[Adam]

240hp is nothing to sneeze at, but the honda's lil' 2.0L and now 2.2L 4 banger can crank out just as much hp, albeit less torque, but still very impressive. At the rate Porsche is increasing hp they will never catch up to it's serious competitors. 4 hp here 8 hp there is rediculous. Look at the base C5 to the C6...now a 50hp gain is more like it. Who can feel an 8 hp gain anyway? After taking a ride in a 2002 Zo6 I sometimes second guess my decision to get a boxster s. The acceleration is just brutal and almost scary. It makes my "S" feel as fast as a Metro. Boxster owners are always talking about handling and balance, but the majority of the cars never see an autocross or racetrack. How much handling and balance do people really experience during the daily commute, quick trip to the store, or the cruises around the neighborhood? Where I live you can push the cars acceleration limits alot more than it's cornering limits during alittle cruise time in the car. The best curves in my area consist of on/off interstate ramps. There is no racetrack near me and pushing the cornering limits of my car on public roads is just asking for trouble. I've participated in one autocross and that was fun but hardly enough. I'm not going to be able to do another one until June if I'm lucky. I guess the point is why buy a great handling car when most of the roads around are straight! It makes more sense to buy a fast car like a C6 where you can utilize it's fantastic power EVERYTIME you drive the car.