During My Earlier Year In Australia
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, it is 11:51pm and I am going to write about my experience when purchasing a Porsche. Every car lover get excited when they are about to purchase a brand new car. It's like their first child or their first love. I am a car enthusiastic for almost 18 years, to me owning a new car is like an achievement or dream fulfilled. During my earlier year in Australia, I was introduced to automobile world by a few of my asian friends. At that time I was really blank on cars. My first impression for Nissan Skyline R32 was "What an ugly sport car!". Now, the GTR R32 is one of my all time favorite car in my dream car lists. Porsche, I was never fond of the brand cause like Jeremy Clarkson said "Porsche is the laziest car manufacturer ever!!!". If you look at a Porsche, you will know it is a Porsche as it never change much. There are people who hated Porsche and they are loyal customer who forever will love the Porsche brand.
In my earlier life, I hated Porsche so much. I always think that Porsche is ugly and never understand why some of its models are so damn expensive (911 Turbo is as expensive as Ferrari, Aston Martin and other supercar marques). So around July 2009, I was searching for my perfect wedding car that I will be able to use on my wedding day and of course keep forever for remembrance. So here are our conditions ranking from importance to less importance. 1. First condition, my wife has to like the car too. 2. It has to be a 2 door sport coupe or convertible (preferably convertible). 3. It has to be unique in term of rarity (Hence, why I never consider Nissan R35). 4. It has to be in yellow, white or red color. So only a few cars caught my interest at that time and here are the lists, BMW 3 Series Convertible, Audi TT, Audi A5, Chevy Camaro, Nissan 370Z and Porsche Cayman. I lost interest in BMW 3 Series as I think the interior was so typical BMW interior and the design will not last forever. I was eagerly awaiting for Audi A5 coupe but Audi weren't sure when the car will even arrive for me to see. I was also hoping for a right hand drive version of Chevy Camaro in Australia and had it imported to Brunei until Chevy announced that for a fully converted Camaro will cost over AUD130K. 200K at the current exchange rate inclusive of tax. As for the 370Z, I was targeting the yellow version in the showroom as it is limited run for 2009 production only. 167k for the Cayman S. Which was only a few thousand "cheaper" then a R35.
This would be 25 horsepower more than the previous Spyder and a solid update for a new-generation model. Some rumors claim that Porsche might even go with 430 horsepower. The Spyder would obviously become the quickest Boxster yet. The previous model needed 4.3 seconds to hit 60 mph from a standing start, so it鈥檚 safe to assume that the upcoming Spyder will achieve the benchmark in 4.2 seconds. Depending on the transmission and other updates, it could get there in as quick as 4.1 clicks. Top speed should grow to nearly 190 mph from the GTS鈥?already impressive 180-mph rating. The transmission is also a mystery. The previous Spyder was a manual-only sports car, but Porsche could offer a PDK option for this one. Actually, the PDK could be only transmission, as it happened in the past. A manual would be great for purists, but the PDK model would be faster and more agile on the race track, so I guess that both options would be nice to have. Chassis upgrades are also on the table, including a firmer sport suspension and a lowered ride height.
The Spyder should also have more direct steering for the front wheels, a rear-wheel steering system for improved cornering at high speeds, and beefed-up brakes, likely borrowed from the Porsche 911 GT3. 82,100 back in 2015 and it鈥檚 safe to assume that new-generation model will fetch more than that. 87,000 before options, making it the most expensive Boxster model ever. The Boxster鈥檚 niche is quite small with only a handful of sports cars available. The interior is actually a bit more spartan than the Boxster Spyder, so it鈥檚 better suited if you want a proper track car devoid of many modern features. Upgrades include carbon-fiber seats wrapped in Alcantara, custom stitching, gold accents, a sports steering wheel, and exposed aluminum and carbon-fiber elements. Power is provided by the supercharged, 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine available in many Lotus vehicles, but it鈥檚 rated at 250 horsepower and 188 pound-feet of torque in this model. It might not sound like a lot compared to the 718 Boxster Spyder, but the extremely light Elise Cup 260 needs less than four seconds to hit 60 mph, significantly quicker than the German sports car.