Porsche drops Cayman engines into Boxster
Newswheel staff :: 20 June 2006 :: Filed under Cabriolet, Mid / rear engine sportscar, Porsche, Porsche Boxster, Europe & UK, US
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More power for relatively parsimonious entry-level Porsche
Porsche’s pricing structure has just gone from perplexing to downright preposterous. The Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer has announced plans to upgrade the Boxster rag-top with engines from its tin-top sibling, the Cayman coupe. The result? Porsche is now asking customers to fork out a £6,000 premium for an open-top 911 at the same time as flogging Boxsters for thousands less than fixed-roof Caymans…
Previously, Porsche could dismiss the Boxster/Cayman pricing anomaly by pointing to the coupe’s power advantage. So, we look forward to hearing the PR patter that explains away the £4,770 premium it currently charges for the Cayman S, now that the Boxster S packs precisely the same 3.4-litre 295bhp flat-six powerplant. That’s a boost of around 15bhp, incidentally, compared to the Boxster S’s outgoing 3.2-litre lump. Torque is also up by 15lb/ft to 251lb/ft
As for the entry-level Boxster, it gets an extra five ponies for a grand total of 245bhp, though the 2.7-litre capacity of its boxer engine is unchanged. It’s the same unit, in other words, that powers the Cayman (non-S) coupe. And as we pointed out last month, the basic Cayman costs precisely £3,580 more than the 2.7-litre Boxster according to Porsche current UK price list.
As yet, there’s been no hint from Porsche regarding power upgrades for the Cayman. But since Porsche only went public with the standard 2.7-litre Cayman a few weeks ago, it seems extremely unlikely…
The new power-packed Boxsters go on sale August 1st. Over and out.
Update:
Porsche has revealed UK prices for the revised models. The Boxster and Boxster S are yours from £33,170 and £39,850 respectively.
Posted 16 January 2007, by Leonardo.b
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