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Porsche Of The Day: 2005 Porsche Boxster

Porsche Of The Day: 2005 Porsche Boxster
2005 Porsche Boxster

The original Porsche Boxster was a huge success and help Porsche grow its customer base, so when the second-generation Boxster (987) came to the US market as a 2005 model it wasn’t a surprise that it followed a similar formula. While the 987 Boxster retained only 20 per cent of the 986’s DNA, it looked similar enough to us that it felt more like a mild refresh than a totally new model update.

Porsche Of The Day: 2005 Porsche Boxster
2005 Porsche Boxster

Truth be told, this was a revamped version of the original 986. Porsche claims that 80% of the 987 was new and while the interior and exterior were all new, the engines and transmissions were, for the most part, carry-overs, albeit with the obligatory and customary modest bump in performance for both the base (now at 2.7 liters and 240 horsepower) and the “S” version (3.2 liters with 280 hp).

Porsche Of The Day: 2005 Porsche Boxster
2005 Porsche Boxster