981 Boxster S 6-sp roadtest in new Car and Driver

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08-08-2012, 10:58 AM

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Last weekend we drove from Boston to DC and back and I encountered more 981's during the trip than I did 991's. Looking at sales figures, the 991 sales are flat against last year which makes me think that everyone is waiting for a specific 991 model or they are just not willing to buy them.

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08-08-2012, 12:49 PM

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Here's a link to the review. Assuming the printed version is more in depth.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...-s-test-review

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08-08-2012, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by clutchplate

Here's a link to the review. Assuming the printed version is more in depth.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...-s-test-review

It's pretty much tit for tat with the actual paper article. More pictures on the web though. Good write-up.

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08-08-2012, 02:13 PM

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And the latest Excellence has a nice review on the PDK model.

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08-08-2012, 02:23 PM

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Saw this in the parking lot today:

Standard boxster, 19" wheels, PDK. The owner absolutely loves the car.

I ordered mine with those 19" wheels. I absolutely love them!

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08-08-2012, 03:35 PM

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I have 19" ..

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08-08-2012, 10:11 PM

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Very nice! Any more pics of your car? Loving the white roll bar...

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08-09-2012, 08:04 AM

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Very nice! Any more pics of your car? Loving the white roll bar...

lots of pics here:

http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic...%2C+a+new+981S

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08-09-2012, 08:40 PM

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I'm not so sure an $80,000 Boxster S is the sweet spot with this car. To me the base makes a lot more sense as a mid $50K daily driver that you can pile the miles on. Seems like a heck of a value for that price.

Just drove both- disregard my earlier comments. The S was significantly more fun to drive to due the extra 50 HP.

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08-12-2012, 03:15 PM

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Folks, if you ever have the opportunity to go to Porsche Driving Event at Skip Barber Motorsports outside of Birmingham Alabama, DO IT!

Quick clarifier: Barber Motorsports Park in AL is unrelated to 'Skip Barber' -- it was built by a guy who made his fortune in dairy named George Barber. Serious car and motorcycle nut and serious perfectionist -- as I understand he had the track torn up and resurfaced twice while building it because he wasn't happy with how it came out at first.