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Originally Posted by Alfisti
I think it's pretty common knowledge the Cayman/boxster is the better driver's car than the 911, it has fundamental advantages of being small/lighter and mid engined.
They suffer from 2 things from perspective, a) only 2 seats and b) none of them have ever looked right, it's like double headed frog, i can't get past it, the 911 is the much more handsome car.
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I never thought I'd be in a position to one day afford a Porsche, so I hadn't looked much into them until recently. And while I understand they dynamics of mid-engine vs. rear engine, I didn't expect the sensation would be felt so immediately and obviously, literally on the first corner I took. So it was still a big surprise to me.
I do think another shortcoming is just the availability of grip. The 718 just can't match the levels of grip that the 911 offers. So even though turn-in felt so much sharper and it rotated so much better, I felt it sliding in places where the 911 continued gripping.