Porsche has revealed the new Boxster Spyder, the lightest Porsche you can buy. The Boxster Spyder will be a third standalone model, next to the Boxster and Boxster S. It sheds 176 lbs by removing the top mechanism, using aluminum door skins and lightweight interior door panels from the 911 GT3 RS, brining it down [...]

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The Boxster and Cayman are the latest models from Porsche to get the TechArt treament, with the famed tuner announcing several upgrades for the mid-engine P-cars. The Aerokit I is a bodykit that features new front and rear spoilers, a sportier exhaust and sport springs. The Aerokit II features different front and rear spoilers from [...]

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Those earlier rumors about the Boxster getting a 4-cylinder engine are heating up. Auto Motor & Sport is reporting that Porsche is looking at shoving the Audi TTS engine into a cheaper Boxster. The engine is a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder that makes 272 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. That’s actually 17 hp and 45 [...]

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Porsche has announced that the 911 and Boxster were ranked first and second for the smallest number of defects in all age categories between four and eleven years old in the recent Autobild TÜV Report in Germany. The full press release is after the jump. [Source: Porsche]

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Porsche has unveiled the newest versions of the Boxster and Cayman at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and the styling and specs are spot-on to what we reported back in August. Both cars feature all new front- and rear-styling, along with new LED tail lights and new headlights. Inside, the new CDR-30 radio features a [...]

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German site Autobild has published some interesting shots of a next-generation Boxster caught testing. So what’s so interesting? Well, sites are reporting that this could be a special “Speedster” variant of the Boxster. When I saw the disguised “humps” on the back of this test mule, my first thought was “nah, I think they are [...]

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It sounds like the “entry-level” mid-engined roadster VW was going to unveil at the LA Auto Show will neither be at that show nor will it be an entry-level car. A VW spokesman said the concept will now debut in January at the Detroit Auto Show. He also gave some more details about the car. [...]

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Rumors have been swirling about a new 4-cylinder entry-level Porsche, but now rumors are suggesting the Boxster itself will lose two cylinders from its current flat-6. The upcoming European emissions standards mean even Porsche’s most efficient engine (the Boxster/Cayman 2.7L flat-6) doesn’t come close to complying, so Porsche needs to do something to offset the [...]

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Silicon Valley startup GIMM showed a 1999 Boxster powered by compressed air at the recent Alternative Car and Transportation Expo in California. The MIIN-AER Boxster has several air storage tanks in the trunks and gets its power by a drivetrain the uses compressed air “multiple times” for propulsion. It features an energy recovery system, has [...]

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Recent spy shots of a Boxster and Cayman suggest Porsche is working on RS variants of each car. The spy shots of the Boxster reveal a ceramic brake package, an oversized rear wing, and a full roll cage. In addition, the tester is sporting a hard top with what appears to be a plastic rear [...]

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