The whining has already started, I can tell. Certain people regard a Tiptronic Porsche as the lowest form of life: desperate machines for poorer people who value the badge over the driving experience. Granted, the first-generation Boxster – codenamed 986 – was never going to have it easy with hardcore enthusiasts; to then saddle the fastest 3.2-litre model with a five-speed automatic gearbox merely added insult to injury in the eyes of many.
However, not everyone who bought a Boxster wanted one purely for the romanticised B-road blast. Like the 911, these were capable everyday
