Spy Shots: 2012 Porsche Boxster wired up outside the 'Ring
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/" rel="tag">Geneva Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/porsche/" rel="tag">Porsche</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-porsche-boxster/"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="4" alt="2012 Porsche Boxster" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/01-2012-boxster-cp-aug-630op.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2012 Porsche Boxster - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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As expected, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/boxsterspyder">Spyder</a> is the send-off model for the current generation <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/boxster">Porsche Boxster</a> (987), so a new version - rumored to carry the 981 designation - is under development.<br />
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Like anything hailing from Stuttgart, any changes to Boxster's chassis and exterior will be minor, with more shapely sheetmetal adorning the outside and a few minor modifications to the suspension, brakes and assorted underbody bits. Naturally, a few interior tweaks are part of the package, but the big news is the possible addition of a four-cylinder powerplant for the 2012 model year.<br />
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While the 2.9- and 3.4-liter flat six-cylinder engines will likely carryover with minor bumps in horsepower and torque, there's talk of a four-cylinder Boxster being added to Porsche's line-up just above its oft-rumored entry-level model - a rebirth of the 914 co-developed with <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/volkswagen/">Volkswagen</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi/">Audi</a>. Additionally, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/porsche/">Porsche</a> has confirmed it will begin testing <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/26/porsche-testing-three-electric-boxsters-in-2011/">three Boxsters with electric drivetrains</a> next year, but technical details on the EVs have yet to be released.<br />
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Initial speculation suggested that the 2012 Boxster could make an appearance at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/">Paris Motor Show</a> this fall, but the smart money is on a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/">Geneva</a> debut in March.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-porsche-boxster">Spy Shots: 2012 Porsche Boxster</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-porsche-boxster/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/01-2012-boxster-cp-aug_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-porsche-boxster/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/02-2012-boxster-cp-aug_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-porsche-boxster/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/03-2012-boxster-cp-aug_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-porsche-boxster/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/04-2012-boxster-cp-aug_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2012-porsche-boxster/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/05-2012-boxster-cp-aug_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/30/spy-shots-2012-porsche-boxster-wired-up-outside-the-ring/">Spy Shots: 2012 Porsche Boxster wired up outside the 'Ring</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/30/spy-shots-2012-porsche-boxster-wired-up-outside-the-ring/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19613141/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/30/spy-shots-2012-porsche-boxster-wired-up-outside-the-ring/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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