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Originally Posted by xtn
You make good points.
So I guess the question really is this:
Is it better to select a comparison car by matching up performance as close as possible and then pointing out the usability differences? Or is it better to make the match by identifying usability qualities, and then pointing out the performance differences?
Usually magazine comparisons are done on cars that have similar usage capabilities (for example the mag will line up mid-sized four door sedansagainst each other) and then pointing out the other differences.
If we want to follow that model, we should choose the base Carrera.
xtn
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It's funny how back in March on this forum, I was defending the Evora as being a true sports cars against those who were claiming it was a "family car". Now, I'm defending my claim that I don't think it will compete with the 911. Oh well....that's what makes these forums fun.....
I suspect that the Evora will probably be declared the winner in most comparison tests when it is pitted against the base Cayman. I'd guess that it will be 50-50 with magazines when the Evora goes against the Cayman S. If and when the SC Evora arrives maybe it will be put in the ring with the base 911. However, in 2011 the Cayman is supposed to be fully redesigned, get more power, and lose weight. Therefore, even when the SC Evora comes out, my money is on the Cayman S soundly beating it. Remember, the Cayman S has always been able to beat the BMW M cars despite having far less power.
It would really be nice if I turn out to be wrong. The Cayman has help the crown for a long time (rightly so IMHO). It would be nice for another car to really give it a run for its money. Just as the magazines put the Z4, 350Z, TT, and S2000 against the Cayman regardless of the price difference. The Evora will go into the same ring. Just as the magazines have already been putting the new 370Z against the Cayman S regardless of the huge price difference, the Cayman is the one to beat. Contenders have been stepping up for many years now and they all go home with bloody noses. The Evora has to step into that ring and do what no one else has been able to do since the Cayman was born. If it can beat the Cayman S, THEN maybe it will be put against the 911. But as I said, I don't think that will ever happen. Porsche knows the fight is approaching. Do you think they are just going to let some new punk come in and take their crown whey they are totally redesigning their champ for 2011? I don't think so.