There is nothing wrong with the Porsche badge unless you are one of those people who listen to every word Jeremy Clarkson says. Strangely enough both Richard Hammond and James May are Porsche owners.
Two of my colleagues a neuro surgeon and a cardiologists drove a Cayman S. My best friend (a Cathay Pacific pilot) drives a Gen 2 911GT3. My Gf a solicitor drove a boxster. Professionals drives Porsche---discreet and don't like to shout what they own! Same reason why I bought a Golf GTI instead of a EVO!
Who drives Aston and R8. Footballers, singers etc..
The base Cayman might be slower than a Golf R or a chipped GTI. Definition of a fun car does not always equal to explosive straightline speed. There is steering feel, brake feel, gearchange and how a car behave on the lmit. Do you prefer understeer or oversteer or even a four wheel drift! Do you like a challenging drive etc..
Sadly, many people like to benchmark a Porsche as some sort of straight line performance icon…when, if people are honest, you don’t buy a Porsche for straight line stuff – you can buy an Evo for 1/3 of the price which is as quick. You buy one for the involvement and fun. But that’s lost on many people – usually those who have never driven / owned a Porsche!
You don’t get the same involvement or fun from a VAG hatchback – no matter how much power it has. Sure, you can get a Golf that’s faster – I’ve been whipped up the ¼ mile by Mk4 GTIs and TTs…but show them a challenging road with corners and the game changes…
If you do get the same involvement, then a Porsche isn’t for you…as quite simply, you aren’t up to doing it justice.
The Golf may well be almost as quick in normal use, and a damn site more practical, cheaper to run and maintain etc…but when you are in the mood it will always fail to impress – whereas a Cayman/911 – and even a Boxster – will come alive when you are pushing it hard.
Completely different cars, for completely different buyers.
No right or wrong.
