First Drive: 2005 Porsche Boxster

Porsche has redesigned their highly succesful mid-engine Boxster for 2005. The exterior styling has been updated, interior styling revamped, and the engines are more powerful. Edmunds editor John DiPietro took a first drive and says, "The athletic chassis is even better than before, safety has been increased and the Boxster's previous chief weakness, namely a mediocre cabin, has been effectively addressed." So the new Boxster is even better than the old... for $44,000, it had better be! -- Aaron Gold