Porsche Boxster/Boxster S Selected Best Sports Car by Automobile Magazine Editors

ATLANTA, Jan. 6, 2004 -- 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.