300 plus horsepower, mid-engine sportscars are a rare breed. It stands to reason then, that they should be reviewed by someone who can put them into their rarefied context. The kind of reviewer who can tell you the subtle handling differences between each generation of the 911, and whose keyboard is stained with the oil of a hundred home-rebuilt crankcases. At the very least, they should be reviewed by the kind of people who get regular seat time in the unjustifiably potent mid-engined supercars that you’d have to purchase to one-up a mid-engine Porsche’s considerable capabilities. So what happens when a Porsche Cayman S ends up in the hands of someone who is used to getting their motoring kicks with a mass-market hatchback?
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mr_muttonchops - It could be a generational thing. Many people that grew up with early hatches in the US may still associate them with cars like the...
28-Cars-Later - I sincerely hope what you heard is not true.
AFX - Apparently Germany never had drive-in movie theaters. Not only that, but you can also put 6×9″ speakers in the parcel shelf, and hide...
28-Cars-Later - For shame.
mr_muttonchops - On the subject of hatches and trunks, has anyone ever seen hatchbacks that LOOK like trunks? I don’t mean a fastback ala some...
28-Cars-Later - Agreed.
AFX - “In 1973, at the at that time not so tender age of 24, I switched from journalism to advertising. Volkswagen and I fell in love with each...
brbroberts - last time I was in Europe (Spain and Portugal, last week) AdBlue was .64 Euro per liter and it’s sold from the gas pumps....
mr_muttonchops - Nice. Real nice.
raph - “Conclusion: Boomers are being punished for Happy Days.” Observation: They deserve it.