Car and Driver rating the 987

[Pilot2519j]

Originally Posted by Adam

Car&Driver rating a boxster s ahead of a Z51 equipped vette? I must be dreaming.

I am of the opinion that we are comparing apples vs. grapes here. The C-5 is a more powerful car and I think we can all agree on that. Our car the Porsche Boxster S is a better handling car. From those facts we can then compare the interiors of the cars and I believe that our car is less cheezy than the C-5. The interior is nicer and of better quality. Rides are totally different nod goes to the Porsche Boxster, but if you are looking for power the C-5 is top dog no questions asked.
I am happy that Corvette has gained racing car fame because of the factory teams which in the long run will pay off and make the Corvette much better car than it is today. Just in a few years the progress has been staggering. The Porsche marque has a history rich in racing heritage and of cars eventhough they dont't have the horses they still come in first in races. This comparison reminds me of the GT-40 which was a 7 liter monster vs the Ferrari 330 P which was about 3.3 liter. Ferrari was crushed but later adapted and kicked the GT40 butt. Guys we are not racing in Le Mans are we? What's the point. I love my car . It is freaky fast and handles like no other car I've ever had.

[Jeannot]

The Corvette IS indeed exotic for us. Here you probably see 1 for 100 Porsches...
Such a big engine with $5 a gallon fuel is REALLY EXOTIC.
Also, don't forget these cars don't come cheap here and they loose what seems to be therse second main advantage after HP: their price...
Too bad we don't see more of these.
Same goes for the Viper. You probably see 1 for 100 Ferraris...
Too bad really, I'd love to race something else that Subarus :-)

[Perfectlap]

so you must 100 corvette's for every Lamborghini Mucielago!
I think it gets 9 miles to the gallon.
I think they make one Murcielago for every 200 Ferraris bulit.

[Jeannot]

No no, Lambos are quite frequent here....Italy is just around the corner and the happy few buys these expensive Italian things more happily than the vettes. Don't know why...
Think about it, Schumi himself lives around (Tax reasons)...
So I'd say 2 lambos for 1 vette

[Adam]

Here's just alittle additional mag info. The latest R&T has a best sports car comparo that includes the box s, c6, elise, viper, Carrera S, Z4,SLK, among others. The C6 won the shootout by 1 point and the Boxster got 2nd, but 5 out of the 8 editors chose the boxster as the best which says more to me than subjective #'s on the last page.

P.S. The boxster S recorded the highest slalom mph of any car to date at 73.9mph and also a very respectable .98G on the pad. It is a slalom beast!

[Brucelee]

"The boxster S recorded the highest slalom mph of any car to date at 73.9mph and also a very respectable .98G on the pad. It is a slalom beast"

This is the Boxster strongpoint, ie the mid engine, finely balanced chasis tied to a very nice drive train.