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One of the things that I have always loved about road-going Porsches is the tendancy towards understated elegance and Teutonic practicality, rather than an overstated design that screams "look at me"! Porsche owners know what the car is capabale of and have no need to advertise it.
Consider the original 356 and even the 55o Spyders - giant killers without the adornments of the contemporary Ferraris, Maseratis and Corvettes. The same was true of the original 911 and, although cars such as the Turbo were extremely racey looking, it would be hard to intstall a large functional rear spoiler with intercooler and flares large enough to increase the track and wheel/tires size without such modifications. Certainly the interior was still very 'conservative'.
And the 986 Boxster - again, a clean, elegant design with strong family connections to the amazing 550 spyder of the 50's.
This car ruins all of that. To me, the diamond-pattern seats look like something from a 1950's hot rod. The 'mood lighting' in the floor areas, as has already been pointed ou,t are dated and, quite frankly, tacky. The stark contasting flat black and bright red may work for some people, but to me, it just looks as if someone was trying too hard to make a Boxster something that it isn't.
Of course, that is the great thing about personal taste and opinions. Everyone is entitled to their own.
Brad
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