Fall is in the air. The leaves are on the ground. The trees are naked. We're busy bundling up, trying to protect our skin from the harsh winds and cringing at the thought of what's next on the calendar; WINTER! What am I doing, you may ask? Easy: Having a blast freezing my butt off with the top down in my Speed Yellow Boxster S at 120 km/h charging down the highway.
Yes, I may not be “all there” or might even be a little crazy but with the heated seats on max, the rear wind deflector in place and vents blowing warm air, what else is there to do when it's 8 degrees outside and sunny... and test driving a Porsche Boxster? Sure, I would have preferred June, July or August but it's really not all that bad...
Attention grabber
Porsche sports one of the most recognizable faces in the auto world. Unlike some makes, the German automaker has always stuck by the bug-eyed slant-nose design for all its cars (and trucks) and as proof, no matter where I went, people knew what I was driving. Cruising with the automated canvas top in its lowered position did not help with trying to get around unnoticed. On one occasion, I was asked for a donation (for a good cause; the point being that the Toyota Sienna occupants ahead of me were not accosted) and on another, the enquiry was about a ride (no joke) to a grocery store a few kilometres away.
It is conceivable (NOT!) that I would have not been harassed had the car been any other colour but one way or another, a Boxster S shod with the super-hot 19” Carrera S II wheels and dual centre-exhaust tailpipes will never fly under the radar. This is especially true when the 3.4L flat-6 cylinder engine is roaring past 5,000 rpm and belching out the unmistakable call of a German horizontally-opposed six-pot.
More power, more gears: more fun
Along with the 2009 facelift, the Boxster got a mild boost in power, 310 hp from 295 hp. Although this amount is fairly insignificant, the real change has come in the form of Porsche's new PDK 7-speed automated manual transmission. From the onset, I've been a fan of this 'box save for the steering-wheel mounted controls but that can be addressed with the purchase of optional paddles.
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| Porsche sports one of the most recognizable faces in the auto world. |
Yes, I may not be “all there” or might even be a little crazy but with the heated seats on max, the rear wind deflector in place and vents blowing warm air, what else is there to do when it's 8 degrees outside and sunny... and test driving a Porsche Boxster? Sure, I would have preferred June, July or August but it's really not all that bad...
Attention grabber
Porsche sports one of the most recognizable faces in the auto world. Unlike some makes, the German automaker has always stuck by the bug-eyed slant-nose design for all its cars (and trucks) and as proof, no matter where I went, people knew what I was driving. Cruising with the automated canvas top in its lowered position did not help with trying to get around unnoticed. On one occasion, I was asked for a donation (for a good cause; the point being that the Toyota Sienna occupants ahead of me were not accosted) and on another, the enquiry was about a ride (no joke) to a grocery store a few kilometres away.
It is conceivable (NOT!) that I would have not been harassed had the car been any other colour but one way or another, a Boxster S shod with the super-hot 19” Carrera S II wheels and dual centre-exhaust tailpipes will never fly under the radar. This is especially true when the 3.4L flat-6 cylinder engine is roaring past 5,000 rpm and belching out the unmistakable call of a German horizontally-opposed six-pot.
More power, more gears: more fun
Along with the 2009 facelift, the Boxster got a mild boost in power, 310 hp from 295 hp. Although this amount is fairly insignificant, the real change has come in the form of Porsche's new PDK 7-speed automated manual transmission. From the onset, I've been a fan of this 'box save for the steering-wheel mounted controls but that can be addressed with the purchase of optional paddles.
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| Along with the 2009 facelift, the Boxster got a mild boost in power, 310 hp from 295 hp. |