Porsche Boxster
Shares rank 8 of 12 sports cars by recommenders
Recommended for its planted handling, torquey flat-six engine and driver-focused feel that let it keep pace with supercars on track. No critics raised complaints.
Recommended for its planted handling, torquey flat-six engine and driver-focused feel that let it keep pace with supercars on track. No critics raised complaints.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Planted, stable handling through corners
“the amazing handling, and wide torque band let it hang with a lot of supercars in a real world track race”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150” “It just feels like it's on rails around corners.”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “Why every automaker is quietly bringing back the inline-six engine” Smooth, torquey flat-six engine
“the amazing handling, and wide torque band let it hang with a lot of supercars in a real world track race”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150” “the flat 6 somehow feels smoother than any I6 I've owned”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “Why every automaker is quietly bringing back the inline-six engine”
Other sports cars people recommend
The four most recommended other sports cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 42 | 4 | 91% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Toyota GR Corolla | 25 | 4 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Porsche 911 | 21 | 4 | 84% | 8 | 27 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 5 | 67% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Porsche BoxsterThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the Porsche is much more of a driver's car”
“did basically everything better, was a major commercial success”
“It just feels like it's on rails around corners.”
“the flat 6 somehow feels smoother than any I6 I've owned”
“no camera will compare to a first generation Porsche Boxster with the top down”
“the amazing handling, and wide torque band let it hang with a lot of supercars in a real world track race”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.