Comments on: Spied: 2009 Porsche Boxster and Cayman

By: Grant

Grant — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:02:16 +0000

The porsche design always makes my heart skip a beat. It is pure and classic and will never date as long as they stick to the original design blueprint. Keep it simple and don’t over complicate which is easily done.

By: Guy

Guy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:59:29 +0000

meant to also add

without the boxster the firm would have gone out of business

By: Guy

Guy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:56:02 +0000

Tut Tut bavarian missile

have a 997 turbo and a boxster (3.2)

not a poor man porsche at all, just a different proposition

actually prefer boxster most of the time

as for the evolutionary design process

well i guess you have to love the brand to understand

its always been about the introduction of new technology which is the way it should be after all it is a motor car with a pedigree and when you have got the shape down as they have why change it for changes sake

By: Stoked

Stoked — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:16:07 +0000

Nothing like tearin up the streets in my 2002 model Porsche and it still looks like a current model . . loves that!

By: falcodore

falcodore — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:27:46 +0000

Just about every car company makes their cars faster and more powerful but only porsche keeps the same 15yr old design,looks dated before its even released as like EVERY other porsche. Whats the point? BORING!

By: Mac

Mac — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:22:02 +0000

James – exactly. The 911 stopped throwing people into the bushes some time back. Now its squat and sprint.

By: James

James — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:58:01 +0000

I own a Cayman S and a 911 S. The 911 has the engine in the right place. The amount of traction the back tires have is incredible. Try taking off in the wet in a 911 vs a Cayman and you’ll understand why the 911 is better.

By: SuperCujo

SuperCujo — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:59:32 +0000

Mac: I wasn’t questioning why people buy Porsches, I was questioning why someone would buy a car where all the engine weight is behind the rear wheels, just waiting to bury you in the bushes lest you relax for one second. Sure, it must be a buzz riding on the edge of a razor, but just like I have car insurance in case of a moment lacking concentration, I like my car to not have the potential to bite me if I lift off slightly too much going hard through a corner.

By: Mac

Mac — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:40:18 +0000

Go drive a 911 – then you will know why people buy Porsches.

By: SuperCujo

SuperCujo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:11:05 +0000

Why do people buy 911s?

The Cayman has much better proportions, has the engine in the right spot and is cheaper by a long way. Why would you bother with a 911?

Porsche are deliberately keeping the Cayman slower than the 911, the Cayman S is only marginally slower than the 911 Carrera around the ‘ring. Aftermarket Porsche tuning companies are working on this. But they have to be careful that they don’t piss off Porsche so they are denied from early release future model details.

I would love to see what someone could do with the engine from a 911 Turbo in the Cayman. That would seriously kick arse.