Given what the engine puts out, the Boxster S is equipped with a seriously sport-tuned suspension. Thankfully, heavyweight disc brakes at all four corners can tame the Boxster’s energy in an instant. Accelerations are not firm run-ups but see-you-later blasts. Now, you can zip up and down the gears via buttons on the steering wheel, feeling every bit like a world-class race car driver.
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The Tiptronic S gearbox can function as a basic five-speed automatic, which will rip you around with plentiful authority because it is hooked up to a 280-horsepower, flat-6 engine driving rear wheels and only about 3,000 pounds of hardware.īut snap the center console-positioned shifter one click to the left, and you are in manual mode with no clutch to dance upon. In its current evolvement, it’s a marvel. The German automaker pioneered clutchless manual shifting. The Boxster S in my hands for a week listed at around $61,500, most of the extra cost ($3,200) wrapped up in Porsche’s technologically wondrous Tiptronic S transmission. Yet, you still get much of Porsche experience behind the wheel of a Boxster S with a starting price of $53,100.Īnd that experience includes whiplash acceleration, monorail-like handling and the option of blissful open-air motoring on warm Northern California days. It’s not a $90,000 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet or a $440,000 Porsche Carrera GT. When was the last time you were in a fancy restaurant and nearly gagged when you saw the filet mignon listed at $50? Although that is a prime cut of meat and perhaps exquisitely prepared, many of us simply cannot stand the thought of dropping half-a-hundred on a six-ounce portion of food.Īnd then you spot the New York strip steak for $30 – a comparative bargain, yet still providing a filling, delicious experience for the veteran steak eater. Stick with me here it’s going to make perfect sense.
On life’s automotive menu, I’ll always think of the 2005 Porsche Boxster S convertible as the New York strip steak.
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