Boxster

[Seb928S@af]

What does everybody think about it? I don't like it that much cause it is kind of slow but it did the job for porsche to keep them alive.

[S Brake]

I love the boxter, but you are right about its performance, they need to spice it up a little more, even more than the boxter S. but its a fun car.

[Porsche]

I'd like to see a Porsche Boxster Turbo with a 350 or so Horsepower Biturbo Flat-6 and those sweet PCCB brakes all for about 70K. Now that would sell!

[enzo@af]

Yeah, that would definitely sell. But, it might interfere with sales of the 911. Remember, the Boxter is supposed to be an entry level Porsche, not their flagship. The boxster S is great, and the styling, I like....but I don't think that a Turbo Boxster, no matter how cool it would be, would only be a good thing in limited numbers.

That being said, I'm no marketing exec...hell, I'm not even a business major.

[Jay!]

I'd be impressed if they could make it a hard-top convertible. If performance is already lagging, then no one wil notice a little more weight.

[JD@af]

My biggest complaint about Porsche (as well as many other companies, for example Ligenfelter's shop) is the huge price increases that accompany power upgrades like turbos. $70K for that Boxster you described, Porsche? Outrageous!
That should be.. maybe $10K over the base Boxster price, $12K tops.

Maybe I've just been in the Honda world too long, where power upgrades can be had very cheap in relation to these kinds of prices. Do they spend these huge amounts of cash on R & D with these projects, or are they just taking people for a ride in order to get more power, perhaps because they just don't know how much more cheaply they could do it if they did it themselves?

A good example to use here is the new 911 GT2. Here, Porsche has taken a 911 Turbo, changed a few items (fixed rear wing, eliminated the AWD, the traction control system, and other driving control systems), and makes 41 more hp and 42 more lb-ft of torque by bumping boost from the twin turbos from 12.1 psi max boost to 14.3 psi.. and for these changes, they charge about $70K more than the 911 Turbo. Anyone else have a problem with this? Seriously, this is highway robbery in my book. They should be charging less, as they are eliminating the AWD and other sophisticated control systems, making minor changes to the turbos (that in custom systems can be done by simply changing the waste gate settings!!), and adding louder exhausts with a big rear wing. Big deal! Well, that's enough out of me.

[Porsche]

Yeah, maybe less than 70K more like 59K or soemthing. Porsche tends to do that however, You hit the nail on the head with the Gt2, performance is only slightly increased and the price gained quite some weight, $180,000 United States Dollars. It's mostly casue people WILL pay that for a GT2. They also don't mass produce them.

[oliman]

I Was disapointed by the new Boxter 2,7, I think it wasn't such a great improvement. Plus, the setting of the seat is manual, even my 15 years old 944 is electrical. The perfect driving position was almost impossible to find! Compromise, compromise...

[punk_911]

I thought the Boxster S offer more power ? and I also heard somewhere that they are plannign to put the 911 engine to the boxster to compete with those roadster form Mercedes ?

But hey, Boxster got to be the beter looking car from Porsche, and with nice car like this, you got to be slowing down so people can see the car

[Seb928S@af]

Originally posted by punk_911
I thought the Boxster S offer more power ? and I also heard somewhere that they are plannign to put the 911 engine to the boxster to compete with those roadster form Mercedes ?

But hey, Boxster got to be the beter looking car from Porsche, and with nice car like this, you got to be slowing down so people can see the car

What roadster???

[JD@af]

I assume punk_911's referring to the SLK series Mercedes Benz.

[Seb928S@af]

A boxster will take it easy.

[gang$tarr]

the SLK isn't better than a boxster!
the boxster S kills an SLK, the boxster S can take most roadsters out there, like M roadster, audi TT, S2000

[JD@af]

I'm inclined to agree with you guys. There are few roadsters that can hold a candle to the Boxster S. The M Roadster has more power, and a Corvette convertible would take it, but not even the S2000 can match its performance. The SLK is really aimed at a different marketing group. Though I guess they are still competitors.

[gang$tarr]

the SLK is for the preppy rich girls

ummm, not that i know any