MESH, NOT MESS

Ah, the golden hues of autumn. The crisp morning air. The early setting sun. That and the metric tonne of rotting leaves and other autumnal detritus collecting in your radiator intakes. Say what you want about Porsche's move from oil to water cooling, but there's something very odd about its refusal to fit mesh grilles over the radiator intakes on most of its mainstream sports car models. But fear not. Rennline can help. It has developed a range of custom-fit mesh grilles for a range of Porsche models. The trick, of course, is to ensure that the grille doesn't just stop rubbish from entering the air intakes but also ensures plenty of airflow. Rennline says it conducted extensive hot weather testing in a 997 using various different grades and arrangements of grille and arrived at a mesh with no discernible impact on operating temps. Order your grille set from rennline.com

Attention owners of the latest 911 Carrera 4S. Porsche has been pinching the exhaust tips from your cars to make these snazzy penholders. At least, that's one way of reading what is, admittedly, a somewhat ambiguous product description. What we can say for sure is that genuine Porsche exhaust tips from the aforementioned model have been used to create this fancy-pants pen holder. For the record, the holder measures 17.5cm high by 10cm long and is made of aluminium. It's also a limited edition item with just 911 copies due to be produced in Germany. And, no, we don't know if this pen holder is a cut-price alternative to ordering a set of new exhaust trims for your C4S, but we are officially not recommending it as such! Either way, you can pick up this premium penholder on a plinth from porsche.com for £200 including VAT. Speaking of the Carrera 4S, here's the all-new official kiddie version, quite literally known as the Baby Porsche 4S. Finished in classic gunmetal with red soft-touch seating accoutrements, it's designed to suit little Jimmys or Jimmyettas aged one and half to three. Details include Porsche's 3D tail lamp clusters and thin-strip LED driving lights as seen on the second-generation Type-991 911 models, among other nods to Porsche's latest 911 model. Classic Porsche cues including five-spoke road wheels also appear. And while we're pretty sure high-tech options like active rear-wheel steer don't feature, you will appreciate the easy-to-hold security steering wheel, the mechanical horn and especially the extra-wide tyres made of a whisper-quiet material. Phew. Could be the perfect Xmas present for £100 from porsche.com