God this takes me back. I remember putting my fingers in my ears when he revved it when I was a kid. I thought the engine was going to explode! Thanks for the upload, you've made me pretty nostalgic!
I would get one but I don't want the gearbox to fall out when I'm on the highway. I don't have a team of car experts and on call mechanics like these guys.
hope to get my hands on one of these cars! hell if it's got a 1.6 engine... I would still want one! Who cares if they call me a poor man! Porsche = best car to have a fun drive!
Love Porsches! But it really is amazing how far they have come in 10ish years! For example my mums Audi A4 produces more power and has a higher top speed than this! But still have to take my hat off to them!
Own One! 1998 2.5! great car! Best handling car ever! ... more powerful vehicles cannot handle the corners and curves like this car. Anyone who does not like it ; ...Does not own one. Porsche would not have put a badge on it if they thought it was unworthy. So what if it is not the 911.
@phantomloita it's good enough for starters , younger people etc ...and it's not as expensive to maintain it.
For those not having the means to buy a new one , the 2.5i is a very attractive porsche.
In some countries , like here in Belgium fe, it's pretty expensive to go above 2.5i or above the 211bhp..that's why the newer 2.9's are still sold with 211bhp if wanted
@TheAMGLover "... never drove one..." Perhaps you meant it sounds as if I have never *driven* one, you uneducated moron? Actually, I've driven several, and that's why I said what I did. The Boxster 2.5 is an anemic, underpowered doctor's-wife car, no matter "how you drive it." There's not much to know about a Boxster, except: it's an entry-level car for those who can't afford a 911, and a car taht alienated a lot of Porsche purists like me because it made a Porsche obtainable to idiots like you.
@IntwatPapsmir LOL euhm what box did i tick with you ?! ...
First of all..i do have 2 911's in my garage ...secondly i do have great respect for the boxster ..like many others in the porsche-club here.
Secondly , having a 911 doesn't give you the right to call people who can't afford a 911 'morons , idiots or whatever'.
But then again , you showed your real colors and i'd say you wouldn't even fit in a true porsche-club , unless it's full of elite-show offs . And yes i'm not english ...
I've got a Boxster S and get the usual comments. I think people are a bit jealous otherwise they wouldn't comment on what I drive. Its still a very fast car and looks and drives great. Most of these 'poor man's Porsche' bitches drive cars far cheaper and slower anyway. If I drove a 911 there would still be people richer than me and with better cars, that's life!
As a carlover i love the boxster , whatever engine is in it.
Hell i fe. even klike the miata..also called a chick car .
That said, most of the people i know with porsche's , ferrarri's , lambo's , aston's etc do have good respect for these boxsters ;-)
I've driven many fast cars and have many rich clients , but they all say the same thing..it's the driver which makes it a tool for fun or a tool to be seen in..they show respect for all cars and carlovers
@GorgousGeorge17 lol your name is more gay then this car , 204hp is a serious car and it handles very good, what car you drive?? 1.4 Vw Golf ?? or something
oh yes it was 'top gear' , also the vhs-tapes were called so , with subtitles like : super cars , fast & furious and some others , but it were 'topgear'-series ;-)
Yes I'm aware of that, but this is not an episode of Top Gear, it's taken from a VHS video from the 90's, featuring Clarkson and Tiff testing a bunch of different cars. I used to watch it every few days when I was younger, just to see the TVR in it. If I remember correctly, this video also featured Tiff driving an old Ferrari F1 car against Clarkson in an F50, a review of the Z3 and original Elise, and I think it had the McLaren F1. I'll dig through my old VHS collection to find it later
no that wasnt me trying to state a fact i was simply saying i prefer top gear this guys not entertaining at all but this is fifth gear tiff is not from top gear and never was check his career history on google and you will see
what are you talking about i wasnt comparing the two? i was just saying this is fifth gear because tiff is from fifth gear!! and notice there none of the three top gear guys on here no jeremy and no james ever episode no matter how old has one of them
For those saying this is fifth gear your wrong. This is top gear before it was cancelled in 2001 (tiff was formally co host of top gear) and brought back in 2002 (with new hosts because tiff helped form fifth gear at this point).
no dumbass idk why i got thumbs down and you got thumbs up??? clearly everyone is retarted he says top gear because he is litterally talking about the top gear on the gear lever!!!! notice he wiggles it around after saying that and how tiff is from fifth gear ........morons!!
no he says top gear the jiggles the gear lever he dosnt say this is top gear he was refering to the top gear og the car pay attention!!! tiff was never apart of top gear check his carreer history and you will find there is no way possible this is top gear because tiff has no connection to them
I'm considering buying a Porsche Boxster 2,5 two doors from 1997, so I lokked this up.. What stunned me in this clip is, if I got it right, that the price then is excactly the same price in Denmark 11 years later! I've really had it with these dansih prices!
i know im wrong, i was correcting myself then saying that ur an idiot beacuse you said "tiffs with top gear now" instead of Tiff used to be with top gear, quite simply were both dumbass'
dude, dont listen to these asswipes, the boxter is an amazing car and im looking forward to buying one next month. as far as all you assholes that think its a womans car, haha get over yourself, you prolly drive a '97 civic.
people who call the porsche boxster a hairdressers car and poor mans porsche, is just obvious, obvious jealousy. For the price of a boxster you could easily but a second hand 911 or any other of the chavvy shite in that bracket with change to spare such as subaru, lancer evo, honda s2000. its a great car, awesome to drive and attracts retards who like to get a rise out of boxster owners.
From the beginning, Porsche subcontracted most production to Valmet in Finland. Problems in early production: 1st, engine components otherwise rejected demand were actually used to meet high car demand. Later, Porsche either replaced components or whole engines under warranty. By 01, this problem subsided. Second, the Boxer engine is susceptible to rear main seal leaks. It's a warranty repair. I agree with others that Porsche makes nothing for poor anyone.
i owned a boxster for 2 years they're nice cars to drive full stop!! and yes i've had all the "poor mans porsche,hair dressers car envy bull,what i say to that:-"live your own fucking life and stay out of others"
I hear you.. and it's always from chav dads in their subaru's / EVO's, I still love mine (clear & litronic light upgrade a boon), yes it's the poor man's porsche but it's a cracking car to drive - 10 times more class than everything else at the price.
Depends on the year and engine. I've pulled a 5.1 in my 2006 Boxster S - and that's with the older 3.2 engine. The newer 3.4 engine is a little bit faster too.
LOL When somebody asks what car I own & I reply, I always get a look that say's it all(cool).Now when somebody reply's I own an m3 funny what type of reply you get then, usely an ugly twat having a mid life crisis compensating for!agree ladies?m3 is family car, not a sports car, something an m3 can never be, suck hey? Ha keep wishing you only looked good enough to be behind the wheel of a boxter!remember a car say's a lot about who you are,no1 alive would describe themselves as an m3!
course it adopts a mid engined layout similar to the layout in most modern racing cars which means that unlike the BMW M3 has a much better chassis and allows average drives to get the most out of the car on the road or track.
range and adopted a cheaper and more efficient production philosophy borrowed from the Japanese's. This ensured that Porsche would not go bankrupt. The Porsche boxster started life as a humble 2.5 litre car costing half the price of the bigger brother 911. Thankfully it meant people could afford to drive the car of there dreams and ensured that Porsche would live on. The Boxster has evolved into a 3.4 Litre machine with a top speed of 170mph and a 0-60 time of 5.2 seconds, of course
Its interesting to think that at the end of the 90's Porsche was about to go under. Porsche is now the most successful car manufacture in the world and has just bought VW, which currently owns AUDI, BENTLEY, Lamborghini and Bugatti. This thankfully was largely due to the discontinuation of the previous models 944/968/928/993 and the production of the Porsche Boxster (as seen in this clip) and the Porsche 996. Porsche decided to share components across its 2 car
This brings back fond memories! The Boxster is a very special car :)
SuperStig1992 1 month ago
these cars 97- 98s are worth only 6,800 bucks now...with less then 100k even..
MrMIchaelSaint 3 months ago
Has anyone drivien one thru the winter?
5959512 8 months ago
Going from a Miata to a Boxster S. Holy S*** It is just Brilliant.
chrisius32678 11 months ago
you can pick one of these up for £6000 now with 70,000 on the clock. Probably the best priced 2 seater for a budget
cjellwood 11 months ago
holy crap..... He's not wearing seatbelts......
BlueLabelWhiskey 11 months ago
i used to deliver these in the 2.7 form, unless youve driven one you cant comment, i loved it, i think more so than the GT3 i have driven
AndyJamesWilliams 1 year ago
I love my Boxster and appreciate Tiffs marks!
raikkonen8 1 year ago
@imprezajay yes:)
yyoU8s 1 year ago
God this takes me back. I remember putting my fingers in my ears when he revved it when I was a kid. I thought the engine was going to explode! Thanks for the upload, you've made me pretty nostalgic!
lucrativeelfmongrel 1 year ago
I would get one but I don't want the gearbox to fall out when I'm on the highway. I don't have a team of car experts and on call mechanics like these guys.
TsuruCrane 1 year ago
@TsuruCrane they did this review when the car wasn't on sale
SSC3034 8 months ago
What a grandma car.
TheL046Kid 1 year ago
hope to get my hands on one of these cars! hell if it's got a 1.6 engine... I would still want one! Who cares if they call me a poor man! Porsche = best car to have a fun drive!
TowerRaven36 1 year ago
@imprezajay yes you should......visit my channel and see my favorites to see some porsche's and others
badarny 1 year ago
Love Porsches! But it really is amazing how far they have come in 10ish years! For example my mums Audi A4 produces more power and has a higher top speed than this! But still have to take my hat off to them!
thefilmmakerpro 1 year ago
Own One! 1998 2.5! great car! Best handling car ever! ... more powerful vehicles cannot handle the corners and curves like this car. Anyone who does not like it ; ...Does not own one. Porsche would not have put a badge on it if they thought it was unworthy. So what if it is not the 911.
delilahwilson1 1 year ago 3
Lol the 2.5....that thing barely moves.
phantomloita 1 year ago
@phantomloita it's good enough for starters , younger people etc ...and it's not as expensive to maintain it.
For those not having the means to buy a new one , the 2.5i is a very attractive porsche.
In some countries , like here in Belgium fe, it's pretty expensive to go above 2.5i or above the 211bhp..that's why the newer 2.9's are still sold with 211bhp if wanted
TheAMGLover 1 year ago
when you compare the "poor man's porsche" to like anything else, the Porsche always win. Fact.
NigoNI60 1 year ago
1:10 - the only time you will ever see a Boxster do a burnout when it's not raining.
CHICK CAR
IntwatPapsmir 1 year ago
@IntwatPapsmir seems like you never drove one...it's not a chick car , it depends on how you drive it.
Don't troll if you don't know anything about the subject and just want to pretend being a tough guy !
TheAMGLover 1 year ago
@TheAMGLover "... never drove one..." Perhaps you meant it sounds as if I have never *driven* one, you uneducated moron? Actually, I've driven several, and that's why I said what I did. The Boxster 2.5 is an anemic, underpowered doctor's-wife car, no matter "how you drive it." There's not much to know about a Boxster, except: it's an entry-level car for those who can't afford a 911, and a car taht alienated a lot of Porsche purists like me because it made a Porsche obtainable to idiots like you.
IntwatPapsmir 1 year ago
@IntwatPapsmir LOL euhm what box did i tick with you ?! ...
First of all..i do have 2 911's in my garage ...secondly i do have great respect for the boxster ..like many others in the porsche-club here.
Secondly , having a 911 doesn't give you the right to call people who can't afford a 911 'morons , idiots or whatever'.
But then again , you showed your real colors and i'd say you wouldn't even fit in a true porsche-club , unless it's full of elite-show offs . And yes i'm not english ...
TheAMGLover 1 year ago
Poor man's car? Yea, kiss mi arse while I give you dust in the face :)
FlyyGabriel 1 year ago
I've got a Boxster S and get the usual comments. I think people are a bit jealous otherwise they wouldn't comment on what I drive. Its still a very fast car and looks and drives great. Most of these 'poor man's Porsche' bitches drive cars far cheaper and slower anyway. If I drove a 911 there would still be people richer than me and with better cars, that's life!
scomatsho 1 year ago
@scomatsho hehe very true!
As a carlover i love the boxster , whatever engine is in it.
Hell i fe. even klike the miata..also called a chick car .
That said, most of the people i know with porsche's , ferrarri's , lambo's , aston's etc do have good respect for these boxsters ;-)
I've driven many fast cars and have many rich clients , but they all say the same thing..it's the driver which makes it a tool for fun or a tool to be seen in..they show respect for all cars and carlovers
TheAMGLover 1 year ago
The newer boxster are alot better, as you guys will probs no, I'm guessing this is 97? The year of the boxsters release?
foosrockguitarriffs 1 year ago
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boxsters r for faggots
GorgousGeorge17 1 year ago
@GorgousGeorge17 thats rich coming from you with that username retard
aftereffects 1 year ago 4
@GorgousGeorge17 lol your name is more gay then this car , 204hp is a serious car and it handles very good, what car you drive?? 1.4 Vw Golf ?? or something
bofkontrm 1 year ago
oh yes it was 'top gear' , also the vhs-tapes were called so , with subtitles like : super cars , fast & furious and some others , but it were 'topgear'-series ;-)
TheAMGLover 2 years ago
Nice car
yyoU8s 2 years ago
This isn't Top Gear, it was on a Clarkson DVD from the 90's. Not sure what the name was, though.
iamthestigsixsixsix 2 years ago
@iamthestigsixsixsix Tiff Needle (the guy in the video) was the old host of the show Top Gear. This IS top gear.
rarejd 2 years ago 16
Yes I'm aware of that, but this is not an episode of Top Gear, it's taken from a VHS video from the 90's, featuring Clarkson and Tiff testing a bunch of different cars. I used to watch it every few days when I was younger, just to see the TVR in it. If I remember correctly, this video also featured Tiff driving an old Ferrari F1 car against Clarkson in an F50, a review of the Z3 and original Elise, and I think it had the McLaren F1. I'll dig through my old VHS collection to find it later
iamthestigsixsixsix 2 years ago
@iamthestigsixsixsix you are 100% right i used to watch it all the time as well
Azonicracing 2 years ago
what about the 968 tiff, haha
willcraigle 2 years ago
Clarkson reviewed that one, sadly however he does not like Porsche's so it did not get the kindest of reviews.
alos31 2 years ago
@alos31 yeah but at the end of the day i'd go with Tiffs opinion. He was a very successful racing driver. Clarkeson is a very successful journalist.
gnarkillkicksass 1 year ago
ok i was wrong im the idiot just after i did my search i found out he was one of the original co-presenters i apologise haha
artilistic 2 years ago
no that wasnt me trying to state a fact i was simply saying i prefer top gear this guys not entertaining at all but this is fifth gear tiff is not from top gear and never was check his career history on google and you will see
artilistic 2 years ago
what are you talking about i wasnt comparing the two? i was just saying this is fifth gear because tiff is from fifth gear!! and notice there none of the three top gear guys on here no jeremy and no james ever episode no matter how old has one of them
artilistic 2 years ago
Me an my dad bought a 2002 Porsche Boxster S with the 3.2 liter H6 and 30k miles for 20k great deal I LOVE THAT CAR
warhorseforever 2 years ago
"Dame I wish I coud down grade" D-a-m-n I wish you could spell...s-e-t-t-l-e. Get an education, your self-esteem will up grade. Sheesh.
clu4u 2 years ago
You sound like an insecure, petty boy. Now go outside and play nice.
clu4u 2 years ago
For those saying this is fifth gear your wrong. This is top gear before it was cancelled in 2001 (tiff was formally co host of top gear) and brought back in 2002 (with new hosts because tiff helped form fifth gear at this point).
rclimber03 2 years ago
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this is fifth gear not top gear
jokeoftheday68 2 years ago
This is old top gear
10jn19 2 years ago 9
haha why did people give you a thumbs down this is fifth gear (NOT) top gear two completely different car shows
artilistic 2 years ago
wrong, it's top gear.... see: 2:26
cvaria4 2 years ago
no dumbass idk why i got thumbs down and you got thumbs up??? clearly everyone is retarted he says top gear because he is litterally talking about the top gear on the gear lever!!!! notice he wiggles it around after saying that and how tiff is from fifth gear ........morons!!
artilistic 2 years ago
no he says top gear the jiggles the gear lever he dosnt say this is top gear he was refering to the top gear og the car pay attention!!! tiff was never apart of top gear check his carreer history and you will find there is no way possible this is top gear because tiff has no connection to them
artilistic 2 years ago
these any good?
omid11 2 years ago
yes very good,the best mid engine roadster going in my mind
redeyeguy1976 2 years ago
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Ugly
muzicfreaker 2 years ago
it's like a grown up miata, and thats high praise
fcabido 2 years ago
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how can a mid-engined RWD roadster be a grown-up front endined FWD roadster?
Loop44 2 years ago
sorry but the miata is a front engined RWD roasters..
abzdefg321123 2 years ago
you're right, my bad. but i still think the boxster is better than the miata.
Loop44 2 years ago 2
Should have reviewed it with a decent colour.
quietmoney1232 2 years ago
ugly
gooferman609 2 years ago
why do so many people say that
evo98custom 2 years ago
cause alot of people dont think its a good looking car porsches cars dont differ in style very much
gooferman609 2 years ago
true but still i like the design i mean its sporty
evo98custom 2 years ago
deffinatly sporty a little car with some power no doubt they are fun i just wouldnt want one but thats me
gooferman609 2 years ago
hey gooferman609, you're ugly! HAHAHA! Boxster is one of the best designed, best handling, most enjoyable car to drive in the world. Get a clue?
thrasherbetty 2 years ago
i said it was a sporty little car i just said it was ugly. You get a clue or learn how to read
gooferman609 2 years ago
Cool brow hair!! Stop painting it white!!!xD
sarokas12 2 years ago
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your username is pretty sad. i don't doubt you own one because you can get one for like 12,000 so yeah, good for you....lol
Lorinand 3 years ago
get an S though..
richardsthom 3 years ago
is it intense
wooferfreak 3 years ago
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this was on fith gear!
wooferfreak 3 years ago
Yes I would. It's hard to think of another car to replace it except another Porsche.
I got mine 3 months ago and no regrets at all.
johncr100 3 years ago 2
not at all very cheap
halethewhale 3 years ago
does it cost a lot to maintain the 97-01?
TheJumper01 3 years ago
Just bought a 97 model, love it to bits but its very thirsty!
Briatseaham 3 years ago
how much bhp in it?
saaaaaaaao 3 years ago
204 BHP for that year but I think it is 300 BHP now.
seroyer2 3 years ago
I'm considering buying a Porsche Boxster 2,5 two doors from 1997, so I lokked this up.. What stunned me in this clip is, if I got it right, that the price then is excactly the same price in Denmark 11 years later! I've really had it with these dansih prices!
BerdiinH 3 years ago 4
Nice car!!
44bucks 3 years ago
is he a puppet where are the strings
morghath 3 years ago
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idiot... this is is FIFTH gear.
accordv6er 4 years ago
at 2:20 he says "you might think its all fun and fast cars on TOP GEAR, your might..."
tiff's with top gear now
evilskin 4 years ago
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ummm i forgot this was in 97, ur an idiot, Tiff and jeremy USED to have one show, top gear.
accordv6er 4 years ago
well then youre still wrong dumbass, cause its not fifth gear, quit trying to prove me wrong dipshit.
evilskin 4 years ago 3
i know im wrong, i was correcting myself then saying that ur an idiot beacuse you said "tiffs with top gear now" instead of Tiff used to be with top gear, quite simply were both dumbass'
accordv6er 4 years ago
:DD
evilskin 4 years ago
dude, dont listen to these asswipes, the boxter is an amazing car and im looking forward to buying one next month. as far as all you assholes that think its a womans car, haha get over yourself, you prolly drive a '97 civic.
evilskin 4 years ago 2
people who call the porsche boxster a hairdressers car and poor mans porsche, is just obvious, obvious jealousy. For the price of a boxster you could easily but a second hand 911 or any other of the chavvy shite in that bracket with change to spare such as subaru, lancer evo, honda s2000. its a great car, awesome to drive and attracts retards who like to get a rise out of boxster owners.
andrewblair1 4 years ago 4
From the beginning, Porsche subcontracted most production to Valmet in Finland. Problems in early production: 1st, engine components otherwise rejected demand were actually used to meet high car demand. Later, Porsche either replaced components or whole engines under warranty. By 01, this problem subsided. Second, the Boxer engine is susceptible to rear main seal leaks. It's a warranty repair. I agree with others that Porsche makes nothing for poor anyone.
Moosey1789 4 years ago
iv heard the motors in the 90's boxster were very unreliable is that true?
ilovenissan 4 years ago
have you guys seen the hardtop conversion by Zeintec? It looks nice but the price is a bit much for me, so maybe next year.
zmansporscheboxster 4 years ago
i owned a boxster for 2 years they're nice cars to drive full stop!! and yes i've had all the "poor mans porsche,hair dressers car envy bull,what i say to that:-"live your own fucking life and stay out of others"
sixahem 4 years ago 9
I hear you.. and it's always from chav dads in their subaru's / EVO's, I still love mine (clear & litronic light upgrade a boon), yes it's the poor man's porsche but it's a cracking car to drive - 10 times more class than everything else at the price.
visiocomb 4 years ago 3
lol! I know what you mean, but for 33-60,000+ pounds (depending on extra's and original spec) i'm not sure it's a poor man's anything...
dannyg001 4 years ago
more like a silly boy
rickybelem1979 4 years ago
boxster s does not get to 60 sub 5. 5.5 is as good as you will get.i know this because i had one.
colmosullivan 4 years ago
Depends on the year and engine. I've pulled a 5.1 in my 2006 Boxster S - and that's with the older 3.2 engine. The newer 3.4 engine is a little bit faster too.
spineboy 4 years ago
Ive have got 5.5 in my 2.5 boxster, with some small mods, using a G-tech
986S 4 years ago
I believe you!
Lev08e39M5 4 years ago
a 5.5 litre engine?
Robez93 4 years ago
you sound like an immature high schooler
stsharp1 4 years ago 4
LOL When somebody asks what car I own & I reply, I always get a look that say's it all(cool).Now when somebody reply's I own an m3 funny what type of reply you get then, usely an ugly twat having a mid life crisis compensating for!agree ladies?m3 is family car, not a sports car, something an m3 can never be, suck hey? Ha keep wishing you only looked good enough to be behind the wheel of a boxter!remember a car say's a lot about who you are,no1 alive would describe themselves as an m3!
hillmarno 4 years ago
course it adopts a mid engined layout similar to the layout in most modern racing cars which means that unlike the BMW M3 has a much better chassis and allows average drives to get the most out of the car on the road or track.
mikecain007 4 years ago
range and adopted a cheaper and more efficient production philosophy borrowed from the Japanese's. This ensured that Porsche would not go bankrupt. The Porsche boxster started life as a humble 2.5 litre car costing half the price of the bigger brother 911. Thankfully it meant people could afford to drive the car of there dreams and ensured that Porsche would live on. The Boxster has evolved into a 3.4 Litre machine with a top speed of 170mph and a 0-60 time of 5.2 seconds, of course
mikecain007 4 years ago
err - try 5.0 seconds for the S as oficially listed by Porsche - which means that many people can pull sub 5 seconds 0-60 MPH easily
spineboy 4 years ago
Its interesting to think that at the end of the 90's Porsche was about to go under. Porsche is now the most successful car manufacture in the world and has just bought VW, which currently owns AUDI, BENTLEY, Lamborghini and Bugatti. This thankfully was largely due to the discontinuation of the previous models 944/968/928/993 and the production of the Porsche Boxster (as seen in this clip) and the Porsche 996. Porsche decided to share components across its 2 car
mikecain007 4 years ago