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09-07-2010, 11:05 AM
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On a narrow offshoot of a road somewhere near Carmel Valley Road in Monterey, CA, I'm absolutely hammering on the Porsche Boxster Spyder and simply couldn't be having more fun. In town for the Pebble Beach festivities, my weekend is spent in everything from a Corvette Grand Sport, to a Porsche Turbo S to a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera. And yet this Porsche delivers the most smiles and is the one that I find myself gushing about to anyone who will listen.
My tales of lateral g forces and smiles as wide as the choppy asphalt I'm riding on are met with the same skepticism by everyone. "The Boxster? Really?" they say, my comments so incongruous with their preconceived notions of the soft-top poseur Porsche that they simply refuse to accept my tales of canyon carving grandeur.
But from behind the wheel and on these lonely roads the Spyder is as far from the standard Boxster as the GT3 is from the Carrera. And that's saying a lot, as apart from the Boxster's perception, it's as well-balanced and dynamic a drive as they come.
More: 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder Review (http://www.autoguide.com/manufacturer/porsche/2011-porsche-boxster-spyder-review-1415.html) on AutoGuide.com
On a narrow offshoot of a road somewhere near Carmel Valley Road in Monterey, CA, I'm absolutely hammering on the Porsche Boxster Spyder and simply couldn't be having more fun. In town for the Pebble Beach festivities, my weekend is spent in everything from a Corvette Grand Sport, to a Porsche Turbo S to a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera. And yet this Porsche delivers the most smiles and is the one that I find myself gushing about to anyone who will listen.
My tales of lateral g forces and smiles as wide as the choppy asphalt I'm riding on are met with the same skepticism by everyone. "The Boxster? Really?" they say, my comments so incongruous with their preconceived notions of the soft-top poseur Porsche that they simply refuse to accept my tales of canyon carving grandeur.
But from behind the wheel and on these lonely roads the Spyder is as far from the standard Boxster as the GT3 is from the Carrera. And that's saying a lot, as apart from the Boxster's perception, it's as well-balanced and dynamic a drive as they come.
More: 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder Review (http://www.autoguide.com/manufacturer/porsche/2011-porsche-boxster-spyder-review-1415.html) on AutoGuide.com