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Originally Posted by tqtran
Not to burst anyones' bubble but you have to think about it from a Porsche marketing stand point. The Cayman can not be allowed to be faster than the 911(hence a 3.4 engine), or no one would buy a 911. The 911 can never be faster than the CGT or no one would buy a CGT(hence GT2 is not faster than CGT).
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I call bull****************. Just look at Ferrari. The F430 does 0-100km/hr in 4.0 seconds and tops out at over 315 kph. The 575M does 0-100kp/hr in 4.2 seconds and tops out at around 325 kph. I don't have any lap times but I'd wager the 430 would be faster around the race track than the 575, yet the 575 costs around 40,000 more. The difference is that the 575 is a "traditional" Ferrari - front-engine V12. The 911 is a "traditional" Porsche, rear-engine flat 6.
911 will always be Porsche's defining car, and people will buy them because they think Porsches should be rear engined cars, regardless of how the Boxster performs.
Besides, if the Boxster could perform at 911 levels, couldn't they just raise the price accordingly?