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Not many think of a $68,000 Porsche 911 as a value-oriented purchase. But that's how Porsche Cars North America Inc. bills it. PCNA head Peter Schwarzenbauer says if you took a 911 of 10 years ago and factored in inflation, it would cost $80,000. But the recently launched new 911 starts at only $69,300 in the U.S. That's the kind of value we're putting in today, he says. Similarly, the '05 Boxster