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Originally Posted by fusionist
I love them both.... they are my favorite and second favorite cars in the world... but I agree the 986 is the purest expression of a roadster.
The Boxster's evolution reminds me of the original Nissan Z. The 986 is a lot like the 240z. It's smaller, lighter, slower, simpler, less refined than the 260z or 280z that followed.... but somehow the 240z is the purest expression of a sports car.
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I have to agree entirely with your logic there on the vehicle's evolution, and it could be said about many a sports car from that era, and even into the 80s and 90s, such as the (Celica)Supra, RX-7, and certainly the Fairlady (240Z), to me each in its first or other early renditions much more appealing than what they eventually became. More powerful, but bigger, bulkier, heavier, more expensive, and slowly losing that simple character that made them appeal to people.