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2005 Porsche Boxster and Boxster S Sports Cars
New Car Review of the 2005 Porsche Boxster and Boxter S Sports Car
Base MSRP Range: $43,800-53,100
Base Invoice Range: Not Available
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MSRP As Tested: Not Available
Versions: Boxster, Boxster S
Vehicle Category: Compact Sport Coupe and Convertible.
Engine Location: Mid Engine
Drive Wheels: Rear-Wheel Drive.
Engine as Tested: 2.7-liter, Overhead Cam, 24-valves, Horizontally Opposed, 240 -horsepower at 6,400 rpm and 199 lb-ft torque between 4,700-6,000 rpm.
Engine as Boxster S: 3.2-liter, Overhead Cam, 24-valves, Horizontally Opposed, 280 -horsepower at 6,200 rpm and 237 lb-ft torque between 4,700-6,000 rpm.
Transmission As Tested: Five â€'Speed Manual, Six-Speed manual Boxster S or optional Five-speed Tiptronic S automatic.
Fuel Economy (city/hwy): Manual 20/28, automatic 18/26.
Standard Safety Features: Dual-level driver and passenger airbags, seat mounted side air bags, head airbags. Antilock Brake System, electronic brake force distribution
Competition: Honda S 2000, Nissan 350Z, Audi TT, Infiniti G35 Coupe, BMW Z4, Chevrolet Corvette.
The Porsche Boxster has, since its inception in 1993, been a work-of-art worthy of a permanent display at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York. It has design features that are as classic to Porsche couture as those of the 911. The 550 Spyder and RS60 race car influenced Boxster's design giving it the timeless styling excellence that first, and foremost, makes Porsche products among our favorites. Being able to climb into that work-of-art and experience it in motion is the close second.
Boxster remains Porsche's entry-level product, even though the price has gone up over the years. And it still represents the best-value among affordable European roadsters such as the Mercedes SLK, and BMW Z4.
Eighty percent of the second generation Boxster is all new. It remains distinct from the Carrera - it has a different face. It is wider than its predecessor, to better accommodate taller and larger American drivers. The interior is all new, though it has keep some of the original design cues. It has moved up scale with better quality materials. Power too has been increased in both the Boxster, and Boxster S. All in all we'd have to agree with Porsche that the second generation design is more "evolutionary, than revolutionary."
For those who are unaware, Boxster gets its name by combining the term "roadster" with the name of the flat engine design Porsche uses called Boxer. Hence "Boxster."
