Porsche Norway dealer forced to decrease Boxster and Cayman power for tax reductions
For all those power enthusiasts which squeal with joy every time 1 HP gets added to the final output of a car, you’d better not read the following story. It seems that the Norwegian Porsche dealer Autozentrum Sport AS, has decided to decrease the power output of the Boxster and Cayman models in order to make them more affordable.
Before you cry “Blasphemy!” and ready the pitchforks and torches, you’d better take into account Norway’s strict car import rules, which increases taxes depending on the power and CO2 output of the vehicle. After seeing its rating decreased from 255 to 211, the Boxster is now cheaper by 88,000 Norwegian crown (that’s $15,621 or €10,524). For the Cayman, its power went down from 265 to 211, and is now cheaper by a whopping 106,000 crowns (or $18,819 / €12,677).
So there is reason behind Autozentrum’s madness, but what’s rather peculiar is that Porsche is still claiming that the decrease in power hasn’t affected the acceleration and performance figures for the Boxster or Cayman.
So does this mean that Porsche is just throwing on the extra HP so that its drivers can brag to friends? You be the judge.
Source: WorldCarFans
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