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Message: Differences noted bewtween my 2008 and my 2012 Boxsters
Changed By: Jeff (Philly)
Change Date: December 16, 2011 12:07PM
Differences noted bewtween my 2008 and my 2012 Boxsters
Change Date: December 16, 2011 12:07PM
Differences noted bewtween my 2008 and my 2012 Boxsters
The link to my September post is here [url=http://pedrosboard.com/read.php?7,11062,11062#msg-11062][b]Just bought my seventh Porsche and my fourth Boxster. Traded my 2008 for a 2012[/b].[/url]
I have included the text I wrote on the differences bewtween my 2008 and my 2012 as I saw them below. I have had an issue with the CDR-30 cell phone capability for calling contacts that I have now resolved with the help of a post on Planet 9, but I will do a separate post on that. Also I am now used to the fact that the car holds the brakes on for you momentarily when starting to move on an incline and have decided that is a valuable feature..
I can report that I am getting a lot of good compliments on the color.
[u]987 Generation II, 2009-2012[/u]
The 2012 has noticeably more pep. Displacement increased from 2.7 to 2.9 liters for Gen II, increasing power from 245 hp (183 kW) to 255 hp (190 kW).
The manual transmission is six speed and reverse is now forward to the left instead of back to the right which is a little hard to get used to.
The front now has a scoop like the Boxster S. I was able to keep my sport exhaust tip from the previous car so now the only visible difference between my car and an S is the red brake calipers.
It has LED Brake lights.
The car is much quieter with the top up, the window sticker says it has a 3 layer top. I am not sure if that has anything to with it.
It interfaces with my Bluetooth smart phone and has buttons to answer and hang up the phone on the CDR-30 console
An annoying feature that I need to get used to is when moving from a standing position on an incline, the car holds its position for a couple of seconds to allow time to get your foot from the brake to the gas pedal. If anyone knows if this can be disabled I would like to hear about it
I have included the text I wrote on the differences bewtween my 2008 and my 2012 as I saw them below. I have had an issue with the CDR-30 cell phone capability for calling contacts that I have now resolved with the help of a post on Planet 9, but I will do a separate post on that. Also I am now used to the fact that the car holds the brakes on for you momentarily when starting to move on an incline and have decided that is a valuable feature..
I can report that I am getting a lot of good compliments on the color.
[u]987 Generation II, 2009-2012[/u]
The 2012 has noticeably more pep. Displacement increased from 2.7 to 2.9 liters for Gen II, increasing power from 245 hp (183 kW) to 255 hp (190 kW).
The manual transmission is six speed and reverse is now forward to the left instead of back to the right which is a little hard to get used to.
The front now has a scoop like the Boxster S. I was able to keep my sport exhaust tip from the previous car so now the only visible difference between my car and an S is the red brake calipers.
It has LED Brake lights.
The car is much quieter with the top up, the window sticker says it has a 3 layer top. I am not sure if that has anything to with it.
It interfaces with my Bluetooth smart phone and has buttons to answer and hang up the phone on the CDR-30 console
An annoying feature that I need to get used to is when moving from a standing position on an incline, the car holds its position for a couple of seconds to allow time to get your foot from the brake to the gas pedal. If anyone knows if this can be disabled I would like to hear about it
Original Message
Author: Jeff (Philly)Date: December 16, 2011 11:53AM
Differences noted bewtween my 2008 and my 2012 Boxsters
The link to my September post is here [url=http://pedrosboard.com/read.php?7,11062,11062#msg-11062][b]Just bought my seventh Porsche and my fourth Boxster. Traded my 2008 for a 2012[/b].[/url]
I have included the text I wrote on the differences bewtween my 2008 and my 2012 as I saw them below. I have had an issue with the CDR-30 cell phone capability for calling contacts that I have now resolved with the help of a post on Planet 9, but I will do a separate post on that. Also I am now used to the fact that the car holds the brakes on for you momentarily when starting to move on an incline and have decided that is a valuable feature..
[u]987 Generation II, 2009-2012[/u]
The 2012 has noticeably more pep. Displacement increased from 2.7 to 2.9 liters for Gen II, increasing power from 245 hp (183 kW) to 255 hp (190 kW).
The manual transmission is six speed and reverse is now forward to the left instead of back to the right which is a little hard to get used to.
The front now has a scoop like the Boxster S. I was able to keep my sport exhaust tip from the previous car so now the only visible difference between my car and an S is the red brake calipers.
It has LED Brake lights.
The car is much quieter with the top up, the window sticker says it has a 3 layer top. I am not sure if that has anything to with it.
It interfaces with my Bluetooth smart phone and has buttons to answer and hang up the phone on the CDR-30 console
An annoying feature that I need to get used to is when moving from a standing position on an incline, the car holds its position for a couple of seconds to allow time to get your foot from the brake to the gas pedal. If anyone knows if this can be disabled I would like to hear about it
I have included the text I wrote on the differences bewtween my 2008 and my 2012 as I saw them below. I have had an issue with the CDR-30 cell phone capability for calling contacts that I have now resolved with the help of a post on Planet 9, but I will do a separate post on that. Also I am now used to the fact that the car holds the brakes on for you momentarily when starting to move on an incline and have decided that is a valuable feature..
[u]987 Generation II, 2009-2012[/u]
The 2012 has noticeably more pep. Displacement increased from 2.7 to 2.9 liters for Gen II, increasing power from 245 hp (183 kW) to 255 hp (190 kW).
The manual transmission is six speed and reverse is now forward to the left instead of back to the right which is a little hard to get used to.
The front now has a scoop like the Boxster S. I was able to keep my sport exhaust tip from the previous car so now the only visible difference between my car and an S is the red brake calipers.
It has LED Brake lights.
The car is much quieter with the top up, the window sticker says it has a 3 layer top. I am not sure if that has anything to with it.
It interfaces with my Bluetooth smart phone and has buttons to answer and hang up the phone on the CDR-30 console
An annoying feature that I need to get used to is when moving from a standing position on an incline, the car holds its position for a couple of seconds to allow time to get your foot from the brake to the gas pedal. If anyone knows if this can be disabled I would like to hear about it