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After a break of 56 years Porsche are to introduce their new version of the famous fifties sports car.
The Boxster, made famous as the car in which film star James Dean was killed, will have its public debut next month in Los Angeles.
As in the original version this will be an open topped car and very lightweight due to there being no air-con, substituting carbon fibre accessories and parts in place of metal, all of which totals a weight saving of 80kg on the original.

There are certain visual tricks that make a Porsche look like a Porsche. Dr Michael Steiner, director of the new Porsche Panamera "product line", is reminding me what they are. "A classic Porsche has a rear engine," he is saying, "so the bonnet is low with the wings higher on either side. The bonnet is narrower at the front. There are no sharp edges and no upper radiator opening, just a single lower intake. At the back, there are wide shoulders and the rear window tapers."