images02Porter was following in the R8. “What was that all about?” he asked when we stopped. “It was weird because your brake lights ware on, but you were pulling away from me.” Reaching a long straight, I’d activated cruise control for the first time and set it to 100km/h, then used the Set + button to add five or so kays. Moments later, the car was accelerating on its own. The Set – button had no effect and neither did the Cruise-off stalk switch. By then I was hard on the brakes, with speed still rising. On the verge of turning off the Read the rest of this entry »