Baby Boxster ?!?!

[Soulboy]

i believe this is the new 'baby boxster'

http://www.roadandtrack.com/future-cars/sports-cars-of-the-future-2013-porsche-new-356

[ChrisZang]

HA HA HA,

that reminds me of my post from a few months ago: http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23026 where I got "tarred and feathered" by everyone that Porsche would never build this

[Matt Fredrikson]

Keep reading and in a few pages you will see the proposed Audi R4 would be on the same platform and would also be tempting

[yellowboxster01]

Originally Posted by Matt Fredrikson

Keep reading and in a few pages you will see the proposed Audi R4 would be on the same platform and would also be tempting

The R4 looks and sounds more appealing than this new Porsche...

[landrovered]

Ok so I can see how a 356 fits into the line up but why a mini suv? VW is going to dilute the brand by flooding the market with new models.

[eightsandaces]

That new Audi with the 10 cylinder in it is badass. If I ever become wealthy I think the next unit might not be a Porsche. I love the car but when I add up the individual part failures I'm not so impressed, the 944 was a better built car, sounded far more solid than shutting a Boxster door and had far less problems with twice the mileage. My friends laugh their nuts off every time they razz me about putting an engine mount is a car with less than thirty on the odometer at the time...

[limoncello]

I tend to agree with ARModen's line of thought: Adding lightness is good. If they could actually keep the weight down (south of 2700 lbs), you could have a fun car to drive.

The article wasn't real clear to me whether the New 356 was "in lieu of" the current Box or "in additon to"...

Lastly, if R&T is indeed correct about "hitting the road" in 2012, then this thing has to be pretty far along in development. Where are the concept cars? Why no more press than this?