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Re: Why is the Boxster cheaper than Cayman?
When introduced in 2006, the Cayman S was offered with a slightly more powerful 3.4 liter 295 hp engine vs. a 3.2 liter 280hp engine in the Boxster S. That changed in 2007 when Porsche put an identical 3.4 liter engine in the Boxster S, and 245 hp in the Cayman/Boxster (non-S models). I imagine in the next few years Porsche may offer more powerful engines in the Cayman line-up, than the corresponding Boxsters to further differentiate the models. But as the poster above stated, for now it really comes down to marketing.
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Re: Why is the Boxster cheaper than Cayman?
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We typically find the convertible version priced higher than its coupe version with other car brands. How can we justify this given that the Boxster and Cayman share the same body and enigne but the Boxter is significantly cheaper?
Even Porsche do it. Note the price of the 997 coupe and cabrio. Originally Porsche used the excuse of the Cayman S 3.4 engine but then increased the price of the Boxster S by only a few PoundsPounds when it was fitted to it.
If I'd bought a Cayman S at the time I'd feel cheated, for sure.
Re: Why is the Boxster cheaper than Cayman?
I'm curious to see if Porsche will take advantage of the anticipated overhaul in 2011. With issue of a whole new model designation ("988"), I wonder if it will seize the opportunity go with a more traditional pricing hierarchy. Porsche can call the Boxster "all new" and "upscaled" to justify a hike in price.
Jul 10, 2008 10:49:07 AM
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Guys, the boxster and the cayman DO NOT have the same chasis!!!!!!!! The cayman has got a different setup, stiffness etc. It's not marketing. A cayman is NOT a boxster because it looks like one. It wasn't designed to be the same. To see the differences you should take both cars on the track. Then you'll see the where the difference in price is based on.
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Guys, the boxster and the cayman DO NOT have the same chasis!!!!!!!! The cayman has got a different setup, stiffness etc. It's not marketing. A cayman is NOT a boxster because it looks like one. It wasn't designed to be the same. To see the differences you should take both cars on the track. Then you'll see the where the difference in price is based on.
Georgie, the same applies to any convertible. The 997 cabrio is rubbish IMO for track driving at least, whereas the coupe is superb, but still it costs much less.
The cayman is not so much better than the boxster, as the 997coupe is compared to the cabrio but the pricing is the reverse. This the Porsche paradox!
Re: Why is the Boxster cheaper than Cayman?
Ask a Cayman driver how much better their car is and they'll tell youall the marketting blurb about chassis stiffness etc - truth is 90% of drivers don't drive fast enough to tell the difference, and 90% of the 10% that do go fast enough have no idea what chassis stiffness is.
Pure marketting hype - well done Porsche - charge more for less.
Pure marketting hype - well done Porsche - charge more for less.
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Guys, the boxster and the cayman DO NOT have the same chasis!!!!!!!! The cayman has got a different setup, stiffness etc. It's not marketing. A cayman is NOT a boxster because it looks like one. It wasn't designed to be the same. To see the differences you should take both cars on the track. Then you'll see the where the difference in price is based on.
Oh dear, here we go again. The Boxster and Cayman do have the same chassis. As others here have said the differences are marginal and you'd need to be a very good driver to tell the difference or be able to make a difference between the two.
The choice between the two is simple. Do you want an open top sports car or a fixed head coupe sports car. That's the only measurable difference between the two cars and this doesn't make one better than the other.
To believe that the Cayman is a substantially different car than the equivalent Boxster is to fall for the marketing BS.
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Personally, I think the main advantages for the Cayman are with feel and precision, firstly on turn in and then with weight transfer as you adjust ther throttle through the corner. But the advantage is small because the Boxster is still brilliant. Otherwise, the 2 cars are very similar (as you would expect with the level of commonality)
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Even PAG gave up the marketing battle to distinguish the Cayman S from the 987 Boxster S when they increased the engine size of the 987 Boxster S from 3.2L to 3.4L using the same engine as that in the Cayman S.
Autocar summed it up very well in their road test of the Boxster S 3.4 in the issue dated 6th December 2006 :-
"Think of this new Boxster S merely as an open-top version of one of the world's best coupes. In fact, think of it as one of the world's best open cars that also happens to come in coupe form with a different name on its tail."
Re: Why is the Boxster cheaper than Cayman?
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It really is very simple:
The boxster is cheaper because it doesn't have a metal roof. Sam principle goes with the carrera models:
The coupe is cheaper because it doesn't have a folding roof...
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