how fast are porsche boxters?
27 January 2007, 11:16 AM
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how fast are porsche boxters?
someone i know as just bought a boxter and hes saying it will beat mine no prob..how fast are these? anyone raced one before?
27 January 2007, 11:20 AM
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there not that fast, I can muff them quite easily, but saying that im 370/365, but your classic is lighter than my blob eye.
I'd say you'd beat him
Graeme
I'd say you'd beat him
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27 January 2007, 11:23 AM
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unless it is a boxster s they are very disapointing in terms of speed - do handle well though
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27 January 2007, 11:40 AM
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27 January 2007, 12:16 PM
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The Boxster's strength is its handling. On the open road if you both know your cars and you do indeed have a classic STI I would think you will be fairly matched. If it's a Boxster S you might be left behind, but just a little.
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27 January 2007, 02:57 PM
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i had a boxster at the lights in my old wrx which had 240ps at the time. saw him in my rear view mirror until about 80mph and then he caught up, so i called it a job well done lol. all on private roads of course with private traffic lights too.andy
27 January 2007, 03:06 PM
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Boxster's arent that fast (although newer S models arent bad), but I doubt many owners would want to be seen having a play with chavvy Subaru's off the lights, so you cant always count on them having been trying when you shoot off down the road ahead of them in a blaze of neons, chirping dump valves and window rattling bass..
27 January 2007, 04:00 PM
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Just watch he has not just got the latest 987 S. As of the start of Jan the S gets the uprated 3.4 engine... 295BHP, 340Nm. Not slow, esp once into 3rd gear and the nice low Cd takes over. 170mph top end..
A friend of mine just got one - not yet run in but he says its going to be quick.
A friend of mine just got one - not yet run in but he says its going to be quick.
27 January 2007, 04:15 PM
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My 03WRX with TEK II no decat est 240bhp, struggled in 40 - 100+ drag with a Boxter S.
6 months on and 320+, a standard Boxter S would not stand a chance.
I still think they are great cars though.
6 months on and 320+, a standard Boxter S would not stand a chance.
I still think they are great cars though.
27 January 2007, 04:21 PM
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Why compare modded to strandard ? How would you compare to a ruff Boxster ?
27 January 2007, 04:48 PM
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Boxster's arent that fast (although newer S models arent bad), but I doubt many owners would want to be seen having a play with chavvy Subaru's off the lights, so you cant always count on them having been trying when you shoot off down the road ahead of them in a blaze of neons, chirping dump valves and window rattling bass..
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27 January 2007, 05:08 PM
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i did a boxster a good while back ,i was going past one lorry overtaking another lorry on the motorway and just dawdling along at 70 ish, nothing in my rear view,look again and theres a boxster so close i couldnt see the number plate
,road ahead is clear so i go past lorry ,indicate left and drop into middle lane ,he immediately goes for it but i had cogged down to 3rd and booted it as i changed lanes ,i toe it through 3rd and 4th and pulled a couple of lengths on him
fair do's though when i slowed down and he went past he gave me the thumbs up.
,road ahead is clear so i go past lorry ,indicate left and drop into middle lane ,he immediately goes for it but i had cogged down to 3rd and booted it as i changed lanes ,i toe it through 3rd and 4th and pulled a couple of lengths on him fair do's though when i slowed down and he went past he gave me the thumbs up.
27 January 2007, 05:09 PM
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The 2.5s are very slow, I'd imagine the 2.7s are slightly better but the 3.2s are probably OK. A mate is building a 3.6l one with lots of carbon fibre body parts. He reckons it'll weight about 1200kg when he's finished!
27 January 2007, 05:52 PM
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I had one for a weekend, was really impressed (before that I'd thought they weren't 'proper' porsches etc.).
Wasn't an 's', so not too fast but handled really well; got the tyres really hot just with some 'normal' spirited road driving.
I was too tall for it though.
Wasn't an 's', so not too fast but handled really well; got the tyres really hot just with some 'normal' spirited road driving.
I was too tall for it though.