2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder to debut at LA Auto Show for $61,200

Published November 11, 2009 by Gerry Miles

Filed Under: Auto Shows, New Models, Pricing & Stats

If there can be too much of a good thing, this may be it: a third member of the Porsche Boxster line.

Porsche Cars North America has announced that the third member of the vaunted Boxster line, the 2011 Spyder, will bow at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Dec. 2, 2009.

To differentiate it from its stablemate, the car’s windows are lower and sleeker – if possible – and two striking bulges on the rear deck lid give the Spyder a pronounced athletic stance.

The soft-top now extends far to the rear for an added stylistic swirl, adding functionality to the fun to protect the driver and passenger from heat or inclement elements.

Output: Power for this scatback is derived from a 3.4-liter, 320 hp, 6-cylinder motor with Direct Fuel Injection in front of the rear axle. An all-new sport suspension has lowered the car 20mm, providing an ever lower center of gravity, that combined with standard limited slip differential and special wheels that give the steak the sizzle to live up to its nameplate.

Utilizing aluminum doors and lightweight interior door panels from the 911 GT3 RS helped the Boxster Spyder shed 176 pounds less than the Boxster S. The Spyder also gets 10 more horsepower as well than the S.

Historical hook: The Boxster line has lineage extending back to the 550 Spyder and RS 60 of the 1950s and 1960s, all being mid-engined roadster with low weight, great agility and superb handling characteristics.

Limited edition Boxster Spyders appeared in 2004 and 2008, but the new Spyder will be a regular production model.

On Sale: Porsche says the official on sale date of the 2011 Boxster Spyder is in early February 2010.

The MSRP is listed at $61,200.