{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"30 years of Porsche Boxster ","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/30-years-of-porsche-boxster","audioUrl":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/883537/episodes/18189976-30-years-of-porsche-boxster.mp3","description":"Through four generations from 986 to 718, the Boxster has been a huge success – we gathered a group of Boxster owners at Paragon Porsche to share memories of when the roadster with a boxer engine was first released, before discussing how the concept has evolved and what lies ahead as the Boxster adopts EV tech. Thank you to Mark, Jamie, Jason and the Paragon team for hosting us and laying on what has become an annual tradition of curry, cars and podcast conversation.Find your dream Porsche on the 9WERKS Marketplace: 9werks.co.uk/marketplace Thanks to our friends heritagepartscentre.com for sponsoring this podcast, get up to 10% off your basket by entering the code ‘9WERKS10’ at the checkout on heritagepartscentre.com‘9WERKS Radio’ @9werks.radio is your dedicated Porsche and car podcast, taking you closer than ever to the world’s finest sports cars and the culture and history behind them.The show is brought to you by 9werks.co.uk, the innovative online platform for Porsche enthusiasts. Hosted by Porsche Journalist Lee Sibley @9werks_lee, and 911 owner and engineer Andy Brookes @993andy, with special input from friends and experts around the industry, including you, our valued listeners.If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support us by joining the 9WERKS Driven Not Hidden Collective you can do so by hitting the link below, your support would be greatly appreciated.Support the show"},"annotations":[{"startTime":160.94,"endTime":162.32,"type":"car","title":"Porsche 911","url":"/cars/porsche/911","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/2025_Porsche_992_Carrera_convertible_DSC_7024_%28cropped%29.jpg","quote":"...where it was all kind of 9-11 chat. It's the complete opposite end of the scale for that today","canonicalId":"car:porsche:911","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Porsche 911 is a high-performance sports car that has been in production since 1964. 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