A talking GPS in a vehicle is much better than any map if you are married. I ordered my wifes SUV exclusively with a GPS System and a DVD Entertainment System. When we go on road trips into unknown areas sure we can look at the map and argue for 30 minutes but when a soothing voice tells you to turn right in a 1/4 of a mile, it is much easier on your marriage and on your mind, in the meantime your children in the back are not fighting and touching each other but sitting happily watching a DVD with their wireless headphones on, making the trip that much more enjoyable. I personally love to drive and bought my boxster for the purpose of driving without distractions. I think if I had to take my wife somewhere in the boxster over a long weekend in a place we had never been navigation could mean the difference between a great weekend and a looong cold weekend.......