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Old 09-05-2007, 07:04 AM   #2
blue2000s
Porscheectomy
 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat
A lot of people talk about the Boxster having the same ratios as a Carerra, althought the Boxster has less power. People somehow think this means the gears are too tall in the Boxster. I would encourage people to look at power to weight ratios, not just raw power figures, when discussing gearing. I think that is much more relavent.
Who knows the power to weight ratio of each car?
It depends on the year, lets look at 2000, since that's what I've got:

Boxster S: 2900 lbs/250hp=11.6lb/hp
Carrera 2: 3100 lbs/295hp=10.5lb/hp
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