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?

i'd take my chances on a county /open roads, think your less likely to take chances if you own a boxter

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

unless it is a boxster s they are very disapointing in terms of speed - do handle well though

going by your name - you have a classic sti... you'll murder it :D

I echo what pippyrips says, however it depends on the drivers skill behind the wheel more than the car itself.

Wolfie.

I've never "muffed" anyone ! :lol1:

Porsche bosters are good cars - known for their handling. Think the classic STi might "muff" it though !

not very fast or fun.....

just a cheap porsche :)

I destroyed one a while ago while driving a r32 GTR, :D

Lol.

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.

saying that, i still know what i would rather be driving around in ;)

Hairdresser? ;)

Ive shagged a couple of them :D

Anything for a drive of a Boxster eh? :D :D

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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

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..

;)

Ask him to race you for slips i raced a boxter s (on my privert road of course) and left it for dead they are a poor mans poker.

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.

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.

Why compare modded to strandard ? How would you compare to a ruff Boxster ?

Not very well! :)

wargh:lol1:

no chavness about my scoob sunshine:notworthy

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Glad theres still a few about breaking the tradition :)

Mullered a Boxster S in my MY00 with tek3 (270bhp) no problem, and quite regularly to as he's on my morning commute.

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:freak3: ,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:D
fair do's though when i slowed down and he went past he gave me the thumbs up.:lol1:

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!

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. :(