2025 Additions:
2010 599 HGTE Rosso Fuoco
Considering how rare and special the 812 GTS and DBS is, I started looking at 599's to have a V12 that was perhaps not as precious/irreplaceable. Considering the value proposition and that I absolutely love my other performance cars of the era is seemed...
EVO has given a perfect 5-star to every single Porsche GT product ever made, and to every single 911 turbo except the 992.1, which broke the streak with a 4.5 stars.
Power to weight ratio is down, but it goes faster round a track then the Evora 400+ due to wider track.
They probably should have released the i4 with 500hp, but I'm happy with the V6 regardless
Journalists have lost a ton of credibility with Emira reviews imo. First time I've heard anyone say the steering was too jittery but also non-communicative in corners
Unsurprisingly, Boxster GTS is first place and A110 is second. Mustang and M2 tied 4th
Boxster was praised for being "hard to fault" "such a rounded package", "best sounding engine.. sweet gearshift.. chasis feels more poised and less busy than the Emira's"
Emira V6 has all the markers to be a future modern classic:
-Looks
-Sound
-Rarity
-6 Speed
-Low maintenance
-Last of the line/no replacement
-Low entry cost
All of the common problems with the car mentioned above, I also didn't really see as problems, and started to question the journalistic integrity of a lot of reviews that were so negative about the cars.
I had one issue with the HVAC controller, which was replaced under service bulletin, but...