PRESS RELEASE
Jan 6, 2004 08:01 ET
Porsche(R) Boxster(R)/Boxster S Selected Best Sports Car by Automobile
Magazine Editors
ATLANTA, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Porsche Boxster and Boxster S were
selected Best Sports Car by the editors of Automobile Magazine in the publication's
2004 All-Stars award competition. Automobile Magazine's worldwide staff
chose the winning Porsche models after a weeklong drive on the challenging
roads of Kentucky and Tennessee. The Boxster and Boxster S garnered more
than fifty percent of the vote in a category that had eleven candidates.
It marks the third time the monthly automotive enthusiast publication
has selected the Boxster for its annual All-Star Award. Previously, the
Boxster also won Automobile Magazine's prestigious Automobile of the Year
award.
Recently the Porsche Boxster captured the first annual "Clefs d'Or"
or "Gold Key" Awards chosen by the editors of L'Annuel De L'Automobile,
the new Canadian yearly car guide. The award was given for the Best Vehicle,
Sports Car Class (between $50,000 & $100,000 CAN).
Between them, the 2.7 liter, 225 horsepower (SAE) Porsche Boxster and
3.2 liter, 258 horsepower (SAE) Boxster S have also tallied five-straight
10Best Awards from Car and Driver Magazine.
To further enhance the current Boxster lineup and commemorate the 50th
Anniversary of the Porsche 550 Spyder, a special "50 Years of the 550 Spyder"
Boxster S edition debuted this week at the North American International
Auto Show in Detroit. It is the most powerful Boxster yet offered on the
world market.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), based in Atlanta, Ga., and
its subsidiary, Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd., are the exclusive importers
of Porsche vehicles for the United States and Canada. A wholly owned, indirect
subsidiary of Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, PCNA employs approximately 250
people who provide Porsche vehicles, parts, service, marketing and training
for its 204 U.S. and Canadian dealers. They, in turn, provide Porsche owners
with best-in-class service.
Source: Porsche Cars North America
CONTACT: Bob Carlson, Media Relations Manager, +1-770-290-3676, or
Jody Scott, Product Publicity Specialist, +1-770-290-3764, both of
Porsche
Cars North America
Web site: http://www.porsche.com/
Source: PRNewswire -- Jan. 6, 2004
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