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One of us has been test-driving potential replacements, so naturally we play “Guess the New Car.”Meanwhile, what on earth is happening at Porsche?!Turbocharged GT3 RS rumors—which surely would make it a GT-TWO-RS?!Fake gear changes in electric PorschesNearly 4,000 layoffs at Porsche HQAnd growing questions about whether Porsche is losing the obsessive attention to detail and conscious design philosophy that made the brand legendary in the first place…Is this the end of Porsche as we know it?The end of James and Andy’s Porsche ownership?The last-ever episode of Curb & Canyon?!Probably not. 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