Mechanics		Bodywork		Performance **
Engine	flat-6	Width	1801 cm	Top speed	264 km/h
Layout	Mid	Length	4374 cm	0-100 km/h	5.8 s
Displacement	2.7 L	Height	1282 cm	Production
Maximum power	265 hp	Weight *	1385 kg	/
Fuel consumption	8.2 L/100 km	Fuel tank	64 L	Price when new	Value 2013 ***
Gearbox	Rear-wheel drive	Boot capacity	150 / 130 L	49 372 €	/ €

At the beginning of 2012 the new Boxster appeared, the third generation of the name! At first glance, the new Boxster doesn’t have much new to offer. Its lines have become more modern: a more prominent front bumper, redesigned headlights, lower sides and a revised rear end. But the styling remains firmly in the purest tradition of the brand. Even so, the Boxster Type 981 (its codename) is newer than it looks. The thing is that the changes can’t be seen. The light-alloy bodywork, for example, has been completely redesigned and the chassis has been revised throughout. This has made the Boxster lose weight: almost 30 kg in the base version, which weighs in at 1,310 kg on the scales. The engineers did not stop there. They lengthened the wheelbase, widened the front and rear track and developed a new electromechanical power steering. All these innovations were intended to improve the Boxster’s handling and driving precision.