RE: Porsche 911 Speedster: Driven

[frayz]

Coming from a total Porsche fanboy... it just doesnt do it for me,


im gonna say it.

Its ugly...



There, i said it.

I'll take a GT3 touring please

[MX6]

It sounds like quite a driving machine with the GT3 guts in it, with the weather being so fine here a scoot about in one of these seems very appealing at the moment.

I've always really liked the looks of the 991, and while I think it does look significantly better as a tin top, the somewhat hunchbacked Speedster still looks purposeful and fun.

That is quite a shocking price tag to me, but I guess it can easily be justified if they sell them all, supply and demand, etc. Plus factor in the investment aspect and perhaps the maths start to make a bit more sence for some.

[j90gta]

Digga said:

Were I after a Porsche I could take the roof off of, it would still be the Boxster Spyder.

£75 K gets you 396 bhp and a car that is a much more cohesive design. It's probably not much slower either. The 991 just looks so fat and bloated. The only 911 that I've ever driven was a 1974 3.0 RS. Modern 911s just don't do it for me.

[mersontheperson]

There was also a 964 Speedster with the wider turbo body, that was a looker imo

[Arsecati]

There's enough been said about the writers style by now, for me to add any more to it. Needless to say, I pretty much now just look at the pictures and read the comments when I see the writers name at the top of the article. Such a pity - so unnecessary.

[bobo]

jesus that is hideous .... fact of the matter is the 991 aint no pretty or small thing.

grafting on a shell of what looks like a scarab beetle to cover the rear seats frankly does the thing zero favours.

im sure it will sell like hot cakes.

[Digga]

j90gta said:

Digga said:

Were I after a Porsche I could take the roof off of, it would still be the Boxster Spyder.

£75 K gets you 396 bhp and a car that is a much more cohesive design. It's probably not much slower either. The 991 just looks so fat and bloated. The only 911 that I've ever driven was a 1974 3.0 RS. Modern 911s just don't do it for me.

I have a mate who has a GT3 and a Spyder, because they're both very different cars and each is excellent in it's own right.

Boxster Spyder and an original, side-by-side at PEC Silverstone:

[miniman]

Discombobulating?

Good grief.

[UmpaLoompa]

Great car.

Dreadful review.

I thought Cackett had been 'managed out' of writing front page articles, but apparently not...

[MX6]

I don't really get why some readers don't like the writing style, perhaps a bit overly serious about such things? I found it a decent read and like a less conventional word use and an interesting turn of phrase here and there.

[Oily76]

Arsecati said:

There's enough been said about the writers style by now, for me to add any more to it. Needless to say, I pretty much now just look at the pictures and read the comments when I see the writers name at the top of the article. Such a pity - so unnecessary.

You come down here to read these moaning comments? The prose may be a bit flowery at times but at least it's not bloody miserable negativity!

[Oily76]

Oily76 said:

You come down here to read these moaning comments? The prose may be a bit flowery at times but at least it's not bloody miserable negativity!

I should say I find the Speedster incredibly attractive and I'd do terrible things to have one. The price seems sensible to me - not sure why they don't charge more for the GT cars seeing as the market clearly supports a higher valuation.

[FerrariGuy007]

j90gta said:

Digga said:

Were I after a Porsche I could take the roof off of, it would still be the Boxster Spyder.

£75 K gets you 396 bhp and a car that is a much more cohesive design. It's probably not much slower either. The 991 just looks so fat and bloated. The only 911 that I've ever driven was a 1974 3.0 RS. Modern 911s just don't do it for me.

Back looks ok but the front? Not so much with the fugly alien headlights.

[Macboy]

This may be the first/last/only time I quote Clarkson or refer to a phrase of his, such is my general distain of his opinions, but his comments about the Chrysler Crossfire Coupe looks and the reminiscence to a defecating canine could definitely be made about the monstrous and misshapen back end on the Speedster. As a former owner and lover of most things 911 this is not a win in my eyes.

[WJNB]

From the rear three quarter view it could be a van. Dreadful ugly thing but there are enough stupid people who will buy it as Porsche are well aware, meaning they get the last laugh.

[thelostboy]

I saw the concept at Goodwood and wondered what the fuss was about. Love the GT3s looks (although appreciate they are getting a bit too big these days), but hate the Speedster. Ungainly.