Not all that long ago the Ferrari 308 was one of the most affordable Ferraris you could purchase. Times have definitely changed and a decent example will now cost you over $90k.
The prancing horse that was feature in Magnum PI is an icon of the 80’s. It’s stylish wedge shape and mid-mounted V8 are the formula for a vintage Italian sports car experience.
2020 has been a crazy year. Between stay at home orders, a pandemic and the fact that you can’t just buy a roll of toilet paper, it has been insane. The year will likely take a history book in itself to tell about to future generations.
If you have followed me recent then you know that during this COVID-19 pandemic, I purchased a Porsche 911 Carrera (996). The buying experience was unique, but helped me get a better deal on what turned out to be the cheapest Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe in the USA with under 100K miles and a clean title, at the time of purchase.
At first glance the Porsche 996 Carrera 4S looks like a 911 Turbo. However, a closer look parking a 996 C4S next to a 996 Turbo highlights the differences. Both have similar styling with 996.2 style lights and the same front and rear bumper cover.
Styling differences include the lack of rear air intakes that are found in the 996 twin-turbo, the closed air outlets of the rear air diffuser for the C4S and the 911 Carrera 4S has its signature rear reflector strip.
The early Porsche 996 was the first time that the legendary Porsche 911 had been water cooled. Sure Porsche had used water to cool their front-engined cars and the 959 had water cooling its heads, but no production car sold as a 911 had used anything except God’s good air to keep temperatures lower.
Even though purists didn’t like this move it was a necessary one as Porsche was reaching the limits of what could be done with an air cooled vehicle. It did bring an added benefit of air conditioning that worked quite well instead of the system that barely worked in the air cooled cars.
The Porsche 987 Cayman S is a great performance car. As modern 911s have gotten larger and more luxurious, the Cayman is closer to the formula of the classic 911. Of course the Cayman S offers this experience in a better handling modern package.
On paper what isn’t to like about the 3.4-liter flat-six powered lightweight sports car with 295 horses on tap. It offers plenty of performance in a rev happy car that is like using a scalpel when it comes to carving corners.