larger voids in hollow piston pins for reduced weight.
The result is a naught-to-60 mph (100 km/h) sprint of 4.8 seconds, all while returning 30.4 mpg (9.3L/100km) in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). The Spyder is motivated by the familiar 3.4-liter boxing 6 found in the regular car but massaged to give 10 more hp than the S for a total of 320 and harnessed by Porsche's PDK transmission. To make it the ".purest form of the Porsche sports car.", they also gave it an all-new sport suspension that lowers it by 20 mm providing a lower center of gravity and a standard limited slip differential. The Spyder is the lightest Porsche in its current lineup with a weight of just 2811 lb (1275 kg, and only 11 lb more than the 986 Boxster). The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show will play host to the unveiling of the Porsche Boxster Spyder, a chopped-top roadster version of the Boxster (and homage to the iconic 550 Spyder).Boxsters are also manufactured in Uusikaupunki, Finland by Valmet under contract to Porsche. Boxster production began at the former Porsche 928 facility at Stuttgart after the 928 was discontinued due to poor sales. The Boxster's name plays on the words, 'boxer' (after its horizontally-opposed engine configuration, called the boxer engine which was patented by Karl Benz in 1896) and ' roadster'. Throughout its production it has been Porsche's smallest and least expensive sports car model.
The Boxster has a mid-mounted engine, two doors, two seats, and a folding cloth roof. The Porsche Boxster Speedster is a convertible sports car released in late 1996 by German Automotive manufacturer Porsche.