Porsche Boxster 986 Spare Tire size and available option

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Originally Posted by rick3000

Just an FYI, the spare tire was designed with the 986 to be part of the front end crash protection.

Any data on crash tests?

The spare wheel in place, will have the damage carried through closer to the passenger cell and the spare wheel once you cut away the mangled metal is more often than not barely damage if at all, which suggests to me the spare wheel merely transfers the impact across the spare wheel well and further into the car.

Data suggests Seat Belts saves lives; I wear mine religiously since obtaining my license over 3 decades ago