What is known as the poor man’s Porsche?
Porsche Cayman Don’t worry, things will get less expensive, but the original Porsche Boxster gave us the idea of the poor man’s 911. It was much less expensive, although still a $50,000 car in 1996. Later on, Porsche introduced the Boxster with a real roof, and called it the Cayman. The Porsche Boxster S (986) is one of the most genuinely underrated driver’s cars Porsche has ever produced. Born at a time when Porsche needed a modern, accessible sports car to survive, the early Boxster was unfairly framed as a “lesser 911” rather than judged on its own merits.