Porsche Boxster: Always open - for everything
"You have to have driven it once," says ChroniquesDuVasteMonde editor Barbara Voigt to the Porsche Boxster
My husband wanted a station wagon. If someone moves ... I thought our apartment was totally okay, even in the circle of friends was nobody willing to change. Why not a convertible ?? Stupid question. Hamburg is too wet, windy and cold. But my husband was a sweetheart - and soon more convertible-crazy than me ...
With climate-neutral, that is: heated leather seats, Pavarotti and Piaf in the CD player and picnic basket in the back we were between Schleswig-Holstein and South Tyrol on the way. This feeling of being as airy as on a bike, but sailing through the countryside a little faster, was the perfect way to travel. Should the limousines pass by. Mileage was not our thing, kilometer enjoyment, however, probably. And when it was especially nice, I called against the wind: "When did we want to move again?"
My husband died eight years ago. Even our convertible is no more. But I have a new one. Again with fabric roof, of course ... A sheet metal roof, which many prefer as protection against clawing and cold, would not be for me. But the electrical opening and closing I like, especially with a folding patent, which manages without cover. This looks much sportier than any hinged lid. For example:
Porsche Boxster - newly styled
Beauty surgeries are not always the last word in wisdom. This also applies to the automobile design. But then one rolls forward, the deliberate cuts and upholstery much more attractive: The new Porsche Boxster is wider in the lane than its two predecessors, he has become flatter and more muscular with beefy curved fenders and conspicuous side lines that flow in the rear in massive air intakes.
The Porsche Boxster, the starter model in the Porsche world, is half as expensive as the convertible of the iconic image 911, but even causes a stir on the Côte d? Azur:? He is perhaps chic ...?, Calls me one Wife too. Does she mean the blue metallic paint, the beige leather cover of the ventilated sports seats or the roaring engine? Probably everything together - because with the fast sledge from Zuffenhausen the outer shell should symbolize the inner values.
That can only mean: being physically fit. With up to 15 percent less consumption than before. Theoretically. The temptation is too great not to go from zero to 100 in five seconds and do it all in the tightest corners. If the sentence? The way is the goal? has his permission, then in the Porsche Boxster. Despite the low seating position, the swirl factor is quite high, but there is also a wind deflector.
In the evening I look out of the hotel window to the parking lot and I'm sure: This? Sports car under the roadsters? is nobody going to be like she used to be? Girl-Porsche? smile. And he would have liked my husband too.
TOP and FLOP
- ambiance: Noble, but not monkey.
- driving comfort: Fantastic steering, sporty minded automatic transmission.
- storage space: Few shelves, but thanks to mid-engine two luggage compartments.
- environment: Best intentions (for example, start-stop function), just not right to look forward.
- Price-performance: Reasonable standard equipment, much (for example electrically adjustable leather seats) for an extra charge.
INFO: PORSCHE BOXSTER / BOXSTER S
Length Width Height: 4.37 / 1.80 / 1.28m
Engines: 265/315 hp Top speed: up to 277 km / h
spirit: from 7.7 l / 100 km (CO2: from 180 g / km)
Prices: from 48 291/59 120 Euro
