Porsche's Boxster Spyder might be the best sports car I've ever driven in stock configuration. It's just so close to perfection that it doesn't really feel like it needs anything. The standard 4-liter flat six makes a perfectly usable 414 horsepower and sprints from 0-60 in 4.5 seconds. The steering is fantastic, the chassis is so well balanced, …
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This Four-Cylinder Boxster Spyder Is Only Available In China For Now
Porsche's four-liter mid-engine drop-top has been a massive international hit for the company. With a reactive naturally-aspirated engine, gobs of torque, a sublime chassis, and open air motoring, it's one of the best sports cars to ever leave the factory. For the Chinese market, Porsche's biggest market, it holds a problem, however. Under China's …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 718 Boxster Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4 Receive Optional PDK Transmission
Have you wanted to get yourself into Porsche's top-of-the-line mid-engine offering, but have been turned off by the row-your-own gearbox? Soon you'll have the ability to snag a track-focused Cayman GT4 or Boxster Spyder with a 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe. What is commonly known as the best dual clutch in the automotive industry, …
Continue to the full articleIs the 981 GTS Peak Modern Porsche?
Turbocharging did not gain the Boxster and Cayman any fans. The models kindly picked up 911 fans' spare derision when the transaxle cars left production in the mid-1990s, and have carried the torch of poor public perception from their predecessors. Real enthusiasts should only be buying 911s after all, or so the line goes. Despite having something …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 718 Spyder and Cayman GT4 Bring Flat-Six Power Back!
While the 718 Cayman GTS brought plenty to the party, something was missing. True, the turbo four was punchier than the previous generation's six-cylinder atmospheric, but there was something amiss. Power and torque figures, as important as they are, need urgency and an appropriate soundtrack to power a truly memorable sports car. Rejoice, …
Continue to the full articleIs a 911 GT2 RS Faster Than A 918 Spyder at Hockenheim?
Unlike many cars of its ilk, this GT2 RS sees a great deal of track time. Whether it be racing against current GT3 Cup cars or highly modified Nissan GT-Rs, sebastian vittel's RS is a regular sight at tracks across France and Germany. It's been given a few tasteful modifications to suit it to the regular beating it takes; utilizing Endless pads, …
Continue to the full articleWhat’s The Appeal of the 987 Boxster Spyder?
With a free-revving 3.4-liter engine powering a single-minded machine weighing sub-3,000 pounds, the original Boxster Spyder had a lot to offer the discerning motorist. It did not exactly have the most user-friendly roof, or lack thereof, but that only allowed the driver to better appreciate the flat-six bark by leaving it down 100% of the time. …
Continue to the full articleNew Porsche 718 Boxster Spied In Stuttgart
I love the Boxster Spyder in all its iterations. The 987 Spyder was a very focused and lovely lightweight machine with very few compromises. The 981 Spyder we drove back in 2015 was sublime, certainly ranked among the best Porsche road-going sports cars ever made. Thanks to this series of photographs taken near the Porsche factory gates in …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week: Volume 55
We've been compiling the best Porsche models on eBay for almost two years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. In all that time, we've published these every other week. Well, enough of you have spoken up that we're going to try a weekly format, with two of us picking selections, so check back often. This week, …
Continue to the full articleAn In-Depth Look At The 16 Porsches Jerry Seinfeld Is Selling On Amelia Island
If you are a fan of Porsche, and you've been anywhere near the internet in the last month, it's unlikely that you haven't heard about the upcoming Seinfeld collection grouping of cars coming up for auction at the Gooding & Co. Amelia Island sale later this week. Many sites have shown you the list of cars, but no other site out there is showing you …
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