Puh-leaze...
I can't speak to the other P-car magazines, but Excellence has done maybe 3-4 "special" issues in my ten years here. Porsche's 50th celebrated, our 100th Issue, and our 20th Anniversary are the only ones that come to mind. And, whenever we've done one, we have tried to make it truly special -- FOR THE READERS -- as a thank you.
The 20th, at 228 pages and 100 pages of articles alone (not including front-end content) was a costly monster in terms of $$, postage, and time. And there was no more advertising in it than usual. So what, exactly, is there to complain about there?
As to the recent Cayman 2.7/RS 2.7 story, the 911 wasn't picked because it's an icon (or rightful benchmark, as it is in so many other stories) but merely because it was Porsche's first 2.7-liter flat six-powered road car, and we thought it would be interesting to put it into context with Porsches latest (and last?) 2.7-liter flat six-powered road car.
You're right, a lot of the info within was predictable (though I would say the actual weight figures of the 987 were stunning), but the ending shocked even me...
Excellence is, above all, meant to be entertaining and to give you something to think about, or think about in a new way, regarding the cars we all love. Of course we won't always nail it for everyone with every story, but then that's probably not possible. And this is a tough crowd...
But to cancel a subscription due to a disagreement with one story? I guess it's a good thing there are a lot of happy subscribers out there. We have a renewal rate that's excellent within this industry. Doesn't mean we can't get better, though...
Cheers,
pete