Preston Henn, perhaps best known as the colorful and eccentric entrepreneur who founded the Swap Shop Flea Market and Drive-in just outside of Ft. Lauderdale, passed away on Sunday at his home. He was 86 years of age. While not a household name in the world of Porsche, and his car collection certainly covered other marques, Henn's love of Porsche goes back decades and is chronicled in the annals of Porsche motorsport.

Active aerodynamics are nothing new to Porsche. They started testing such technology at least as early as the 906 program and really moved things forward with the 908 (cars like the 908LH Flunder were a study in active aero). Fast forward to today and almost every Porsche sports car or sedan you can think of has some type of "active aero". Heck, even the new Panamera Sport Turismo has an "Adaptive Extendible Roof Spoiler". However, most of that active aero is in the form of a wing, tail or spoiler. Porsche's new patent application that recently surfaced is different.

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Recently, YouTube darling Nick Murray brought his 991 into the dealer for some routine service. As his Porsche would be at the shop for a couple of days the dealer provided Nick with a loaner, in this case it was the base level Macan. Like any good youtuber Nick immediately hooked up his cameras, threw his pups and mascot in the backseat and started to record.

When I was first coming of age as a "Car Guy" I loved the 996 GT3. To my eye it was the first 996 to look "right," and it was powered by that wonderful Mezger six. To a teenager, what could be cooler than a factory hot-rod 911? Since the early 2000s the GT3 has evolved dramatically, and has made itself a staple of performance car comparisons, and a perennial enthusiast favorite. The latest version, which we saw in the flesh at the NYIAS, is just starting to make the rounds with automotive journalists. ​​​​​​​

No, it's not a Porsche. No, it's not even a car. Rod Emory's latest project is a collaboration with Vintage Electric; a bicycle company. As Rod puts it, Vintage Electric approaches bicycles the way he approaches Porsches.

The Cayenne is a capable platform for many different pursuits. Depending on the model in question, and your appetite for adventure, the Cayenne performs well off-road and on the track. What's even more surprising to some is the Cayenne's ability to haul or tow. Even the "lowly" V-6 model has a tow rating of 7700 lbs. That's more than sufficient for most small boats, race trailers and most small to medium size RVs. In fact, we routinely use our Cayenne to tow everything from Jet-Skis to our 26' bow-rider. We have, however, always stayed within Porsche's recommended tow-limit ratings.