It's official...the Boxster is underpowered

[Rail26]

I understand the Porsche vs. vette thing...I really do. The Corvette is faster. However, I'm going to throw out an analogy. You can pick up a prostitute with no teeth on the street corner for 10 bucks. Can she deliver the goods? Hell yes. Or you can pay the big money for the Las Vegas escort who can deliver the goods with panache and class. Who would you rather have your friends see you with?

When I see a vette, I usually see a 45 year old fat guy wearing a Nascar hat driving it. When I see a Porsche pilot, I usually see well dressed, refined human being who understands style and class. Is this a stereotype? Yep. However, this is how I want to be stereotyped.

To Recap:

Vette = Hooker with no teeth or fat guy with Nascar hat.
Porsche = High class Vegas escort or well dressed aristocrat.

[mach schnell]

i have to admit - and maybe it's my despise for American cars (maybe that comes from living in Michigan for a while and having to deal with such narrow-mindedness!) but anytime I pull up next to a Vette i intentionally refuse to look or check it out. i know that some of them are faster and more expensive than what i'm driving, but i also know that for the most part, the caliber and intelligence of the lump behind the wheel is much less than maybe your average, hmmm... ricer?!

[Rail26]

BINGO Mach Schnell!

[986Jim]

It was a Z06 against the 997 S. Thats not exactly a fair comparison as the 997S is more on the same level as the C6-C7 is not the Z06 model.

The new 911 GT3 makes 415whp N/A from a 3.8L motor. It would walk the Z06 around the track and did on top gear quite nicely and by a pretty large margin too. Granted their track is shorter with lap times in the 1.25's for those cars vs. around 2 seconds for Laguna Seca it was still a large margin.

The Z06 is fast yes, but honestly it's just not that impressive because they use 7L to make 500hp, that barbaric. I can make 500hp with a 20L engine and put it in a boat, that doesn't mean its a sports car. Put a Chevy's best 3.8L motor in the Vette and see what happens lol... Or let Porsche make a 7L engine and again see what happens.

[Rail26]

Another good point. Anybody can keep bolting in larger and larger engines .

[Brucelee]

Yeah, and anyone can keep pushing the price of their cars up and up.

Face it, dollar for dollar, the z06 will walk anything Porsche can throw at it. Its a damn fine car, as is the 911. I just get annoyed when the C6 is slammed without any regard to the fine car and peformance bargain it is.

Believe me, if I have 45K, I am NOT buying a Boxster. That is just me.

And regarding your driver stereotypes, don't get me started.

Remember, I sell Porsches and Corvettes.

Both marques attract there lumps.

[JP-s-in st. louis]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

Yeah, and anyone can keep pushing the price of their cars up and up.

Face it, dollar for dollar, the z06 will walk anything Porsche can throw at it. Its a damn fine car, as is the 911. I just get annoyed when the C6 is slammed without any regard to the fine car and peformance bargain it is.

Believe me, if I have 45K, I am NOT buying a Boxster. That is just me.

And regarding your driver stereotypes, don't get me started.

Remember, I sell Porsches and Corvettes.

Both marques attract there lumps.

In 2 years I will own a white C6 Z06. Nuff said!

[986Jim]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

Face it, dollar for dollar, the z06 will walk anything Porsche can throw at it. Its a damn fine car, as is the 911. I just get annoyed when the C6 is slammed without any regard to the fine car and peformance bargain it is.

I hear where you are coming from but simple fact remains that on paper where dollar for dollar matters the vette is cheaper more hp faster 1/4 etc.. In day to day life your still left with Cavalier quality interior and exterior parts. Overall the quality of a Vette is low, the materials used are crappy and the feeling of the car is heavy, awkward, and the trannies suck poo. If your willing to live with that then it will be a faster car dollar for dollar.

If you measure two cars together with the same stats, GT3 vs. Z06 the GT3 is clearly better at everything. It is more expensive yes, but it's also a Porsche and not a Cavalier with a V8 in it.

I just couldn't be happy with the low overall quality in the Vette. I have driven some Z06's and they are just too klunky and junky for me. I'd spend the extra on something faster and more refined.

And don't compare the GTR cars to Porsche's racing initative. GM spends 6x as much money in that series as porsche does. We all know money wins races.... Take Porsche's cars and GM's money and guess what would happen?