Seeing if some of my brotherin want to buy our Boxster
06-14-2009, 03:56 PM
#16
"But on the top of the wish list remains to be a more powerful engine. Porsche always afraid a more powerful Boxster could hurt the sales of its more profitable 911. But the Boxster chassis is actually better than the 911 and it deserves more power. Driven by Walter Rohl, the Boxster S lapped Nurburgring at 8min 18sec, or 9 second quicker than the old car. Is it fast enough? the answer is certainly negative to many Porsche fans. We hope Porsche could consider transplanting the 3.6 or even 3.8 engine of the 911 to create a super Boxster, especially in the presence of Mercedes SLK55 AMG. "
From:
http://www.autozine.org/html/Porsche/Boxster.html
tino
06-16-2009, 01:41 PM
#18
"But on the top of the wish list remains to be a more powerful engine. Porsche always afraid a more powerful Boxster could hurt the sales of its more profitable 911. But the Boxster chassis is actually better than the 911 and it deserves more power. Driven by Walter Rohl, the Boxster S lapped Nurburgring at 8min 18sec, or 9 second quicker than the old car. Is it fast enough? the answer is certainly negative to many Porsche fans. We hope Porsche could consider transplanting the 3.6 or even 3.8 engine of the 911 to create a super Boxster, especially in the presence of Mercedes SLK55 AMG. "
06-16-2009, 02:08 PM
#19
Race Car
In the right hands, a rear engine has advantages on the track over a mid-engine. Porsche wants to remain competetive and has dumped a ton of development into the 911. I am not so sure it's an entirely profit-driven decision. The 911 chassis can still do wonders on the track.
