Mission R-ccomplished
The next Porsche 718 sports car, the Boxster and Cayman, will be fully-electric, Porsche's CEO Oliver Blume has confirmed.An exact year isn't given, but he said: "By the middle of the decade, we want to offer our mid-
by Paul Horrell
A whole lot of extras for the premium you pay over a ‘normal’ Boxster GTS 4.0
Fun fact: The Boxster has been on sale roughly as long as our youngest staffer has been alive. And in those 25 years, Porsche has sold over 43,000 of them...in the UK alone. No wonder there's no shortage of
by Tom Harrison
But the carmaker’s are still deciding how to execute their next iterations
Porsche's CEO has confirmed that the 718 will be replaced, but his firm hasn't yet decided whether to power the new Boxster and Cayman by electricity or gasoline. And he says there will be a 918 Spyder successor.Some 18
by Paul Horrell
Is this a matchup you want to see?
Boxing great Manny Pacquiao can be a polarizing figure, but while you can say what you want about how he's handled himself outside the ring, there's no denying he's at least tried to keep his profile subtle relative to
by Drei Laurel
Based on the 718 Boxster GTS 4.0
The Porsche Boxster is 25 years old in 2021. As if this year hadn't been taxing enough already, we're now feeling positively ancient.It was a crucial car, too. It basically saved the company upon arrival in the mid-'90s.
The PDK version, to be exact
On the surface of it, nothing is new: We have a Porsche 718 Boxster painted in a deeply classy color, looking composed and assured on a B-road. It's a story now 25 years old, with only 2016's plot twist
It’s about time
In fairness, Porsche has never been afraid of a big, public U-turn, a model some governments would do well to take inspiration from. Its latest-and perhaps greatest-backpedal yet comes in the form of this new 718 GTS Cayman and
Music to our ears
In a world of increasing complication, Porsche's boss has promised Top Gear that his firm will keep building straightforward drivers' cars as long as people want them."We will continue with our puristic sports cars-GT3, GT3 RS, GT2 RS, and
by Paul Horrell
Maybe Porsche’s really listening to us after all
You certainly can't accuse Porsche of not listening. Nor being afraid of a public U-turn. We could probably do with having them in government. A decade after switching its horrid PDK button shifters for conventional paddles, it's put six-
But the current one will live on and be facelifted for certain markets
Porsche is close to a decision on making a ground-up all-electric car that will eventually replace the 718.Oliver Blume, the German carmaker's CEO, told Top Gear: "In all our segments-sedans, SUVs, and two-door sports cars-we
by Paul Horrell
“The 718 just fits EV, doesn’t it?”
No way! Way. Over dinner on the Porsche Taycan launch event, Lutz Meschke, deputy chairman of the board, dropped the mother of all hints that the next generation Cayman and Boxster will become pure-electric sports cars."The 718 just fits EV,
by Jack Rix
That’s more like it
Ever since the Boxster and the Cayman traded their flat-sixes for four-pots, roughly everyone with functioning ears has clamored for a return to the proper cylinder count. Here in TG Towers, we've been particularly clamorous, even using phrases like "
Positive spin: It turns out a lot of SUVs are funding the next GT3
Porsche has been making an SUV for almost two decades now. The German carmaker's lineup currently has two SUVs, as well as a sedan and a wagon (well, a pair of posh hatchbacks that pretend to be a sedan and a
With base engine but top-end features
Anyone struggling to get their head around Porsche's range, look away now. There's a new 718 Boxster and Cayman, and it'll likely confuse the heck out of you.For the rest of us, welcome to potentially the best mid-
The iconic number is back
The Boxster is now turbocharged-no surprises there as it takes after Porsche's 911 Carrera range. It's a move that's equally significant for the beloved roadster, and based on the improved performance of the turbo'd Carrera, it's
Equal amounts of power
Following the footsteps of the smaller displacement turbocharged 911 Carrera range are the new Boxster and Cayman-now called the 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman. PGA Cars, the authorized distributor of Porsche in the country, unveiled the new duo at Whitespace Manila
Driving the Porsche 718 Boxster S
Finally, the heavily revised Porsche 718 Boxster is here, with its 718 Cayman sibling following in a few months, and we were able to spend some time with it in Portugal. Porsche is mum on whether to call the 718 an all-
Now with 4-cylinder turbo engines
Safe to say we saw this one coming. Like the Porsche Boxster, the Cayman has also been given the 718 treatment.That means a thorough round of styling updates in line with the 718 Boxster, tweaks to the chassis, and a pair
by Jack Rix
The iconic nameplate returns
Remember that story we did on the upcoming Porsche 718 comeback last month? In that piece, we talked a bit about the car's colorful past, how it won races like Le Mans and Targa Florio, and how it was one of
