The Porsche Boxster Spyder gives Kevin Yeung the drive of a lifetime
The Porsche Boxster Spyder gave Kevin Yeung the drive of a lifetime as he sped through the Californian scenery
It is 5.30am in California's Pacific Palisades and I'm woken by the ping of a text message from my wife in Hong Kong. I wake up and return a call, but it's still dark, and my friend's family is fast asleep.
With five hours to kill before my flight to New York, I grab a bottle of water and the keys to my friend's Porsche Boxster Spyder. I carefully fold down the top and programme the GPS to Mulholland Highway.
I am en route to the Malibu Canyons. I cruise to allow the Spyder to warm up, and fill my lungs with the freshest air on the planet. The Malibu Canyons are an incredibly scenic mountain pass. But they present the most technically challenging ribbon of asphalt I have ever tackled.
Imagine Shek O Road multiplied by 10. Rock-lined and punctuated by steep drops off cliffs without any safety barriers, this road demands a driver's full attention.
I arrive at the entrance of the canyon pass. With the Spyder properly warmed up, I unleash it in third gear, engage a full throttle upshift to fourth, followed by a brief moment in fifth before approaching a delicious wide left-hander.
I brush the huge ceramic brakes, heel-toe down to third, and then dial in the wheel for my first power slide in California. Many more would follow on this glorious morning.