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Originally Posted by AmuroRay
So sharing the entire chassis minus rear suspension, the dash shape and body panels = not 80% of the car. Ok buddy.
You were wrong, own up and move on.
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The 987 gen Cayman/Boxster shared 51% of it's parts with the 997 gen 911. Much of the parts from the windshield frame forward was all 911 minus the front bumper cover and some other under panels and radiators. The doors skins (minus the Cayman R) were the same as well. The cars share the same lower dash (not upper or instrument pod), e-brake handle, shifter, and seats. Then there's things like steering wheels, HVAC, stereo, speakers, switchgear, fasteners, modules, etc. that are shared. The engines and transmissions, though they share some parts, are not the same when it comes to displacement, gearing, etc. Exhausts are way different. The wheels are not shared as the offsets are different. Interior door panels are not shared. Everything from behind the seats (inside and out) is not shared including nearly all of the suspension and none of the subframes, mounts, etc. Brakes for the most part are not shared. Obviously the body in white is entirely different as well. There are branded Audi/VW parts in my 987 Cayman too.
The 981 and 718 gens shared less with the 911s of the same generation. Very little on the outside is shared between the two models anymore. No panels, door skins, windshields, etc. are shared anymore. Otherwise, see the above. It's less than 51% now. Not until the 981 GT4 showed up did they start directly sharing motors and transmissions on certain specialty Caymans and Boxsters.
I do not know the amount of sharing between the 986 and 996 cars, but I've heard it was close to 60%.
Most any major make on the road shares a significant number of it's parts with other models. Efficiency and parts bin sharing are commonplace, especially when it comes to general chassis architecture, underpinnings, and the parts buried within a car. Our M235's have TONS of parts shared with F series cars and non-F series cars.