Unlike its Boxster brother, the S version of the mid-engined Porsche roadster offered a 3.4-liter unit from its predecessor, but with some improvements and a lower vehicle mass.

Porsche refreshed the second generation of the Boxster and unveiled it in 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show, revealing additional goodies that lured customers to it, even though times were difficult.

While many thought the Boxster would be short-lived, Porsche proved them wrong and introduced a second generation of this moniker at the 2004 Paris Motor Show, with sales starting in 2005.

The car that saved the Porsche brand in the mid-90s was the Boxster, and it deserved a facelift after six years on the market, so the automaker made it.

The Boxster was received with mixed feelings by customers when Porsche launched it in 1996, but three years later, it proved to be a successful model in the German sports car manufacturer lineup and received a more potent version: the S.