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Originally Posted by Porsche9
Perfectlap,
We all have/use technology in our cars and I get were Porsche is coming from on making a car safe especially when the level of speed is so high. I'm not saying I want to go back to carburetors nor would I give up ABS brakes but I do want a real drivers cars without all the tech aids. If it means going slower to attain a more enjoyable drive so be it. The Nissin GTR is a high tech car and one that many enthusiast are not all the thrilled about the driving experience as it feels more like being driven. If I want to be driven then I want a fully automated car to avoid the drugery of a rush hour commute but for when I drive for enjoyment I don't want to be driven. In many ways we are seeing the beginning of the end of self driven cars with enthusiasts headed to private race tracks much in the way of the horse when the horse carriage came along.
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People make this argument about the GT-R and it's true but you have to be a seriously good driver not to be knocked clear of your socks going 10/10's in that car. That car is also interesting in that it's quicker than both mid and rear engine for those arguing which is better. Point being is not at all a boring car to drive fast.
It's all a matter of perspective. Frankly I find the Boxster/Cayman and 996 to be fairly mild in terms of driver involvement. Relative to an 80's or early 90's sports car it feels downright insulated and disconnected. The 997? No offense, but its boring. I've heard similar complaints about the 997 GT3's from 996 GT3 owners who sold to get into a newer GT3.
My belief is that once you hit a certain level of computer assist, it's shades of grey and imho we hit that level starting at least the 993 in the Carrera and the 2.5 Boxster. They are full-fledged 'modern' and disconnected cars. But at least the water-cooled are least costly to maintain in the long-term, still have manual transmissions and can be driven in any kind of weather without and odometer-phobia that many high ticket air-cooled owners suffer from.