1998 Porsche Boxster Sports Car Reviews & Ratings

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Porsche Boxster Interior Review

Consistent with virtually every Porsche ever made, the Boxster is all

business inside, with plenty of room for two (we don't have specific measurements)

highly supportive leather-surfaced bucket seats, contemporary amenities

and excellent control placement.

However, the instruments do represent something of a departure from

Porsche tradition. Three round pods are siamesed together, with the speedo

on the left, coolant temp and fuel on the right and a big tachometer dominating

in the center.

The speedo and tach are analog, of course, but there are smaller digital

readouts at the bottom of each pod--odometer incoporated in the speedo,

clock in the secondary readouts and a digital speedo at the bottom of the

big tach. It's an attractive and effective blend of classic with contemporary.

A pair of steel tube hoops, mounted behind the seats and extending above

the seatbacks, provide extra protection for drivers unlucky enough to find

themselves upside-down, and of course there are the usual passive safety

features--twin airbags, three-point seatbelts and side impact protection.

Unlike the BMW Z3, the Boxster's standard convertible top is power-operated.

When the top is down, you can stretch a wind deflector between the upper

seatbacks to minimize interior buffeting. It's a $360 option that we recommend.

Porsche also offers a removable hardtop option, which includes a rear window

defogger, for $2249.

Other optional amenities: a trip computer ($440), alarm system ($600),

upgrades sound package (six speakers, four-channel amp, $590), headlight

washers ($224), metallic paint ($789) and cruise control ($550). Although

the seats in the basic car have leather inserts, you can spread more cowhide

around the interior with the leather interior package for $1951.

All of the foregoing makes it clear to us that option shopping is something

to approach carefully with this new car.

Luggage space is apportioned between fore and aft compartments, and

is surprisingly good for a small two-seater. Getting at the engine, however,

is another story. Although you can get to fluid reservoirs readily enough,

all access to the engine itself comes from below. Unless you have your

own hydraulic hoist, getting to the engine means a visit to your Porsche

dealer, which is rarely cheap.



Porsche Boxster Road Test

Although the BMW Z3 2.8, with its torquey inline-six, may be just a

little quicker out of the blocks, the Boxster is definitely brisk. It'll

dash to 60 mph in well under seven seconds, and top speed--something we

hope to explore someday--is pegged at 149 mph.

But the real fun here is this car's unerringly precise response to driver

commands. Mid-engine balance, an excellent chassis and firm suspension

tuning add up to a level of agility and stability that seems a cut above

the Boxster's key competitors. There's not a hint of wrestling to guide

this aggressive newcomer down to the apex of a fast turn; it seems almost

to anticipate its orders, and there's not a hint of hesitation or uncertainty.

The old British definition of a sports car was something that could,

in a pinch, be raced. That's a key part of Porsche's heritage, and it certainly

applies to the Boxster. The ride quality that goes with these gunfighter

reflexes is distinctly firm, but somehow we don't think anyone will mind.



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