Hemmings Daily: The biggest Porsche you ever saw: Tempo Mikafa Sport made camping fast(ish)

Of all the various one-offs, prototypes, and racing specials that Porsche engines made their way into over the years, perhaps none matched the girth of the limited-production Tempo Mikafa Sport camper van, one of which will head to auction this August in Monterey. Camping is supposed to be about slowing down from the world's maddening pace, taking the time to reconnect with nature on its schedule. So it would seem rather incongruous to power a camper chock full of home-away-from-home comforts with an engine bette [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Monday, June 17, 2019 [The biggest Porsche you ever saw: Tempo Mikafa Sport made camping fast(ish)]( [The biggest Porsche you ever saw: Tempo Mikafa Sport made camping fast(ish)]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Of all the various one-offs, prototypes, and racing specials that Porsche engines made their way into over the years, perhaps none matched the girth of the limited-production Tempo Mikafa Sport camper van, one of which will head to auction this August in Monterey. Camping is supposed to be about slowing down from the world's maddening pace, taking the time to reconnect with nature on its schedule. So it would seem rather incongruous to power a camper chock full of home-away-from-home comforts with an engine bette... 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