An Austrian, Japanese, and American man walk into a room.... sounds like a bad joke, but it was actually the genesis of something far better. For Porsche, it was a life-saving collaboration that it desperately needed in order for the company to avoid bankruptcy. For the Porsche customer, it was, as Top Gear put it, "... a two-seat roadster that was sublime to drive without punishing you in the daily grind." We are talking about the two-seater, breath of life for Porsche that was designated the 986 or better known as the Boxster.