0 to 60 Challenge: How fast is my Boxster S?

[@Chris.Davies]

Porsche are notorious for understating the speed of their cars. If they say "6.5" then even a baby could get 6.5 from it - all day long. This should not surprise you in the slightest, after discovering that no horses had escaped from under the bonnet!

[@RoadandRacetv]

+Chris Davies Cheers for the info Chris!

[@Luminary2024]

Road and Race is the manual version faster? I’m in college, saved enough to buy one of these and just wondering what’s your maintenance cost like ?

[@rickjames9507]

Helps bring insurance prices down

[@pjay3028]

@@Luminary2024 the manual car would record a faster 0-60 time, but it would not actually be faster on the road. You can just do a faster launch from standstill with the manual for various reasons. However to get this 0-60 performance benefit you would need to be pretty brutal with the clutch, so best of luck with that, and I don't recommend anyone doing it very often! Far better to get the Tiptronic and launch it without worrying about a clutch.

[@davidcordes9283]

Most German automakers underestimate their specs and most Italian brands overinflate their estimates

[@LaDivinaLover]

I’d have to agree! Ferrari being the biggest fibber.

[@BurnersCars]

Wow! I'm impressed! I've hear Porsche's times were often conservative, but in a 16 year old car...? Surprising, indeed! It seems Bell hasn't lost as much horsepower as you thought.

[@RoadandRacetv]

+Burner's Cars Yeah, I was pretty happy with the old girl's performance.

[@nathangregory_]

Just one question. Why in the world would someone buy ANY Porsche short of a manual transmission??

[@tullochwoodlodges]

Because your wife wont drive a manual box ! Happy Wife Happy life

[@AndrewBishop1971]

@@tullochwoodlodges Exactly this!!

[@NickMurray]

Racing now!

[@RoadandRacetv]

+Nick Murray Temped to try in yours?

[@mrporsche4236]

I have a 986 2.5 with a kn panel filter being the only mod and with 2 people in the car did 0-100kph in 6.1 seconds.motor mag timed the 2.5 0-60 at 6.0 not 6.9 that porsche quoted

[@KingCast65]

Good stuff. I'm getting one. I did manage to get my '88 535is to 60 in 6.9 (chipped, decat) but I was totally trashing it. Not something I would consider doing more than once a year.

[@squarepantsist]

Very interesting series dude, cheers for the content. Just picked up my 986.2 2.7 yesterday and love it already. Your channel has been informative prior to purchase and entertaining. Good news the S is performing well!

[@RoadandRacetv]

+squarepantsist Thanks, glad you are enjoying it. Yeah, was pleased with the result! 😉

[@JamesPCroad]

Got to make the distinction between 0-100 KM/H and 0-60 MPH, which as we ALL know (or should do by now) is 0-62 versus 0-60 MPH. German manufacturers quote figures in metric, being European.

[@MulletRecords]

• Bromance right there... bless em!

[@Gordonk3]

Porsche tends to be very conservative with how fast they say their cars are. Essentially, what they claim the 0-60 is will actually be a little slower than what it really is. This holds true across most of their cars and is sometimes even true for the top speed. Most major car review websites will give the numbers they observed in their tests and they're almost always better times than the official times.

[@RoadandRacetv]

+556mm Cool, thanks for this. You'd think it'd be the other way round?!

[@anthonykelmann3640]

Why would Porsche do this? I call BS on this.

[@Dexxy2999]

They did because they wanted to keep a good gap to the 911

[@WunderboyStudios]

Just so you are aware, Porsche claims the spare tire in a 986 should not be removed as it is part of the crash protection in a frontal collision.

[@westsenkovec]

Wunderboy an air bag, so to speak

[@WunderboyStudios]

West Senkovec haha, yes. Btw, have you desnorked the intake? Would be interesting to see if the 0-60 improves or not with a desnorked intake tube.

[@RoadandRacetv]

+Wunderboy Funny you should say that as I've got a few episodes coming up in regards to that area. Stay tuned!

[@westietech6275]

Would have loved a vbox when i had my 98 JDM impreza wrx. Subaru claimed 4.7 seconds and mine was stock making 281bhp with 100k miles on the clock. Would have been interesting to see if i could have got close to that. Realistically i think 5 seconds would have been achievable without dumping the clutch at 6k rpm.

[@whiteenglish8063]

Is this the guy from crime bodge

[@JimBob_1975]

Were you timing 0 to 60 or 0 to 62? Not that the extra 2mph is going to make a significant difference... you had the benefit of cold dense air too 😀... don't know whether I want to know how my 2.5 manual is holding up... 🤔

[@RoadandRacetv]

0 to 60. Go, on you know you want to....Santa Pod!

[@lawriemanc]

Sorry the Boxster S Tiptronic S is below, at 5.6s is it not?!

[@rafaslki4682]

Tiptronic is slower than manual

[@BraddersCat7]

I'm tempted now to do that with my 996. It was around 5 secs Porsche quote for the 3.4 996.1 no?

[@RoadandRacetv]

Go for it!

[@joshuawilson2386]

Would have been good to state your friends weight so you come see how much quicker the car could potentially be with that much less weight

[@balf1111117373]

0-60 would be faster in a boxster but it only goes 58 in 2nd so the gear change for extra 2 mph adds an extra 0.5 seconds. Apparently Porsche did this on purpose so it wouldn’t be as quick as the 911s

[@jon81crowe]

is that Holme airfield?

[@rafaslki4682]

Yes

[@steffydog]

Nice one

[@mrporsche4236]

My car is a 986 boxster 2.5 and it does 0-100kmh in 6.2. Motor trend did 0-60 mph in 6.0 and 14.5@94mph on a standard 2.5.so the s should be quicker

[@ewelinakryszczyszyn423]

I don't belive that as a 3.2 is about 5.4-5.6

[@megatonesilva6546]

I bought a 15 year old Lexus IS350 with 250,000 miles on it.........zero to 60 happens in just 5.5s. Oh, and I paid $1,500 (USD) for it.

[@mrporsche4236]

The 2.5 will beat 6.4. But that has a close ratio box.and the 2.5 rev quicker

[@test-ml9wr]

Swear i've seen a video of the other dude and his ST?

[@RoadandRacetv]

+Garyjames1701 You're internationally famous now you know

[@test-ml9wr]

I still watch that video every other month - go through a period of nearly spunking all my money on 140i or golf r - ten tell myself id be jusr as happy with an ST. watch thar video while browsing autotrader. Then of course go back to my 15year old polo shitbox and mumble about savings and the future and put it all on hold till next month...

[@steve-on7kl]

My 3.2s Boster hits about 5k revs and there is a secondary pull of power. I'm assuming this is the power band but would be good to know if others experience the same thing.

[@brentjohnson5171]

That's the variocam system going to a more aggressive cam profile. If you have the regular variocam it holds them open a little longer, with variocam plus it will hold them open longer and give them more lift as well.

[@mrradman2986]

Absolutely when going for performance you want to keep the engine in the band between 4000 and the redline after getting out of first from a standing start. Trouble is on the road you will be above legal speeds when using the upper band revs and hence you find yourself changing up at 4000 just when the magic happens.

[@frederickschulze8014]

@@mrradman2986 You can certainly run 1st and 2nd up to high revs. 3rd is where you're at the limit for some of the faster highways.

[@mrradman2986]

@@frederickschulze8014 Nothing like pushing the redline in the 3 litre flat 6 when you can! It's a fast enough car for most people when you do that.

[@frederickschulze8014]

@@mrradman2986 Oh yeah, not only does the engine started singing above 4-5k, but the power noticeably comes on too.

[@ollyyung2859]

Porsche claimed it to be 5.9 though for the S

[@netweed09]

The new Boxsters (2015 onwards) make these older models look so dated unfortunately. Still; at least you're saving almost £15K lol.

[@Scala598]

iirc alot of the German marques do their 0-60 times with half a tank of fuel and luggage etc

[@JamesPCroad]

75% fuel and 75kg to represent average driver + luggage. Average driver (including females).

[@lfsracer79]

quick vs fast

[@johnmoriarty7331]

Fourth Yes I am that dick 😂😂😂 Sorry bro, great vids

[@TheMinimoog1]

I think mines the best looking base boxster in world

[@BraddersCat7]

I reckon shave that beard off would take off 0.2 seconds. Gotta weigh an easy half kilo ;-)

[@RoadandRacetv]

+BraddersCat7 The beard will never leave me!

[@tibetmonk888]

Remove the passenger and u gain 80-90kg

[@chrisglover2133]

Fourth!