To be a retired American Porsche factory race car driver has its perks: When the automaker wants to set a fast lap time at one of our tracks, Patrick Long is a call and a flight away. On May 28, he piloted a Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package at Road Atlanta, setting a new lap record for a production EV: 1:27.15 minutes.
A few years ago, I got a press loan for one of the first Macan Ts to arrive in North America. I remember liking it quite a bit, with adaptive dampers and Sport Chrono and the cool, throwback pinstripe seats, it struck me as car I’d like to own one day. That day invariably being the day that it neared the bottom of its depreciation curve. While we haven’t arrived at that auspicious point yet for the oldest Macan Ts (2022-2023), they have at least reached the level of the average new car transaction. Yes, a formerly $75K or so Macan T can now be had for less than $50,000.
Canada is finally getting a Porsche Experience Center, in Toronto, this month, with the official opening on June 18, and the grand opening tonight, June 10. To celebrate the moment, RM Sotheby’s will be starting the online auction of a special GT3 RS commissioned by Porsche Cars Canada for charity.
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