保时捷兄弟车型对决：路试见高下

价格

    这方面也不具备可比性，但是过一会儿你会看到颇为蹊跷的比赛结果。博科斯特的起步价是49,500美元，而我试驾的这款是72,500美元——比马自达的米亚达（Miata）贵多了，但对这么一款拥有欧洲工艺和保时捷血统的车来说也谈不上不合理。至于说911，108,000美元只是起始价格，要加装其他配置，还得不断加钱，比如5,010美元的音响系统，6,155美元的尊享套装和18向调节座椅。全部加起来，911敞篷的价码飙升到了142,505美元，而博科斯特就经济实惠多了。

价值

    只需花上911一半的价钱，就能拥有一辆保时捷，这似乎让博科斯特有了显著优势。但是，从定义上说，买保时捷本身就不是理智的行为，所以为什么不干脆买个更大号的呢？你可以把它视为一件价值连城的艺术品或是文物，而不是什么交通工具。911就是个奢侈品——巴菲特可能会认为它不是那么物有所值——所以如果你真打算买，可能就得拿出压箱底的本钱。而如果你也像我一样，要沿着太平洋沿岸道路一路北上，穿过红杉林和葡萄园，开往加拿大，那就更要不惜血本了。最后赢家：911卡雷拉。

    译者：清远

Price

    Another no contest, but watch out for the trick ending later on. The Boxster carries a base price of $49,500, and the test car stickered at $72,500 -- far from Miata country but not unreasonable for a car with its European engineering and Porsche provenance. As for the 911, $108,000 only gets you to the beginning of the option list before you add baubles like the $5,010 audio package and $6,155 for the premium package and 18-way seats. Altogether, they pushed the tab for the Cabrio up to $142,505. The Boxster had the economic advantage.

Value

    Getting the Porsche shield for half the cost of the 911 would seem to provide Boxster with a commanding advantage. But, almost by definition, buying a Porsche is not rational, so why not pop for the bigger car? You can value it as a work of art or an historic artifact instead of transportation. The 911 is an extravagance -- Warren Buffett might call it indefensible -- so if you are going to get into the pool, you might as well dive into the deep end. That's especially true if your swim takes you up the Pacific Coast through the big trees and the Oregon vineyards and on to Canada. The winner oveall: 911 Carrera.