Test drove a 981 today...

[fusionist]

There was one in the parking lot at my office today and up close the headlights really bothered me. They look very Mitsubishi or something.

However you feel about the 986 headlights, the first time I saw them I was like that is very Porsche.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by fusionist

There was one in the parking lot at my office today and up close the headlights really bothered me. They look very Mitsubishi or something.

However you feel about the 986 headlights, the first time I saw them I was like that is very Porsche.

1st time I saw the 986 litronics I liked them & still do. They allow more unbroken beautiful paint in the color of your choice without interruptions less pleasing than the beautiful paint.

[darknight]

Originally Posted by fusionist

There was one in the parking lot at my office today and up close the headlights really bothered me. They look very Mitsubishi or something.

However you feel about the 986 headlights, the first time I saw them I was like that is very Porsche.

Agreed. And I don't want to rain on anyone's parade; however, the 981 looks too much like the Toyota Spyder. I understand the need to evolve the series, but not if it makes it look like a 15 year-old Toyota.

[Dr.Strangepork]

Please, please keep telling me that the 981 is not as fun as a 986. It's the only thing keeping my desire for one of them in check

I really think Porsche knocked this design out of the park, it's absolutely gorgeous.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Dr.Strangepork

Please, please keep telling me that the 981 is not as fun as a 986. It's the only thing keeping my desire for one of them in check

I really think Porsche knocked this design out of the park, it's absolutely gorgeous.

Yes, do not drive a 981 S, particluarly with SPort Chrono in Sport Plus(?) mode on a bit of road with long runs and tight turns.
It's terrible. I mean you'll just hate it. It's like driving a old lady's car.


p.s.
Those MR2 doors still have not grown on me. And the size of the wheels is kind of ridiculous. The wheel well opening is now so big that you have to have 20" wheels on the car, and anything in the 18" zone is going to look weird. That situation is going to limit tire choice and you're going to pay through the nose for just that one extra inch of rubber...total racket. The Panamera rear end is growing on me and the Ferrari California-esque front end is imho the best looking Porsche front end of any car. I just hope they strip down that Panamera/Panamera Coupe (aka Carrera) interior in an RS version. It's simply not a sports car interior. VW just decided to make all Porsche interiors the same as Audi yuppie mobile interiors.

[Dr.Strangepork]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Yes, do not drive a 981 S, particluarly with SPort Chrono in Sport Plus(?) mode on a bit of road with long runs and tight turns.
It's terrible. I mean you'll just hate it. It's like driving a old lady's car.

Oh thank goodness. Guess I need not lust after one anymore.

Originally Posted by Overdrive

I'm waiting for them to drop their jack-of-all-trades 2.0T into a Porsche vehicle (likely the baby Boxster everyone keeps yapping about)

A 2.0T in a small Porsche platform would be a modders dream come true. The aftermarket support for the 2.0T is ridiculous and the engine is built to take lots and lots of boost straight from the factory.

Originally Posted by sub5kvm

981 vs Toyota MR2 Spyder - Spot the Difference!

Well, that's one way to look at it, but the way I see it:

[southernstar]

Last night a 26 year old friend of my son was at our house, saw my 986 Boxster in the driveway and exclaimed, "Wow, that's one of the original Boxsters, isn't it?" Well, yes. "How old is it?" She'll be 14 years old in August. "Looks incredible!" Well, that's it then. I don't have to care if the 981 has better acceleration, a higher top speed, better handling, braking and ergonomics, because mine is a classic!

I know, in most States in the US a car has to be 20 years old to get a classic car registration and plates (although the first Boxsters will be getting there in only three years), but still... As I see it, when the 987 came out, the 986 was relegated to being nothing more than a used Porsche - the previous model. Now that the 981 has arrived, the 986 Boxster has become not simply a used car, but the 'original' Boxster. The one that started the line - and unlike the 914, 924, 944 and 928, I say line as I fully expect the Porsche 'Boxster', like the 911, to carry on for a very long time. So in a sense, the introduction of the 981 and its more modern (if less unique) design has allowed us to move past the used car label, into the classic car one. And for that, I have learned to love the 981 and its electronic power steering, electronic emergency brake activation, optional vector control, non-unique styling, etc., etc.

Brad

[Dgnarvs]

Originally Posted by southernstar

Last night a 26 year old friend of my son was at our house, saw my 986 Boxster in the driveway and exclaimed, "Wow, that's one of the original Boxsters, isn't it?" Well, yes. "How old is it?" She'll be 14 years old in August. "Looks incredible!" Well, that's it then. I don't have to care if the 981 has better acceleration, a higher top speed, better handling, braking and ergonomics, because mine is a classic!

I know, in most States in the US a car has to be 20 years old to get a classic car registration and plates (although the first Boxsters will be getting there in only three years), but still... As I see it, when the 987 came out, the 986 was relegated to being nothing more than a used Porsche - the previous model. Now that the 981 has arrived, the 986 Boxster has become not simply a used car, but the 'original' Boxster. The one that started the line - and unlike the 914, 924, 944 and 928, I say line as I fully expect the Porsche 'Boxster', like the 911, to carry on for a very long time. So in a sense, the introduction of the 981 and its more modern (if less unique) design has allowed us to move past the used car label, into the classic car one. And for that, I have learned to love the 981 and its electronic power steering, electronic emergency brake activation, optional vector control, non-unique styling, etc., etc.

Brad

+1 here!

The more newer models they introduce, the more nostalgia points our 986s earn!

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by southernstar

I know, in most States in the US a car has to be 20 years old to get a classic car registration and plates (although the first Boxsters will be getting there in only three years), but still....

I was sitting here doing the math in my head: "Now hang on just a minute! Three years? I thought my car was 15 years old being a mid-97 build and all...k, subtract that, carry the 2, adjacent over hypotenuse...oh, hey, he's right! My car's gonna be 16 in a couple months! Woohoo!"
:dance:
Don't mind me, I've been staring at numbers and all sorts of files all day and my mind is shot, totally wrong time to be doing any sort of math.

[Porsche Chick]

Originally Posted by darknight

Agreed. And I don't want to rain on anyone's parade; however, the 981 looks too much like the Toyota Spyder. I understand the need to evolve the series, but not if it makes it look like a 15 year-old Toyota.

Oh! I googled the Spyder and you're right, it really does look like the new Boxster.

[sub5kvm]

981 vs Toyota MR2 Spyder - Spot the Difference!



Yes that's right. The 981 is the one with the red seats!

Joking aside I do find myself double take when I catch one of the Spyder's drive by, thinking i might be missing out on getting a glimpse of a 981.. but sadly not.

I think its the headlights or something..

My local Porsche dealer has offered me a test drive in the new Cayman, following the launch event i attended back in March... going to see if I can get a drive in a 981 while I'm there too!

Probably the only time I'll ever get to drive one!

[986_inquiry]

Originally Posted by sub5kvm

981 vs Toyota MR2 Spyder - Spot the Difference!



Yes that's right. The 981 is the one with the red seats!

Joking aside I do find myself double take when I catch one of the Spyder's drive by, thinking i might be missing out on getting a glimpse of a 981.. but sadly not.

I think its the headlights or something..

My local Porsche dealer has offered me a test drive in the new Cayman, following the launch event i attended back in March... going to see if I can get a drive in a 981 while I'm there too!

Probably the only time I'll ever get to drive one!

yes i have to do a double take too when a mr2 drives by. Even worse if it's modded


Fortunately they're rare and the back looks very old and dated compared to the boxster


surprised Porsche didn't sue them considering it was a blatant rip-off, but maybe that's what Toyota was hoping for? "We look so similar Porsche is suing us!" Common back then, kind of like Hyundai Tiburon ripping off Ferrari
456 vs the Hyundia Tiburon - Ferrari Life

[Dino944]

Originally Posted by sub5kvm

981 vs Toyota MR2 Spyder - Spot the Difference!



Yes that's right. The 981 is the one with the red seats!

Joking aside I do find myself double take when I catch one of the Spyder's drive by, thinking i might be missing out on getting a glimpse of a 981.. but sadly not.

I think its the headlights or something..

My local Porsche dealer has offered me a test drive in the new Cayman, following the launch event i attended back in March... going to see if I can get a drive in a 981 while I'm there too!

Probably the only time I'll ever get to drive one!

Yes, the headlights do throw me off a bit. According to an article I read on the 981 they are supposed to remind us of the stacked headlights of a 917.

Still in person and in the drivers seat you won't mistaken it for an MR2.