatment, as that adds the light bar that connects the two rear lamp clusters:
Cool rear lights
I also really dig brake lights, especially the thin center high-mounted stop lamp:
I love the light signature
It kind of gives me 993 C4S vibes, though that was mounted along the roofline:
The 993 C4S looks great!
I even like the way it "glows" in the garage when I get out of the car. I love the light signature, front and rear.
I think the car looks weirdly good when it's wet:
There's just something about the water droplets on that shape
I'm not about to claim that the 991.2 shape is the "prettiest 911 ever" or anything like that, I'm just saying that I think it looks really good. Aesthetically, it's very very pretty to my eyes. I just like it.
Chassis
The chassis in this car is really incredible. My car has the sport PASM, so the car is lowered 20 mm. In a word, the car is "comfortable." In It soaks up bumps, expansion joints, and the roads of daily life without ever feeling rough. My favorite local "bumpy road" makes the 964 feel "lively." You can really feel it moving around underneath you. The C4S simply hoovers up the road without disturbing the occupants. Even with the sport chassis turned on, the ride is firm but compliant. On "my" bumpy road, the sport chassis transmit more of the road imperfections, but the car doesn't move around anything like the 964.
On the long drive back from Pittsburgh, the car was supremely comfortable. Only once over a particularly nasty bridge section did it launch Enzo towards the roof. The rest of the time, the car was just ready to go, all day long.
The car also has loads of mechanical grip. Roundabouts and 90-degree bends are super fun. The car stays flat, composed, and capable. The steering is also super sharp. I drive around with the comfortable suspension more often than not, and yet, if I need to swerve to avoid a pothole, the car responds immediately.
Speaking of steering, this car also has rear axle steering. I thought it was a "nice to have" feature, and wasn't including it as a must-have option. A friend of mine, who has a '19 GTS, did say:
"Try and find rear wheel steer. Makes such a big difference! I love it."
After living with it for a couple of weeks, I have to say, I'm super impressed. Again, on roundabouts and 90-degree bends, the car dives for the apex like no 911 should. It turns in right now. On higher speed curves, the car feels stable and planted. Super impressive. It's a feature I would now prioritize if I was on the hunt.
The other thing I'll lump in here is the AWD system. The car is so easy to set in a corner, then digs its way out the way no RWD car can hope to do. It just puts the power down and off you go. Impressive.
I was a bit worried about the sport suspension that is 20 mm lower than stock. I was a little worried about scraping the nose, but figured I've been driving a lowered 964 for 25+ years. Fortunately, the C4S passes the driveway test without touching:
It gets pretty close, but doesn't touch!
There's just enough clearance!
Thank goodness. I can also drive over the speedbumps on campus without touching, so really, I think the lowered suspension is just fine. And it does make the car's stance look really good.
Engine Musings
The car is powerful, and it's really the torque that is the differentiator. When I think about the other cars (the 2 vans, the GLI, the 964 and the Boxster), I find myself at some point flooring the throttle pretty much every time I drive. The C4S has sufficient power that you have to think carefully before pushing the throttle to the floor. I'd say in day-to-day driving over the past week, I rarely find myself flooring the C4S.
As an example of it's power, I was taking the Long Way Home on Sunday and noticed a guy on a Yamaha sport bike who was following me around. So, I decided to take the even longer way home and let the C4S rip a bit. After our second turn, it was clear he was caning that bike trying to keep up. The third turn was the left at a stop light. I was in pole position and he was right behind me. As the light turned green, I accelerated through the turn and dropped the hammer on him. I saw his front wheel come off the ground as he tried to keep up. He really wasn't shrinking the distance between us.
We caught up to traffic, so I opened the sunroof and gave him a giant thumbs up. He caught me at a roundabout and pulled up alongside, I rolled the window down, and he said, “Man, that thing is proper fast!”
Yes, yes, it is. The C4S is a stealthy monster. According to Car and Driver, it's a 3.2 0-60 car that does the quarter in 11.5 at 121 mph. That's definitely fast. It's certainly fast enough that it will never feel slow.
I've done launch control in the car a couple of times. Embarrassingly, the first time I had the transmission in manual mode. I released the brake, we took off like a shot, and promptly ran into the rev limiter in first. Whoops. That was my fault. The second time, I left the drive mode in Sport+ and the transmission in automatic mode. This time, I released the brakes, the car shot forward, snapped off redline shifts, and the thrust didn't relent even as we went into triple digits. Yes, the car is plenty fast.
I'l admit that during the search, I had some uncertainty about the PDK. I know it's an outstanding transmission from my experiences with Allison's Boxster and Faris' Spyder RS. I mean, it's a super impressive transmission. But I've been daily-driving a manual since forever, and was a little worried that I would miss the feeling of shifting on my own.
After living with the car for a couple of weeks, I'm no longer worried. The 964 is manual, and the PDK is a very engaging transmission. When I want to be engaged, I can simply put the car into manual mode and shift the way I want to shift. I'd say that most of the time, I drive around in manual mode, mostly because I just enjoy shifting. It's not the same kind of engagement as I get in the 964, but I certainly don't feel like I'm driving my old Ford Taurus.
I'd say that the PDK is part of the car's Jekyll and Hyde character. Last week, I was bombing around by myself. In the afternoon, I took Enzo to his French horn lesson, followed by his drawing lesson. When we came out, it was raining and Enzo was filled with stories. I wanted a more passive drive so I could focus more energy on him, so I just left the car in normal, with its quiet exhaust setting, put the PDK into drive and let the car shift itself. We dialed up some music and chatted all the way home. It was great.
On the other end of things, I was experimenting with Sport+ on my favorite bit of twisty road. It's been written that the transmission in this setting is "telepathic." I don't think that's possible with an inanimate object, but the shifting is freaky good. It happily held gears, upshifted at redline, and when I was braking somewhat heavily for a a 90-degree left, it downshifted precisely when I would have downshifted. It's an incredibly smart transmission.
I've configured the individual drive mode setting to be comfy chassis, sport throttle and exhaust, and I slide it into manual mode. In that configuration, the car is supremely comfortable, fun to drive, and engaging. I certainly don't feel bored.
Basically, I think the PDK is magic. When I shift myself, I'm definitely engaged, and then when I switch cars, I transparently time-warp back 24 years and I'm shifting manually and not even thinking about it. It's really pretty amazing. I feel so lucky to have access to two such diverse and lovely transmissions.
Daily Thoughts
So, aesthetically and dynamically, the car is amazing. That said, there are a couple of other features that really enhance its usability. While it's a bit of an "old man" specification, I think it's great for how I use the car. It would be my first choice if I had to be in Denver for dinner tomorrow.
Seats
The 18-way heated and ventilated seats are supremely comfortable. I feel like you sit "in" these seats instead of "on" the seats in the 964. Being tall, I really appreciate the increased thigh support. The ability to adjust the bolsters on the bottom and the back of the seat let me tailor how tight I want to be squeezed by the seat. My preferred way to get in the car is to put in one leg, place my left hand on the door sill, then swing myself over the bolsters and into position. Once seated, I'm just super comfortable, and don't really want to get out of the car. The seats in this car would make for phenomenal office furniture:
Comfy seats
It's also interesting to compare the seats to the standard seats in the 964. It's 33 years old this year, the seats have never been redone, and I'm amazed at how comfortable they are. You have to give it to Porsche, they make really good seats.
One thought I had was to set the first memory position to be my more "supportive" driving position and the second position as my "highway" position, but so far, I like my "supportive" position all the time. It was fine on the way back from Pittsburgh, and I have to be down in Indianapolis on Friday, so I'll know more by the weekend.
Sunroof
I've always liked glass sunroofs. In the winter, even when the temperature was in the single digits, I'd open up the sunroof on the GLI and enjoy the crisp cold air while cranking up the seat heaters and heat in the car. In the rain, I like being able to look up, and I like being able to look through the roof at the stars when I'm on the interstate.
The glass roof in the C4S just makes me happy. I know it's "heavy and adds weight in the worst place, at the top of the car," but frankly, I just don't care. This car will never see a race track. The sunroof doesn't open very far, but certainly far enough to let the outside air swirl around the cabin:
Big glass, smallish opening
When it's closed and the sunshade is open, it makes the cabin feel bright and airy. When the sun is at a bad angle and in my eyes, I can just push the sunshade closed. It doesn't have the cool feature the GLI has where the roof can be open and the sunshade can be closed, but I'm not sure if there's another car out there that does that.
I take Enzo to school pretty much every day, and I love rolling along with him, enjoying the fresh morning breezes:
I love an open roof!
Either way, it's glass, it's heavy, it's at the top of the car, and it makes me happy.
CarPlay
It's kind of ridiculous, but I really like CarPlay in a car. It lets me use navigation that is always updated, stream music from my phone, make calls, and listen to and reply to text messages. It's a really nice feature that was new in the 991.2. As odd as it seems, it was one of the "must have" features when I was searching, knocking the 991.1 out of contention.
The port for CarPlay is in the center armrest. That said, for my relatively short commute, plugging and unplugging the phone is a bit of a hassle. A wireless option would be nice, which is the standard on newer cars.
I was texting about this with a friend, and thoughtful man that he is, he dropped off an adaptor at The Exchange where the 964 is in for service. My brother, also remarkably thoughtful, didn't want me to wait and sent it to me. Ridiculous people, these people. So thoughtful.
I installed the adaptor this afternoon:
Tiny wireless CarPlay dongle
It was simple to configure and worked as advertised:
Wireless CarPlay is really convenient
I look forward to seeing how it works as time goes by. Is it glitchy? Are there delays? Or does it just...work? I'm hoping for "just work."
Stereo
The Bose stereo in the car is really quite good. It's the best sound system I've ever had in a car by far, though the long departed Volvo 760 GLE wagon was pretty good. That said, the Volvo's system can't compare to the C4S - plenty of base, plenty of volume, and no distortion. It really cranks. Thinking about driving back from Pittsburgh or coming home from art class with Enzo, the car is sublimely comfortable and it's easy to dial in the right amount of sound from the stereo.
I guess the stereo is part of the car's dual personality. If I need to pound miles, I can make sure the exhaust is quiet and dial up some music or a podcast and just cruise.
Headlights
While I haven't had much opportunity to enjoy them since it gets dark pretty late these days, the LED headlights in this thing rock. It has PDLS+ lights, which build all kinds of intelligence into the headlights. It widens the beam an intersections and throws lots of light down the road when it's dark out. The temperature of the light lets you see the world in color. The high beams are excellent.
As these photos show, the high beams really peel back the darkness and let you see far down the road.
Low beams
High beams
I'm a big fan of great headlights, as I think it's really a safety feature. If I ran a car company, I'd ensure that I built cars with excellent headlights. I'd also encourage our government and manufacturers to make progress on getting lights that conform to the adaptive driving beam headlamp legislation from 2022 and offer the dynamism of what Europeans have been enjoying for a decade. Please, make adaptive headlights standard on all vehicles.
I vividly remember the amazing headlights in the Mercedes-Benz S class my brother rented when we went to Le Mans in 2018.
The beast...
...and its incredible headlights
Those were truly amazing headlights. You could leave the high beams on, and it would selectively and intelligently disable pixels to not blind traffic. Meanwhile, it would comprehensively illuminate the road and the signs along the edge of the road. Really impressive headlights, and honestly, every car should have them. Seeing at night is a safety issue, pure and simple.
Additional Musings
First of all, I feel ridiculously lucky when I think about the "summer configuration" of the garage:
Pretty, purposeful cars
Allison drives the Boxster all the time, and I'll drive the C4S when it's smoldering. I plan on driving the 964 whenever the weather is temperate. The fourth spot, in front of the 964, is great for tucking away the van or the GLI. In the winter, the van and the Boxster will switch places, and the the Boxster and 964 will huddle under their covers, waiting for spring. Again, when I think of growing up, anything even remotely resembling this was a complete fantasy. It's unbelievable.
I really like black cars when they're clean, as they're so reflective. I gave the C4S its first bath after bringing it home, and took a couple shots of its siblings reflected in the doors:
Kind of like the picture I took of Allison's car after I cleaned up the 964:
Allison's car lurking in the door
The front of the Boxster in the door of the 964
I guess at the end of the day, I come back to the quote from the March 2026 issue of Porsche Panorama:
I can't wait to get up tomorrow morning and drive! Tomorrow, I will take Enzo to school, head to the gym, then to work, and finally home. Not far in terms of miles, but more than enough time to continue to get to know this marvelous machine and revel in its profound goodness.
