Porsche Boxster 986

Display of first-generation Boxster was greatly inspired by the Porsche 356 Spyder and Porsche 550 Speedster and Spyder. Boxster was released ahead of his brother, 996. Through
consultation with Toyota, Porsche is lowering manufacturing costs, and introducing large-scale sharing of components between models. 986 Boxster have the same cap, front wings, and units of the typical 'fried-egg' light as 996. Its original 2.5L M96 engine shared the same architecture with the 3.4L engine used in 996. Many believe the combination of style Boxster / 911 and build new components to reduce costs through sharing of saved Porsche from being acquired by another car company.

 All 986/987 M96 Boxsters using water-cooled, horizontally opposed (flat), six-cylinder. M96 is fully water-cooled engine was first used in non-production front-engined Porsche. In the M96 Boxster placed in the mid-engine configuration as opposed to the rear-engine placement in the 911s all.

The combination of M96 and mid-engine layout provides a low center of gravity, the smoothness of the whole rev range, near perfect weight distribution and neutral handling characteristics. Early production M96 engines have a small but significant number of engine failures due to cracked cylinder liner or slip, but because of minor redesign in 2000, this issue has been resolved.

Manufacturer     Porsche
Production     1996–present
Assembly     Stuttgart, Germany
Uusikaupunki, Finland (1997-2011)[1]
Predecessor     Porsche 968
Class     Roadster
Body style     2-door convertible 

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