We’ll start with the obvious: Nobody is cross-shopping Miles Works wide-body first-gen (986) Porsche Boxsters against new, fully loaded Toyota Camrys with enough room for the whole family.

The new car, known as type 986, would be the successor to the renowned Porsche 550 Spyder that made its racing bones back in the 1950s. As Mazda had proven, the world's markets were ready for to ...