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Porsche Boxster 986

Porsche Boxster 986 (1996 – July 2005) has 5 published engines in the catalogue, and 1,653 cars in our dataset. Engine ranges cover the trims and gearboxes stored for that engine.

Engines

Combined mpg and CO₂ are the ranges stored for the engine. The official test cycle is shown on each variant.

EngineFuelPowerCombined mpg rangeCO₂ rangeDataset
2.5 petrol 204PSPetrol203.8 PS25.9–29.1 mpg245 g/km353
2.7/228BHPPetrol231.2 PS26.4–29.1 mpg233–259 g/km338
2.7 petrol 220PSPetrol220 PS25.9–28.5 mpg245–264 g/km257
3.2/260BHPPetrol263.6 PS25.5–26.9 mpg255–268 g/km279
3.2 petrol 252PSPetrol251.5 PS25–26.4 mpg265–280 g/km417

Trims

Trim names stored for this generation.

  • 24V
  • 24V S
  • 24V S Anniversary Edition
  • 24V S Tiptronics
  • 24V Tiptronics
  • S
  • S S
  • Standard

Variants

Filters apply to the published variants. The engine and trim lists above stay in the page HTML.

VariantFuelGearboxBodyPowerCombined mpgDataset
Standard 2.5 petrol 204PSPetrolManualConvertible203.8 PS (201 bhp)29.1 mpg (NEDC)308
24V 2.7/228BHPPetrolManualConvertible231.2 PS (228 bhp)29.1 mpg (NEDC)289
24V Tiptronics 2.7/228BHPPetrolAutomaticConvertible231.2 PS (228 bhp)26.4 mpg (NEDC)49
24V 2.7 petrol 220PSPetrolManualConvertible220 PS (217 bhp)28.5 mpg (NEDC)231
24V Tiptronics 2.7 petrol 220PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible220 PS (217 bhp)25.9 mpg (NEDC)26
24V S Anniversary Edition 3.2/260BHPPetrolManualConvertible263.6 PS (260 bhp)26.9 mpg (NEDC)12
24V S 3.2/260BHPPetrolManualConvertible263.6 PS (260 bhp)26.9 mpg (NEDC)202
24V S Tiptronics 3.2/260BHPPetrolAutomaticConvertible263.6 PS (260 bhp)25.5 mpg (NEDC)65
S 3.2 petrol 252PSPetrolManualConvertible251.5 PS (248 bhp)26.4 mpg (NEDC)352
S S 3.2 petrol 252PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible251.5 PS (248 bhp)25 mpg (NEDC)65
10 variants

Specifications

Recorded dates
1996 – July 2005
Engines
5
Power
203.8–263.6 PS
Fuels
Petrol
Gearboxes
Automatic, Manual
Body styles
Convertible
UK dataset
1,653 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest power

Published variants in this generation with a stored PS figure, highest first.

Bar length is the stored PS figure. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted here.
VariantPowerGearboxBody
24V S Tiptronics 3.2/260BHP263.6 PS (260 bhp)AutomaticConvertible
24V S Anniversary Edition 3.2/260BHP263.6 PS (260 bhp)ManualConvertible
24V S 3.2/260BHP263.6 PS (260 bhp)ManualConvertible
S S 3.2 petrol 252PS251.5 PS (248 bhp)AutomaticConvertible
S 3.2 petrol 252PS251.5 PS (248 bhp)ManualConvertible

Fastest 0–60

Published variants with a stored 0–60 time, quickest first.

Bar length is the stored 0–60 time. A longer bar is a slower time.
Variant0–60 mphGearboxBody
24V S Anniversary Edition 3.2/260BHP5.7 secondsManualConvertible
24V S 3.2/260BHP5.7 secondsManualConvertible
S S 3.2 petrol 252PS5.9 secondsAutomaticConvertible
S 3.2 petrol 252PS5.9 secondsManualConvertible
24V S Tiptronics 3.2/260BHP6.4 secondsAutomaticConvertible

Fuel economy

NEDC combined mpg

These variants share the NEDC test. They are not compared with figures from another cycle.

Combined mpg on the NEDC test only. A different official cycle is not on this chart.
VariantCombinedCO₂Fuel
Standard 2.5 petrol 204PS29.1 mpg (NEDC)245 g/kmPetrol
24V 2.7/228BHP29.1 mpg (NEDC)233 g/kmPetrol
24V 2.7 petrol 220PS28.5 mpg (NEDC)245 g/kmPetrol
24V S Anniversary Edition 3.2/260BHP26.9 mpg (NEDC)255 g/kmPetrol
24V S 3.2/260BHP26.9 mpg (NEDC)255 g/kmPetrol
24V Tiptronics 2.7/228BHP26.4 mpg (NEDC)259 g/kmPetrol
S 3.2 petrol 252PS26.4 mpg (NEDC)265 g/kmPetrol
24V Tiptronics 2.7 petrol 220PS25.9 mpg (NEDC)264 g/kmPetrol
24V S Tiptronics 3.2/260BHP25.5 mpg (NEDC)268 g/kmPetrol
S S 3.2 petrol 252PS25 mpg (NEDC)280 g/kmPetrol

Registration statistics

1,653 cars in our dataset. Shares below are calculated inside that dataset.

Fuel type

  • Petrol1,653 · 100%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Body style

  • Convertible1,653 · 100%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Transmission

  • Manual1,395 · 84.4%
  • Automatic258 · 15.6%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Colour

  • Silver533 · 32.2%
  • Blue404 · 24.4%
  • Black256 · 15.5%
  • Grey229 · 13.9%
  • Red133 · 8.1%
  • Yellow45 · 2.7%
  • Green27 · 1.6%
  • Other26 · 1.6%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Registration year

  • 591997
  • 1051998
  • 1321999
  • 1942000
  • 2602001
  • 2982002
  • 3122003
  • 2522004
Cars in the VehicleScore dataset by registration year. This is not a sales chart.

Other generations

987.1
  • Recorded datesOctober 2004 – September 2008
  • Dataset1,222 cars in our dataset
987.2
  • Recorded datesJanuary 2009 – December 2011
  • Dataset325 cars in our dataset
Porsche Boxster 981
  • Recorded datesMay 2012 – April 2016
  • Dataset529 cars in our dataset

Length, width, height, and wheelbase are listed on each variant page, where the catalogue stores them for one configuration.

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Questions

Which engines are listed for the Porsche Boxster 986?

2.5 petrol 204PS, 2.7/228BHP, 2.7 petrol 220PS, 3.2/260BHP, 3.2 petrol 252PS

How many Porsche Boxster 986 cars are in the dataset?

1,653 cars in our dataset. Registration-year, fuel, body, and gearbox shares on this page are counted inside that sample.

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.