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Speed. Time. Concrete jungle... blah, blah... backspace! I wish I could do justice to our abstract theme for the Boxster shoot. Now, after numerous hours spent sharpening my pencil and leafing through FHM and Zoo for inspiration, I have decided that it is not going to be an easy task to try and write an abstract test drive. I failed. There. So please use your imagination to fully understand the parallel story that we tried to weave using Patrique’s pictures and read the following as a proper effort from a (wink) very serious motoring journalist.
The car was nothing short of brilliant. I have heard people talking about the Boxster, the older one, over the years. Though some hardcore types always spew contempt over any Porsche that is not a 911, I always sensed a bit of affection when people talked about how beautiful an automotive package the Boxster is. Alas, I have never had an opportunity to get behind the wheel of the older one.
Shumi, our motorcycle man, went for the new Boxster launch in Austria (BSM, December 2004) and we had to put a plaster across his face to make him stop talking about it. We did not succeed. Now that we have driven it, we understand it was not the man, it was the car. Forget the supercar badge, the cigar on wheels shape and the lustrous burble from the twin exhaust (we had the big hearted 280 bhp S version, you see), what makes the Boxster tick? Well, if you already referred to our December story, most of what follows will be redundant, but still...
Well, to begin with, it takes not more than 30 seconds in the car for you to get used to it. Yes, a little less than what it takes you to get familiar with the iconic 911. Seriously, the expression ‘fits you like a well worn glove’ was meant for only one car, the Boxster. Start the motor, blip the throttle, slide the automatic gear lever to drive and bingo – you are one with the machine. Everything, from the perfectly contoured seat to the meaty steering wheel to the extended rear-view mirrors everything about the baby Porsche is about function. Thanks to excellent quality of fit and finish, it all manages to look expensive too.
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