The Porsche Boxster is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style road car with a mid mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Porsche Boxster is one of the 986 range of cars from Porsche.
Powering the Porsche Boxster is a double overhead camshaft, 2.7 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 224 bhp (227 PS/167 kW) at 6300 rpm and 260 N·m (192 lb·ft/26.5 kgm) at 4700 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual 'box.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1275 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 253 km/h or 157 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 14.2/7.1/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 233.0 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) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4320 mm | 170.1 inches | |
| Width | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1275 kg | 2811 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| 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 | 227 PS (224 bhp) (167 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 260 Nm (192 ft·lb) (26.5 kgm) at 4700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 62.2 kW/litre 84.5 ps/litre 83.4 bhp/litre 1.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.76 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1215.9 kPa (176.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum 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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 253 km/h (157 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 178.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 131.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 175.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.63 kg/kW 12.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.2/7.1/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.2/7.1/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.0/14.1/10.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.9/39.8/29.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.6/33.1/24.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 233.0 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.L&TLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 97889 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 986 | ||
| RAC rating | 27.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Porsche Boxster added 2002-08-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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