The 991 manual and PDK are the same because they’re the same box. The 7 speed manual is just a PDK with the actuator removed. But on the Cayman Boxster they get a long ratio 6 speed manual, and the PDK cars get the 7 speed box lifted from the 3.4L 991. It weighs about 60 pounds more than the manual. Since it’s a mid…

The only people who overestimate horsepower are tuners with something to sell. I put the new F80 M3 on a Mustang dyno and it made 355 wheel horsepower. My highly tuned S4 made 365whp the same day. This dyno is calibrated to certify cars for spec races and is consistent with other Mustang dynos in the Bay Area to…

I dumped my 2006 325i after 77,000 miles, about 2,000 of them on track. It was a decent car but bringing it to the dealership every 5000 miles for this and that was silly in hindsight. When I see one I miss it, and then I notice a flaw like the jiggly xenon bulbs that shake when the car is in motion and I don’t miss…

All of these BMW’s weigh 3500 pounds. The front seats are 80 pounds each. The rear bench and fold is 80 pounds. The brakes are heavy. The big cast wheels are heavy. The truth is nobody cares and they handle pretty well on the track. They eat through brakes and the struts only last 4 years if you drive hard, before…

A new BMW has a ton of problems. A 5 year old BMW is a nightmare, particularly since the owners think all of the service is free so they treat the car like crap and pay for nothing.

What a shitty recall notice. It was basically written by legal. Leading with the EPA is disingenuous. It’s tantamount to saying you’re sorry you got caught, and you have no idea what’s going on at your own company but now you know you have to do better. They are in no rush to remedy the problem and are trying to…

Do you think people also cross shop the S3 and the C7? Because no one buying a Corvette looks at this little BMW.

Every buyer of this car is way better off with a 2017 Cayman in turbo. Unless you’re 22 years old and BMW is cool to your peer group.

Compare that Boxster with a roof to the rear track on a 991 GT3. No comparison, really.

Porsche was using this for marketing. No driving.

It had no US tags, which I thought was weird. It had german EU plates only.

I’ve seen 4 of them. 1 in california, and 3 at Porsche in Atlanta. But was not allowed to drive any. The 981 GTS is so far away from the 991 GT3, there’s no way the front suspension and a coke can of displacement is going to make up for it. The PDK and gearing alone make it a better car. Add in rear steering and the…

You can get one at Circle Porsche in LA for $50k over MSRP. $10k over is not happening. The 991.2 is a better car in every way though.

Not really. I own a Boxster and the 991 is a better car in every way, particularly the GT3. The big thing holding back the 981 is its rear end. The rear suspension is the simplest thing that can possibly work - a MacPherson strut just like the front, except without a steering rack. On paper a Boxster with a roof and…

I took a better pic in Arizona with my rental car. Fantastic vehicle. Would buy a GT350R sight unseen. Even the V6 was decent, but the transmission was awful.

Still one of the ugliest cars ever made. The black hood makes it so much worse.

This isn’t a real story. There’s plenty of charging stations to go around. Sure, you can find some cheap property management company with one EV outlet that takes 18 hours to charge. But garages now have entire rows of charging stations, public parks have enough for 4+ cars, etc. Every Tesla supercharger station I’ve…

One does not simply buy a used GT2. It’s the kind of car you see in a classic car showroom in San Francisco for $400,000 - take it or leave it.

PCA and HOD let you run convertibles. What tracks are you running at? The truth is all Boxster/Cayman are down on power. The S doesn’t make them fast or make you faster. That may change when they cross over to turbo next year. Pick up a nice 2013 base Cayman for $45k and put a set of $6k brembos on it and a real deal…

A car like this will be sitting in a classic car showroom in San Francisco with a price tag of $400,000. Take it or leave it.