Porsche Boxster: New entry-level model with Audi TTS engine?

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Porsche Boxster: New entry-level model with Audi TTS engine?

Street word has it that Porsche is mulling a new entry-level model of the Porsche Boxster with the engine from the Audi TTS.

According to Auto Motor und Sport, the idea of putting the TTS engine into Boxster has already been discussed by a joint Audi-Porsche product planning committee. In Europe, the cheapest Boxster runs for around €46,500 ($64,000), but with a TTS engine in place it has been estimated this figure could go down to €40,000 ($55,000). That's a savings of about 15%, which is huge in terms of modern car margins.