New Porsche Boxster Shown at Geneva

Porsche finaly taken the wraps off its all-new Boxster at the Geneva Motor Show. The New Boxster is now 35kg lighter, more fuel efficient and has more power than ever.

This new Boxster is capable of lapping the Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 58 seconds - 12 seconds faster than the previous model. With the roof up it's also 50 per cent quieter.

The styling has also been refreshed, but in true Porsche style the changes are evolutionary rather than radical at first galance we don't think your be able to tell. A longer wheelbase, widened track and bigger wheels (18-inch on the Boxster, 19-inch on the Boxster S) will be the biggest clues if you park the new model next to its predecessor gen2.

Shorter rear and front overhangs and a more steeply raked windscreen to create a more streamline look to the car. The roof is still made from fabric, but is now exposed behind the cockpit when lowered.

The new interior gets a larger seven-inch colour touchscreen simlair to the one fitted in the Gen2. Porsche claims that the inspiration for the new layout came from the Carrera GT hypercar sold from 2004-2006.

The biggest change your notice with the new Boxster has to be the engine, with the entry-level 2.9-litre flat-six replaced by a new smaller 2.7-litre unit. Not the same 2.7 which was scraped with the change to the 2.9. Despite downsizing, they have found more power and extra 10bhp which now takes it to 261bhp. The Bosxter S sticks with its 3.4-litre flat-six, but gains an extra 5bhp taking its total to 311bhp. Both engines are fitted with stop-start.

The performance has also improved, The new Boxster accelerates from 0-62mph in 5.7 seconds – a tenth of a second faster than the  previous model, while the Boxster S takes exactly 5 seconds – an improvement of two tenths.

A six-speed manual is now fitted as standard, but if you want to extract maximum performance and the best possible fuel economy, The seven-speed PDK gearbox is required. With the PDK fuel consumption is improved by up to 15 per cent, with the Boxster returning 36.7mpg and the Boxster S managing 35.3mpg.

The Boxster S now comes standard with partial leather and Xenon headlights. The new Boxster goes on sale at the end of April priced from £37,589 for the Boxster and £45,384 for the Boxster S.