FORGET THE WAILING and gnashing of teeth over Ford resuscitating the Capri name in a way that many enthusiasts feel is inappropriate: that is a mere skirmish compared to the all-out war that greeted Porsche going water-cooled. Very little else was talked about for months and, while most of the new-car magazines bravely sat on the fence, for a long time they didn’t have to worry about filling their Letters pages, which spilled over with virulently expressed, largely negative opinions. Hell, there hadn’t been as much collective fury among enthusiasts since Porsche went front-engined. Yes, there is a theme there, which speaks volumes about Porsche, purity and the petrolheads that are devoted to the marque. After all, if your manufacturing schtick is creating a formula so perfect that it barely…
