Porsche Boxster News
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Installing a downsized engine in the 2012 Boxster would be one way for Porsche to reduce its fleet emissions.
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Porsche at the L.A. Auto Show--2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder
We take a look at the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder.
Tim Healey -
Porsche's $1,700 Starter Battery Option For Boxster Spyder, 911 GT3
Perhaps only Porsche, with its long legacy of pricey options, could consider charging $1,700 for a starter battery. To be fair, this isn't just any old 12-Volt lead-acid starter battery. It's a lightweight, lithium-ion pack with a similar form factor and the same mounts as a standard battery. It's...
John Voelcker -
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder Preview
The 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder will make its world debut at next month’s 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Entry-Level Porsche Roadster Rumors Hint At Reborn 356
A model below the Boxster in pricing and performance could expand Porsche's commercial reach even further.
Nelson Ireson -
Spy Shots: Porsche Boxster Speedster
Porsche hasn't built a limited-edition Speedster since 1994, the last one based on the 964 generation of the 911.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Please, please, please be careful out there. Otherwise, Miley takes total control, and we don't have time to sit through that shame spiral.
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Porsche considering Audi TTS engine for cheaper Boxster
Porsche, the once unassailable leader in the sports car segment, has proven that it is not completely shielded from the current economic crisis sweeping the globe. In an official statement, Porsche revealed back in March that its sales have been struggling and earlier in the year the company...
Kenneth Hall -
Mansory tones it down for Porsche Cayenne ‘955’ performance kit
In the world of high-end car modification, there's extreme, there's insane, and then there's Mansory. But every now and then a tuner has to release something just a little ordinary to prove that it hasn’t completely lost the plot. That’s where Mansory 955 kit for the facelifted Porsche...
Alex Kaufmann -
Porsche sales hit hard by economic crisis, Boxster fares worst
Porsche, the once unassailable leader in the sports car segment, has proven that it is not completely shielded from the current economic crisis sweeping the globe. In an official statement, Porsche has revealed that the first six-months of the 2008/2009 financial year have not exactly been smooth...
Jeremy Weber -
Porsche Readying Stripped-Out Cayman 'Clubsport'
Porsche engineers were recently spotted testing a high-performance version of the Cayman at Germany’s Nurburging circuit, which is expected to be a new ‘Clubsport’ or ‘RS’ model. The car will be a stripped-out racer designed for track use and is expected to make its...
Ralph Hanson -
Porsche announces U.S. pricing for facelifted Boxster and Cayman
Revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November of last year, Porsche today announced pricing for its updated 2010 Boxster and Cayman models. Starting at $47,550 for the Boxster and $51,250 for the Cayman, the entry-level variants are both accompanied by more potent - and more expensive - S...
Nelson Ireson -
So far 2008 has been about the renewal and reinvigoration of Porsche's 911 lineup, with the highest-performance variants still to receive their dual-clutch PDK gearboxes and direct-injection upgrades. Next year will be an even bigger year for Porsche, however, as there are more updated 911 models due as well as the facelifted Cayman and Boxster The first official images and details for the 2010 Porsche Cayman and Boxster have now been revealed, just hours before the cars make their world debut at this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show. Set to go on sale next year as 2010 models, the new...
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GIMM debuts new air-powered Porsche Boxster
Earlier this week we saw reports emerge claiming that Germany’s RUF was working on an all-electric version of the Porsche Cayman, and now we have details about a Porsche Boxster that has been converted to run on compressed air. The converted Porsche is called the MIIN-AER Boxster and it made...
James Martinez -
Magna Steyr to produce Porsche Boxster and Cayman from 2012
Production of the Porsche Boxster and Cayman will switch from Finland's Valmet Automotive to Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria, from 2012 onwards, Porsche announced today. The Austrian manufacturer secured the contract because it submitted the most financially attractive offer, and because it had the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder
Porsche has revealed a new version of its mid-engined Boxster roadster ahead of the car’s world debut at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy next week. The new car is labeled the Boxster RS 60 Spyder and takes its inspiration from the classic open-top Porsche race cars of the 1960s—the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Spy Shots: 2008 Porsche Boxster facelift
More images of the 2008 Porsche Boxster have turned up, this time with the car undergoing performance testing at Germany’s Nurburgring track. Like the facelifted 911, which is due to hit the market by the end of the year, Porsche’s new Boxster is only expected to get a few minor changes...
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200,000th Boxster rolls off the line
Porsche is celebrating the production of its 200,000th Boxster, which recently rolled off the production line at the outsourced Valmet Automotive plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The milestone reaching vehicle was a meteor grey metallic Boxster S that’s being delivered to a customer in the US...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
These are the first official photos of the Gold Porsche, created by a small company in Germany. It's gilded out of 22 carat beaten gold at the hands of artists rather than factory workers. Rather than looking totally over the top, we're actually quite liking the gold finish, though its hard to tell only from photos. Either way, we're sure the nine cars they're converting will be picked up by the usual Arab Sheik/Rapper/Footballer/Basketballer variety. Click more for high res images. For more information about this car, click here.
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Porsche's giant killer gets better
The fastest selling Porsche in history is not the iconic 911 but instead the humble Boxster, and for good reason. No longer considered the poor man's Porsche, the 2007 Boxster and Boxster S mid-engined sports cars gain increases in both power and torque with introduction of new engines equipped...
James Martinez