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There's a good reason I keep a 1:18-scale model of the 1993 Porsche Boxster concept car sitting on a teak cabinet in my studio: it's gorgeous, the first Porsche to bring the spirit of early Porsche 550 racing cars to the road. And there's an equally good reason that my 1:18 model of the 1997 production version stays inside that cabinet. It simply didn't measure up to the concept. A revamp for 2005 improved the production Boxster a bit but not enough to make it sparkle. However good it was to drive, the car we could buy just wasn't as attractive.