BOXSTER 986 1997-2005

The Boxster was to prove a brilliant idea of which the first public inkling was at the 1993 Detroit motor show: Porsche stylists exhibited a striking, mid-engine concept two-seater for which acclaim, not just in Porsche’s largest market, was immediate. It suggested strongly that Porsche was on the right path for as well as clues to future 911 direction.

As it was almost a case of one template for two cars, at least their forward aspect, the styling models for the Boxster and the 996 were built alongside each other. This allowed the stylists, to go as far as they could in differentiating their frontal aesthetics. The Boxster was shod with its own 16inch wheels rather than the 17inch variety of the 911and its front valance would have different air intakes. The cabin, though obviously the 996’s had three instruments rather than the trademark five instrument