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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
wait a minute...
You're comparing an antique Porsche to a modern Porsche to disprove FatMike's contention, one that is widely held and hardly "BS", of the Carrera's ever growing girth?
The 14 years between the 2010 987 Boxster Spyder and a 1996 986 (EU edition) would clearly illustrate that the Boxster hasn't swelled remotely in its proportions like the 14 years between a 1998 993 and a 2012 991 :
Now compare the last three Boxsters (15 years later, still basically the same roadster proportions)....
It's pretty obvious that Porsche are transforming the Carrera into a plush, insulated, Grand Touring car like an Aston or Jaguar so that it can appeal to the much bigger pool of big bucks buyers who like being comfy in thier Panamera coupes (aka 991). To Porsche's credit they widened and lengthened the 991 without adding weight but there's no getting around the downsides of actually swelling the girth/size of a sports car. Case in point, we now see the 991 GT3 with 4 wheel steering to make cornerig feel like a smaller, more nimble Carrera (aka the Cayman), and of course to address that weird abrupt under steer to abrupt oversteer condition often criticized in the bigger, more recent Carreras. |
Erm ......
I put beer smilies , and Said not being a dick ,
Yet you still took the wrong end of the stick and ran with it ....
My bs comment was aimed at nobody in particular , but instead the fevered defending of a persons car purchase , by insulting and belittling the other car in discussion .
As I said , they're both great cars .
I own both .
I'm neither an elitist 911 snob , nor a little napoleon boxster driver . I'm just a car guy .....
(And it wasn't me who originally compared the boxster to a 550 ... As always happens in these discussions )