Porsche Boxster S vs rivals - specifications

Porsche Boxster S vs Mercedes SLK 55 AMG vs Audi TT RS Roadster

  Porsche Boxster S Mercedes SLK 55 AMG Audi TT RS Roadster
On the road price/total as tested £45,384/£52,731 £54,965/£63,470 £49,180/£57,100
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £25,642/56.5% £29,406/53.5% £25,475/51.8%
Depreciation £19,742 £25,559 £23,705
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £2,905/£5,809 £3,158/£6,316 £2,885/£5,769
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,443/£4,072 £2,395/£3,991 £2,949/£4,916
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 45/£1,035/K/£270 47/£1,119/J/£250 41/£758/J/£250
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £480/£610/£480 £390/£240/£390 £42 a month/3yrs**
       
Length/wheelbase 4,374/2,475mm 4,134/2,430mm 4,198/2,468mm
Height/width 1,281/1,801mm 1,301/1,810mm 1,348/1,842mm
Engine Flat 6cyl/3,436cc V8/5,461cc 5cyl in-line/2,480cc
Peak power/revs 311/6,700 bhp/rpm 415/6,800 bhp/rpm 335/5,400 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 360/4,500 Nm/rpm 540/4,500 Nm/rpm 450/1,600 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/rwd 7-spd auto/rwd 7-spd S tronic/4wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 64 litres/foam 70 litres/foam 60 litres/foam
Boot capacity (roof up/down) 280 litres/N/A 225/335 litres 290 litres/N/A
Kerbweight/payload 1,320/335kg 1,690/220kg 1,535/320kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.6 metres/0.31Cd 10.5 metres/N/A 10.7 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/2yrs 3yrs (unltd)/4yrs 3yrs (60,000)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 2yrs (20,000)/34 Variable/136 Variable/135
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 9th/5th* 8th/10th* 15th/26th*
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars N/A N/A N/A
       
0-60/30-70mph 4.7/4.0 secs 4.6/3.9 secs 4.7/4.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.0/4.0 secs 2.4/3.4 secs 2.4/3.5 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 4.8/5.8 secs 4.7/6.5 secs 4.4/5.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 173mph/2,500rpm 155mph/2,000rpm 155mph***/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 42.0/30.9/7.8 metres 47.1/33.6/8.5 metres 45.2/33.3/8.5 metres
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range 29.7/6.6/418 miles 30.3/6.7/467 miles 24.6/5.5/325 miles
Noise 30mph/70mph/hood down/up 64/74/63/70dB 64/76/63/69dB 66/74/65/73dB
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 23.2/40.9/32.1mpg 23.5/45.6/33.6mpg 22.8/44.1/32.8mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 5.1/9.0/7.0mpl 5.2/10.0/7.4mpl 5.0/9.7/7.2mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 220/206g/km/31% 215/195g/km/29% 265/199g/km/30%
       
Airbags/stop-start/adaptive dampers Six/yes/£971 Six/yes/no Four/no/£1,175
Leather/heated/electric seats Yes/£283/£1,291 Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/£740
Metallic paint/wind deflector/xenons £558/£182/yes Yes/yes^/yes £510/yes/yes
Parking/tyre pressure sens/cruise ctrl £348/yes/£267 £680^^/yes/yes £305/£75/£220
Sat-nav/Bluetooth connectivity/aux-in £2,141/£445/yes Yes/yes/yes £1,525/£250/yes
 

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