Those wheels look retarded! Who the hell wants 20" rims on a Boxster?

Drove a press car about 18 months ago. Found the engine dull and characterless, the controls overassisted and pretty lifeless. Generally felt very normal and sanitised.

Far prefer an early MX-5.

Until the new Lotus exige V6 arrives.....

Sorry - you're complaining about the overall diameter of the alloy+tyre?

Pretty much everyone else is complaining about the diameter of the alloy part of the wheel which just seems too big at 20". I think it'd look better with a higher profile tyre and lesser diameter alloy, I don't think that the overall diameter of the entire wheel is too big at all.

Had to read to the end of your post before I realised what a KN Hybrid was but pleased to hear your comments...

It's really not.

One day, grasshopper.

Get yourself down to an OPC and take a Boxster out for a drive. Not only is it a well balanced and fun car to drive, it's increidbly practical two seater convertible with storage in the boot and under the bonnet. My OPC is quoting September delivery but I expect the waiting list to grow after people see the car for the first time next month.

I've already done numerous specs. My latest is:

GT Silver Metallic 1,594.00
Roll-over bar with Aluminium Look paint finish 344.00
Mesh wind deflector 182.00
ParkAssist front and rear 599.00
Electrically retractable exterior mirrors 202.00
Automatically dimming interior and
exterior mirrors with integrated rain sensor 332.00
Sports tailpipe Exclusive 364.00
Seat heating 283.00
Cruise control 267.00
HomeLink (programmable garage door opener) 194.00
ISOFIX for passenger side 121.00
Sports seats Plus (2-way, electric) 1,291.00
Guards Red seat belts Exclusive 166.00
Porsche crest embossed on head restraints Exclusive 138.00
Sound Package Plus 397.00
Telephone module for PCM 526.00
Voice control for PCM 308.00
PCM including navigation module with universal audio interface 2,141.00
3rd Year Porsche Assistance 169.00
Third Year Warranty 660.00

Total = 54,088

For starters, I think you can remove the 3rd year assistance and warranty but not sure (-769). If I choose Platinum Silver instead of GT Silver (-1,036), I'll also cut the aluminium roll over bar (-344), and the sports tailpipe from the spec (-364). That's a total saving of 2,513 giving a purchase price of 51,575. The removal of Porsche seat crests (166), voice control (308), red seat belts (166) and dimming mirrors will not detract from your enjoyment (50,935). I've selected manual and I think PCM comes with Sports Chrono but waiting for the OPC to confirm that.

What's your ideal spec?

We've ordered ours should be June delivery, spec as follows 63k including extra warranty.

Porsche Boxster S in White
Black leather interior
Roll over bar in exterior colour
Mesh wind deflector
Bi-xenon lights
Park assist front and rear
Electric mirrors
Dimming mirror with rain sensor
Porsche torque vectoring with locking rear diff.
PASM
Sport chrono pack
Power steering plus
Sports tail pipe
20" carrera s alloys
Tyre pressure monitoring system
Black wheels
Heated seats
Heated steering wheel!
Cruise control
Light design package
Adaptive sports seats plus
Multi function steering wheel
Bose sound system
PCM
Porsche crest embossed head restraints

Thanks SFO. The strange thing is that every time I spec the PCM it makes me take the Sports Chrono off so a little confusing.