The New Porsche Boxster
 

They made a lot of changes to it...I like it

http://www.mintesbabes.com/BOXSTER-4.jpg

http://www.mintesbabes.com/BOXSTER-5.jpg

different but nice

yeah those will start popping up around LA anyday now. i think it's the law to own atleast one porsche here. *yawn*

The front end looks a lot like the current 996 turbo...and the new headlights are a lot better looking that what they had.

Its like a porsche with training wheels on it.

Hahaha, so true.

I drove the 2004 Targa last week and it was awesome.

Looks sweet! :thumbsup

Yea it looks pretty good.

the old one looked better :2 cents:

Cute!!:thumbsup

damn good car :)

it looks nice now

I'm going to get one...after I have made my first million bucks

Looks good. I need one :Graucho

its alright...

looks much better then the current look

nice ride !! the changes they made to it are looking great so far :glugglug

You don't need to make millions to afford a boxter

it sux cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooock

You've obviously never driven one.I wouldn't trade my 911 in on one.But for a car in that price range it's easily the best car you can get.

Minte, what are the changes that were made?

nice ass in your sig.:Graucho

I'd like to disagree with you there. But it's a matter of taste :)

This was with the email i got from Porsche..

More Power

While the size of the Boxster's 2.7-liter and the Boxster S's 3.2-liter flat-six cylinder engines remain unchanged, both have significant horsepower increases. The Boxster jumps from 225 to 240 horsepower (SAE), while the Boxster S leaps from 258 to 280 horsepower (SAE) and is the most powerful engine yet offered in the Boxster model line. The result is a faster top track speed of 159 mph (256 km/h) for the Boxster and 166 mph (268 km/h) for the Boxster S. The Boxster accelerates from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.9 seconds while the Boxster S achieves it in 5.2 seconds.

These engines are mated to a revised five-speed manual transmission in the Boxster and a new six-speed manual gearbox in the Boxster S. Both models can still be equipped with the optional five-speed Tiptronic S automatic transmission system.

Better Handling

Benchmark superior handling on both previous Boxster models has been further enhanced with the addition of variable ratio power steering, improved chassis and body stiffness, wider wheel alignment, and larger wheels and tires. The Boxster and Boxster S now have standard 17-inch and 18-inch wheels and tires, respectively, but both can be fitted with optional 19-inch wheels and tires.

Enhanced Safety

The Boxster and Boxster S are the first roadsters in the world to help protect occupants against lateral impact through the use of dedicated head airbags. In combination with thorax airbags, which are concealed on the outer side of the seatbacks, the head airbags deploy from the side window rails in the doors, helping to provide a high level of head protection.

Active safety on the two Boxster models is increased by optimizing the braking system and by adding the Porsche Stability Management system (PSM) as standard equipment. PSM can stabilize the car in severe understeer and oversteer conditions by braking the appropriate wheel or wheels, and, if necessary, intervening through engine management.

Greater Value

The 2005 Boxster and Boxster S will be introduced to the United States on January 15, 2005 at a price of $43,800 US for the Boxster and $53,100 US for the Boxster S. With such features as PSM and larger wheels and tires now standard on both models, these prices are significantly less than those of their comparably equipped predecessors.

thx Minte =)

That looks like a sweet ride!!

very nice

m3
s4
to name a few...

JUNK.............................:2 cents:

Boxsters are a lot cheaper than that

I can't speak for the Audi,but the M3 and the Boxster are totally different cars. And the operative word was *price* The M3 is a 60k+ car.

MSRP on a stock M3 for 2004 is $48K which fits exactly between the pricing for the boxster and boxster S, plus all of the options that you can add as extras to increase the price are purely luxury, nothing to do with the cars performance or power, it is definitely the same price range. I'd take an M3 personally over a boxster :thumbsup

an M3 over a boxer? you're sick.... damn? 48k$ only? got to import one for sure!

I prefer the old one by a mile. Hell, I still think an old BMW Z3 looks better than any Porsche. :2 cents:

I wouldn't mind having one of those :winkwink:

Nice :thumbsup

My M3 was over 60k in 2003 and i didn't get every option.I could've spent another 2k on it. I passed on the GPS.

Much better then the old one!

its a porsche with a skirt on, dilutes the fact they make the 911 imho....

:(

cool nice car! you'll gonna catch some more hot chicks with that ride!

Whats the performance difference from a tiptronic tranny and a normal stick gearbox?

nice car though it would only exist in my dreams

Eh, still not a big fan. Would need to see it in person first. Usually if the promotional photos don't even look that great to me it's not a good sign.

looks like a mazda miata

i wouldn't mind having that porsche! sleek ride!

hmm.. not sure where u got yours, but here in vancouver, base m3 goes for 74k.. (same ballpark as boxster /s)

however, each dealer is free to up the price to match market demand..

i'd also take m3 over boxter..