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Mar 19, 2007 | 03:19 PM

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There's a video of the Z out performing the boxter. (both had professional drivers)

Mar 19, 2007 | 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by gothchick

I parked next to a new Boxter S today at work. It looked pretty beefy, so I looked it up to see what they are all about these days. The Boxter S/ Cayman S now come with a 3.4L 295 hp engine. I wonder how either of those compare to the Z besides their $55,500 price tag?

I thought the same thing a while back...good luck buying an S model for less than 70K unless you get a stripper model with options is like 80K!!!!

Mar 19, 2007 | 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by modzs

There's a video of the Z out performing the boxter. (both had professional drivers)

Linky??

Mar 19, 2007 | 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Nismo 350z

If u think the Cayman S and BoxterS with 295/285hp are slow... then u dont know Porshe's. A Z is on the same level as a Boxster S and a Cayman S is a step up. They dyno like 290 at the wheels last time I checked. Put a LSD on there and you will have a car that will out handle the C2.

They don't have LSD? Lol.

Mar 19, 2007 | 03:38 PM

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They don't have LSD? Lol.

Nope, they purposely didn't fit one in the Caymen.
If they did it would be faster around the track then their 911.
So basically Caymen was released to simple fill the gap in the market;
it wasn't made quite as good as they could have.

Mar 19, 2007 | 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by modzs

There's a video of the Z out performing the boxter. (both had professional drivers)

I hope you're not talkin about old Best Motoring video of
them going around the Tsukuba circuit.
That one featured the 1st get Boxter which is SLOW.

Mar 19, 2007 | 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Electricchild

Even top gear tested the base Carrera against a beastly 500 hp M6 back in a 2005 episode, and the Carrera annihilated that thing on a road with quite a few curves, corners and bends. 175 hp less and nearly 30k less in price than the M6 too.

Yea saw that long time ago

James May: "So what's all that power doing in the BM? It's using it to power all the computers on it"

LOL

Mar 19, 2007 | 04:10 PM

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if i where going to be spending 60 to 70 grand on a car i would personally go out and buy a c6 z06

Mar 19, 2007 | 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by blktrack350

if i where going to be spending 60 to 70 grand on a car i would personally go out and buy a c6 z06

lots of options:
1-wait for the lexus IS F
2-evo fq320 (or mod an MR version)
3-skyline
4-c6
5-350z
6-m3
7-911 base model
8-shall i go on...

Mar 19, 2007 | 04:24 PM

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BoxSter for the poor? So what does that make the Z?

Cayman S if I could afford one, I don't do finance!

let me say it again. boxster....poor mans PORSCHE.

Mar 19, 2007 | 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by gsazabi

Yea saw that long time ago

James May: "So what's all that power doing in the BM? It's using it to power all the computers on it"

LOL

You're right. So you agree with me then that the numbers of the car don't always matter correct?

Mar 19, 2007 | 05:08 PM

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i dont think the porsche can outhandle the Z, i saw a good amt of track vids from BM or anything really where a stock Z beats the Boxter on atrack

Mar 19, 2007 | 06:19 PM

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I think the Caymen has it's own engine, it may have the same output but I think it has some different features.

Mar 19, 2007 | 06:21 PM

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I like the look of the Caymen. Saw a white Caymen S cruising along, looks good in white with the red brakes.

Mar 19, 2007 | 06:26 PM

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Cayman S FTW!

Too many "kids" here believe its all about power.

Im sorry, but there is no way in hell I would buy an RSX over a Cayman S if I had the money (directed toward a few people with no offense).

There's a reason Porsche's are so expensive.

Goodluck with your decision!

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Mar 19, 2007 | 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by frenzy757

i dont think the porsche can outhandle the Z, i saw a good amt of track vids from BM or anything really where a stock Z beats the Boxter on atrack

The 350z has excellent handling, but the Cayman S will destroy the Z in the handling/braking department.

It's a Mid-Engine RWD by the way...

You can't go wrong with either.

Either get the Cayman S, or buy the Z and use the extra 30k for mods.

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Mar 19, 2007 | 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bailey bill

3 seconds on a 4.2 mile course is "quite a bit"??

bill

3 seconds on a track is like 300-400 feet of separation on the straight. I'd say that's quite a bit.

Mar 19, 2007 | 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by skaterbasist

There's a reason Porsche's are so expensive.

Goodluck with your decision!

.

I have read that Porsche are the top ranking manufacturers about making money on their cars. In other words, they rely on name, but they could sell them cheaper and still make money.

Mar 19, 2007 | 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by stu8319

I think the Caymen has it's own engine, it may have the same output but I think it has some different features.

The Boxster and the Cayman use the same engines. The standard models use the 2.7L/245 HP engine, and the S models use the 3.4L/295 HP engine.

bill

Mar 19, 2007 | 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by frenzy757

i dont think the porsche can outhandle the Z, i saw a good amt of track vids from BM or anything really where a stock Z beats the Boxter on atrack

"On a 4.2 mile road course (Virginia International Raceway), the Cayman outperforms the Z.

... The Porsche turned in 3:09.5 lap time (av spd 79.8) and the Z turned in a 3:12.5 (av spd 78.5)"

The Porsche pulled .94g, the Z pulled .90g.

bill

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