Do You Like the "Boxster" Name?

[Perfectlap]

I'm pretty close to hating it, but more so because of the whole concept of "naming" Porsches that already have model designation numbers. BMW, Mercedes and Audi were smart enough to avoid this. Re-inventing the 550 as a 986 was dumb too.

Why did the 911 get a "name" but not the 4 banger 912?

Or worse, coming up with different names within the same model number.
A 911 Cabriolet is still a 911 Carrera... but a 987 Convertible and 987 Coupe get different names? Consistent...
How about just going with 987 Coupe? Too simple... it will never work. Needs more marketing fluff...

Oh and it gets more ridiculous... there are names within sub-sub designations....
A 987 Boxster with a manual top is a 987 Boxster Spyder, nevermind that all roadsters are sypders...
987 Boxster RS? not awkward sounding enough... 987 Boxster Spyder....much better.
The equivalent of this on the Cayman R would have been the Cayman Coupe...LOL


If I were CEO of Porsche in 1996 I would have called the 986 the 550 and 550S and offered a 550 RS (with Carrera S engine and GT3 seats) and 550 Turbo GTS to rake in the big spenders by tossing in every conceivable option. Dispense with this "budget" pigeon-holing of the roadster category. Such nonsense that only Porsche tried to pull. Two seats, boxer engine, mid engine, convertible top... I fail to see how the 986 and 550 were fundamentally different, technology advancements aside. Ooops we brought back the 550 but we're not actually going to admit it, we'll just call a 986 with a few options the 550 edition.That's like calling the 2014 911 Anniversary car the 356 edition 911? Huh??