Cayman or Boxster EV for you?

[taycanstuff]

Just a quick poll, are you thinking of the Boxster or Cayman EV.
I enjoy the open top, but if there's no noise I'm not sure I'd get the cabrio?

 

[babylou66]

Just a quick poll, are you thinking of the Boxster or Cayman EV.
I enjoy the open top, but if there's no noise I'm not sure I'd get the cabrio?

I'm am a roadster, EV and silent car devotee but now you're making me wonder if all three somehow don't mix well .

 

[taycanstuff]

I think a test drive back to back with both is needed

 

[f1eng]

Boxter, I want at least one of my cars to have no roof.

Hopefully it won't be unacceptably wide - which is the worst part of my Taycan on what are only narrow country roads round here.

 

[funnynardo]

struggling to decide... i barely put the top down on my 981, but when i do it is fun. but at the same time, ev with solid roof would be quieter, and one less thing to worry about maintenance wise. cayman probably the more focused driving car so leaning towards that

 

[chun]

One thing to consider for some is that the boxter will likely come 6+ months earlier than the cayman

 

[Porschephile13]

I have owned a Boxster. Cayman, for sure.

 

[LonePalmBJ]

Between my wife and I we've had four two-seat convertibles and I am anxiously awaiting the fifth, and for it to finally be electric!

 

[atebit]

Y’all Cayman people don’t know what you’re missing…

 

[Porschephile13]

Actually, I do....

 

[Dabz]

In the UK we get about 2 weeks out of 52 where it's perfect top-down driving weather. the rest of the time you end up driving with the roof down because you need to make the most of it, but end up being blown around, rained on, getting cold and using the heaters to keep your legs warm, or getting burned and using the aircon to try to keep cool.

I was desperate for a convertible until I owned one. I was one of those who would drive to work with the roof down, but hat/scarf/gloves/heaters on just because the sun was poking out from the clouds

 

[Dresz981]

struggling to decide... i barely put the top down on my 981, but when i do it is fun. but at the same time, ev with solid roof would be quieter, and one less thing to worry about maintenance wise. cayman probably the more focused driving car so leaning towards that

I've only owned Boxsters but I've read that the Boxster was quieter than the Cayman inside. That's with the top up... of course.

 

[chun]

I've only owned Boxsters but I've read that the Boxster was quieter than the Cayman inside. That's with the top up... of course.

it most definitely is not quieter

 

[Dresz981]

it most definitely is not quieter

The vast majority of posters in this thread would disagree with you:
https://www.planet-9.com/threads/wh...r.48636/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic

 

[Porschephile13]

Well, I think physics might agree with him. EVs tend to be quieter than ICE cars. In a gasser, the engine noise is most of what you hear. In an EV, it's wind and road noise. Assuming they both have the same tires, aerodynamics are going to make the biggest difference. The hard top will give much smoother air flow, thus less noise.