Porsche will be continuing the successful cooperation on the production of the mid-engine models Boxster and Cayman with the Finnish manufacturing partner Valmet Automotive until the year 2012, thus fulfilling it contractual obligations. In a call for tenders, Porsche has chosen Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG, Graz, as future contract manufacturer. The Austrian enterprise secured the contract because it submitted the most financially attractive offer, and because it is in a position to take on development tasks for Porsche sports cars.
Holger P. Härter, Deputy Chairman of Porsche SE, and as Chief Financial Officer responsible for the allocation of commissioned production, comments: “Over the last eleven years, Valmet has built more than 200,000 sports cars of outstanding quality for us. Our decision not to continue our successful cooperation is in no way a vote against Valmet. Rather, it was the high development capacity and competence of our future partner that tipped the balance in favor of our new partner.”
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Porsche will unveil the 2009 Boxster next year at the Geneva motor Show. This latest photos were taken in Germany during some testings.
The future Boxster will feature a Cayman-inspired with gently reprofiled headlights and indicators. The central front air dam – reserved for the S model – gets a trapezoid air intake, as opposed to today’s oval aperture. The car will also feature twin exhaust pipes and LED rear lights.
Under the hood there will be 2.7-litre direct injection engine with power up to 260bhp.
The Boxster will get a new interior with a hard-drive based sat-nav system and larger screen.
After the unveiling of the 2009 Porsche Boxster, the company will only offer a few special edition and in 2011 the new generation.
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Porsche will present on April 4th at the 18th Auto Mobil International (AMI) in Leipzig the new Boxster RS 60 Spyder. The RS 60 Spyder is a vivid reminder of the Porsche racing era of the ’sixties in color, shape, fittings and philosophy.
The Boxster RS 60 Spyder has a maximum power of 299 HP and features sporting exhaust system, sporty driving dynamics combined with Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) as standard equipment, and 19-inch wheels.
At the motor show there are other highlights to be appreciated, too: the innovative power train of the future Cayenne, with its Full Parallel Hybrid drive giving particularly low fuel consumption, and the Porsche RS Spyder racing car.
Press release after the jump.
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HR revealed the Gemballa Avalanche Roadster, a model that delivers 600 hp and 840 Nm of torque. It makes the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 3.5 seconds and can hit a top speed of 320 km/h.
To ensure that the car maintains its road-holding despite its exuberant power, it boasts a latest-generation H&R stainless steel coil over which has been specially adapted for the Avalanche Roadster.
Four exhaust-pipe tips there release splendid sounds into the environment and the framing sports grid helps draw heat away from the powerful Boxer engine.
Press release after jump.
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As we are used by now, Porsche’s model follow a certain order, being restyled and updated every few years. And of course the Boxster is no exception. In 2008 Porsche will unveil a new Boxster with subtle styling changes and incremental boosts in power. It will come to compete with models like
BMW Z4 and
Audi T
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Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is presenting a new version of the mid-engine Boxster sports car at the Bologna Motor Show in early December. In its colour, design, features and philosophy, the Boxster RS 60 Spyder brings back Porsche’s motorsport era of the ‘60s: After countless class wins, the Porsche Type 718 RS 60 Spyder was able to take on and beat its competitors also in the larger engine categories, scoring its first overall victory in 1960 in one of the most prestigious long-distance races for the Manufacturers’ World Championship in the important US market, Hans Herrmann/Olivier Gendebien winning the 12 Hours of Sebring in Florida.
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Porsche UK is offering a Sport Edition version of the Boxster and Boxster S at a MSRP of £36,450 and £43,110. The Sport Edition features Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) and the SportDesign package. Also the Boxster’s five-speed manual gearbox is replaced with the six-speed manual ’box that’s standard on the Boxster S.
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Porsche today announced pricing for the all-new orange 2008 Limited Edition Boxster and Boxster S: $49,900 USD and $59,900 USD, respectively. Both models will go on sale starting September 28.
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