After a ten month hiatus, our spy photographers have once again caught up with Porsche’s forthcoming Boxster Speedster. Final testing has apparently begun on the latest Boxster variant, with the Speedster now undergoing Nurburgring tuning.
Although the last Speedster trimline came on the 911 line, this latest prototype is concealing the Speedster’s classic double humps behind the headrests along the rear deck. As the camouflage indicates, we could expect to see those rises stretch back towards the end of the car.
A Boxster Speedster has been speculated for quite some time now, with many thinking it would be introduced at Frankfurt. Now the hope would be that Porsche gets this ready in time for either Los Angeles, Detroit, or Geneva. If they get the car out there by the end of the year, they can claim that it is celebrating the Speedster’s 55th anniversary. The Porsche Boxster Speedster could potentially get Porsche’s six-cylinder, 3.4-liter engine that produces 299 horsepower.
09/22, 4:55 PM
posted by:
A4
The slope of the windscreen looks a bit awkward in profile but this car is quite sexy overall
09/22, 4:59 PM
posted by:
shaver
WRC is coming to US televisions, here is the schedule on Disco HD theatre. F yeah. http://www.rallybuzz.com/wrc-discovery-hd-theater-schedule/
09/22, 5:09 PM
posted by:
DenverGuy217
I wonder how far in the stratosphere the price will be…
09/22, 5:12 PM
posted by:
SoTXFord
Far enough that I can only dream about….
09/22, 5:32 PM
posted by:
nestle_s
No matter what I love Porsche. It is nice that they are going back to their history and putting out a much needed Speedster model.
09/22, 5:43 PM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
the 911 speedster looked bulbous and awkward to me, but this is showing more promise…still looks kinda chicky, tho…hehe
09/22, 5:53 PM
posted by:
eff1Fifty
Somebody help me, what’s the diff besides the humps on the rear decklid?
09/22, 6:10 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
I’m sure many of the old men buying these will appreciate having humps that match their own.
09/22, 7:34 PM
posted by:
Ring-Taxi
Not worth it if it’s intentionally handicapped in favor of the 911
09/22, 7:49 PM
posted by:
scratchy
looks like they have added safety features on the car , probably because of that crash when an engineer was killed while test driving a 911 cabrio.
09/22, 7:58 PM
posted by:
05Z88Path
shaver: that’s the best f*cking news I’ve heard all week! Thanks!
09/22, 8:50 PM
posted by:
cocksterS
Pretty cool. Almost like a mini Carrera GT. In either case, it looks far more aggressive than outgoing models…maybe this trimline will remove some of the ‘chick car’ stigma surrounding the boxter.
09/23, 12:37 AM
posted by:
beatusmongous
A coworker of mine has a Boxster, and I never really thought it looked very good. This looks pretty good, though. There are some strange bits, like the windscreen that A4 mentioned, and the way the body flares at the rear wheel looks a bit weird, but other than that, it’s better than the regular Boxster.
09/23, 9:23 AM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
Car for chicks and queers
GM. An American Revolution
09/23, 1:27 PM
posted by:
Long Live The C6.R
do you ever have anything nice to say about non-american cars NMOFGM? stop being an effing troll, grow up and learn to like non-american things, you’ll have to get used to it sooner or later.
09/23, 5:21 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
C6.R, NMOFGM never has anything nice to say about anyone other than GM.
09/23, 7:04 PM
posted by:
eff1Fifty
Hey NMOFGM, I’m gonna take General Motors out for a nice steak dinner and NEVER CALL THEM BACK!
09/23, 8:02 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
Why would you waste your money on a steak dinner for GM?
09/25, 9:53 AM
posted by:
BlazeAbraham09
eff1Fifty, no one talks about General Motors like that! She’s a saint!