350Z or Boxter S/ Cayman S
03-19-2007, 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?
03-19-2007, 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.
03-19-2007, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by streetracer
They don't have LSD? Lol.
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.
03-19-2007, 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)
them going around the Tsukuba circuit.
That one featured the 1st get Boxter which is SLOW.
03-19-2007, 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.
James May: "So what's all that power doing in the BM? It's using it to power all the computers on it"
LOL
03-19-2007, 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
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...
03-19-2007, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MarkM
BoxSter for the poor? So what does that make the Z? 
Cayman S if I could afford one, I don't do finance!
Cayman S if I could afford one, I don't do finance!
03-19-2007, 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
James May: "So what's all that power doing in the BM? It's using it to power all the computers on it"
LOL
03-19-2007, 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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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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03-19-2007, 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
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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03-19-2007, 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
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03-19-2007, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by skaterbasist
There's a reason Porsche's are so expensive.
Goodluck with your decision!
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Goodluck with your decision!
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03-19-2007, 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.
bill
03-19-2007, 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
... 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