Handling difference between the 986 and 987?
02-13-2011, 12:12 PM
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Handling difference between the 986 and 987?
Well, it's been 7 years since I drove a 986 Boxster. Could someone confirm my impressions on their handling differences?
1. The 987 has a heavier steering feel.
2. I think the 986 felt more agile. I could throw the 986 around but the 987 takes a little more effort. Maybe it's because of the heavier steering feel or maybe I just need to get use to the 987?
3. The 987 is more stable. It seems to have a more solid feel to it and it probably the trade off for the agile issue I mentioned in #2.
4. The 987's chassis feels more stiffer. My car after the 986 was a 2005 Lotus Elise and the chassis stiffness feels little similar.
1. The 987 has a heavier steering feel.
2. I think the 986 felt more agile. I could throw the 986 around but the 987 takes a little more effort. Maybe it's because of the heavier steering feel or maybe I just need to get use to the 987?
3. The 987 is more stable. It seems to have a more solid feel to it and it probably the trade off for the agile issue I mentioned in #2.
4. The 987's chassis feels more stiffer. My car after the 986 was a 2005 Lotus Elise and the chassis stiffness feels little similar.
02-13-2011, 04:40 PM
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I'm not sure I'd generalize on #1: tires, wheels and alignment make a huge difference
As for 2 and 3, I'd agree, 986 feels more somewhat more tossable (lighter feeling, even though they usually aren't), slightly less stable at higher speeds than 987.
Definitely a stiffer chassis.
To me, 986 can feel somewhat 'sportier' while 987 feels somewhat more serious.
As for 2 and 3, I'd agree, 986 feels more somewhat more tossable (lighter feeling, even though they usually aren't), slightly less stable at higher speeds than 987.
Definitely a stiffer chassis.
To me, 986 can feel somewhat 'sportier' while 987 feels somewhat more serious.
02-13-2011, 06:00 PM
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Allan something I've read in the manual is that it takes a couple thousand miles for everything to loosen up and for the stiff feeling to go away. Maybe a possible cause....
02-16-2011, 05:06 PM
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Well, it's been 7 years since I drove a 986 Boxster. Could someone confirm my impressions on their handling differences?
1. The 987 has a heavier steering feel.
2. I think the 986 felt more agile. I could throw the 986 around but the 987 takes a little more effort. Maybe it's because of the heavier steering feel or maybe I just need to get use to the 987?
3. The 987 is more stable. It seems to have a more solid feel to it and it probably the trade off for the agile issue I mentioned in #2.
4. The 987's chassis feels more stiffer. My car after the 986 was a 2005 Lotus Elise and the chassis stiffness feels little similar.
1. The 987 has a heavier steering feel.
2. I think the 986 felt more agile. I could throw the 986 around but the 987 takes a little more effort. Maybe it's because of the heavier steering feel or maybe I just need to get use to the 987?
3. The 987 is more stable. It seems to have a more solid feel to it and it probably the trade off for the agile issue I mentioned in #2.
4. The 987's chassis feels more stiffer. My car after the 986 was a 2005 Lotus Elise and the chassis stiffness feels little similar.
02-16-2011, 09:56 PM
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As does tire construction. An R-compound tire makes a huge difference over ultra-high/extreme/fill-in-the-blank performance tire, which is as much again greater than a 'comfort' tire.
