The Boxster is a road car from Porsche, with rear wheel drive, a mid located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.7 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 261 bhp (265 PS/195 kW) at 6700 rpm and 280 N·m (207 lb·ft/28.6 kgm) at 4500-6500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 6 speed manual 'box.
The Porsche Boxster weighs a stated 1310 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 264 km/h, which equates to 164 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 11.4/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined (EU4), and carbon dioxide emissions are 192.0 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 | 2475 mm | 97.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1526 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1536 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 4374 mm | 172.2 inches | |
| Width | 1801 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1282 mm | 50.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1310 kg | 2888 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.98 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.59 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2706 cc (165.13 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 72.5 mm
3.5 × 2.85 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.23 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 265 PS (261 bhp) (195 kW) at 6700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 4500-6500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 71.9 kW/litre 97.8 ps/litre 96.5 bhp/litre 1.58 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.47 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1300.3 kPa (188.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 451 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 264 km/h (164 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 202.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 148.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 199.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.73 kg/kW 11.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.4/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined (EU4) | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.4/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/15.9/12.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.8/44.8/34.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.6/37.3/28.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 192.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/45 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/45 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 299 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 266409 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Porsche Boxster added 2012-03-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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