Timeless design

[Perfectlap]

I think certain aspects of the 986 is starting to look dated, which in inevitable for a modern design, but overall the lines of the fenders and its width are pretty much in keeping with the type of Porsche that will turn heards for years.

At the same time, Porsche sell these cars where everything is an option and too many on the road look very bland. This car was not designed to have small wheels, no aero treatement or a barebones interior. If you look at the 93 concept car, the design was for a very well appointed car. I see the same thing happen with the 996 Carrera when it has vanilla looking wheels and virtually no options.

You can have two well-optioned Boxsters or Carreras parked next to the same model from the same year without any options at all and one looks a lot more dated while the other still looks fairly current. Take a 97 Boxster slap some 18" replica wheels on it, Litronics, GT3 aero, the classic PORSCHE door decals, and most aren't walking by thinking "17 year old car" if say a 2011 987 S is parked right next to it. That's usually a good sign of a car that's going to look good for a long time..