3.4-295-250-07

[SD987]

I called the local dealer to discuss ordering a specced '07 987S and they confirmed what has been debated on Rennteam and that other board.

For '07 the Boxster S is to get the 3.4 from the Cayman with a price increase. No other details were available (or were voluntarily divulged) as the '07 order guide is yet to be published.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by SD987

I called the local dealer to discuss ordering a specced '07 987S and they confirmed what has been debated on Rennteam and that other board.

For '07 the Boxster S is to get the 3.4 from the Cayman with a price increase. No other details were available (or were voluntarily divulged) as the '07 order guide is yet to be published.

Not much of a surprise really.

[BuffaloBoxster]

A welcome improvement though.. Let's hope we see a corresponding power increase for the base. I'm gussing the base Cayman will get more power, and then the base Box will catch up in '08.

[Perfectlap]

price increase, expect it to be a nice increase.

Sportec put the 3.8 in the 987 (Excellence Magazine) and they felt it could have easily accomodated even more power.

Funny how BMW don't think twice about dropping big power in their roadsters yet getting Porsche to do it is like waiting for Cubs to win the world series.

[mach schnell]

if the base cayman got more power wouldn't it be called a 911???

[limoncello]

Seems I recall engine transplants being discussed on this very forum a while back, with some negative/conservative views on the difficulty of dropping other P engines in a Boxster, and why it was better to avoid thinking along those lines. Guess it wasn't really all that hard, was it? Even the factory can do it...

What will the 2007 base engine be? The 3.2 detuned a little to separate the models?

[SD987]

"What will the 2007 base engine be? The 3.2 detuned a little to separate the models?"

I didn't make inquiries there so I can only speculate but it wouldn't surprise me to see Porsche ditch the 2.7 altogether in '07. I guess they could variocam-plus it but I just don't think there's that much naturally aspirated power still lurking in that powerplant, and I don't think they'd want to launch a new variant (Cayman base) with the 2.7...that would create zero buzz. I'd think something along the lines of a 250hp 3.0 that would match up adequately with BMWs Z4 coupe and Z4 3.0si (the new 255hp upgrade to the non-M Z4). Audi's new TTs are getting the same engines as the old ones and Mercedes make stupid-horsepower but keep getting paired with automatic trannys.