kenstyle

If you think so, you know nothing about cars. After all these years, it's still the one and only true "successor" to the s2000.





The douchebag Harris doesn't come across too pretentious in this review:

s2kmiami69

significant improvement but still a little strange looking

Presto123

It's still a convertible last time I checked. Convertibles are for women!


In all seriousness though, this car is gorgeous.

SpudRacer

It's a car. Feminine??? Masculine??? It looks gorgeous in that color scheme. That's about as close to my S2000 colors (Chicane/Red) as I've ever seen a Boxster.

And I wouldn't call it a successor to the S2000 since they were born about the same time. More like the only surviving sibling.

Damn, I'd like to own the one in that picture. Probably the best real world roadster in production today. Bar none.

bloodzombie

It's beautiful but I don't see how thinking that it's effeminate says anything about how much you know about cars.

victory423

Beautiful car. To me, it looks better than the previous 987.

Motortrend doesn't seem to like the way it drives though.

Motortrend first drive 2013 Porsche Boxster S
The thing is, I don't want it to be docile. Part of the unspoken contract between sports car and owner is that there will be a tradeoff in ride quality and all other manner of coddling. In return for putting up with steering that must be constantly minded, a sensitive throttle pedal, and the rest, the car will be more exciting to drive. The Boxster's lost some of that. The edge has dulled slightly and the result is a more mature, less emotional car. For the average consumer, that's probably a reasonable tradeoff, but not for the people who truly enjoy driving. The Boxster S, then, is a better-performing car than ever before, but not an entirely better car to my mind. Thankfully, it hasn't oscillated too far from critical mass, and it can always oscillate back if Porsche wants it to.

TheDonEffect

Yet you chose a light silver on red to illustrate your point. Interesting.
It certainly isn't a generally masculine design, so... but I guess I know nothing.
And I also don't know why people keep saying that this is the successor (heard it a couple of times on these boards), you know there was a previous boxster, as if that somehow makes the s2000 on the same level of a porsche, it's a honda. Maybe in spirit, but it's a honda and that's a porsche.

ahrmike

I still think the s2000 is the best looking convertible before we go to supercars (CGT by porsche, some ferraris..). The Porsche Boxster looks...a bit happy still. The cayman is f$$$king amazing!

macdaddies911

There is no doubt that it is beautiful and performs well. It just comes down to "is it worth the price tag?"

BEETROOT

Corvettes are pretty sharp looking too...