2005 Porsche "914"

[Jim Sterling]

I found this on the Popular Mechanics web site. This sounds, and the picture looks, different than the post last month which speculated that a "new" 914 would be based on the VW/Audi 1.8 Turbo four cylinder. The picture posted last month from Road & Track also appeared to be the recently released V10 supercar Porsche just announced as the Carrera GT (see 12/00 issue of excellence). No mention of the engine, except stating there is no collaberation with VW/Audi. Maybe a new boxster four?
http://popularmechanics.com/perl/spy_fetch.pl?cat=eur

2005 Porsche Roadster

More than simply sprucing up the Boxster, Porsche has plans to slide a new, smaller, less expensive model under it in the lineup. Originally meant as the entry-level car for the Porsche marque, the Boxster is still expensive compared with the Toyota MR2 and Mazda Miata. So the company is creating a new
entry-level model. And, they are doing it without collaborating with their traditional
partners, VW or Audi. Not surprisingly, early design studies reveal a car very much like the current Boxster.