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Originally Posted by 14stu
The Boxster/Cayman are the closest in driving feel to my BRZ (but obviously with more power and built to a higher price point). The biggest difference is that the mid-engine layout allows the Porsches to spin very quickly after they've passed the point of no return (they are more likely to spin but when they go they spin fast).
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That was not my experience at all. I could hang the Cayman out right away, found it to be surprisingly driftable. My only off-course last year was holding a drift around turn 6 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway a bit too far for a bit too long, but still recovered quickly enough to go off into the gravel trap pointed forward. The car is pretty forgiving.
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The non-S versions of the Porsches don't have enough extra power to really make them a big enough upgrade over an 86 to make it worthwhile to upgrade.
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If power and acceleration are drivers, there are other, better choices, but a non-S 987.2 is still quite a bit faster in a straight line vs. an 86... And it is a much faster car at most tracks, 3-4 seconds faster at Watkins Glen! That's a pretty big upgrade if performance is the metric. At the end of the straight at Palmer, I was 7mph up in the Cayman vs. BRZ. That's a LOT...
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I've always been a fan of the Cayman S, and that'll probably be my next car if the next gen 86 isn't great. The problem I've got is that I love my BRZ and have so much fun driving it at the track that it's hard to justify replacing it.
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That is the OPPOSITE of a problem! Keep enjoying what ya got
