2005 Porsche Boxster
The second generation of the Boxster (internally known as the 987) made its debut at the 2004 Paris motor show alongside the new 911 (997). The car became available for model year 2005.
The appearance of the car remains very similar to the previous generation. The most obvious styling change is the headlights which now have a profile similar to those of the Carrera GT, Porsche's midengined supercar. The intake vents on the sides of the Boxster are now larger, with more pronounced horizontal slats. The wheel arches have been enlarged to allow wheels up to 19 inches in diameter, a first for the Boxster series. The most signifiacnt updates from the 986 series are with the vastly improved interior, which now has a more coherent circular theme evident at the instrument cluster and cooling vents. Porsche claims that the 987 Boxster is 80% new compared to its predecessor, despite almost being twins from the outside. The base engine is a 2.7 L 176 kW (240 hp) flat 6, with the Boxster S getting a 3.2 L 206 kW (280 hp) engine.