Porsche Boxster (1999)

The Porsche Boxster (1999) is a sports car by Porsche. It is classified as Sports Retro.

Background
Almost at bankruptcy, Porsche was looking for a successor to the unsuccessful 928 and 968 sports cars. At the 1993 North American International Auto Show, a concept car was revealed for their new, entry-level model. The name Boxster is a combination of the words “boxer” for its flat engine and “roadster”.

In 1996, the production version was released. It was powered by a 2.5-liter flat-six engine with 201 hp and 177 foot-pounds of torque for the 1996 model. The model in the game is a 1999 model.

In 2002, the 986 Boxster received a facelift. Also, after 1999 was the Boxster S, a high-performance version of the Boxster. The 986 was succeeded by the 987 in 2004.

Specs
The 1999 Porsche Boxster has a fairly decent rating, standing at 688. Its power rating is 5.9 and its top speed rating is 6.5, with an acceleration rating of 6.2. However, the handling rating is 9.8, which is why it has a decent performance rating of 266 in the arcade game and 279 in the simulation game.

The 1999 model has a 2.5-liter flat-six with 2480 displacement. It has 201 hp and 181 lb-ft, which can be upgraded to 956 hp and 798 lb-ft with the right upgrades. Performance is decent too, with 0 to 60 mph in 6.7 seconds and a top speed of 149 mph. Part of it is the low weight of only 2822 pounds.