How much could Porsche charge for a Tubo Boxster S???

[Brucelee]

I am curious how much you you guys and gals would pay over existing Boxster S prices for a Turbo Boxster S??

[PeterJoyce]

If they dropped in the 3.6L TTS engine in a Boxster it would fly! Probbly 0-60, 3.5. I would pay $70,000.

[Adam]

How much hp are we talking here? 390hp would be nice like the TTP 3.2L

[Lux]

I would pay nothing. Not too interested in turbo cars. Now if you're talking 350-400 N/A horsies, then I'd have to say $65K.


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[Brucelee]

How about a supercharger vs turbo?

[Adam]

I would probabbly take the supercharger if they both produced the same output for the simple fact that you have instant throttle response and torque everywhere on the tach. Some turbo's feel dead until they spool up(the dreaded turbo lag) and are like an on off switch. Of course alot of superchargers have the inevitable "wine" but some people actually like that. It's a total personal preference thing I guess.

[scycle2020]

i would just take the na 997 engine, even with just 325hp...it would close to the 997s power to weight with better handling...i would pay an extra 10k over the boxster s, you could call it the boxster X...i dont like turbo charged or supercharged engines...i prefer high reving ,na engines...a la formula one cars...na engines sound better also...i heard a supercharged, 550 hp ford gt engine at pebble beach...it didnt even sound as good as my 280hp boxster s!!!!

[Adam]

I hope someone makes a conversion for the 3.8L engine into a boxster. 355 naturally aspirated horses in a boxster would be money. Of course it would also cost a ****************e load of it as well but that's just the way it is. I don't see why someone couldn't do it as long as long as their pockets were deep enough because it should fit I would think.

[Lux]

Nope. No supercharger for me either. Don't want to deal with heat soak and all that nasty stuff. Just give me a nice smooth, linear, normally aspirated car. Although if they did offer forced induction, that means that they would have to beef up the internals of the motor so it's not all bad. It'll be cheaper for Porsche to just use the friggin' 997 motor.


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[Brucelee]

"Although if they did offer forced induction, that means that they would have to beef up the internals of the motor so it's not all bad. It'll be cheaper for Porsche to just use the friggin' 997 moto"

Good points. According to my Porsche techs:

1-The current 996 Turbo motor is pretty bullet proof, more so than the NA motor. Apparently it is hard to kill these babies.

2-The current 996 3.4L motor is identical to the 986 motor "on the outside." The issue apparently is the electonics, which Porsche COULD solve in a heartbeat!

Hmmm, how about a nice 355 HP N/A engine for the Box? Lets have a real Boxster S.

Also, I think I would pay $80 large for that Turbo 997 engine in a Boxster!

[Perfectlap]

I went down to the Ray Catena dealer here in NJ to stop by the parts counter for a fuel cap. (Beautiful clear day) The parts department is in a seperate building down the road and as I was merging(FAST) onto the highway a guy test driving the 987S blitzed past me. This guy was not test driving this Red/Tan S he was test racing it, he seemed (I could be mistaken) like an eperienced driver who probably owned other Porsches (you should have seen how this guy was taking the jug handle turn, very late braking going on). The sales guy was sitting pretty low in his seat while the driver just laughed like when Tiff Needell was drifting that Boxster in the top gear show. At full on power the 987 is LOUD and MEAN.

well the idea of adding more power to this car seem ridiculus to me. There is more than enough power already unless you plan to drag race it, which really is not the intended purpose of this car.