Matt Farah loves the 718 Boxster!

[thstone]

Every reviewer/writer/journalist loves every Porsche. If they don't, they aren't invited back to drive the next model.

With that being said, Porsche isn't likely to build a truly crap car so its easy to find good things to write about, but very, very rarely (never say never, but its almost never) will an automotive writer publish a negative appraisal of a new car when their ability to earn a living depends on manufacturer's giving them access to their new cars. Burn those bridges and a writer is effectively out of a job - which is simply not going to happen.

Almost everything that he says in the video was written by Porsche and provided in the press kit. All he does is recite it.

And I had to laugh when he said that he "ordered up the loaded model for testing"!! Hah. As if. He tested the same model as all of the other journalists who were invited to the event.

Sorry to sound so negative, but if you saw how these "test events" are conducted you'd walk away dismayed and never watch another one.

[Perfectlap]

^ I agree. At this stage of development now that the Boxster has been setting the bar in class for literally two decades, Porsche have to pretty much go out of their way to build a crap roadster.

The mystery to me is why the other makes have basically given Porsche the mid-engine mantle when the basic recipe can produce a car that's pretty much above average. Car makers that already sell a decent number of sports cars have the basic know how to build a great mid-engine car. Like for instance Chevy, they could have been selling a Boxster/Cayman mid engine car ages ago. Yet they still treat discussion about a mid-engine Corvette like it's a top secret military weapon and leave the GT4 to get all the press. Chevy, Mazda, etc. could build a car that handles as well, and is flat out quicker than all the 981's at a steep discount.

p.s.
My nearly 20 year old flat 6 with a Fabspeed exhaust sounds 1000X's better than this 718.
You should hear me light up the toll booth from a standing start.

[jdraupp]

Originally Posted by thstone

Every reviewer/writer/journalist loves every Porsche. If they don't, they aren't invited back to drive the next model.

Explain Jeremy Clarkson to me then.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by jdraupp

Explain Jeremy Clarkson to me then.

"but very, very rarely (never say never, but its almost never) will an automotive writer publish a negative appraisal of a new car"

Sure, there are a few but they are rare.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by thstone

Every reviewer/writer/journalist loves every Porsche. If they don't, they aren't invited back to drive the next model.

With that being said, Porsche isn't likely to build a truly crap car so its easy to find good things to write about, but very, very rarely (never say never, but its almost never) will an automotive writer publish a negative appraisal of a new car when their ability to earn a living depends on manufacturer's giving them access to their new cars. Burn those bridges and a writer is effectively out of a job - which is simply not going to happen.

Almost everything that he says in the video was written by Porsche and provided in the press kit. All he does is recite it.

And I had to laugh when he said that he "ordered up the loaded model for testing"!! Hah. As if. He tested the same model as all of the other journalists who were invited to the event.

Sorry to sound so negative, but if you saw how these "test events" are conducted you'd walk away dismayed and never watch another one.

An automotive journalist's vulnerability to being "cutoff" is mostly tied to his readership exposure & accuracy of content. Jeremy Clarkson was virtually immune, now not so much.
I picked up a Aston Martin from Matt Farah friday, he had some criticism for it. He had just bought a Focus RS.

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

An automotive journalist's vulnerability to being "cutoff" is mostly tied to his readership exposure & accuracy of content. Jeremy Clarkson was virtually immune, now not so much.

I picked up a Aston Martin from Matt Farah friday, he had some criticism for it. He had just bought a Focus RS.

That one is a manual swap isn't it?

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

That one is a manual swap isn't it?

The Aston Martin is a 7-speed manual, the Focus RS I don't know about.