I am not a fan of that Porsche. Do you really need Carrera written on the side.
I am not a fan of that Porsche. Do you really need Carrera written on the side.
I am not a fan of that Porsche. Do you really need Carrera written on the side.
I agree with much of what you say, @padders. Look up ‘Japan Unit 31’; the atrocities committed there beggar belief. Indeed, they often upped the ante on many Nazi crimes. Japan’s war criminals and those who perpetrated the industrial precision of Nazi mass murder have their unique place in Hell. Even that’s too good for them, in my view.
Nevertheless, the essay @Syrte provided (I read this excellently researched piece when it first came out) discusses the arrogant disregard of these German families to simply reflect publicly on the sympathetic and complicit roles their founders played in arguably history’s bleakest hour. Their bloodied hands planted the seeds that produced the fruits of their descendants’ colossal wealth. And yet: Not. A. F’in. Word. ‘The Porsches have never publicly addressed the activities of their patriarchs during the Third Reich.’ This is the point I believe Syrte was making.
Not all Japanese or German citizens or companies were willing participants, of course. So yes, I own plenty of items manufactured in both countries. I’m a hypocrite, too; my wife and I both drive VWs; I’ve recently owned Audis (and even a beater BMW Bavaria); and my drums are built in Germany by the firm who provided many a Tin Drum to the Wehrmacht.
It’s about recognition.
And for the record? In my world, in addition to the 1973 BMW 3.0csi, the Porsche 911 in all its variants (Targa especially) continues to be the most beautiful car to behold. I simply can’t afford one and they suck for moving musical equipment. (My Audi TT fit my jazz drum kit, however. But the looks I got from folks at gigs….)
The Boxster is so much more fun to drive. You can negotiate curves at insane speeds, it lets you know its limits in a very precise and gentle way.
The Boxster is so much more fun to drive. You can negotiate curves at insane speeds, it lets you know its limits in a very precise and gentle way.
I have a friend who has had both and I remember him saying something similar.
Many companies were complicit and profited, but if this researcher is correct— not all of them have gone the extra mile as Porsche /VW/ BMW to whitewash and lie about their past.
I find them pretty similar to be honest. The rear weight bias of the 911 gives more grip when accelerating and can mean the front goes light at times. They really aren’t all that different though generally 911s have a bit more grunt in a given generation, I find the 3.2S Boxster for instance pretty asthmatic! I’d take a Cayman 4.0l GTS in a heartbeat though.
I struggle to feel much difference from 911 to cayman, the weight bias is like 40/60 on the 991 vs 45/55 on the 981 and the CG height is like 15 inches on the 991 vs 20 inches on the 981. Unless you’re Walter Rohrl on a track they both do the job so well you’d be very hard pressed to nit pick differences.
But the 911 can fit cargo and children in the back so you can lie to your wife and say it’s a family car.
Look how happy they are in the back.
HAHAHAHA Love that!!!!
I've driven spiritedly with 2 teenagers in the back, they squealed a lot and seemed to enjoy it but you'd need a saw to get an adult male in the back of a 997, the later cars might be slightly better on that score!
