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Coming hot on the heels of the new 911, Porsche's current Boxster generation, the type 981, set the benchmark in its segment for responsive handling. Then there's the design of this car, which everybody agrees is a lot manlier and more advanced, especially at the back. When we got inside one for a test drive last year, we discovered that with an optional full-leather interior, the cabin is as nice a place to be in as a 911.
It really is hard to improve on perfection, but that's the very job assigned to Porsche engineers who were asked to design the Boxster facelift. These are the very first photos of what should become the Porsche Boxster facelift, featuring a new bumper design and camouflaged headlights.
These are the only changes we can see so far, but when the debut takes place, the Boxster could receive new daytime running lights and other small changes. When is that exactly? The third-generation Boxster was announced on March 2012, during the Geneva Motor Show.
A mid-life refresh should be ready a little more than 3 years later, in mid-to-late 2015. This would mean it will be marketed as a 2016 model year in the US, the biggest single market for the Boxster.
It's not completely clear if we'll see major mechanical updates. It's long been rumored that the current naturally aspirated engines could be replaced by a new family of four-cylinder turbocharged boxer mills. However, this prototype looks completely normal and doesn't have the typical signs of an engine development mule.
Latest reports suggest these turbo boxer engines we've been hearing about will debut only after the Boxster facelift in a new car that's both smaller and lighter.
These are the only changes we can see so far, but when the debut takes place, the Boxster could receive new daytime running lights and other small changes. When is that exactly? The third-generation Boxster was announced on March 2012, during the Geneva Motor Show.
A mid-life refresh should be ready a little more than 3 years later, in mid-to-late 2015. This would mean it will be marketed as a 2016 model year in the US, the biggest single market for the Boxster.
It's not completely clear if we'll see major mechanical updates. It's long been rumored that the current naturally aspirated engines could be replaced by a new family of four-cylinder turbocharged boxer mills. However, this prototype looks completely normal and doesn't have the typical signs of an engine development mule.
Latest reports suggest these turbo boxer engines we've been hearing about will debut only after the Boxster facelift in a new car that's both smaller and lighter.
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