The 718 Boxster And Cayman GTS Are Porsche's Slightly Faster, Much More Expensive Junior Sports Cars
The Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman have been upgraded, with new GTS models acting as a bridge between the S-badged cars and the upcoming Boxster Spyder and Cayman GT4.
After the success of other GTS models across the 911, Cayenne and Panamera ranges, Porsche has created the new models by tuning the 2.5-litre flat-four S engine to deliver 361bhp; a 15bhp boost. That’s slightly less than was originally predicted.
It makes both new flat-four 718 GTS cars good for a 4.1-second sprint to 62mph; between 0.5 and 0.1 seconds faster than an S-badged equivalent, depending on spec. Top speed is 3mph faster at 180mph.
The PDK-only car follows a familiar GTS formula. Buyers will get the Sport Chrono Package, normally an option, as standard. That brings the central lap timer on the dashboard and upgrades to the drivetrain, helping the cars launch as quickly as possible.
Naturally, styling isn’t forgotten. Black detailing is the name of the game, with the front light clusters, logos, false diffuser and exhaust tips all finished in black. Alcantara upholstery and contact points, including the steering wheel trim, is a bit on the racy side, but on the other hand navigation is only an option.
The wheels are fetching 20-inch black satin items, while you’ll find black GTS logos at the base of the doors as well as in the centre of the rear end, if you don’t ask for that to be removed, which you wouldn’t, because you’d want people to know it was a GTS. Up front, night drives should be lit up nicely by bi-xenon headlights.
If you order the nav and install Porsche’s Track Precision App, known as PTPA, it’s possible to record precision lap times and driving data to review on your smartphone. Handy for nipping to Aldi.
The pair are priced, as you’d expect, higher than their S siblings. Some £8000 higher. We’ll leave you to debate the value in that.
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Porsche’s PR department these days:
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Not bad. I like the GTS what about DL🏁
Loving it, but the power output saddens me.
You know why it is 365PS?
Because the base model 911 is 370PS and they don’t want to make a 718 more powerful on paper than a 911
Porsche themselves admit that 2.5L boxer is capable of up to 400PS with no problems. But they still don’t want to break the hierarchy:(
I hope the GT4 won’t be restricted just because of that
Ok now give us the GT4.
I am really liking the look of the new Porsche’s, I think they look way up to date now where as the older ones seemed a bit dated
i would go for the 718 boxter
Porsche, did you realize that even when the top spec 718 got more HP than the 911, the 911’s halo wouldn’t fade because HP doesn’t mean anything? Do you realize that the 911’s name will be still unaffected?
Forget “protecting” the 911, Be “brave” and add more HP to the 718. The 911 is already iconic and you don’t need to worry about the 718 stealing 911’s name. You can get more money by selling your Macans.
(Not hating the 911 tho, I really love the 911)
I agree (the 911’s my dream machine)
Basically, the poor man’s 911 just gotten more powwaar!
At least Porsche has gotten around to fixing the styling of the boxer.
£533 per bhp…
I’ll just leave that there
I can get 10x that.
Just as I’m looking at a Cayman S, they come out with the GTS… but that extra bump in price puts it above the CTS-V….. I’m having major first world problems right now