2010 Porsche Boxster Launches Today! – Jim Ellis Porsche, Atlanta’s 26 year old Porsche Centre, wants you to be the first to know all about the exciting launch of the Newest Porsche Turbo, arriving this month to our showroom! Porsche CarsNorth America announced today that the all-new 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo will arrive this week and go on sale on January 30.

This is only three months after the debut of the highly-acclaimed Panamera, Porsche’s first gran tourismo and sports car for four.

Porsche has traditionally put great emphasis on the efficiency of its cars, but the new flagship 911 gives a new meaning to its high-performance label: while its acceleration, braking and handling capabilities make it a true super sports car, it will go about its business with a thriftiness that is equally remarkable and by no means the norm in its class. With a fuel economy increase of up to 13%, the new 911 Turbo is indeed more powerful and more efficient.

Classic styling and a simple interior show the 2010 Porsche Boxster’s  strong connections to its sports car heritage. Clean lines and flowing curves look like they have sprung to life from the designer’s table.

An all-new model, the Boxster Spyder, ups the performance ante this year, as a more hardcore, lightweight performance version above the Boxster S, and it gets an appearance package including unique graphics to distinguish it at first sight.

Though it’s Porsche’s least expensive car, the Boxster is anything but cheap or cheaply made. Its base engine, a 255-horsepower 2.9-liter flat-six-cylinder, can be paired with either a six-speed manual transmission, or the high-tech seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Acceleration with either is brisk, with Porsche quoting 5.8-second 0-60 mph runs for the manual and 5.5 seconds with the PDK. An optional Sport Plus package trims the PDK’s time down to a mere 5.3 seconds.

The 3.4-liter flat six-cylinder engine buzzes nicely with 310 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque. Really, this car wants to go fast. If you attempt a slow start from a stop, it hesitates slightly as if it’s egging you on to push a little harder.

“The Porsche 911 Turbo has always represented the pinnacle of the 911 model line since it was first introduced in 1974,” added McIntyre “Now, 35 years later, the ‘Turbo’ is still considered the standard when looking for the perfect combination of supercar performance with everyday drivability.”