Spy shots Porsche Boxster Speedster

It's a go-faster Boxster with a cut-down windscreen that could easily revive the Speedster name at Porsche.

The last Speedster was a 911 from the 964 series, which sold as a limited-edition model in 1994 during the runout before the next full change of the 911 body.

The new Speedster could easily point to a final burst before an all- new Boxster comes to showrooms.

The Speedster test car was caught by the Carparazzi photographic team at the Nurburgring, where it was run alongside an updated 911 GT3 RS and Cabrio which are expected before the end of the year.

Porsche is also working on a major change to the 911, although there are no clear indications yet of what is coming from Germany.

The Boxster Speedster is, according to Europen sources, coming soon.

But Porsche Cars Australia says there is no news on a Boxster plan, despite an ongoing development program for all models including the Boxster.

"Whoever has done that should work for us as a designer," jokes Porsche, "There are mind games, always, but no plans."

Still, the pictures point to a car which will have a more seriously sporty edge than a regular Boxster.

The windscreen has been cut down by around 10 centimetres, meaning a modified canvas roof for testing.

There are also domes behind each headrest, a popular choice for cleaning up the airflow on speedsters including the latest McLaren- Mercedes SLR, although these are obscured by the cut-down hood.

Mechanically, the European connection points to the same engine in the recent Design Edition of the Boxster S, with 225 kiloWatts.