Boxster S - Better than SLK and 997!
12-14-2004, 07:07 PM
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Boxster S - Better than SLK and 997!
Top Gear just did a test shoot off between the new SLK and the new Boxster S and the Boxster S won handily. Around the Stig's test track the Boxster turned a 1:28.1, much faster than the SLK, and faster than the 997 S! (Although the 997 S test was run in the wet and may therefore not reflect it's best showing).
Other cars the new Boxster beat around the test track:
Dodge Viper SRT-10 - 1.28.5
MG SV - 1.28.6
Porsche 911 Carrera S - 1.28.9 (very wet)
Mitsubishi Evo VIII - 1.28.9
BMW Alpine Z8 - 1.29.0
Mercedes CL65 - 1.29
Alfa 3.7 GTA - 1.30.0
Subaru Impreza STI - 1.30.1
Aston Martin DB7 GT - 1.30.4
Audi S4 - 1.30.9
Porsche 911 turbo - 1.31.0
Vauxhall VX 220 turbo - 1.31.3
Honda NSX Type R - 1.31.6
BMW M3 - 1.31.8
Nissan 350Z - 1.31.8
Mazda RX8 - 1.31.8
Yep, 3 seconds faster than a BMW M3 and a 996 911 Turbo!!! The new Boxster S was only about 1/100th of a second slower than the 996 GT3 !!!
Let's hope the Boxster S that Top Gear tested is indicative of all the new Boxster S's because if so, it is a GREAT performance package for the price!!!
Other cars the new Boxster beat around the test track:
Dodge Viper SRT-10 - 1.28.5
MG SV - 1.28.6
Porsche 911 Carrera S - 1.28.9 (very wet)
Mitsubishi Evo VIII - 1.28.9
BMW Alpine Z8 - 1.29.0
Mercedes CL65 - 1.29
Alfa 3.7 GTA - 1.30.0
Subaru Impreza STI - 1.30.1
Aston Martin DB7 GT - 1.30.4
Audi S4 - 1.30.9
Porsche 911 turbo - 1.31.0
Vauxhall VX 220 turbo - 1.31.3
Honda NSX Type R - 1.31.6
BMW M3 - 1.31.8
Nissan 350Z - 1.31.8
Mazda RX8 - 1.31.8
Yep, 3 seconds faster than a BMW M3 and a 996 911 Turbo!!! The new Boxster S was only about 1/100th of a second slower than the 996 GT3 !!!
Let's hope the Boxster S that Top Gear tested is indicative of all the new Boxster S's because if so, it is a GREAT performance package for the price!!!
12-15-2004, 07:52 AM
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had one of those merc's join us on a funrun... 'cel' light went off pdq... pdf! 
mid eng. are nice until you spin (no way of saving it)... if i did another 986-s i'd opt for the 'psm' for sure.
mid eng. are nice until you spin (no way of saving it)... if i did another 986-s i'd opt for the 'psm' for sure.
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PSM now standard equipment on 987. I do agree it's a 'nice' option on a 986 I wish I had it on mine...saves on rear tyres which are quite costly on the 18" rims!!!!
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Wow, check it out when you look at this list!!! (from the very top down to the M3)
Ferrari F60 Enzo - 1.19.0
Ariel Atom - 1.19.5
Porsche Carerra GT - 1.19.8
Mercedes McLaren SLR - 1.20.9
Ford GT - 1.21.9
Ferrari 360 CS - 1.22.3
Porsche GT3 RS - 1.22.3
Murcielago - 1.23.7
Zonda - 1.23.8
Koenigsegg - 1.23.9
Noble - 1.25.0
Gallardo - 1.25.8
Lotus Exige - 1.26.4
Chevrolet Corvette - 1.26.8
Porsche 911 GT3 - 1.27.2
TVR 350C - 1.27.5
BMW M3 CSL - 1.28.0
Porsche Boxster S (987) - 128.1
Dodge Viper SRT-10 - 1.28.5
MG SV - 1.28.6
Porsche 911 Carrera S - 1.28.9 (very wet)
Mitsubishi Evo VIII - 1.28.9
BMW Alpine Z8 - 1.29.0
Mercedes CL65 - 1.29
Alfa 3.7 GTA - 1.30.0
Subaru Impreza STI - 1.30.1
Aston Martin DB7 GT - 1.30.4
Audi S4 - 1.30.9
Porsche 911 turbo - 1.31.0
Vauxhall VX 220 turbo - 1.31.3
Honda NSX Type R - 1.31.6
BMW M3 - 1.31.8
Ferrari F60 Enzo - 1.19.0
Ariel Atom - 1.19.5
Porsche Carerra GT - 1.19.8
Mercedes McLaren SLR - 1.20.9
Ford GT - 1.21.9
Ferrari 360 CS - 1.22.3
Porsche GT3 RS - 1.22.3
Murcielago - 1.23.7
Zonda - 1.23.8
Koenigsegg - 1.23.9
Noble - 1.25.0
Gallardo - 1.25.8
Lotus Exige - 1.26.4
Chevrolet Corvette - 1.26.8
Porsche 911 GT3 - 1.27.2
TVR 350C - 1.27.5
BMW M3 CSL - 1.28.0
Porsche Boxster S (987) - 128.1
Dodge Viper SRT-10 - 1.28.5
MG SV - 1.28.6
Porsche 911 Carrera S - 1.28.9 (very wet)
Mitsubishi Evo VIII - 1.28.9
BMW Alpine Z8 - 1.29.0
Mercedes CL65 - 1.29
Alfa 3.7 GTA - 1.30.0
Subaru Impreza STI - 1.30.1
Aston Martin DB7 GT - 1.30.4
Audi S4 - 1.30.9
Porsche 911 turbo - 1.31.0
Vauxhall VX 220 turbo - 1.31.3
Honda NSX Type R - 1.31.6
BMW M3 - 1.31.8
07-11-2005, 09:56 PM
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yeah the 4000+ lbs. S4 beats the 911Turbo??? The tests are a joke.
BTW, I agree the new Boxster S is sweet... I just think Top Gear track times on that crappy former airport track are a joke.
BTW, I agree the new Boxster S is sweet... I just think Top Gear track times on that crappy former airport track are a joke.
