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Porsche Boxster Models & Specifications

Porsche Boxster has 4 generations in the VehicleScore catalogue, and 3,729 cars in our dataset. Comparisons on this page use those records.

Porsche Boxster
A Porsche Boxster photograph from the VehicleScore image library. It shows the model, not one generation.

Generations

Power is the PS range stored on the published engines. Dates use the precision recorded for that generation.

Cars recorded for each generation in the VehicleScore dataset. This is not UK sales or production.
986
  • Recorded dates1996 – July 2005
  • Engines5 engines
  • Power203.8–263.6 PS
  • FuelsPetrol
  • Variants11 variants
  • Dataset1,653 cars in our dataset
987.1
  • Recorded datesOctober 2004 – September 2008
  • Engines5 engines
  • Power243.4–307.2 PS
  • FuelsPetrol
  • Variants8 variants
  • Dataset1,222 cars in our dataset
987.2
  • Recorded datesJanuary 2009 – December 2011
  • Engines3 engines
  • Power258.6–324.5 PS
  • FuelsPetrol
  • Variants6 variants
  • Dataset325 cars in our dataset
Porsche Boxster 981
  • Recorded datesMay 2012 – April 2016
  • Engines4 engines
  • Power268.7–374.2 PS
  • FuelsPetrol
  • Variants7 variants
  • Dataset529 cars in our dataset

Engines and trims

Published engines for this model. Power is the stored PS range for that engine, and it can differ between trims and gearboxes.

EngineGenerationFuelPower range
2.5 petrol 204PS986Petrol203.8 PS
2.7/228BHP986Petrol231.2 PS
2.7 petrol 220PS986Petrol220 PS
3.2/260BHP986Petrol263.6 PS
3.2 petrol 252PS986Petrol251.5 PS
2.7 petrol 243PS987.1Petrol243.4 PS
2.7 petrol 245PS987.1Petrol244.8 PS
3.2 petrol 284PS987.1Petrol283.9 PS
3.4 petrol 299PS987.1Petrol299.1 PS
3.4 petrol 307PS987.1Petrol307.2 PS
2.9 petrol 259PS987.2Petrol258.6 PS
3.4 petrol 314PS987.2Petrol314.3 PS
3.4 petrol 324PS987.2Petrol324.5 PS
2.7 petrol 269PSPorsche Boxster 981Petrol268.7 PS
3.4 petrol 319PSPorsche Boxster 981Petrol319.4 PS
3.4 petrol 335PSPorsche Boxster 981Petrol334.6 PS
3.8 petrol 374PSPorsche Boxster 981Petrol374.2 PS

Trims

  • 24V
  • 24V Black Edition
  • 24V S
  • 24V S Anniversary Edition
  • 24V S Sport Edition
  • 24V S Tiptronics
  • 24V Sport Edition
  • 24V Tiptronics
  • Gts
  • Rs60 Spyder
  • S
  • S S
  • Spyder
  • Standard

Body styles and versions

Convertible. Each generation page lists the versions offered with those body styles.

Specifications

Generations
4
Engines
17
Power
203.8–374.2 PS
Fuels
Petrol
Body styles
Convertible
Transmissions
Automatic, Manual
UK dataset
3,729 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest engine power

Each row is an engine family. Power can differ between the trims and gearboxes listed on that engine page.

Bar length is the highest stored PS for that engine. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted.
EngineGenerationPowerFuel
3.8 petrol 374PSPorsche Boxster 981374.2 PSPetrol
3.4 petrol 335PSPorsche Boxster 981334.6 PSPetrol
3.4 petrol 324PS987.2324.5 PSPetrol
3.4 petrol 319PSPorsche Boxster 981319.4 PSPetrol
3.4 petrol 314PS987.2314.3 PSPetrol
3.4 petrol 307PS987.1307.2 PSPetrol

Fastest stored 0–60

These are the best 0–60 figures stored on a generation’s trim groups, not a ranking of every variant.

GenerationTrim group0–60 mph
987.2performance4.9 seconds
Porsche Boxster 981performance4.9 seconds
987.1performance5.1 seconds
987.2mid5.6 seconds
986performance5.7 seconds
Porsche Boxster 981mid5.7 seconds

Economy

These are the highest official combined mpg ranges stored on each engine. The test cycle is recorded on the variant, so ranges from different cycles are not ranked as one list of winners.

EngineGenerationCombined mpg rangeCO₂ range
2.7 petrol 269PSPorsche Boxster 98134.5–36.7 mpg180–192 g/km
3.4 petrol 319PSPorsche Boxster 98132.1–35.3 mpg188–206 g/km
3.4 petrol 335PSPorsche Boxster 98134.5 mpg190 g/km
2.9 petrol 259PS987.230.1–31 mpg214–221 g/km
3.4 petrol 324PS987.229.1–30.4 mpg218–221 g/km
3.4 petrol 314PS987.229.7–30.1 mpg221–223 g/km

Registration statistics

3,729 cars in our dataset for Porsche Boxster. Fuel, body, and gearbox mixes are counted inside each generation, so they are not added together here.

GenerationDatasetRecorded dates
9861,6531996 – 2005-07
987.11,2222004-10 – 2008-09
987.23252009-01 – 2011-12
Porsche Boxster 9815292012-05 – 2016-04

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Questions

How many Porsche Boxster cars are in the VehicleScore dataset?

3,729 cars in our dataset. That is the catalogue sample, not UK sales or production.

Which Boxster generations are covered?

986, 987.1, 987.2, Porsche Boxster 981

How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.