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Most of us have had questions about Porsche's evolving market strategies. The cars seem to be getting bigger, heavier, more luxurious and that's not made us fall in love with the Marquis decades ago. And now we have the Cayenne.

I remember when the Mazda Miata first came out. I thought "now that's a cute car," and "the motoring public is going to eat this one up." Sure enough, Miatas were hard to get for a couple of years.

Now I wonder "what if Porsche had beaten Mazda to the punch?" I mean, the darned thing arguably looks best in silver anyway. Reminds me of the James Dean car, at least compared to most cars today which suffer from a form of elephantitis.

What if Porsche made a small engine that could make great power and still survive racing environments, and placed it in a "roadster" type of shell? Like a 200hp (normally aspirated) in a 2600 lb car, with an available "S" version or "T" version making upwards of 300 hp. If the Boxster is their stab at this goal, they missed. But if they had hit this mark, would they not be in a position to bask in their reputation some more?