The Porsche Boxster is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a mid mounted engine which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
The Porsche Boxster is one of the 987 range of cars from Porsche.
Powering the Porsche Boxster is a double overhead camshaft, 2.7 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 236 bhp (239 PS/176 kW) at 6400 rpm and 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 4700-6000 rpm respectively. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1370 kg.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 256 km/h which is 159 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 13.9/6.9/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 229.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2415 mm | 95.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4329 mm | 170.4 inches | |
| Width | 1801 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1370 kg | 3020 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 48% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.96 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.57 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2687 cc (163.971 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.5 × 78 mm
3.37 × 3.07 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 239 PS (236 bhp) (176 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 4700-6000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 65.5 kW/litre 89.1 ps/litre 87.8 bhp/litre 1.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.48 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | DME fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1262.7 kPa (183.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 447.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 15.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.8 s
@ 98 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 26.6 s
@ 203 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 256 km/h (159 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 174.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 128.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 172.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.78 kg/kW 13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.9/6.9/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.9/6.9/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/14.5/10.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.3/40.9/29.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.9/34.1/24.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 229.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.5J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/50 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 299 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.75 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 121242 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 987 | ||
| RAC rating | 27.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Porsche Boxster (2005) added 2004-10-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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