The Porsche Boxster is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed amidships, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body.
The Porsche Boxster is one of the 987 model family from Porsche.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.9 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 251.5 bhp (255 PS/188 kW) at 7200 rpm and 290 Nm (214 lbft/29.6 kgm) at 4400-6000 rpm respectively. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 1335 kg, the Porsche Boxster covers the 0-100 km/h sprint in 5.9 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 25.6 seconds.
The Porsche Boxster is claimed to achieve a top speed of 263 km/h (163 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 13.6/6.8/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined (EU4), and carbon dioxide emissions are 221.0 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 | 4342 mm | 170.9 inches | |
| Width | 1801 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1292 mm | 50.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1335 kg | 2943 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.97 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.57 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2893 cc (176.542 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 77.5 mm
3.5 × 3.05 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 255 PS (251.5 bhp) (188 kW) at 7200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 290 Nm (214 ft·lb) (29.6 kgm) at 4400-6000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.8 kW/litre 88.1 ps/litre 86.9 bhp/litre 1.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.24 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1259.7 kPa (182.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 482.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 25.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 263 km/h (163 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 191.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 140.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 188.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.12 kg/kW 11.89 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.6/6.8/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined (EU4) | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.6/6.8/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.4/14.7/10.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.8/41.5/30.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.3/34.6/25.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 221.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/50 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 318 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 299 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 194733 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 987 | ||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Porsche Boxster added 2009-01-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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