Does anyone else think the 6-speed is not necessary?

[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?

[blue2000s]

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

[Pat]

In raw power numbers, the Carerra has an 18% advantage.
In power to weight numbers, the Carerra has a 9.5% advantage.
The way I see it, the difference is about half of what people really think it is based on power alone.
I'm not saying I think the gearing is good or bad, just pointing out something it seemed people hadn't considered.