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Originally Posted by eightsandaces
All cars are subjective to some degree, as long as we like our own rides it ends right there. I do need to say Lil B you are being hard on a car that will undoubtedly beat your most recent purchase in every measurable category.
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Well, I respect your viewpoint.
But, I am not comparing the Spyder to anything. I simply drove it and didn't like it, period.
Will it spank my 964, most probably, given like conditions and the same driver, definitely! 20 yrs. in engine and suspension advances, not to mention the mid-engine weight distribution all contribute.
That being the case, I still didn't enjoy driving it one bit. The interminable lag at launch and the DME telling me when to shift, or rather, actually shifting for me really put me off. The handling didn't seem like some revelation, in fact, it was indistinguishable from other Boxsters I've tracked. It may well have produced higher test numbers or data points, but these were not at all obvious from the driver's seat, though I admit that being on street rubber may explain some of it.
HP, IMHO, is a fools game, you can always heap more on. It's just a matter of cash and compromise. Handling and braking, not HP, is what always distinguished a Sports Car from an ordinary street machine. This seems to have been forgotten, though the Sports Car category isn't the only one at blame here when you can get 290 HP from a stock Nissan Maxima (like you really need that in a street car).
And, since Carol Shelby was brought into the arguement, he always said that the original AC Cobra, with the 260 HiPo motor was a dream to drive, well balanced all-around. He also says that when the 289 was introduced (MkII), the car suffered, but when the 427 side-oiler and/or 428 was introduced (MkIII), it ruined the car entirely. He refers to the Mark III as "the
Pig".
Now, I'm not claiming to be Senna incarnate or any such thing. But I have driven on many tracks in many cars and while there were some which I enjoyed more than others, none of them before the Spyder actually annoyed me. So much so, that I pitted early and left 6 more laps on the table, something which is very much against my religion... and a first!
This is an opinion thread. Not everyone will share my view, perhaps even the majority. NO PROBLEM at all!
My opinion is based on my personal experience with the car and if anything, because of the raves about it, I was looking forward to driving it and was prepared for an entirely different experience than I had.
IMPO, the car does not in actuality live up to all the hype or the sticker price.
If expressing my opinion is contrued by some as insulting, that's much more their problem than my intent.
And, as I freely admitted, I'm betting Porsche sells them by the score. There just won't ever be one in my driveway.
Cheers!