2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder makes its debut at the LA Auto Show
By Andrew C., 30 Aug, 2010. 0 Comments
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder
The world debut of the lightest Porsche -- the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder -- is at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. Sales will begin in the US next February, with prices starting from $61,200. At a press conference for the auto show, Klaus Berning, Porsche's executive board member (worldwide sales and marketing), said that the new Boxster Spyder is "distinctly different from its Boxster siblings."
Berning calls it the quintessential purist Porsche. He said that its designers were inspired by the mid-engine sports and race cars of the '50s but that's where the similarity ends because the car has Porsche's most advanced technology.
Powering the new Spyder is a 3.4l six-cylinder engine with direct fuel injection, allowing it to develop 320 horsepower. The Spyder has only 10hp more but it's very significant because of the weight difference. The Spyder is 176 pounds lighter.
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