Three friends go for a motorcycle ride in Italy. What makes this story interesting is that the friends in question are Harm Lagaaij, Mitja Borkert and Andrea Ferraresi. They are the creative minds behind cars like the new Lamborghini Revuelto and the Temerario, the Porsche Carrera GT and the 993 – and all models of Ducati since 2005.

A Porsche can be a lot of fun. Two of them? Even more so! Especially when you drive out together. Now just imagine how much fun you could have in a whole group. And before you know it, you’ve got a community. A visit to the Berlin Porsche Enthusiasts.

An idea? A vision? Always exciting. Even more exciting is ­experiencing something like that in a dynamic balance of pure idea and unfiltered reality. Like in real life. And that’s exactly what we’ve done here with our current favorite Porsche design studies.

A three-hour Japanese drama where nothing much appears to happen other than endless car rides and which is somehow about the multilingual production of a stage play may not immediately seem like something that could arouse your curiosity. Though it should. For us, these 179 minutes served as inspiration for the title to our latest issue of ramp.

An opulent and entertainingly informative coffee table book about the elite of automobiles – Porsche! It offers a comprehensive view of the brand's significance in pop culture and automotive history.

Knowledge makes all the difference. Sound knowledge not only gives us a solid foundation from which to navigate the world, it also inspires new ideas. Knowledge has impact. At the very least, it’s stimulating. Because, having become curious, we immerse ourselves in a topic, explore what it all really means.