Porsche 986 Boxster
Porsche 986 Boxster
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Porsche 986 Boxster – The Porsche You Didn’t Know You Wanted?

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Earlier this January, Porsche uncovered a special 25th-anniversary edition celebrating the release of its first modern mid-engined sports car, the Boxster. When it was unveiled in 1996 just before the first thoroughly redefined 911 (the 996), the Porsche 986 Boxster was ill-received by the purists, especially due to cost-cutting techniques employed by Porsche while developing both cars.

Yet, when it hit the road, the 986 was in fact a rewarding driver’s car, just like the current generation which now even bears the legendary 718 name.

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Djordje Sugaris
Lifelong car lover, fancy word enthusiast. Good at combining these two. I am an automotive journalist with 10 years of experience, starting from my teens. In fact, every job I ever had was about cars one way or another. In 2013, I co-founded Autoslavia, a project covering classic car heritage and car culture in Southeastern Europe. Published on Airows, Sports Car Digest, eManuals and more.
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