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Oops...Porsche Misspells "Boxster" On London Billboards, Lots of Them

Yes, this is a real billboard in London for the all-new Porsche “Boxter.” While we can’t say that we are all too familiar with that particular model, we do know that the Porsche Boxster is all new and looking to be sold in the UK.

A reader from Jalopnik snapped this photo the other day to inevitably shame the company responsible for the advertisement.

Porsche Says it Has No Plans to Build a Cheaper Model than the Boxster

A high-ranking Porsche official has reiterated that the company has no plans whatsoever to expand its automobile range with a car costing less than the firm's current base model, the Boxster roadster, which starts from €48,291 in Germany, £37,589 in the UK and U$49,500 in the U.S.

"To build a Porsche for 30,000 euros [$38,000] currently doesn't fit our brand," Porsche's head of sales and marketing Bernhard Maier told Automotive News.

SpeedART Tunes Into the New Porsche Boxster with Styling and Performance Upgrades

German tuning firm SpeedART wasted no time in prepping a new line of accessories for the third generation of the Porsche Boxster only about a month after it arrived in European dealerships and a couple of months before it goes on sale in North America and other parts of the world.

Due to launch this summer, SpeedART's SP81-R package for the new Boxster bundles an assortment of styling accessories with various performance parts.

Porsche Abandons Plans to Build a Smaller Roadster, Pajun Sedan Still in the Works

At first, Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller said that the company would be interested in a smaller and cheaper roadster model than the Boxster during an interview at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

A few months later, speaking to German business publication Wirtschaftswoche in January of 2012, he downplayed the possibility of an entry-level roadster but he did not rule it out completely either.

New Porsche Boxster Roadster from £37,589 in Britain

The third generation of Porsche's roadster model has landed in UK showrooms with on-the-road prices starting from £37,589 for the 262bhp Boxster and from £45,384 for the 311bhp Boxster S.

Among other highlights, the new Boxster is up to 35kg (77 pounds) lighter and sports a 60mm (2.4 inches) longer wheelbase, widened track on the front and rear axles, and larger wheels than model it replaces.