Porsche Boxster vs Army Challenge | Top Gear - part 1 

"Of course, if we put a 911 engine in the Boxster, it would out-perform the 911", Dr. Wolfgang Duerheimer, Porsche VP of R&D. So true.

it's 2018 and he's still right about the boxster. I'm a stick-thin city boy with a squash racket, but still looking for my friend called don

That grin when he says 20 more brake horsepower says it all. LOL.

I have the Cayman S. That doesn't say that life hasn't worked out well enough for me to buy a 911. I never wanted a 911. It says Life hasn't worked out well enough for me to buy a Ferrari. And that's fair enough.

It sort of hits you in the face when he says "people who buy boxsters can't afford to buy a 911". That also includeds the "Cockster".

This vid is the reason I own a ‘09 SLK55, still puts a smile on my face every time I’m out in it

The SIM card tray?! This car is 10 years old, and that's STILL an awesome feature...

I love it when Top Gear takes on the army!

Comparing a boxster s to an slk amg is a bit of an extreme tbh.

big 3.2 litre telephone 2333

''And you get 20 extra horse power!'' BIG SMILE :P

While I think these two have polarizing characteristics, one thing they have in common is that they are poised to succeed their more expensive siblings, the 911 and SL-Class, someday as they offer most things of what they have at half the price.

My 2002 Boxster S is the most fun you can get for under $9000, and frankly I can’t afford a 911 or the Mercedes, nor do I need them.

Great Video.

I live with an SLK 55 and an Audi TT... the merc is the all round coupe... its power is so immense... and the seats are fantastic!!!

i wish i could have a job where i can thrash brand new cars like these guys. and so bloody funny. hope this program never stops.

cant wait till next video

The music is pretty cool this episode

So.. wouldn't an SLK 350 maybe be a little more reasonable to compare a Boxter to...

LOL @ 3:36 "That's five thousand, five hundred cc in a car the size of a SHOE!" XD

love the music that comes on when the slk comes on

LOL Amon Tobin - Rosies playing in background, I love whoever picks their music.

I Really Need the second part...

I LOVE TOP GEAR!!!!

Amon Tobin, the sound effects guys for this show love Amon Tobin.

xD love the face at 1:31

i love this show

"Porsche design: the least a man can get." LOLz

"When you put your sim card in, you end up with a 3.2L telephone" HAHA! LOVE IT

Nothing wrong with a 2.7 or the S. the best porsche is the one you can afford and the one you drive!!!!!

great video i like the slk

.. here is the thing : the boxster isnt trying to beat supercars in drag races. Once that is said you can easily aknowledge the fact, that the boxster is a nice quality cabriolet wich really gets you something for the money. Yes the Evo is faster.. but it is too different to compare.. I for one like both, but still would prefer the boxster since its nicer from the inside and because i like cabriolets

I love top gear!!!

How good is the v8 that sound is nothing short of magnificent.

That's right, on both points. There's so many automatics in the US it's hard to find a manual. I've been looking for a manual Benz with almost no luck. Manual is sooooo much more fun, especially 6 sp.

aah, I love top gear...

I like the SLK and its clearly the better car but why am I still been pulled back to the Boxster.??

Yes i did buy a boxster. Let me guess you have never driven the boxster and the 911. I have driven both and I can tell you both are different cars. One is mid engine the other rear Engine. The boxster s is almsot as quick around a curcuit as a carrerra(not carrerra s) but they do it in different ways. The boxster is more about handling than the carrerra which is more brute force. Both are fantastic cars but feel very different. Same as the difference between 3 series and 5 series.

yea, it is at the flywheel. horsepower at the wheels will be signified by 'whp', 'thp' (true horsepower) or 'ehp' (effective horsepower), which results to the amount of power making you move.

AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Part two please its been long enough BBC!

i consider 5 litre pretty massive. most cars on the market have tiny engines these days, and many cars with engines under 3 litres make a lot of power

the porsche looks fantastic...

LOOL THIS GUY IS CRAZY!! :D

I LOVE THE SLK55

part 2!

Amon Tobin - Theme From Battery, from the Chaos Theory album. Hell, the whole video pretty much played Amon Tobin's whole discography.

qwhy are you all discussing about how old it it. Just watch and have fun. Altough it's old, I can't wait for the next part

Boxster is lighter and more simple. Slk is fast but too many sensors and hydraulic system can break. I like boxster better in this round

GREAT TEST lol

Check out the US Muscle car trip. On part 2&3 Jeremy LOVES his Corvette and said he was going to get one.

2:17 end then when u close it you end up with a big 3.2 lt telephone JAJAJA LAO XD

1:31 absolutely topgeared smile...

was also paraphrasing what clarkson said about the recent GT

yeah that song is in the game Splinter Cell. i love the song and wondered who it was by.

Ipods can have great sound, assuming you chuck the headphones that come with it and use decent bitrate or lossless audio files, as well as a decent pair of headphones.

So my car is a lightning jet, I’m happy now 😁

that comment was hilarious, "the only reason you would by this car is because you cant afford the 911 and all you are doing driving around is advertising that your life has not gone as well as you hoped for" jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaja

yeah right.. about that .. the pricing difference in running cost are this : you use bout 2 liters more in S and pay 350 extra for insurance .. so not that much of difference... sure 350 is a difference if buying the boxster used.. wich is actually awsome.. since you get a really nice car for about 15000 if going for the 05 models :)

How would the porsche and the merc do in a drift tandem?

hahaha 3.2 liter telephone i like the way he said that

Can some one post the Lap between the Boxtser S and 350SLK? That pretty much settles this one. Even sunvisors from Matalan ain't going to make up for the fact the Boxtser was 4 seconds faster 1:32.9 - Mercedes-Benz SLK350 1:28.7 - Porsche Boxster S

HAHA! "A big 3.2 liter telephone!"

lol at the 3.2litre telephone.

YEAH A JETFIGHTER ?!

I can feel the Mercedes through my phone in my hand

1:32 look at that smile...

lol "Big 3.2 liter telephone."

Wow this guy is trashing the Boxster... but im loving it

you end up with a big 3.2 liter telephone LOL

Aside from his normal disgust of most things porsche (sans CGT of course), the reason Jeremy doesn't sing high praise of the Boxster is because the stock exhaust is lackluster. Open up the exhaust and the 3.2 snarls like a GT car and increases the driving pleasure exponentially.

Yes.

@Ghost2142100 Thanx 4 the tip, great car the M1 but its just out and out of my financial options. Really smart car

(2:13) 2009 car tech: "Best of the lot, this little tray here - into which you put your SIM card, and then when you close it you end up with a BIG 3.2 litre telephone!" Guy in late 2009: "Oh that's cool! I can transfer my card out of my phone into my car so I don't get arrested - I love this new 'hands-free calling' tech" :D *Guy buys 2009 car* *2010 introduces Bluetooth to cars* *Guy is now disappointed with his purchase* :( P.S: I'm sorry but I just find that funny cause after I watched that I was like 'But we have Bluetooth now' XXXXDDDD

the funny thing: they compare two cars from the same city

the audio chip used makes a lot of difference

Just seen this Porsche Boxster for sale on Facebook lol

lol that face at 1:32

You gotta be pretty crazy, to test a car by sending 8 men with snipers at it.

I have the newer SLK but 250 model.

That's 5,500 cc in a car the size of a SHOE!! lol

2:44 Really? I totally doubt that. A friend of mine did own a 911 Carrera S but only to see him traded that in for a Boxster S. Really, the Boxster is more than enough for him.

Be patient - the same thing happened in the Tank vs. Rangie challenge

where do they come up with these test

Great

Manhunt theme is in this lol

itd be fun to wake up and never know which sportscar you'll drive today

Hey gents , what year is the Boxster?

u put a sim card in here....and then u get a big 3.2 liter telephone!!!! XD

C'mon post the next one!

Haha, bin genau den Weg gegangen....Erst ein SLK 32 AMG (Sau-geile Karre) dann ein Porsche 987-S und danach einen SLK 55 AMG,....der Porsche geht in der Reihe sowas von unter,....keine Chance in gar keinem Bereich ;) :D

i watched this on bbc like 10 months ago when it was new

i agree

hhahah i want a 3.2 liter mobilephone :D

huge is a 704ci big block chevy(technically a Cadillac) with a Weiand 8-71 blower on top. (you know you want one)

yes.

where is part 2?

ive got a boxer S and its greeeeat

Lol Shrek face @ 1:32

the boxster is the poor man 911 period. thats why i wanna buy one