From September 1996 the Porsche Boxster set a new benchmark in performance and safety in the open top sports car segment. BMW Z4 or Porsche Boxster S - which makes the best future classic? Prices for both early BMW Z4's and Porsche Bosxter's have been dropping quite a lot recently and can now be picked up for little over £3k, putting them within reach of of the budget classic car driver or even investor. The Game Changer – Boxster 986. Porsche has effectively designated the 986 Boxster a classic, so it’s officially covered by its restoration and parts supply channels What it needed was the Porsche Boxster. Having made money on every porsche ive owned including my 986 boxster(!) Years from now, pretty much any pampered and well-preserved Boxster will end up being a desirable classic. When launched in September 1996, the Porsche Boxster set new performance and safety standards in the open-top Sports Car market segment. Consequently (and as some mid-20's friend of my son recently said), it is the ORIGINAl Boxster! First published in the October 1996 issue of Wheels magazine, Australia’s most experienced and most trusted car magazine since 1953.
The second iteration of the original hot-hatchback, and one that pops up regularly whenever ‘future classic cars’ are mentioned. Now Read Peter Robinson's classic tale of how he came to write this story. In the end, I gave up. They did race the 944 Turbo, so it does have some pedigree and with all the bad examples and neglected or wrecked ones over the years the "common" 944 is becoming far less common. Porsche in the early nineties was a very different company from the highly profitable, global automotive brand they are today.
A new type of convertible-top kinematic system allowed the electric convertible top to be opened and closed in just 12 seconds. In comparison, in 1991 Porsche was small, fiercely independent and in the fast-changing sports car climate, worryingly vulnerable. The roadster combined the exceptional driving dynamics of a sports car with unrestricted everyday practicality. Also unlike the 944 (and 928), the 986 was the first of a model-line for Porsche that, like the 911, has not only continued, but will likely continue into the forseeable future. Porsche Boxster (986) Previewed as a concept in 1993, the first-generation Boxster production car launched a few years later and has nibbled at its 911 big brother’s heels ever since. The roadster combined the dynamic performance of a Sports Car with unlimited day-to-day usability. You can look at all the prices online in the world, but there are literally thousands to choose from. Very early examples of the first generation 986 will likely end up commanding higher prices, just like the first batches of just about any car, but these 981’s will also probably be big standouts. Guys, we all know that the 944 is the next classic and sure to appreciate in value in the short term Here's hoping anyway LOL. The problem with anything post 2001 is that they just arent selling.
It’s official: the Boxster’s as good as we all hoped it would be… perhaps even better, says Peter Robinson. What Porsche needed was a cheaper, more accessible Porsche that built on the 911’s attributes was needed, as opposed to a front-engined GT. these are the real ones to watch. Revealed at the 1993 Detroit Motor Show as a concept, with production cars following in November 1996.