3.4-295-250-07 - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Perfectlap · 04-25-2006, 07:13 AM

price increase, expect it to be a nice increase.

Sportec put the 3.8 in the 987 (Excellence Magazine) and they felt it could have easily accomodated even more power.

Funny how BMW don't think twice about dropping big power in their roadsters yet getting Porsche to do it is like waiting for Cubs to win the world series.

mach schnell · 04-25-2006, 09:16 AM

if the base cayman got more power wouldn't it be called a 911???

limoncello · 04-25-2006, 09:21 AM

Seems I recall engine transplants being discussed on this very forum a while back, with some negative/conservative views on the difficulty of dropping other P engines in a Boxster, and why it was better to avoid thinking along those lines. Guess it wasn't really all that hard, was it? Even the factory can do it...

What will the 2007 base engine be? The 3.2 detuned a little to separate the models?

SD987 · 04-25-2006, 10:17 AM

"What will the 2007 base engine be? The 3.2 detuned a little to separate the models?"

I didn't make inquiries there so I can only speculate but it wouldn't surprise me to see Porsche ditch the 2.7 altogether in '07. I guess they could variocam-plus it but I just don't think there's that much naturally aspirated power still lurking in that powerplant, and I don't think they'd want to launch a new variant (Cayman base) with the 2.7...that would create zero buzz. I'd think something along the lines of a 250hp 3.0 that would match up adequately with BMWs Z4 coupe and Z4 3.0si (the new 255hp upgrade to the non-M Z4). Audi's new TTs are getting the same engines as the old ones and Mercedes make stupid-horsepower but keep getting paired with automatic trannys.

eslai · 04-25-2006, 10:53 AM

The dealer told me the same thing, but I don't think they can say it's official until well, it's official.

I still don't understand what they're going to do about the Cayman once they make this change. Certainly they can't bump up the HP after just one model year...can they?

BuffaloBoxster · 04-25-2006, 11:35 AM

I think they'll leave power alone in the Cayman for now. Maybe the base will wind up with the old 3.2?

Perfectlap · 04-25-2006, 12:27 PM

one vote for all Porsche models above the Boxster getting an extra .2's

Boxster 3.4
CaymanS 3.6 (base Cayman 3.4)
Carrera 3.8

eslai · 04-25-2006, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BuffaloBoxster

I think they'll leave power alone in the Cayman for now. Maybe the base will wind up with the old 3.2?

If they leave the power alone how will they justify the added cost?

SD987 · 04-25-2006, 02:43 PM

I think they're bringing the Boxster S with the 3.4 in line with the Cayman S price, which quashes the marketing approach of making the Cayman S between the 911 and Boxster. As a poster on the newswire board noted, the structure is then simplified to:

987 / C7
987S / C7S
911 / Cab
911 S / Cab

I don' think Cayman owners get pissed, as the 987 S buyers are paying up for the 3.4, just like they did.

If any one gets bent, I'd imagine it would be the 05-06 987 buyers, particularly the S owners.