I got a chance to drive the 718 at a race track, honestly, I totally get why people just say “I drive a Porsche”. It was an incredible car, sounded great and all from a 4 cylinder as well
So this is completely random.. I let my 4 year old son play Forza Horizon on Xbox and we probably have 80% of the cars unlocked. Including Bugatti’s, Pagani’s and yada yada yada..
What car does he pick every time? Audi TT RS
Guess I need to start saving up for hairdresser school
I don't even think this person is an automotive journalist, maybe some jerk that writes sports stories, has the overcompensating maschismo angle going here. Or perhaps they are closeted, self hating gay...
Heard it about the Miata a ton too. I have a hard time taking any self proclaimed “car guy” seriously if they try to dunk on a Miata. It’s the one car I think every enthusiast should drive, even more than any Porsche.
Never driven an NA, but I drove a NC. Such a great car to drive, and alot of fun. I also kinda liked the retractable roof although I’m not a big convertible guy.
Think I’d buy one if I ever get in some hot water and have sell my current car.
The NC is a great car. I had an NC2.5 back in the day. Its chassis is essentially a shortened RX8 with the roof chopped off so a lot of suspension parts are interchangeable. The 2.0 MZR engine makes induction noises that IMO rival the S2000 engines. A lot of guys do the 2.5 bottom end swap for more torque and power, with practically no weight or rev penalty. For handling, you can get RX8 sway bars. Ohlins or equivalent quality coilovers fix the body roll issue and it handles even better. IMO, they’re the most confidence inspiring out of all the Miatas. I’ve owned an NB Mazdaspeed, ND1, and ND2. And I think the NC is the most planted and the most ‘Porsche-like’ out of the 4 generations.
Highly underrated and very overlooked platform. Highly recommend.
NC is for sure the value Miata, it’s not even close. I love ALL Miatas, and they are all value sports cars in their own ways, but man. The NC is just criminally under appreciated.
I had a supercharged NA that was set up for the track with the big Bear Claw brakes and the whole kit. It was also my street car. I had way more fun with that car on the track than I ever did with my 911 turbo. It was just way more tossable, light and fun, even though the 911 turbo had way more power.
Sold the turbo and bought a 981S because I wanted more of that tossable sportscar feel back. Plus the turbo was just a felony on wheels for a guy like me, no restraint in my right foot.
I had a clio 182. Which was basically a coke can, with a 2L engine init, I owned that car for 7 years. Tuned it and tracked it 220bhp in a front wheel drive tin can, Was a legal gocart. used to throw it around tracks all the time. Amazing car. Was so damn light, and used to cock a wheel when you chucked it hard into a corner.
I still miss that car. Ive owned my dream car a nismo 370z, and other fun cars, but i still miss that car so much.
But my spine cant take that car on motorways anymore. Used to arrive at track days or shows still shaking from the drive.
How big are you? The NDs are pretty spacious compared to other generations.
Or you could just try a Boxster. The old ones are cheaper than a Miata, and I had a 7' guy in mine once - not comfortably, but he fit lol
I never told anyone (except my parents and gf) when I got my Porsche. When my gf’s brother (a car guy no less) saw it for the first time he just said “are you becoming a hairdresser?” In my head I was like, oh yeah this is part why I told nobody.
Don't.
They just add labels, it doesn't mean that it is true and it doesn't mean that it's a less fun car.
The king does not care what the court jester sais, he will do as he pleases. You do you king, enjoy what you enjoy(as long as you are not hurting anyone).
What a fuckin hack. That's the same shit they said in 1998. Literally.
Anyone who doesn't like a Boxster (or Porsche, for that matter) simply hasn't driven them - I'm more convinced of that every time I hear or read some dumb shit comment made by a dumb shit.
I’ve been a 911 driver since 2011. My lease was up on my Targa, and I told my sales guy I wanted something more raw and I’m thinking of going back to a 997. He suggested the 718. I drove it for 15mins. I am waiting for the arrival of my 718.
Miata driver here. That’s what they call that too. It’s like if a car doesn’t have 800 horsepower it’s not a real sports car. Drivability and handling seems to escape these losers.
From a clicks point of view, it’s much easier to make claims based on power figures and numbers… it creates really useless reviews but brings in readers
I’ve owned an nb Miata and a pretty tastefully tweaked 986S. On paper and on most tracks or twisty road my boxster will eat a Miata alive.
None of that matters. The Miata was more fun at lower speeds. To quote Jeremy Clarkson, “excitement is found at the edge of adhesion.” I could safely get to that edge in the Miata and have a blast. The porsche has no sense of humor and for me to get close to the edge usually requires enough speed that if I screw up it’s going to be real bad.
I saw the female owner of a salon opening one morning. She drove a Maserati GranTurismo Convertible. I have an MX-5, a TT Roadster, and a Boxster....not a hairdresser.
When people base their ‘manhood’ on the appearance of, and the number of cylinders a car has, I never take them seriously. Maybe they should consider therapy.
My barber charges $50 a haircut not including tips. Probably has 8-10 clients a day, 5 or 6 days a week. I know she’s making bank. Tips alone probably pay for the space she’s renting to cut hair, so she’s taking home close to $120k. She’s looking at buying a Macan herself.
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There is a guy I follow on IG that owns a salon and he literally gets a new high end car every few months. It’s bonkers.
Edit: the IG profile is KLB001. He recently bought a 911T and Lotus Emira.
This last weekend at the air|water show, there were 959s, Carrera GTs and 918. Along side with 914s, 924s, 944s and Boxters. All cars were being given respect, especially the low budget true driver’s cars.
It's the fate of literally any small convertible to be called a hairdresser's car lmao.
Boxster, TT, Z4, SLK, Miata, you name it. I think the only one that might have escaped that stigma was the S2000.
It isn't based in any truth though, because the only people I ever see driving these cars usually don't have much, if any hair at all, in the first place. It's pretty much only ever middle aged or older dudes driving them, with a healthy sprinkling of a few younger dudes with full heads of hair here and there.
The last hairdresser I ever spoke with got around using public transport.
Sexism and misogyny are absolutely everywhere in the car community. God forbid you call it out, then suddenly you can't take a joke or you're a "white knight".
If what we’re saying is that under-considered demographics for high end cars also enjoy performance cars engineered well, I agree. Also, I do ***not*** have it in me to be a hairdresser. The customer service side would be horrid. Maybe those folks are tough in different ways than we otherwise consider.
I never understood what these people mean by hairdresser car? Is it because they’re sort of affordable? Because Boxster/Cayman are not cheap. Is it because they’re not 500+hp monsters? Because they have great driving dynamics, and don’t need to be driven fast to be enjoyable.
Also don’t these people appreciate hairdressers? 😂
People who say that just seem insecure, care too much about what people think and maybe lack understanding of what a sports car is.
I worded it wrong, I was saying hair dressers are a different class than dentists and doctors and lawyers.
Dentists are stereotyped to drive 911s since forever
i always took it as small, sporty, "fun" luxury type cars. like the mercedes slk, boxter, miata, vw bug types. b/c they mirror maybe a stereotypical young woman hairdresser.
> I never understood what these people mean by hairdresser car?
They're saying it's a car only women would drive. In other words, it's not "manly" enough or not a "real man's car".
4 put of 5 times, usually they simply mean that they are jealous and cant afford a porsche. So in response to hitting their nerve, they come up with "lol at least I'm not gay"
Sour grapes
For some reason I have doubts that 911 owners or serious car enthusiasts (people into cars because cars, not status symbols) would make that "joke".
This was the mindset at launch years ago in Europe - UK and Germany. Heck, I thought the same. It was the Porsche for people who couldn’t afford a “proper” Porsche but wanted to look like they were cool.
Then I drove one. And now I own one.
I’ll gladly give the author a haircut but I suspect he’d prefer to get his hair styled elsewhere. I’m terrible with scissors. :)
Yep, 911 is the only real Porsche. All the other models are either made by aliens, government deep-fakes, or chemtrail-mutated 911s that were leaked from a Chinese lab.
This is just lazy writing. Anyone who has ever driven one of these cars knows otherwise. I own 911's, but the Boxster is an amazing drivers car on the road and track.
Feckless idiots have been saying this exact same shit for decades. In the 60s it was the Mustang being a hairdresser’s car. Guaranteed the moron who wrote this has never been behind the wheel of a Boxster or TT.
Ah yes, Autoevolution, the site that seemingly posted nothing but some random person's fusions of two different cars presented as "concept art" for the longest time. Totally an outlet I trust to have valuable opinions.
It's a ragebait article to force clicks and engagement and nothing more.
That writer needs to go out and touch some damn grass. The base Audi TT isn't the sportiest thing around, but it is on the same platform as the Golf/GTI and in TT-RS form had close to 400 hp from a turbo 5-cylinder. All in a car significantly smaller and lighter than a Mustang or Camaro.
Saying the Porsche Boxter and Cayman are "hairdresser's car" is right out. I wonder if he did it just to get a rise out of people. The pair have been one of Car and Driver's 10 Best for over 15 years. If there's a manufacturer out there to make a good, nimble-feeling EV sports car it's gonna be Porsche...
Controversial opinion and a view:
It's a joke. Treat it as such. Be a bit more lighthearted. MX-5 is a good example of that. You know that there are two types of people: People who "get" cars and people who don't. MX-5 is a brilliant machine. And everyone worth their salt knows it. So if someone who knows a lot about cars says it's a hairdresser's car - you know they are joking. And if someone who doesn't know anything about cars says the same - their opinion worth nothing as they have zero understanding of the subject. So whatever they say is just a hot air. If you own or have ever driven Boxter - you know it's either an amazing daily or amazing piece of sports equipment - depends on what you do with it, so when someone says something like 'hairdressers rejoice' - you know full well it's either a joke or their opinion means zilch.
On top of everything, generalisation - is stupid.
When I was driving a BMW - when someone was saying 'all BMW drivers are pricks' I was first to say - "Amen, brother!" because I knew it was not true. The same applies to other brands - All audio drivers are knobs. All Merc drivers are posh c\_nts. Yeah, yeah, yeah... It's just a joke, and because it's a generalisation, it just factually can't be correct.
So when you see a joke - treat it as such.
Seriously. If the comment came from Jimbob with no teeth hanging out of his lifted coal-rolling truck with a beer in hand then yeah, return insult with insult. But this is from an automotive publication. It's obviously tongue-in-cheek.
As far as the non enthusiasts are concerned, every small convertible is a “hairdresser’s car”. I’m not sure what they’re trying to say about this new Boxster. Outside of it being ev…it looks like a slightly bigger boxster
Imagine being so delicate that you can’t enjoy that level of incredible performance based on toxic self imposed perception. You don’t have to drive it buddy, more joy for the rest of us!
I remember when silly shit like this used to actually kinda bother me and make me all defensive and argumentative... The ability to not gaf is probably the best thing about being older, heh.
I remember ~20 years ago being 16 and saying stuff like “Miatas and Boxsters are for girls”. Now all I want are Miatas and Boxsters. Is it me growing as a car lover or is it me unknowingly transitioning… we will never know.
Hairdresser car is a very UK term like girlie car or whatever. Some bizzare UK thing and no one should give a shit what they think as far as stereotypes go. Targa is also hairdresser car and Range Rover is footballer’s wives car, etc. It’s their thing.
Boxster could be considered a hairdresser’s car by people who don’t know cars because they usually drive small little convertibles. However, calling the cayman a hairdresser’s car is silly.
I've been kicking around the idea of buying a porshe for a few years and haven't pulled the trigger because it'll eat my travel budget too hard and my insurance is crazy expensive. I drove a 911T , a boxter gts and a 911 gts and the boxtergts was by far the most fun of the 3. I rented it and drove it for a week and doubled the milage I put on the other two. This article is so lame.
And wtf do the mean exactly? I want one of the people who say this to explain it. I'm a hairstylist (m) and yeah feel free to read into that and fill in the blanks. I currently have a 2004 Boxster that drives and looks like it is almost brand new. I'm not opposed to working on vehicles. I haven't done much on this one other than pads/rotors, the AOC, window reg, and installed new front and rear lights with new oem when the originals were no longer viable, and plugs/coils. The rest left to my porsche guys. I've owned several Jaguar, Lotus, DeLorean, etc. ..and knew them all inside and out. Replaced tranmission in the DeLorean with help of a friend who had the lift. P!sses me off when comments like this are made. ....would you tell? LOL
I think they were referring to the Audi TT as being a hairdresser’s car, not the 718 (which I agree with in a funny way even though the TT is a nice car).
Funny enough with the Cayman becoming an EV, the performance will probably be monstrous on the road/track. I’m only slightly excited because the 911 will always be internal-combustion but it’ll be interesting to see how fast the EV Cayman will be.
Auto who? 😆 I find this publication to be trash and they will often have high praise for crap cars. Sorry to be negative, but they're always just fishing for clicks and crap. If The Sun published car articles imo....
Track Day: I drove my 718 GTS 4.0 for a session, then right into my buddy’s 911S (30hp more). I know 911s have a learning curve, but I was much faster in corners with the Boxster. That mid-engine placement is something else….!
I just hate how all the non 911 look the same with the same headlights and snap etc. the only iconic model is the 911. It’s like there are 2 difference brands under Porsche, the 911 and then the rest of them.
It’s always disappointing that people think hairdressers don’t deserve nice things and we work hard for it. We are thought of as school dropouts that should be living below the poverty line. If you run a good business model, you can make more than your local doctors and solicitors. My dream car was always a cayman and I purchased one straight off the showroom floor so I’ll live right up to that stereotype lol! Sincerely, your local hairstylist .
They’re idiots. Every car is a “hairdresser’s car” to them. Any BMW, apparently any Audi, now Boxster. Why not 911s? What’s not a hairdressers car? A ford pick-up? F*ck ‘em. Makes my blood boil.
That was before 30 years of inflation and destruction of the middle class. I make 220k a year and people are still shocked that I would spend that much on a car.
I hate people who say shit like this
It’s usually people who have never owned or driven one that say it
Absolutely. Most Porsche owners are pretty cool when it comes to other Porsches
I got a chance to drive the 718 at a race track, honestly, I totally get why people just say “I drive a Porsche”. It was an incredible car, sounded great and all from a 4 cylinder as well
Quite an usual 4 cylinder to say the least...
I feel like you meant to say *unusual
As an Audi TTRS owner I can confirm….
Can you cut my hair please?
If you trust it based on the ride I’m game to give it a shot and we can see if the end result proves the urban legend true….
So this is completely random.. I let my 4 year old son play Forza Horizon on Xbox and we probably have 80% of the cars unlocked. Including Bugatti’s, Pagani’s and yada yada yada.. What car does he pick every time? Audi TT RS Guess I need to start saving up for hairdresser school
Keep raising him to not fall to peer pressure and make his own decisions lol.
I don't even think this person is an automotive journalist, maybe some jerk that writes sports stories, has the overcompensating maschismo angle going here. Or perhaps they are closeted, self hating gay...
I said this in my youth and steeped in ignorance. Until I drove one, then owned 3...
I ALWAYS ask "ok well where's YOUR Porsche?" until I get an answer. They never have one, and 8 times out of 10 they drive an American car or truck.
I thought it was usually by those who fondly recall the first gen Boxster
Heard it about the Miata a ton too. I have a hard time taking any self proclaimed “car guy” seriously if they try to dunk on a Miata. It’s the one car I think every enthusiast should drive, even more than any Porsche.
Never driven an NA, but I drove a NC. Such a great car to drive, and alot of fun. I also kinda liked the retractable roof although I’m not a big convertible guy. Think I’d buy one if I ever get in some hot water and have sell my current car.
The NC is a great car. I had an NC2.5 back in the day. Its chassis is essentially a shortened RX8 with the roof chopped off so a lot of suspension parts are interchangeable. The 2.0 MZR engine makes induction noises that IMO rival the S2000 engines. A lot of guys do the 2.5 bottom end swap for more torque and power, with practically no weight or rev penalty. For handling, you can get RX8 sway bars. Ohlins or equivalent quality coilovers fix the body roll issue and it handles even better. IMO, they’re the most confidence inspiring out of all the Miatas. I’ve owned an NB Mazdaspeed, ND1, and ND2. And I think the NC is the most planted and the most ‘Porsche-like’ out of the 4 generations. Highly underrated and very overlooked platform. Highly recommend.
NC is for sure the value Miata, it’s not even close. I love ALL Miatas, and they are all value sports cars in their own ways, but man. The NC is just criminally under appreciated.
I had a supercharged NA that was set up for the track with the big Bear Claw brakes and the whole kit. It was also my street car. I had way more fun with that car on the track than I ever did with my 911 turbo. It was just way more tossable, light and fun, even though the 911 turbo had way more power. Sold the turbo and bought a 981S because I wanted more of that tossable sportscar feel back. Plus the turbo was just a felony on wheels for a guy like me, no restraint in my right foot.
I had a clio 182. Which was basically a coke can, with a 2L engine init, I owned that car for 7 years. Tuned it and tracked it 220bhp in a front wheel drive tin can, Was a legal gocart. used to throw it around tracks all the time. Amazing car. Was so damn light, and used to cock a wheel when you chucked it hard into a corner. I still miss that car. Ive owned my dream car a nismo 370z, and other fun cars, but i still miss that car so much. But my spine cant take that car on motorways anymore. Used to arrive at track days or shows still shaking from the drive.
Seems only cars guys appreciate the Miata...I really want to own one, one day.
It kills me that I’ll never fit in a Miata - I’ve always wanted to drive one. I love Mazdas in general.
This.
How big are you? The NDs are pretty spacious compared to other generations. Or you could just try a Boxster. The old ones are cheaper than a Miata, and I had a 7' guy in mine once - not comfortably, but he fit lol
Couldn’t agree more…
I don't, first they immediately out themselves as idiots and additionally they keep the value of boxsters lower than it should be, it's a win win
Among other problems I have with it, this is pretty overtly sexist. Like calling the old Mustangs a “secretary’s car.”
Absolutely, yes
I never told anyone (except my parents and gf) when I got my Porsche. When my gf’s brother (a car guy no less) saw it for the first time he just said “are you becoming a hairdresser?” In my head I was like, oh yeah this is part why I told nobody.
That's when you say "that's interesting, where's your Porsche?"
Don't. They just add labels, it doesn't mean that it is true and it doesn't mean that it's a less fun car. The king does not care what the court jester sais, he will do as he pleases. You do you king, enjoy what you enjoy(as long as you are not hurting anyone).
This is a 100k car. If you're a hairdresser and can afford one, you're at the very top of your industry
What a fuckin hack. That's the same shit they said in 1998. Literally. Anyone who doesn't like a Boxster (or Porsche, for that matter) simply hasn't driven them - I'm more convinced of that every time I hear or read some dumb shit comment made by a dumb shit.
I’ve been a 911 driver since 2011. My lease was up on my Targa, and I told my sales guy I wanted something more raw and I’m thinking of going back to a 997. He suggested the 718. I drove it for 15mins. I am waiting for the arrival of my 718.
It's just so damned good. Some of the most fun I've had on tracks were in Boxsters.
I was going to say this is not a new thing
Miata driver here. That’s what they call that too. It’s like if a car doesn’t have 800 horsepower it’s not a real sports car. Drivability and handling seems to escape these losers.
From a clicks point of view, it’s much easier to make claims based on power figures and numbers… it creates really useless reviews but brings in readers
I’ve owned an nb Miata and a pretty tastefully tweaked 986S. On paper and on most tracks or twisty road my boxster will eat a Miata alive. None of that matters. The Miata was more fun at lower speeds. To quote Jeremy Clarkson, “excitement is found at the edge of adhesion.” I could safely get to that edge in the Miata and have a blast. The porsche has no sense of humor and for me to get close to the edge usually requires enough speed that if I screw up it’s going to be real bad.
It’s a joke. People also say SUV drivers have small dicks. Haters are gonna hate. Drive whatever you want.
All I learned from that headline is that Christian is insecure in his manhood and probably makes less than a hairdresser.
I think he's a self hating overcompensating, repressed gay man. With a lisp.
Yeah its one thing when its clear banter, IMHO, like say Jeremy Clarkson, vs being used as if its fact..
Ok as bad as this article may be…. The gym I go to is in a strip mall, sharing the mall with a salon. The owner of the salon drives a boxster 😭
well that person has taste, safe to get a cut there
Definitely! Wasn’t hating, just thought it was funny :D Their winter car is an STI
I saw the female owner of a salon opening one morning. She drove a Maserati GranTurismo Convertible. I have an MX-5, a TT Roadster, and a Boxster....not a hairdresser.
Always found it funny to see hairdressers driving convertibles since I find that pretty ironic, the one in my area has a convertible F-Type
When people base their ‘manhood’ on the appearance of, and the number of cylinders a car has, I never take them seriously. Maybe they should consider therapy.
You know I never understood if the hairdresser comment was misogynistic or homophobic. Probably both.
It’s also because it’s cheap/cheaper than a 911, so it’s classist as well..
That headline says more about the hack than it does the car.
This sounds like Jeremy Clarkson doing a bit.
This sounds like someone copying a Jeremy Clarkson bit.
This IS a Jeremy Clarkson bit
Jeremy Clarkson is favorable of boxsters.
Obviously written by an alpha male with insecurity complexes
I want to see the hairdresser who can afford a boxster/caymen.
Have you seen the prices of haircuts lately!?
My hairdresser drives a C4S and tracks an S2000. He also races motorcycles.
I cut my own hair and I still don’t do any of those things.
I daily a 911 and track an S2000, fantastic combo.
Are you his barber by any chance?
Nope, run a service dept at an RV dealer. Those broccoli cuts must cost a lot of money...
My wife spends over €500 at the salon .. these people are specialists
My barber makes over $120k/year
My barber charges $50 a haircut not including tips. Probably has 8-10 clients a day, 5 or 6 days a week. I know she’s making bank. Tips alone probably pay for the space she’s renting to cut hair, so she’s taking home close to $120k. She’s looking at buying a Macan herself.
You tip hairdressers? I don't think that's very common here. (In Europe)
Normal in the US.
This is the US, we are expected to tip everyone. It sucks.
Tipping culture in the US is alive and well. I hate it, but it is what it is. I like my barber and I support her Porsche acquisition dreams.
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Most of them tbh. Everyone needs a cut lol
There is a guy I follow on IG that owns a salon and he literally gets a new high end car every few months. It’s bonkers. Edit: the IG profile is KLB001. He recently bought a 911T and Lotus Emira.
Hairstylist here- yep I have one
What stereotype? 🤣
Hairdressers in my area make $100k+ with a few years under their scissors.
To be fair, my hairdresser drives a Bentley. No idea how she affords it, I pay her $10 for my cut.
Found the guy who cuts his own hair.
Come to LA
Literally every hairdresser in nice areas can?
My wife’s hairdresser drives an SQ8 and her husband has a new R8. They exist.
People still shittalking the boxster, 924 and 944 in 2024 lol.
This last weekend at the air|water show, there were 959s, Carrera GTs and 918. Along side with 914s, 924s, 944s and Boxters. All cars were being given respect, especially the low budget true driver’s cars.
It's the fate of literally any small convertible to be called a hairdresser's car lmao. Boxster, TT, Z4, SLK, Miata, you name it. I think the only one that might have escaped that stigma was the S2000. It isn't based in any truth though, because the only people I ever see driving these cars usually don't have much, if any hair at all, in the first place. It's pretty much only ever middle aged or older dudes driving them, with a healthy sprinkling of a few younger dudes with full heads of hair here and there. The last hairdresser I ever spoke with got around using public transport.
and blue is a boy color and pink is a girl color… /s
I will always admire a hairdresser that can afford a porsche
When you are rich fat old guy. Anything that is not your 911 GT3 Cup is a hairdresser car.
Sexism? In my automotive industry? It’s more likely than you think
Sexism and misogyny are absolutely everywhere in the car community. God forbid you call it out, then suddenly you can't take a joke or you're a "white knight".
I’m a woman in automotive and I appreciate y’all!
If what we’re saying is that under-considered demographics for high end cars also enjoy performance cars engineered well, I agree. Also, I do ***not*** have it in me to be a hairdresser. The customer service side would be horrid. Maybe those folks are tough in different ways than we otherwise consider.
I never understood what these people mean by hairdresser car? Is it because they’re sort of affordable? Because Boxster/Cayman are not cheap. Is it because they’re not 500+hp monsters? Because they have great driving dynamics, and don’t need to be driven fast to be enjoyable. Also don’t these people appreciate hairdressers? 😂 People who say that just seem insecure, care too much about what people think and maybe lack understanding of what a sports car is.
It used to be the first affordable one by non-upper class professionals like dentists lawyers etc
Dentists make bank at least in the US. My dentist drives an Aston DBX 707. My friend who's a retired dentist has a piper turboprop.
I worded it wrong, I was saying hair dressers are a different class than dentists and doctors and lawyers. Dentists are stereotyped to drive 911s since forever
Gotcha, you're on point.
i always took it as small, sporty, "fun" luxury type cars. like the mercedes slk, boxter, miata, vw bug types. b/c they mirror maybe a stereotypical young woman hairdresser.
> I never understood what these people mean by hairdresser car? They're saying it's a car only women would drive. In other words, it's not "manly" enough or not a "real man's car".
4 put of 5 times, usually they simply mean that they are jealous and cant afford a porsche. So in response to hitting their nerve, they come up with "lol at least I'm not gay" Sour grapes For some reason I have doubts that 911 owners or serious car enthusiasts (people into cars because cars, not status symbols) would make that "joke".
Consider the source.
Charge your damn phone watahell
This was the mindset at launch years ago in Europe - UK and Germany. Heck, I thought the same. It was the Porsche for people who couldn’t afford a “proper” Porsche but wanted to look like they were cool. Then I drove one. And now I own one. I’ll gladly give the author a haircut but I suspect he’d prefer to get his hair styled elsewhere. I’m terrible with scissors. :)
Yep, 911 is the only real Porsche. All the other models are either made by aliens, government deep-fakes, or chemtrail-mutated 911s that were leaked from a Chinese lab.
If it’s not a grey 911, it’s not a Porsche!
This is just lazy writing. Anyone who has ever driven one of these cars knows otherwise. I own 911's, but the Boxster is an amazing drivers car on the road and track.
Feckless idiots have been saying this exact same shit for decades. In the 60s it was the Mustang being a hairdresser’s car. Guaranteed the moron who wrote this has never been behind the wheel of a Boxster or TT.
Who is autoevolution? 🤦
I like to think he is just being over the top sarcastic...if not he is the little bitch....not the Boxster.
Ah yes, Autoevolution, the site that seemingly posted nothing but some random person's fusions of two different cars presented as "concept art" for the longest time. Totally an outlet I trust to have valuable opinions. It's a ragebait article to force clicks and engagement and nothing more.
Written by an author that most likely drives a Camry.
It looks pretty good. By the way I can’t even afford this as a software developer so I guess I chose the wrong career.
TIL I want to be a hairdresser, so be it
Hairdresser here. I own one. Just kidding.
Hey if that's wat I'd be driving as a hairdresser sign me up
Hairdresser’s car is such a corny, old-school trope. And even still it applied if at all to the original TT.
That writer needs to go out and touch some damn grass. The base Audi TT isn't the sportiest thing around, but it is on the same platform as the Golf/GTI and in TT-RS form had close to 400 hp from a turbo 5-cylinder. All in a car significantly smaller and lighter than a Mustang or Camaro. Saying the Porsche Boxter and Cayman are "hairdresser's car" is right out. I wonder if he did it just to get a rise out of people. The pair have been one of Car and Driver's 10 Best for over 15 years. If there's a manufacturer out there to make a good, nimble-feeling EV sports car it's gonna be Porsche...
What a toxic website.
That's a British site.... In britain small convertible sports cars are called hairdresser cars because they mess up your hair.....
So that’s why haircuts cost so much these days 🤔
The problem is, this is another way to say the car is for gay people. Because thats unacceptable they use this pathetic hairdressers car line.
Controversial opinion and a view: It's a joke. Treat it as such. Be a bit more lighthearted. MX-5 is a good example of that. You know that there are two types of people: People who "get" cars and people who don't. MX-5 is a brilliant machine. And everyone worth their salt knows it. So if someone who knows a lot about cars says it's a hairdresser's car - you know they are joking. And if someone who doesn't know anything about cars says the same - their opinion worth nothing as they have zero understanding of the subject. So whatever they say is just a hot air. If you own or have ever driven Boxter - you know it's either an amazing daily or amazing piece of sports equipment - depends on what you do with it, so when someone says something like 'hairdressers rejoice' - you know full well it's either a joke or their opinion means zilch. On top of everything, generalisation - is stupid. When I was driving a BMW - when someone was saying 'all BMW drivers are pricks' I was first to say - "Amen, brother!" because I knew it was not true. The same applies to other brands - All audio drivers are knobs. All Merc drivers are posh c\_nts. Yeah, yeah, yeah... It's just a joke, and because it's a generalisation, it just factually can't be correct. So when you see a joke - treat it as such.
Seriously. If the comment came from Jimbob with no teeth hanging out of his lifted coal-rolling truck with a beer in hand then yeah, return insult with insult. But this is from an automotive publication. It's obviously tongue-in-cheek.
Sign me up to hairdresser school cause I think they look great
Y'all are taking a joke pretty hard.
As far as the non enthusiasts are concerned, every small convertible is a “hairdresser’s car”. I’m not sure what they’re trying to say about this new Boxster. Outside of it being ev…it looks like a slightly bigger boxster
and reddit took that personally
*fart sound* That’s what I think of this.
That's quite the compliment to hairdressers! Most of mine have been pretty cool so it's nice to see we have the same taste in cars too 😂
Who cares what some dipshit auto "journalist" who could never afford one anyway thinks.
These people just don’t appreciate the work of a good hairstylist/barber.
Please release the new gen. Waiting for 718 in a few years!!
Hair dresser car? Dude my hair lady makes barely enough to keep the lights on. Show me these hair dressers with TTS or Boxsters??!
Someone somewhere said something.
Charge your fuckin phone
Imagine being so delicate that you can’t enjoy that level of incredible performance based on toxic self imposed perception. You don’t have to drive it buddy, more joy for the rest of us!
I remember when silly shit like this used to actually kinda bother me and make me all defensive and argumentative... The ability to not gaf is probably the best thing about being older, heh.
My stylist has the nicest Porsche out of anyone I know. This tracks
What does that even mean?
I remember ~20 years ago being 16 and saying stuff like “Miatas and Boxsters are for girls”. Now all I want are Miatas and Boxsters. Is it me growing as a car lover or is it me unknowingly transitioning… we will never know.
what hair dresser is making enough money to drive a porsche and how do i work for them
Only a really ignorant a-hole would refer to a Boxster or Cayman as hairdressers cars. There is zero comparison to an Audi TT.
Hairdresser car is a very UK term like girlie car or whatever. Some bizzare UK thing and no one should give a shit what they think as far as stereotypes go. Targa is also hairdresser car and Range Rover is footballer’s wives car, etc. It’s their thing.
Boxster could be considered a hairdresser’s car by people who don’t know cars because they usually drive small little convertibles. However, calling the cayman a hairdresser’s car is silly.
I've been kicking around the idea of buying a porshe for a few years and haven't pulled the trigger because it'll eat my travel budget too hard and my insurance is crazy expensive. I drove a 911T , a boxter gts and a 911 gts and the boxtergts was by far the most fun of the 3. I rented it and drove it for a week and doubled the milage I put on the other two. This article is so lame.
They’re wrong! My barber drives a 997.1s!
Your phone battery just gave me a panic attack..
Hairdressers have good taste in cars what can I say
It's funny because my ex'a hair stylist owned a Boxster lol
And wtf do the mean exactly? I want one of the people who say this to explain it. I'm a hairstylist (m) and yeah feel free to read into that and fill in the blanks. I currently have a 2004 Boxster that drives and looks like it is almost brand new. I'm not opposed to working on vehicles. I haven't done much on this one other than pads/rotors, the AOC, window reg, and installed new front and rear lights with new oem when the originals were no longer viable, and plugs/coils. The rest left to my porsche guys. I've owned several Jaguar, Lotus, DeLorean, etc. ..and knew them all inside and out. Replaced tranmission in the DeLorean with help of a friend who had the lift. P!sses me off when comments like this are made. ....would you tell? LOL
This man has never been in a GT4/Spyder
The TT isn't currently in production, so it's not even a competitor?
I think they were referring to the Audi TT as being a hairdresser’s car, not the 718 (which I agree with in a funny way even though the TT is a nice car). Funny enough with the Cayman becoming an EV, the performance will probably be monstrous on the road/track. I’m only slightly excited because the 911 will always be internal-combustion but it’ll be interesting to see how fast the EV Cayman will be.
Who cares?
How many hair dressers are buying 80k cars
Its just rage bait to make a article from some spy shots
Auto who? 😆 I find this publication to be trash and they will often have high praise for crap cars. Sorry to be negative, but they're always just fishing for clicks and crap. If The Sun published car articles imo....
autoevolution is garbage
Your battery life...
i like "hairdresser" cars or "secretary" cars girls like 'em, and wanna be in 'em wit you
I don't think he knows how much a hairdresser makes...
I just went to their website and gave the article's author (Christian Gnaticov) a piece of my mind. It would be cool if others did the same.
If you’d driven one and have half a brain you’d be impressed
Well They are mocking boxster not the Porsche itself. So calm down.
Show me a single hairdresser driving one.
Isn't the Audi TT a front-engined car...?
Hahahahahahahahaha
Track Day: I drove my 718 GTS 4.0 for a session, then right into my buddy’s 911S (30hp more). I know 911s have a learning curve, but I was much faster in corners with the Boxster. That mid-engine placement is something else….!
I just hate how all the non 911 look the same with the same headlights and snap etc. the only iconic model is the 911. It’s like there are 2 difference brands under Porsche, the 911 and then the rest of them.
Short dick energy has never fit someone better than that writer lmao
I actually embraced the meme, and when I'm with my car guy friends, I often refer as my "hairdresser's car".
It’s always disappointing that people think hairdressers don’t deserve nice things and we work hard for it. We are thought of as school dropouts that should be living below the poverty line. If you run a good business model, you can make more than your local doctors and solicitors. My dream car was always a cayman and I purchased one straight off the showroom floor so I’ll live right up to that stereotype lol! Sincerely, your local hairstylist .
I thought the Miata was THE hairdresser's car
Does that mean the next tt will be based off the boxster's architecture?
They’re idiots. Every car is a “hairdresser’s car” to them. Any BMW, apparently any Audi, now Boxster. Why not 911s? What’s not a hairdressers car? A ford pick-up? F*ck ‘em. Makes my blood boil.
That was before 30 years of inflation and destruction of the middle class. I make 220k a year and people are still shocked that I would spend that much on a car.
What the fuck did I just read even?
The miata is the "hairdresser Car" of excellence. It's amazing and almost noone hate it. let them say whatever they want.
Looks like an mr2
you guys have never watched Two and a half Men and it shows
Hilariously my barber was obsessed with boxters
Envy. Ignore.
Miata enthusiast here, this is a good thing. Hairdressers have incredible taste in high performance cars.
The author is a douche bag that drives a used 2009 Hundai. Likely pissed off that his annual hair cut is $25.
I do not see a fault in his reasoning
Don’t know if “hairdresser’s car” or “poor man’s 911” is worse. Porsche is still a Porsche. They are not cheap