[der Geist]

Originally Posted by J-RAD

Not only is it severely bloated but it's only available as a slushbox. I prefer to row my own.

The Mercedes C63 is a luxury/sport grand touring vehicle. There is no way to build it with all the options without it being so "bloated". The 911 purists complain every year when the new model comes and it's 100 pounds heavier than the previous year's model. All the options have thier price in weight and performance. The additional ponies more than make up for the weight in straight line performance. And like the 911 turbo with all this HP it is getting harder to shift as good as a computer, especially with a 7 speed auto trans. In fact the last few years 911 turbos actually posted faster times with the tiptronic trans than the manual. I just bought a CLK55 AMG and while it is an entirely different car than the Boxster it is a blast to drive. The steering wheel paddle shifters took a bit getting used to on hard acceleration and while not the same as rowing your own it is nice to not have to go up and down in city traffic all the time. I don't miss the manual as much as I thought I would. I just got in a HPS supercharger to really pump up the HP-should go over 500 with this.

Even so-I would never trade or think of selling my Boxster. Just too much damn fun.