The Porsche Boxster Tiptronic S is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet-bodied car with a mid positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It forms part of Porsche's 986 family of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.5 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 201 bhp (204 PS/150 kW) at 6000 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1300 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 235 km/h (146 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 15.8/8.11/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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) | 1466 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1527 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Length | 4315 mm | 169.9 inches | |
| Width | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1300 kg | 2866 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 | 2.5 litre 2480 cc (151.339 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.5 × 72 mm
3.37 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
204 PS (201 bhp) (150 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
60.4 kW/litre 82.2 ps/litre 81 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.77 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | DME fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1216.1 kPa (176.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 413.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 156.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 154.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.67 kg/kW 14.49 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.8/8.11/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.8/8.1/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.3/12.3/10.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.9/34.8/30.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.9/29.0/25.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.L&TLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.21 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 85767 | ||
| 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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1996 Porsche Boxster Tiptronic S added 1996-09-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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