Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
Porsche needs to stop screwing around, take the cayman chassi, give it some body panels/style that looks like the 911 (it's not that hard, really) and just CALL IT THE 911. The half-a$$ extra seat thing is pretty lame and you'd still have a front trunk if designed properly. Give it a new direct injection 3.0L twin turbo making 400hp and call it good.
I can't for the life of me understand why they keep trying to tweak the 911 to extend the RWD platform's life. They keep making the engine bigger and sooner or later it just swaps ends in a turn. Don't get me wrong, given many choices a GT3 would be one of my top pics, but it'd be that much better if it was a mid-engine.
Was looking at a boxster and 911 fairly recently.
Can't disagree. You pretty much touched upon what I was thinking that the 911 product line seems to be all over the map. The new Cayman S at 320 hp seems to be a pretty good value for just 30 hp less than the 911 C. I have not driven the Cayman but since even a used 911 has a pretty hefty price tag I can get a brand new fully loaded Cayman S for about the same price as a used 911 C without much sacrifice and even the new Boxter S at 315 hp is not a bad option either.