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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Rememeber, to date the Boxster has been 'held back' by Porsche so as not to erode sales from the 911 - they have always stated that the Boxster will never be faster than a 911 (hence no CS or turbo versions). the Boxster has always been a 'technically' superior car in terms of ultimate design (mid-engined) for racing and has been widely acknowledged as one of, if not the best handling cars available.
What we are seeing now is a change in this view (gradually) by Porsche where the 911 is transitioning into more of a GT and the Boxster/Cayman is arising as the more pure sports car. I will be very keen to see if a Club Sport or turbo version of the Cayman appears in the near future.
Don't get me wrong, I think its very sad that Porsche is moving the 911 in that direction, but I think that the Cayman is a very promising substitute. Lets hope they get it on the track as competition car soon.
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Sheldon
'92 964 Carrera 2 (Manual)
'07 BMW 335i
'76 911 Carrera 3.0 (Gone, but not forgotten)
"Give me ambiguity or give me something else!"
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