Base vs S - weight

[BoxsterSteve]

I can't recall the bore/stroke measurements of the various engine displacements.
Allegedly, the 3.2 has the thickest cylinder material of all the M96 variants which explains the nearly non-existent occurrences of D chunking in those motors.
From my recollections, the base was slightly softer sprung than the S, but that would likely vary depending on suspension package options.
I parked my car on the scale at a feed mill to weigh it. They thought I was nuts for caring how much it weighed.

[Boxx]

Oh and Steve, I think you would be nuts for NOT caring about how much the car weighs.

Weight is THE SINGLE BIGGEST characteristic of a car.
It affects how the car accelerates, corners and stops.
What else affects all that? Not the engine, the suspension, or the brakes.

[Porsche9]

Boxx, if you want the lightest Boxster and prefer "slow car fast" a base Boxster is the route to go. Lightest car are going to be the 97 to 99s.

[boxxster]

From what I've gathered, factory weight figures are:

Manual 2.5 = 2822lbs
Manual 3.2 = 2911lbs

[Boxx]

Boxxster, you got the name I tried to get!

OK, about 100lbs.
Now that's 2.5 and since I'm looking at 2003-04 it's actually between 2.7 and 3.2
It's still probably about 100lbs.

I think that could be felt a very little, while the horsepower difference
between Base and S would be more than a little.