Porsche sees error of ways, next 911 GT3 to offer manual transmission
Consider this Porsche's mea culpa. After creating an uproar over selling a new 911 GT3 without a manual transmission, the automaker introduced the limited-edition, manual-equipped 911 R in Geneva. That car is just a stopgap, though. It's meant to hold 911 drivers over until the next GT3 arrives with the same six-speed manual transmission.
Yes, the next-gen GT3 will get an old-fashioned six-speed manual, according to a new report from Autocar (but the GT3 RS will still be PDK-only). In fact, the same report claims Porsche will make sure that the 911 GT3 remains the car for the brand's most ardent purists. While the rest of the Porsche range moves to turbocharged engines,
the GT3 will stick to its naturally aspirated guns. That comes direct
from the big boss behind the GT3, Andreas Preuninger, who told the
magazine this would be the case "for the foreseeable future."
(AutoBlog.com)
Monday, March 7, 2016
R.I.P. - Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan, Former First Lady, Dies at 94: ‘She Is Once Again With the Man She Loved’
Former first lady Nancy Reagan, who joined her husband on a storybook journey from Hollywood to the White House, died Sunday.
She was 94.
Reagan died at her home in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure, according to her spokeswoman, Joanne Drake of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
(KTLA.com)
Former first lady Nancy Reagan, who joined her husband on a storybook journey from Hollywood to the White House, died Sunday.
She was 94.
Reagan died at her home in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure, according to her spokeswoman, Joanne Drake of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
(KTLA.com)
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Surging Ducks keeping moving up - NHL.com
Anaheim climbs to No. 3 in Super 16 rankings
3. Anaheim Ducks (35-19-8)
Total points: 93
Last week: No. 6
Hit: They extended their win streak to nine games with a 3-2 shootout victory against the Montreal Canadiens at Honda Center on Wednesday. Anaheim has an 11-game point streak (10-0-1) and is 18-2-1 in its past 21 games.
Miss: Still nothing.
5. Los Angeles Kings (37-21-4)
Total points: 77
Last week: No. 4
Hit: The four goals they allowed in a 4-2 loss to the Ducks on Sunday stopped a streak of five consecutive games in which they allowed two or fewer goals, including four in a row in which they allowed one or fewer.
Miss: They haven't scored more than two goals in eight straight games.
11. San Jose Sharks (34-22-6)
Total points: 37
Last week: No. 10
Hit: Joe Thornton has six goals in his past 13 games after scoring eight in his first 49. He has 19 points in the past 13 games.
Miss: Patrick Marleau has three points (one goal, two assists) in the past nine games. It hasn't hurt the Sharks, who are 6-2-1 in that span.
Complete list (NHL.com)
3. Anaheim Ducks (35-19-8)
Total points: 93
Last week: No. 6
Hit: They extended their win streak to nine games with a 3-2 shootout victory against the Montreal Canadiens at Honda Center on Wednesday. Anaheim has an 11-game point streak (10-0-1) and is 18-2-1 in its past 21 games.
Miss: Still nothing.
5. Los Angeles Kings (37-21-4)
Total points: 77
Last week: No. 4
Hit: The four goals they allowed in a 4-2 loss to the Ducks on Sunday stopped a streak of five consecutive games in which they allowed two or fewer goals, including four in a row in which they allowed one or fewer.
Miss: They haven't scored more than two goals in eight straight games.
11. San Jose Sharks (34-22-6)
Total points: 37
Last week: No. 10
Hit: Joe Thornton has six goals in his past 13 games after scoring eight in his first 49. He has 19 points in the past 13 games.
Miss: Patrick Marleau has three points (one goal, two assists) in the past nine games. It hasn't hurt the Sharks, who are 6-2-1 in that span.
Complete list (NHL.com)
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