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Old 11-05-2003, 08:49 PM   #9
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To Box Dream and PorscheBoy (and others):

keep two points in mind...

1) The 'S' weighs more than the base 2.7L. The small HP increase in the 'S' is mostly negated by the weight increase. It has been suggested that Porsche and car magazines "punished" the 'S' into eeking out a fraction of a second faster 0-60 time to justify the 'S' model. It has been suggested that Porsche took the fastest of many 'S' 0-60 times and the slowest of many base 2.7L 0-60 times and used those numbers as "official" 0-60 times of the models to justify 'S' price. Never forget the 'S' weighs more than the base 2.7L. That's a FACT.

2) The 'S' has no business having a 6 speed. There's absolutely no need for it and ruins the Boxster driving experience (IMHO). It's just Porsche marketing. Ask any 'S' driver the last time he put it in 6th gear. A 6 speed is only good if the gear ratios are spaced properly for the drivetrain (in this case the 996 from which the 'S' 6 speed comes from). As CFG succintly put it, "The Boxster 'S' should have gotten the 5 speed gearbox of the 2.7..." BTW in case people here don't know, CFG is the admin for the 996 board and is a highly respected and honest Porsche enthusiast in the Porsche message boards communitiy (PPBB included).

I suggest to who ever is thinking of getting a base or 'S' to get the base and do the usual mods to increase HP if you want. Stay away from the 6 speed!
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