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I agree with Jack on all points; the new cars are 'way too fat and for all the reasons he mentions. Personally I think the culprits are the marketing gurus and the "requirements" of the demographics they're having to shoot for.
This group hasn't the foggiest idea of what a sports car (at least in the old idiom) is (or should be) and instead are looking for a status symbol for profiling; actual performance and/or high-performance driving has little or nothing to do with their choice of a 911. Their criteria are a) it's expensive and I can afford it (or want to look like I can), and b) it has a name and looks cool.
I always pay attention to who is driving a late-model 911. Generally a grey-haired male and/or a thirtyish blonde trophy. Rather stereotypical but true nonetheless. A corollary are Harley riders. Almost always a guy with a grey beard.
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