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steved0x · 11-08-2013, 02:30 PM

I just went to lunch with a fellow Porsche owner in my town and he has a sweet Red 1999 996 base model, not S. It has a 3.4L and I just looked it up and it has 296 HP. My 2000 Boxster S with 3.2L has ~250 HP

2000 Boxster - 2.7L - 217 HP
2000 Boxster S - 3.2L - 250 HP
1999 996 - 3.4L - 296 HP

How come a .5 liter increase from 2.7L to 3.2L gives only 33 more HP, but going from 3.2L Boxster to 3.4L 911 gives an additional 46 HP? That is 23 more HP per .1liter of displacement?

I have heard that Porsche intentionally limited the Boxster's power to preserve the flagship status of the 911, but I guess I never rode in a 911 until today (it had a lot of pep)

What all else does Porsche do differently in the 911 such that it has so much more power, and why can't we do that same stuff in the Boxster?

I guess this is not a new idea, but I just never really took a good luck at it until today. So I will just say: Dayum!

Steve

11-08-2013, 02:30 PM	#1
steved0x Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: FL Posts: 4,144	How can a 911 3.4 have so much more HP than a 3.2 Boxster S? I just went to lunch with a fellow Porsche owner in my town and he has a sweet Red 1999 996 base model, not S. It has a 3.4L and I just looked it up and it has 296 HP. My 2000 Boxster S with 3.2L has ~250 HP 2000 Boxster - 2.7L - 217 HP 2000 Boxster S - 3.2L - 250 HP 1999 996 - 3.4L - 296 HP How come a .5 liter increase from 2.7L to 3.2L gives only 33 more HP, but going from 3.2L Boxster to 3.4L 911 gives an additional 46 HP? That is 23 more HP per .1liter of displacement? I have heard that Porsche intentionally limited the Boxster's power to preserve the flagship status of the 911, but I guess I never rode in a 911 until today (it had a lot of pep) What all else does Porsche do differently in the 911 such that it has so much more power, and why can't we do that same stuff in the Boxster? I guess this is not a new idea, but I just never really took a good luck at it until today. So I will just say: Dayum! Steve Last edited by steved0x; 11-08-2013 at 02:34 PM.