Porsche Boxster S vs Porsche Cayman S

Picture of Porsche Boxster S (987 facelift)
Picture of Porsche Cayman S (987 facelift)
Category Porsche Boxster SPorsche Cayman S
Engine layout 3.4 l B63.5 l B6
Max power (ps / bhp) 310 / 306320 / 315
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft) 360 / 266370 / 273
Curb weight (kg / lb) 1428 / 31481420 / 3131
Power / tonne (ps / bhp) 217 / 214225 / 222
Average price €59,000€70,000

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance Porsche Boxster SPorsche Cayman S
0 - 30 mph 1.6 s1.6 s
0 - 40 mph 2.3 s2.4 s
0 - 50 mph 3.4 s3.5 s
0 - 60 mph 4.3 s4.3 s
0 - 70 mph 5.7 s5.7 s
0 - 80 mph 7.4 s7.4 s
0 - 90 mph 9.1 s8.9 s
0 - 100 mph 10.5 s10.3 s
Est. 1/8 mile 9.1 s @ 93.2 mph9.1 s @ 93.8 mph
1/4 mile 12.6 s12.9 s

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance Porsche Boxster SPorsche Cayman S
0 - 50 kph 1.6 s1.7 s
0 - 80 kph 3.5 s3.3 s
0 - 100 kph 4.5 s4.5 s
0 - 120 kph 6.6 s6.2 s
0 - 130 kph 7.6 s7.2 s
0 - 140 kph 8.7 s8.2 s
0 - 160 kph 11.4 s10.6 s
0 - 180 kph 14.5 s13.6 s
0 - 200 kph 17.2 s17.0 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph 4.1 s3.8 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph 13.2 s12.6 s

Braking distance

Speed Porsche Boxster SPorsche Cayman S
100 kph - 0 35 m (115 ft)33 m (108 ft)
190 kph - 0 127 m (417 ft)124 m (407 ft)
60 mph - 0 30 m (99 ft)36 m (117 ft)
70 mph - 0 47 m (155 ft)46 m (151 ft)

General performance

Category Porsche Boxster SPorsche Cayman S
Top speed 272 kph (169 mph)283 kph (176 mph)
Est. max acceleration 0.66 g (6 m/s²)0.66 g (6 m/s²)
18m slalom 68.0 kph (42.3 mph)70.4 kph (43.7 mph)
Fuel economy 7.9 l/100 km (30 mpg US / 36 UK)7.9 l/100 km (30 mpg US / 36 UK)
Lateral acceleration 1.00 g (10 m/s²)1.00 g (10 m/s²)

Summary

Category Porsche Boxster SPorsche Cayman S
Track Performance 785799
Straight line speed 35343690
Total 43194488

Verdict

There is no clear winner in this comparison.

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J  12y ago

Is the HP difference between these two purely down to marketing or is there something more significant. Like maybe the Cayman has a sports exhaust as standard or something?