Driving this classically-inspired, modern roadster confirms what its looks suggest – it’s a road-eating machine whose sole purpose is to thrill, though the Boxster and Boxster S don’t have scary power to make you feel like the next turn taken too quickly might be your last (its big brother the 911 Carrera can inspire that fear). The Boxster is just fast enough so that if you go hard into a corner, taking full advantage of its superb road-holding abilities, and then step hard on the gas the effect is totally exhilarating.