Porsche 718 Boxster
The Porsche 718 Boxster is one of the purest sports cars that money can buy. The mid-engine roadster has been engineered from the ground up to deliver not just outright performance but also driver engagement. Slip behind the wheel, and its sharp reflexes, perfect balance, and refined power engage all of your senses – so much that you probably won’t even notice its crummy stock stereo. On the downside, the Boxster offers little in the way of utility. In particular, owners call out its lack of interior storage. It’s also quite expensive, especially at the upper end of the trim range.
The Porsche 718 Boxster is one of the purest sports cars that money can buy. The mid-engine roadster has been engineered from the ground up to deliver not just outright performance but also driver engagement. Slip behind the wheel, and its sharp reflexes, perfect balance, and refined power engage all of your senses – so much that you probably won’t even notice its crummy stock stereo. On the downside, the Boxster offers little in the way of utility. In particular, owners call out its lack of interior storage. It’s also quite expensive, especially at the upper end of the trim range.
Porsche 718 Boxster Model Lineup
The 718 Boxster is a premium two-seat roadster. It’s the smallest convertible in Porsche’s lineup, measuring about six inches shorter than its larger sibling, the 911, and it shares a platform and many components with its hardtop sibling, the 718 Cayman. Prior to 2017, the model was simply known as the Boxster.
Porsche sells the 718 Boxster in a variety of trims, which are aligned with the car’s available performance levels. At the lower end of the range are the base and T versions. In the middle are the upgraded S and GTS models. And at the upper end are the limited-edition Spyder and 25 Years variants. Despite its premium billing, the Boxster offers only a modest level of standard equipment. That includes air conditioning, cruise control, and a 7-inch infotainment display. Some premium features, including heated seats and Apple CarPlay, became standard with the 2021 model year. Otherwise, Porsche requires buyers to pick and choose from an extensive list of available options and upgrades, which includes heated and ventilated seats, an electronically adjustable suspension (which Porsche calls PASM), a torque-vectoring rear differential, and adaptive cruise control. Notably, Android Auto is not offered.
With the introduction of the fourth Boxster generation in 2017, Porsche dropped the roadster’s standard horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine in favor of a turbocharged four-cylinder. While the new turbo four makes more power than the outgoing six (300 vs 275 horsepower in base form), some bemoan the loss of the Boxster’s sweet-sounding flat-six. Porsche seems to have heard those lamentations because they re-introduced it to the lineup in 2020 with the 718 Spyder, which features a 4.0-liter version making 414 hp. That was followed in 2021 by the 394-hp GTS 4.0. Most Boxster versions are available with either a six-speed manual transmission or a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic (which Porsche calls PDK). Power routes to the rear wheels only. All-wheel drive isn’t available, nor is a hybrid or electric variant.
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