Porsche Officially Announces 718 Boxter & Cayman


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The legendary Porsche 718 is back

Mid-engine Sports Cars have a long tradition at Porsche. Starting with the Porsche 550 Spyder in 1953, a Sports Car that caused a sensation on both the race track and on the road with an empty weight of just around 550 kilograms. The Porsche 550 Spyder impressively demonstrated the superiority of the mid-engine concept in combination with a consistent lightweight construction when it crossed the finishing line of the Targa Florio with a lead of almost 15 minutes over the rest of the field in 1956.

The Porsche 718 was the logical development of the mid-engine Sports Car: lightweight, fast and beautiful. In addition to winning numerous races, it also won the hearts of Porsche enthusiasts and even more those of its drivers. Due to its outstanding power-to-weight ratio, it had a top speed of up to 260 km/h (162 mph) and offered excellent manoeuvrability. This meant that it was able to surpass once more the racing successes of its predecessor: among other things, it won the Targa Florio in 1959 and 1960. With the development of the Boxster, Porsche continued the long tradition of mid-engine Sports Cars in the middle of the 1990s. The Boxster was joined by the Cayman around 10 years later, also a typical Porsche mid-engine Sports Car.

The new 718 models

We are committed to the tradition of Porsche – and so we take one step back in order to take a leap into the dynamic future of our mid-engine Sports Cars. The 718 set standards on the race track. The new 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman will now follow in its footsteps from the start of 2016. And the Porsche maxim still holds as true today as it did then: Intelligent Performance.

The next 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman generation also shows its motor sport origins in the model range designation "718" and interprets this tradition with newly developed vehicles and highly efficient engines.

Newly developed flat-four turbo engines

Following on the tradition of the 1957 718 with its flat-four engine, the 718 model range builds on this heritage with new flat-four turbo engines developed by Porsche. These powerful engines open up the next, breathtaking chapter in terms of the performance of our mid-engine Sports Cars.

The most important difference is preserved by means of the "Boxster" and "Cayman" names: one of the 718 models is open, the other closed. Both fulfil Sports Car dreams, enhanced by the absolute desire for uncompromising sportiness.
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Happy New Year 2017 The Automotive India. Lets Start it in Super Style![glasses]

Porsche Boxster 718 visits my neighborhood![glasses]

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Sharing of these pics needs full credit to The Automotive India.

PS: The exhaust note is very good too! Heard it very closely.

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Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman GTS automatic launched

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The Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman 4.0-litre GTS are now both available with a new seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Prices start from £68,643 for the 718 Boxster and £66,783 for the 718 Cayman, representing a £2,303 increase over the standard six-speed manual models.

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Porsche’s new automatic gearbox is hitched to the same naturally aspirated 4.0-litre flat-six petrol engine, which has an identical output of 396bhp and 420Nm of torque. However, the transmission’s shorter ratios and faster shifts has dropped both cars’ 0–62mph times by half a second to four seconds flat.

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Both cars come with Porsche’s Sport Chrono package as standard, which adds four driver profiles – Normal, Sport, Sport Plus and Individual. In Sport mode, the automatic gearbox’s upshifts are more aggressive, while downshifts are programmed to occur higher up the rev range and with automatic throttle blips.

Sport Plus mode screws the maximum amount of performance out of the drivetrain and unlocks a launch control function. Finally, Individual mode allows the driver to setup the car’s chassis, engine and gearbox parameters according to their personal preferences.

Porsche has also added a new Sport Response function which, in essence, is a “push to pass” button. The programme demands the maximum amount of performance from the 718 GTS’s powertrain for 20 seconds, regardless of the current driving mode.

In addition, the new automatic gearbox is now available in the more hardcore 718 Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4 flagship models – and both come with a mechanically locking differential as standard. Prices start from £75,850 for the former and £77,780 for the latter – or £2,000 more expensive than the standard models.

To complement the new gearbox, Porsche has tweaked the level of standard equipment offered across the 718 family. The outgoing models’ Alcantara upholstery has been swapped for Race-Tex microfibre, while a new Python Green paint finish will be added to the 718 Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4.

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