Porsche Boxster Speedster – on its way

A Porsche Boxster 'Speedster' spotted at the Nurburgring

Porsche has been caught testing a Porsche Boxster Speedster at the Nurburgring.

The Speedster is an iconic Porsche. The Porsche 365 Speedster is a 1950s classic, and it looks like Porsche are planning on sprinkling some of that history on the Porsche Boxster, and are planning a lightweight Speedster version of the Boxster before a new Boxster arrives in 2011.

It looks like the Boxster Speedster (or maybe Boxster R?) will get the double-hump behind the seats and be a stripped-out and more powerful version of the current Boxster. Could it get more power as well as being lighter? Hard to say, but we can live in hope.

But the appearance of the Boxster Speedster at the Nurburgring does make us wonder if this is where it will stop. We know that with VW in charge Porsche are being pushed to develop their core sports cars instead of the Cayenne and Panamera. And a good way to raise interest is to make special editions (as if there aren’t enough already). But the Boxster Speedster does raise the prospect of a 911 Speedster. Appetising.