Porsche 718 News
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When it comes to sports cars, less power usually isn't a good thing. But Porsche thinks less powerful but more affordable versions of its new 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman will help boost the attraction of the cars in the lucrative Chinese market. These models will have a 250-horsepower 2.0-liter flat-4 engine. In the United States, the 718 models are offered with 2.0- and 2.5-liter flat-4 engines producing 300 and 350 hp, respectively. The information was reported by Automotive News (subscription required) based on comments made by Jan Roth, who heads the 718 line at Porsche. Lower power output...
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Porsche 718 GT4, Spyder models coming with flat-6 enginesPorsche’s new 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman are fitted exclusively with turbocharged 4-cylinder engines, but more potent versions of the cars are coming and these will stick to naturally-aspirated flat-6 engines. That’s the word of Porsche engineer August Achleitner, who is in charge of...
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2017 Porsche 718 Cayman debuts at 2016 Beijing auto show
Following the debut of Porsche's 2017 718 Boxster earlier this year, the German sports car marque has finally unveiled the car’s coupe counterpart. The new 718 Cayman, which made its debut today at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show, races into the 2017 model year with fresh styling, turbocharged...
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2017 Porsche 718 Boxster debuts with turbocharged flat-4
Back in December Porsche announced that the updated Boxster (and Cayman) will adopt the 718 name and swap the current naturally aspirated flat-sixes for turbocharged four-cylinder engines, albeit still with a flat "boxer" design. At the time, we could only speculate on the power output, and now we...
Kirk Bell
