All-new Porsche Boxster - first ride

[Phooey]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/...

[nickfrog]

Cheers for that.

That's the bit that I don't understand:

"(...) the Boxster S receives a seven speed unit as standard. (...) Owing it is lower torque rating, the base Boxster sticks with the existing six-speed manual."

I thought higher torque meant that you needed less gears, not more. But maybe I missed something.

[sleep envy]

emissions, if you can drive a higher gear you'll be running less revs for the same speed than in a lower gear

[hornetrider]

So... the increase in size making room below for something with four pots?

[SonnyM]

Thanks - evolution for the 981.

[993AL]

Nice, I like that. I'd have left off the vents above and below the headlights, look at them the wrong way and they look like eyelashes!

[hornetrider]

993AL said:

Nice, I like that. I'd have left off the vents above and below the headlights, look at them the wrong way and they look like eyelashes!

I'm not keen on the rear lights either

[Globs]

hornetrider said:

So... the increase in size making room below for something with four pots?

Odd way to make a car lighter!
The old Boxster was quite large enough, I would have hoped the new one would be smaller, bigger IMO is completely the wrong direction.

[Phooey]

Globs said:

Odd way to make a car lighter!
The old Boxster was quite large enough, I would have hoped the new one would be smaller, bigger IMO is completely the wrong direction.

Gives Porsche room to introduce a 'baby' Boxster?

[hornetrider]

Phooey said:

Globs said:

Odd way to make a car lighter!
The old Boxster was quite large enough, I would have hoped the new one would be smaller, bigger IMO is completely the wrong direction.

Gives Porsche room to introduce a 'baby' Boxster?

This is what I think. Hasn't it been rumoured?

[Globs]

hornetrider said:

Phooey said:

Globs said:

Odd way to make a car lighter!
The old Boxster was quite large enough, I would have hoped the new one would be smaller, bigger IMO is completely the wrong direction.

Gives Porsche room to introduce a 'baby' Boxster?

This is what I think. Hasn't it been rumoured?

There was space for a smaller one already!!
Compare the size of a Boxster against an old air-cooled for instance.

[nickfrog]

Yeah the rumour has been around for a couple of years and I guess using the VW BlueSport platform would make sense. And I suppose it would also help the OPCs amortise their huge fixed costs with a bit more volume.

[Phooey]

Globs said:

There was space for a smaller one already!!
Compare the size of a Boxster against an old air-cooled for instance.

My Boxster (Spyder) is small enough. Not sure i would want it any smaller tbh. Good move (?) - increase the size of the standard Boxster.... leaves a gap in the line-up for a 'baby' (probably same as current Boxster proportions) 2-seater. Probably be the best seller of the Boxster range too!

[hornetrider]

I can see it now - slightly smaller than 986/7, 4 pot engine, approx 6/6.5 to 60 and 5k off Boxster list price.

[Phooey]

hornetrider said:

I can see it now - slightly smaller than 986/7, 4 pot engine, approx 6/6.5 to 60 and 5k off Boxster list price.

That's the pup!

[Carl_Docklands]

I am quite excited about the 2.7L engine, 100BHP per Litre!

If they make the car lighter this is going to be one hell of ride!

A bit sad to hear it is wider, the current cars are just right imo.

[chris7676]

It's like they make it even bigger to be able to have a Spyder which will be hardly smaller than the current Boxster. And when you think the original Spyder was lighter than the Elise...

[Scelto]

Gotta say that I really, really, REALLY like the profile of the new car, and bigger is better so far as I'm concerned, but then I am unnecessarily tall and find the 987 cramped.

Much as it pains me to say it, having recently converted from 987 to 997 I much prefer the look of the new Boxster over the 991.

Hmmm...

[Phooey]

[IhateChristmas]

Interior looks a bit scrappy.