[wombat7]

Let me restate what I said in the previous post. Porsche does not skimp when it comes to performance parts for their cars, they may however skimp on some of the interior parts for newer models.

Unfortunately, Porsche has gotten away from what made them one of the true sports car manufacturers in the world. It seems like Porsche is now trying to cater to the every day casual buyer who wants that famous shield as a status symbol instead of the racer that they used to. This can be seen when you compare the 993, the car that I feel is the last true Porsche, to the 996 or even the 997. The 993, while have some creature comforts, was truely a sports car where you could argue the 996 and 997 are GT cars. Now don't get me wrong I would still take a 996 or 997, and the performance is still top notch, but they are now more of a luxury car not a sports car. In order to keep the cars affordable, they may have to go cheap on some of the new luxury parts that they are adding to the cars. This can explain why the price of a 911 has stayed relatively the same throughout these three evolutions.

Now to try to take this post back on topic... I think one of the main reasons for Porsche having different color calipers on the base model Box and the S is purely for the status thing that I talked about earlier. While this may be a detail that the every day person may overlook, it is something that a salesman can use to make a potential buyer really feel like they are getting a superior product. If you set the two models side by side, of course the red calipers are going to draw some more attention that the black ones and unfortunately, thats what a lot of new Porsche buyers are looking for, something esle to grab peoples attention and to say hey look at me I'm driving a Porsche.

Well time for me to get down off of my soap box...

As for the calipers on the Corvette, I think that they are monoblock calipers, I don't understand why they wouldn't be but I will do some research and post back...