[ds968]

From a car review article :

" After watching the next race I almost threw my hands skyward and pretended to pray to some magical form of car god asking how Hyundai could be so brainless. They pitted a 2008 Porsche Boxster against a Genesis for zero to 60 run to show how quick the Genesis was. First I would like to say that anyone who knows anything about Porsche knows that the Boxster is the base model Porsche that lacks real guts and is only produced so that people who have the money but not the driving skills for a Carrera can still own a sports car and elevate their low self esteem.
( [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif[/img] Ouch ! )

When it comes to comparing stats, it is no wonder that the Hyundai won the race by nearly a second. Although the Porsche is slimmer by nearly 1,000 pounds, it loses 130 horsepower to the Genesis due to a lackluster 2.7 L engine that only makes 200 pound feet of torque when compared to the 264 pound feet made by the Genesis. That doesn’t even mention the fact that they chose a 1/4 mile race to compare the two cars, with low end torque being one of the largest factors in winning on the quarter. "

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[968rz]

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->First I would like to say that anyone who knows anything about Porsche knows that the Boxster is the base model Porsche that lacks real guts and is only produced so that people who have the money but not the driving skills for a Carrera can still own a sports car and elevate their low self esteem.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Porsche envy.

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[wjk_glynn]

<!--quoteo(post=67673:date=Feb 24 2009, 10:15 AM:name=ds968)-->QUOTE (ds968 @ Feb 24 2009, 10:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->From a car review article :
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Which publication?

Karl.

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[flash]

i've seen it in a tv commercial

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[rhudeboye]

OMG What a jerk. Y do so many people bash the boxster? It's not for me but I think its a great car and should in no way simply be labeled a poor mans Porsche. Put the Genesis against it on a track and see how much a difference in HP helps it then.

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[flash]

i wouldn't say "jerk" - like many people, i hate the boxster - it's the dominos pizza of performance cars - it's ok for the money, but there are better things out there - it's a lackluster all too common car (i'm not saying that the genesis is anything to write home about)

i passed on the boxster for a number of reasons, but the main one was that it bored me to drive it - i want to be inspired by the car i drive - it didn't help that they are common as fleas either, and wouldn't carry enough stuff for a weekend getaway - couldn't stand the interior either

but they have to have an entry level car, so i guess it works - it's the modern day 914

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[ds968]

<!--quoteo(post=67786:date=Feb 26 2009, 06:58 PM:name=wjk_glynn)-->QUOTE (wjk_glynn @ Feb 26 2009, 06:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Which publication?
Karl.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

can't recall but I'm pretty sure it was not Car & Driver, or Road & Track although the graphics and quality of the print, gloss etc of the page it was on
( at least as it appeared on the screen ) seemed fairly high end so probably not just some local rag, but a a national publication ..

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[Fox944]

this isnt a first time someone took a shot at Porsche, and it wont be the last. When you are the benchmark, it comes with the territory.

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[rxter]

They should be comparing it to a Mustang or Charger, or even an IS250 - that's the target market - a $30K kinda sports car. The thing is in no way comparable to a Boxter. S2000, MX5, AudiTT, those are better comparo's to the Boxter.

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