# Porsche Boxster: generations, option codes and prices

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The Boxster is Porsche’s mid-engined two-seat roadster, sold in the US from the 1997 model year. It ran through four generations, with the 987 split here into its original and revised forms, and from 2017 was sold as the 718 Boxster with turbocharged four-cylinder engines in the core range.

## Generations

| Generation | US model years | Trims | Options | Markdown | JSON |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Porsche 718 Boxster (982) | 2017–2025 | 9 | 253 | https://www.retroconfigurator.com/wiki/boxster_982.md | https://www.retroconfigurator.com/data/agent/generations/boxster_982.json |
| Porsche Boxster (981) | 2013–2016 | 4 | 175 | https://www.retroconfigurator.com/wiki/boxster_981.md | https://www.retroconfigurator.com/data/agent/generations/boxster_981.json |
| Porsche Boxster (987.2) | 2009–2012 | 3 | 227 | https://www.retroconfigurator.com/wiki/boxster_987_2.md | https://www.retroconfigurator.com/data/agent/generations/boxster_987_2.json |
| Porsche Boxster (987.1) | 2005–2008 | 3 | 149 | https://www.retroconfigurator.com/wiki/boxster_987_1.md | https://www.retroconfigurator.com/data/agent/generations/boxster_987_1.json |
| Porsche Boxster (986) | 1997–2004 | 3 | 226 | https://www.retroconfigurator.com/wiki/boxster_986.md | https://www.retroconfigurator.com/data/agent/generations/boxster_986.json |

## How the generations differ

The first Boxster, the 986, was sold from 1997 to 2004. Its water-cooled flat-six sat ahead of the rear axle, and it shared its front body panels, headlamps and much of its interior with the 996-generation 911 that followed it. The engine grew from 2.5 to 2.7 litres for 2000, the year the 3.2-litre Boxster S joined the range. A revision for 2003 replaced the plastic rear window in the soft top with glass.

The 987, sold from 2005, kept the same layout under new bodywork and an interior of its own. It was revised for 2009: the Boxster S engine gained direct fuel injection, and the seven-speed PDK dual-clutch gearbox replaced the Tiptronic automatic. The revised range added the Boxster Spyder, a lighter car with a manually erected fabric top.

The 981, sold from 2013 to 2016, was a new car on a longer wheelbase, with a lighter body that used more aluminium and electric power steering in place of hydraulic. A Boxster GTS was added, and the Boxster Spyder returned with a 3.8-litre flat-six.

For 2017 the car was renamed the 718 Boxster, and the flat-sixes of the core range gave way to turbocharged flat-fours of 2.0 and 2.5 litres. A naturally aspirated 4.0-litre flat-six returned in the GTS 4.0, the 718 Spyder and the Spyder RS. The 718 Boxster was sold in the US until the 2025 model year.

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