BIRTHDAY BUMPS

Porsche Boxster has been around. It’s a length of time that seems practically impossible, as even the earliest examples still look fresh today. But then, that’s probably because Porsche hit he nail of the head with the Boxster. In the early nineties, Porsche was on the ropes due to the recent recession, cheaper competition and an antiquated, over-complicated, manual production process. The company knew that its 968 replacement entry-level car had to be something special. And when the covers were pulled off at the 1993 North American International Auto Show, it was an instant hit. It won the hearts of the press and, importantly, the buying public, who now had an agonising wait until it went into production three-years later. Sure, the production car had grown a few inches to accommodate a reasonable cabin space and roll hoops were added for safety, but it was very close to the concept that inspired it, including retaining those ‘fried egg’ lights, sloping rear quarters and signature centre-exit exhaust. Porsche