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Porsche 718 Boxster
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I really like the way the styling has progressed on the mid engined Porsches. They just marry aggressive with tasteful so perfectly.
The car in most of the pres shots doing the rounds looks stunning.
Quote a range of cars Porsche make now, but personally, I think there's plenty of room to take their pricing higher - a 991.2 S with the right options is well over £100k, so a top spec Caymen/Boxster could sit in the low £80's, leaving room for a smaller, purer, lighter car at c.&50k + options.
The car in most of the pres shots doing the rounds looks stunning.
Quote a range of cars Porsche make now, but personally, I think there's plenty of room to take their pricing higher - a 991.2 S with the right options is well over £100k, so a top spec Caymen/Boxster could sit in the low £80's, leaving room for a smaller, purer, lighter car at c.&50k + options.
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I'd agree with this sentiment, the car looks terrific.
This is an interesting point. I'm sure many people find the Boxster/Cayman range quite expensive, but I actually think they're quite good value for what you get. You get a practical, comfortable, and refined two seat car, which also happens to be a 300 bhp MR sports car which [I'm sure] drives impeccably. There's virtually no direct competition for it at or below £50k due to it being such a well rounded car. If they charged £20k more for them I suspect the reviews would actually be better than they are now, because people would begin to realise how uniquely good the cars are rather than taking them for granted as the entry level Porsche.
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Is the Boxster/Cayman still the 'entry level' Porsche - or is the base Macan cheaper now?
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It's a mid-engined, four-cylinder boxer sports car, so while I do agree that it's tenuous, it's not quite as tenuous as you're suggesting.
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Sounds much better than I was expecting! Not nearly as much tractor as it can be with an H4.
I do have to wonder how the values are going to go with the early ones, and the more current units. Looks like early models are hitting the low end of the value curve, right around $10-15k with 70,000 miles... Newer ones with similar mileage seems to be all over the board. Long-term, assuming you keep the mileage down, could get interesting... Maybe not as good of an investment as the NSX, but, will probably do a good bit better than a comparative Corvette or Z4.
I do have to wonder how the values are going to go with the early ones, and the more current units. Looks like early models are hitting the low end of the value curve, right around $10-15k with 70,000 miles... Newer ones with similar mileage seems to be all over the board. Long-term, assuming you keep the mileage down, could get interesting... Maybe not as good of an investment as the NSX, but, will probably do a good bit better than a comparative Corvette or Z4.
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I like the sound. It's pretty distinctive. It's not a howl of NA sixbanger or vacuum-like hiss of most turbo motors but almost Veyron-like growl.
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The sound has really grown on me. At first I too was worried that it'll sound like all of the other Turbo-4's, but it has a certain character to it.
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Still not a fan at all. Also, am I the only one who can't stand the sound of 'DSG burps'? Sounds artificial, give me the manual any day!
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I can hardly wait for the Cayman version. Especially after Shark Werks gets their hands on it!
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This is probably a better car than the 981 in all aspects except for one - the soundtrack.
It's... erm... unfortunate. But that's the price you have to pay for efficiency I guess.
I'd disregard efficiency and go for the howling 981 if I were in the market for a Boxster, that's for sure.
It's... erm... unfortunate. But that's the price you have to pay for efficiency I guess.
I'd disregard efficiency and go for the howling 981 if I were in the market for a Boxster, that's for sure.
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All we'll get now is objective improvements. Subjectivity is not on a manufacturer's list of priorities anymore.
I saw a VW Golf advert on Facebook yesterday, hyping up the sound of the R model. It was being taken through tunnels and was one of the most anodyne turbo 4 sounds I'd heard in a long time. Worst of all, it uses a sound generator, which commenters were saying played the RS3 five-pot at constant load and a V8 at high revs. How tragic.
I saw a VW Golf advert on Facebook yesterday, hyping up the sound of the R model. It was being taken through tunnels and was one of the most anodyne turbo 4 sounds I'd heard in a long time. Worst of all, it uses a sound generator, which commenters were saying played the RS3 five-pot at constant load and a V8 at high revs. How tragic.
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Nope, the GTS slots in between the S and GT4 and comes with an enhanced styling package.
I'm looking forward to the GT4 and Spyder models too though!
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For me the R and GT4 are the ones to look out for.
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Wasn't the GT4 technically the replacement for the R?
