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Old 01-13-2006, 05:25 AM   #9
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We both have 5 speed manuals. His is 225HP, I believe, and mine is 217HP. Truth be told, "beats the pants off of me" is a bit of an exageration, but he does consistenty get about half a car lenth ahead of me when we go 0-70. I've driven both cars many times and his does have some very peppy low end torque that the 01' Boxster doesn't have. And although it is NOT an M series Z3 (which has a 3.2 liter 333HP tear your head off engine), I do wonder if it was some sort of 'special edition' with maybe an extra 15HP or something for a couple of reasons:

1. It has an M logo on the steering wheel and on the shifter.
2. It was the last production year for the Z3 and I wonder if they spiced it up a bit to keep them selling when people knew the Z4 was around the corner.
3. I've also driven a few 3.0i Z4's and they were not as fast off of a straitline as his 02' Z3.

Either way, they are both great cars.
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