The more I see of these attempts to shoehorn an overweight Boxster into a Speedster party dress, the more I appreciate how perfect the original was.
I think old man Komenda himself may have been surprised at how well it turned out. His earlier Porsches were a little clumsy by comparison, and the later models gradually lost more and more of the magic with each successive generation.
The Speedster was the sweet spot. Maybe it was lucky happenstance, or maybe the designer had the fewest constraints and was free to draw the purest form.
Whatever it was, a lot of talented people have been trying to find that sweet spot again, but always seem to fall short, some by just a little, some by a lot.