A Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder Is On The Way With The GT3's 4.0 Flat-Six
We’ve been fairly sure for a while that Porsche is cooking up a 718 Cayman ‘GT4’ with a naturally-aspirated flat-six, but now we know it’ll have a cousin: a 718 Boxster Spyder.
Autocar reports that Stuttgart is developing a successor to the ‘981’ Spyder (pictured above and below), which will shirk the 2.5-litre, turbocharged flat-four used in the 718 Boxster S and GTS in favour of an N/A six. It’ll trump the 3.8-litre 911 Carrera S unit used in the previous Spyder, too: like the next Cayman GT4, it’ll use a detuned version of the 911 GT3’s incredible 4.0-litre flat-six, hooked up to a manual gearbox.
As far as power goes, that’s open to speculation. In the GT3, the motorsport-derived six-banger is good for 493bhp, while the old Boxster Spyder made a more modest 370bhp. So, the output should be somewhere in between those figures, albeit closer to 370 than 493. Let’s take an educated guess of 420bhp and see how right we end up being.
Along with the shoutier engine, we can also expect overhauled suspension, stickier tyres and various weight saving measures to make this the most potent Boxster ever seen.
The question is, would you have the 718 Boxster Spyder, or the 718 Cayman GT4?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
Flat six all the way 👌
Finally some good news
The handling of the 718 combined with the eargasmic engine note of that sweet sweet engine of the GT3? This is definetly the best christmas gift so far this year!!!
Also the fact that we are living in an era in which convertibles remain so stiff compared to their hardtop couterparts that it just makes it the perfect all round choice.
N/A flat 6 with a manual - There is no comparison to this timeless configuration. So happy Porsche still listens to their enthusiasts! 😃
This is why I’m a huge Porsche fanboy 😂😂
Now I have more respect for Porsche.
What is a Sypder
I’m guessing
-Tent Roof
-No Door Handle
-Charged More for Less
Sypder is what you get when you are so excited about an article that you stop giving damns about typos
So it’s not actually a 718 anymore.
Why downvotes. Even Pordchesaid they will probably drop the 718 name.
718 was a legendery 4 cylinder race car.
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Cayman GT4 !
Yeah, me too!
Awesome! Let’s hope they don’t appreciate too much or else I’ll never be able to drive it.