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This Lamborghini Diablo Roadster Replica was Once a Proud Porsche Boxster

There's no doubt that the Boxster series has been a wild sales success for Porsche, and being in the market for three generations and more than 16 years, means that you can find many used examples at affordable prices.

Up until recent years, replica car builders looked at the Pontiac Fiero when it came to cloning mid-engined models, but it's getting harder and harder to find worthwhile vehicles on the market, be that because the last ones were manufactured back in 1988, or because most of them have already been transformed into other models.

After sharing pictures and details about the exterior and performance modifications it performed on the new generation Porsche Boxster (codenamed 981) as part of its SP81-R package, German tuning house SpeedART is now providing us with a glimpse of the work it did in the interior of the roadster model. Read more »

TechArt Shows More of its New Porsche Boxster (981) Tuning Program

After a giving us a first taste of what it is preparing for the new generation of the Porsche Boxster (with the internal codename 981) in September, German aftermarket tuner TechArt released a fresh set of photos and some additional details on its styling and performance program.

"Our aim was to give the Porsche Boxster an even sportier expression with intelligently applied exterior components while simultaneously underlining the elegant look of the vehicle", says TechArt's Managing Director Thomas Behringer.

Following an announcement and the release of a pair of teaser renderings back in May this year, SpeedART is now ready to launch its tuning program for the third generation of the Porsche Boxster, also known under its factory codename, 981, onto the market.

SpeedART's SP81-R cosmetic and performance upgrade package offers Boxster owners a variety of customization options starting with two power kits for both the regular and the "S" models.

Up until now, the Boxster hasn't been able, even in top S guise, to threaten the base 911. Understandably, Porsche has been careful to keep its rear-engine icon always a step or two ahead of the popular roadster model.

However, Car&Driver magazine thinks that with the new 991 and 981, i.e. the seventh generation 911 and the third generation Boxster, the scales might have tipped in favor of the latter.

Both cars are powered by the same 3.4-liter flat-six and feature a new electric steering, which has caused some criticism. The 911, though, has its engine hung out in the back, as it has done for the past four decades, while the Boxster sports a mid-engine layout.

About a month after the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas at the end of October, Europe will host its own aftermarket and tuning show in Essen, Germany, and it is at this event that Porsche tuning specialist TechArt will perform the world premiere of a new package for the third generation Boxster roadster (codenamed 981). Read more »

Yes, Someone Tried to Turn a Porsche Boxster in Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster

The only sane reason we can think of why someone would take a Porsche Boxster and attempt a crude recreation of a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster is that the owner had a heavily damaged example of the Stuttgart-based carmaker's mid-engine model lying around and decided to get mechanically and cosmetically creative – or so to speak.

Regardless the reason that gave birth to the idea, the project remains unfinished despite changing several hands (we wonder why….). The person selling the car on eBay states that he was offered the Murcielago-stein as part of a trade deal.

Common perception has it that all Porsches are manufactured in Germany. Yet the first- and second-generation of the Boxster roadster were assembled in Finland by Valmet, as was the Boxster-based Cayman coupe.

In 2011, Porsche terminated this deal and transferred production to Germany. Initially, the Boxster was manufactured at the carmaker’s main plant in Zuffenhausen alongside the 911.

Yes, this is a real billboard in London for the all-new Porsche “Boxter.” While we can’t say that we are all too familiar with that particular model, we do know that the Porsche Boxster is all new and looking to be sold in the UK.

A reader from Jalopnik snapped this photo the other day to inevitably shame the company responsible for the advertisement.

A high-ranking Porsche official has reiterated that the company has no plans whatsoever to expand its automobile range with a car costing less than the firm's current base model, the Boxster roadster, which starts from €48,291 in Germany, £37,589 in the UK and U$49,500 in the U.S.

"To build a Porsche for 30,000 euros [$38,000] currently doesn't fit our brand," Porsche's head of sales and marketing Bernhard Maier told Automotive News.

German tuning firm SpeedART wasted no time in prepping a new line of accessories for the third generation of the Porsche Boxster only about a month after it arrived in European dealerships and a couple of months before it goes on sale in North America and other parts of the world.

Due to launch this summer, SpeedART's SP81-R package for the new Boxster bundles an assortment of styling accessories with various performance parts.

At first, Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller said that the company would be interested in a smaller and cheaper roadster model than the Boxster during an interview at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

A few months later, speaking to German business publication Wirtschaftswoche in January of 2012, he downplayed the possibility of an entry-level roadster but he did not rule it out completely either.

The third generation of Porsche's roadster model has landed in UK showrooms with on-the-road prices starting from £37,589 for the 262bhp Boxster and from £45,384 for the 311bhp Boxster S.

Among other highlights, the new Boxster is up to 35kg (77 pounds) lighter and sports a 60mm (2.4 inches) longer wheelbase, widened track on the front and rear axles, and larger wheels than model it replaces.

The second-generation of Porsche's Boxster roadster has been superseded by a brand-new model, which will make its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Porsche’s tradition of rolling out special editions of its standard models is legendary, but understandably, it's too early for anything other than the standard Boxster and Boxster S in its range.

Likewise, the Audi R8 is expected to get a mild facelift this year, with the most significant change being the replacement of the so-last-year single clutch semi-automatic gearbox by a modern twin-clutch transmission.

Despite all this, EVO magazine has decided to compare the 2009 Boxster Spyder against the V8 version of Audi’s R8 Spyder. The two cars have certain things in common: they are both open-top, mid-engined sports cars made by German premium manufacturers and they were launched in 2009.

Net Cars Show

This Lamborghini Diablo Roadster Replica was Once a Proud Porsche Boxster

SpeedART Shows us What it Did to the New Porsche Boxster 981's Interior

TechArt Shows More of its New Porsche Boxster (981) Tuning Program

SpeedART Details its SP81-R Tuning Program for the New Porsche Boxster 981

A Tale of Two Porsches: Can the New Boxster Give the New 911 a Run for its Money?

TechArt Previews Styling and Chassis Upgrades for New Porsche Boxster

Yes, Someone Tried to Turn a Porsche Boxster in Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster

Volkswagen Plant Begins Partial Production of Porsche Boxster

Oops...Porsche Misspells "Boxster" On London Billboards, Lots of Them

Porsche Says it Has No Plans to Build a Cheaper Model than the Boxster

SpeedART Tunes Into the New Porsche Boxster with Styling and Performance Upgrades

Porsche Abandons Plans to Build a Smaller Roadster, Pajun Sedan Still in the Works

New Porsche Boxster Roadster from £37,589 in Britain

EVO Pits Porsche Boxster Spyder Against Audi’s R8 Spyder