Want to get noticed without screaming? Consider the color orange.
So says writer Jacci Howard Bear. One of television’s top meal mavens even selected Rachael Ray Orange for her line of enamel nonstick cookware. You get the picture.
That brings us to Porsche’s Orange Boxster special-edition convertible sports car. How better to relegate your troubles to the rearview mirror than by putting the grabs on one of only 500 Orange Boxsters ever produced?
Snag a “base” model for a mere $49,900 or an “S” for $59,900. By the way, the base comes with a 245-horsepower engine, a top speed of 160 miles an hour and a somewhat respectable 20 miles per gallon in city driving (29 highway).
Here’s the deal: “It’s a special car if you want to really stand out,” says Porsche marketing man Tony Fouladpour. “The color really brings the car to life, making it much more of a lifestyle vehicle. It’s a car that 10 years from now will be coveted as a really rare vehicle.”
With massive 18-inch black alloy wheels, it should make a great trick-or-treat-mobile on Halloween as well.
The flip side of charging around in your very own Orange Revolution: “It’s not for everybody,” Fouladpour says. “We knew it wouldn’t just fly off the showroom floor. But it’s the same color as the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which among Porsche-philes is a respected color — that’s a car that comes track- ready.”
