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Modern Porsche knows that they can take a bog standard 911 then remove sound insulation, air-conditioning (which can be optioned back in), a few other creature comforts, stiff up the suspension and proceed to sell it for more than the normal car. They can do this because that only thickens the special sauce that makes a Carrera a driving joy. Less is more. There once was a time when Porsche didn’t know that they could charge more for cars with fewer features.
The release of the 718 Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder proves that the only thing sacred at Porsche is keeping the soul in their sportscars. Drained and paved over is the performance moat that once separated the precious 911 from its mid-engined younger sibling. The range topping 718 now has things that even the Neunelfer doesn’t receive.
Acura knows how to build a supercar, but It has a few things to learn when it comes to selling them. In the current state, the NSX is a car that gets every engineer’s fizzy root tingling, but that doesn’t exactly translate into sales. Taking a look at their past and their European competition may give some clues on how to turn their sales slump around.
An opinion piece detailing the most unloved 911. Offering a chance to understand the 996 generation.
