The Porsche Boxster S is a rear wheel drive car, with its powerplant positioned amidships, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.4 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 311 bhp (315 PS/232 kW) at 6700 rpm and 360 Nm (266 lbft/36.7 kgm) at 4500-5800 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1320 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 279 km/h (173 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 12.2/6.9/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined (EU4), and carbon dioxide emissions are 206.0 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) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4374 mm | 172.2 inches | |
| Width | 1801 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1281 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1320 kg | 2910 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.98 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.61 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.4 litre 3436 cc (209.678 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97 × 77.5 mm
3.82 × 3.05 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 315 PS (311 bhp) (232 kW) at 6700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 360 Nm (266 ft·lb) (36.7 kgm) at 4500-5800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 67.5 kW/litre 91.8 ps/litre 90.5 bhp/litre 1.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
104.77 Nm/litre
1.27 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) | 1316.6 kPa (191 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 572.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 279 km/h (173 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 238.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 175.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 235.61 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.69 kg/kW 9.51 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.2/6.9/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined (EU4) | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.2/6.9/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.2/14.5/11.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.2/40.9/32.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.3/34.1/26.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 206.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| 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 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 299 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 266420 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Porsche Boxster S added 2012-03-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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