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Porsche is considering a diesel Boxster
Posted on Dec 18 2008 by admin[FONT=verdana,geneva"]
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No one believed few years ago that Porsche would be building SUVs and four door sedans. We already have the Cayenne and Panamera is just around the corner. Those of you who follow news daily are already well aware that from February one can buy the Cayenne with a diesel engine.

Very likely the next Porsche to get a diesel engine is the next-generation Boxster. A diesel powered Porsche Boxster?! Sounds crazy at first, but makes sense.


From next year Audi will offer TT Coupe and Roadster with 2.0 TDI engines. This four-cylinder TDI offers 170 hp, while the average fule consumption is just 5.3 liters/100 km (44.38 mpg). Rumor is that next-generation Mercedes-SLK will also be offered with a diesel engine. It is very likely that the new BMW Z4 gets a diesel as well. So if everyone does it why shouldn't Porsche?

Latest rumor is that next-generation Porsche Boxster will be using Volkswagen-Audi sourced 2.0-liter diesel that develops 204 hp. As Porsche is already testing the next generation Boxster, then we are very likely to see it already end of 2011 or beginning of 2012.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]
 
And who, exactly, would want to buy a diesel Boxster? These magazines come up with such tosh sometimes.
 
IMO Boxster ownership is about the thrill and the noise of a flat 6 unleashed. Not quite sure that a diesel engine will be quite the same :-s
 
Exactly - if I wanted a Porsche that sounded and smelt like a tractor, I'd buy a Porsche tractor! All because something is possible, it doesn't meant to say it should be done. Or, in this case, tried!
 
I can't quite understand all this.

If diesel is so bad why do Audi (who are part of VW who in turn are partially owned by Porsche) keep on winning at Le Mans with a DIESEL?
 

ORIGINAL: spyderman

And who, exactly, would want to buy a diesel Boxster? These magazines come up with such tosh sometimes.
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IF porsche can get a dceent engine/exhaust note out of it then why not - massive mid range torque for leisurely performance [:D]
 
Still don't want one - can't stand the smell! Plus the enormous cloud of smoke you leave behind when you put your foot down looks absurd.
 
ORIGINAL: Andy Cooke

I can't quite understand all this.

If diesel is so bad why do Audi (who are part of VW who in turn are partially owned by Porsche) keep on winning at Le Mans with a DIESEL?
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Because the rules are massively in favour of diesel powerplants - turbo's etc. in some rediculous attempt from the FIA to try to make motorsport appear more environmentally friendly. It's not an apples for apples comparison. Imagine a N/A diesel Seat Leon in the touring car championships - somehow I don't think the Leons would get much of a look in. Now imagine the '90's Sierra RS500 Cosworths competing against the TDi Leons. I know which i'd bet my kids on winning.

I just don't understand the appeal of a diesel Boxster. It's not as if a 4-cly Audi unit is a straight transplant for the flat 6 Boxer unit like dropping a diesel unit into a Ceyenne is. I'd imagine Porsche would need to invest quite alot in a new transmission and the higher centre of gravity of the 4 cylinder unit would ruin the dynamics of the car.

One question though - why is the test car so heavily camoflagued for an under-the-skin conversion? Why not simply test a bog standard Boxster with a deisel engine in it- you could pootle around all day in one without drawing any attention to yourself at all, unlike this matt black car that has been obviously and hastily modified in a rather feeble attempt to hide it's identity. It's not as if people can see it is a diesel (apart from the occational plooms of soot being spat out of the back). Maybe this is a photo of a new face-lift Boxster with a DFI engine - which can sound a bit diesely.
 
ORIGINAL: spyderman

Still don't want one - can't stand the smell! Plus the enormous cloud of smoke you leave behind when you put your foot down looks absurd.
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less embarrasing than the plumes of oil smoke when you start a petrol version up tho [;)]

seriously the mid range torque of an engine like a BMW 335d would hurl a Boxster at the horizon at a rate where you'd only need a 4 speed gearbox !.
 
ORIGINAL: sawood12
I just don't understand the appeal of a diesel Boxster. It's not as if a 4-cly Audi unit is a straight transplant for the flat 6 Boxer unit like dropping a diesel unit into a Ceyenne is. I'd imagine Porsche would need to invest quite alot in a new transmission and the higher centre of gravity of the 4 cylinder unit would ruin the dynamics of the car.
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We're likely talking about a completely new design of Boxster anyway - not due now until after the new 911 - so something like 2012 at the earliest. It could look completely different!

One question though - why is the test car so heavily camoflagued for an under-the-skin conversion?
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I don't think these magazines really know anything about what they're seeing in these "spy" photos. No one from Porsche would likely say anything and anything they did say would probably be deliberately innacurate. Anyone working for Porsche (test drivers, etc) would be under non-disclosure agreement too. So the journalists probably make it up - the more controversial, the better to sell copy.
 
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