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A true sportscar (in my opinion) should be, light, fast, and loud, with a bit of a rich exhaust smell, great brakes a manual transmission and on-rails stability.

Those were the initial aircooled Porsche 356s, the earlier 911s, the 914s and the watercooled Boxsters and Caymans.

Requiem for the Sportscar

With the introduction of the wasser-boxer 996 in 1999, the 911 started to become more of a sports cruiser having gained a bit of weight and bulk due to many comfort-features and nanny-aids. And every new model year since has had them piled on.

Obviously, there are exceptions: the GTs.

I have been an advocate of the mid-engine Porsche sportscars since the 914s in the '70s through the Boxster which was presented as a prototype at the Detroit Auto Show in 1993 and then as a production vehicle in 1996 (RoW).

I was smitten with that Boxster Prototype and as soon as Porsche annouced that it would be produced and I ordered one, sight unseen, in late 1996 and waited just over a full year to receive it. As of this writing, that car is showing 314,000+ miles on the odometer and I look forward to seeing 400,000 or even 500,000 on it one day.

As most of you may already know, Porsche first announced the elimination of the flat-6 internal combustion engines (ICE) for the 718 models making them flat-4 turbocharged ICE engines. Then they announced the elimination of the 718 internal combustion engines altogether in its sportscars for model year 2026.

The car that saved Porsche, the Boxster, will now only be available as an electric vehicle (EV). The same fate was also thwarted onto the coupe version, the Cayman.

Since 2018, when Porsche announced its vision for 2025 of electrifying its fleet, I thought it was a BIG mistake. I still think so today. I've always believed that there's a place for EVs, but not in the sportscar segment.

So, if you dream of owning a true sportscar, act now and snatch one of the last new ones (you have the rest of 2025) or get a preowned one.

All of the modern, water-cooled sportscars from Porsche, from the 986, the 987, the 981 and the 982 (718) are incredible machines that define what a true sportscar should be and their values will certainly appreciate quickly, especially now with the recent increment in price for the whole line of cars.

Since the (ICE) Cayman/Boxster will no longer be sold, the new entry-level Porsche for 2026 will be the Carrera which starts at $135,000 (with no options).

It hurts me to say this: Porsche, there is a substitute. :(