The Reborn Boxster: A New Era for Porsche's Iconic Sports Car

As we take a closer look at the reworked Boxster, there's a noticeably different soundtrack coming from portions that have been revamped. Gone is the familiar wail of its mid-mounted flat-six engine, replaced by a little four-cylinder turbo in what is now called the 718 Boxster. This decision may seem sacrilegious to some, but it holds relevance and nostalgia at play. The 7:18 refers back to a successful 4-cylinder powered Porsche racecar from the 1950s and 60s, paying homage to its heritage.

Out on the road, the turbo rush makes the car playful, even if the music coming from behind your head isn't quite as beautiful as before. The engine rattles at idle, and we miss the high rpm zing of the flat six drive. However, when you push the car hard, it barks heartily just with a different bravado. A six-speed manual transmission comes standard, but it's expected that most Boxster buyers will opt for the $3,200 7-speed PDK automated manual.

One of the key features that sets the Boxster apart is its low seating position, which makes you feel like you're in a bathtub. This design choice limits outward views, as the small side windows and thick windshield pillars restrict your line of sight. However, this also creates big blind spots, making it essential to have a standard rear-view camera and blind spot monitoring. Fortunately, these safety features are highly useful options.

The seats are firmly padded and feature plenty of side support to hold you in place through corners. These pronounced bolsters make for a narrow seating area, which can prove overly constrictive for broad-shouldered individuals. Despite this, the interior has a premium atmosphere with high-quality materials and a solid build. The analog instruments are sports car serious, with a tachometer sitting front and center within the cluster.

The console features an overabundance of small tightly cropped buttons, but this is largely mitigated by the digital speedo display. Cargo storage is surprisingly ample, thanks to a deep front trunk plus another moderately sized one behind the engine. This provides enough luggage space for a weekend trip for two, as is often the case with Porsches.

However, checking off just a few of the multitude of available options can quickly pile up and drive down the price. The Boxster starts at $57,000, but after adding in the PD transmission power seats 19-inch wheels, and other niceties, the price climbs to $69,790.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enlisten closely and there's a noticeably different soundtrack coming from portions reworked Boxter gone is the familiar wail from its mid-mounted flat-six engine it's been replaced by a little four-cylinder turbo in what is now called the 718 Boxster wait what a four-cylinder sacrilege well hold on a second 7:18 refers back to a successful 4-cylinder powered Porsche racecar from the 1950s and 60s so there's relevance and nostalgia at play here out on the road the turbo rush makes the car playful even if the music coming from behind your head isn't quite as beautiful as before the engine rattles at idle and we miss the high rpm zing of the flat six drive the car hard though and it barks heartily just with a different bravado a six-speed manual transmission comes standard but it's expected the vast majority of Boxster buyers will opt for the $3,200 7-speed PDK automated manual as a proper sports car the Boxster sits low to the ground the low seating position makes you feel like you're in a bathtub and the small side windows and thick windshield pillars limit outward views the wide corners of the fabric roof create big blind spots good thing there is a standard rear-view camera and blind spot monitoring is a highly useful option the seats are firmly padded and feature plenty of side support to hold you in place through corners those pronounced bolsters make for a narrow seating area which can prove overly constrictive for broad-shouldered folks the interior has a premium atmosphere with high-quality materials and a solid build the analog instruments are sports car serious with a tachometer sitting front and center within the cluster this crowds the speedometer off to the side but it's easier to read the digital speedo display anyway although the infotainment touchscreen has been made simpler the console features an overabundance of small tightly cropped buttons cargo storage is surprisingly ample thanks to a deep front trunk plus another moderately sized one behind the engine give it enough luggage space for a weekend trip for two as is often the case with Porsches checking off just a few of the multitude of available options piles the price down quickly the Boxster starts at fifty seven thousand fifty dollars but after adding in the PD transmission power seats 19-inch wheels and a few other niceties the price climbs at 69 thousand seven hundred ninety dollars for more on sports cars check out consumer Borglisten closely and there's a noticeably different soundtrack coming from portions reworked Boxter gone is the familiar wail from its mid-mounted flat-six engine it's been replaced by a little four-cylinder turbo in what is now called the 718 Boxster wait what a four-cylinder sacrilege well hold on a second 7:18 refers back to a successful 4-cylinder powered Porsche racecar from the 1950s and 60s so there's relevance and nostalgia at play here out on the road the turbo rush makes the car playful even if the music coming from behind your head isn't quite as beautiful as before the engine rattles at idle and we miss the high rpm zing of the flat six drive the car hard though and it barks heartily just with a different bravado a six-speed manual transmission comes standard but it's expected the vast majority of Boxster buyers will opt for the $3,200 7-speed PDK automated manual as a proper sports car the Boxster sits low to the ground the low seating position makes you feel like you're in a bathtub and the small side windows and thick windshield pillars limit outward views the wide corners of the fabric roof create big blind spots good thing there is a standard rear-view camera and blind spot monitoring is a highly useful option the seats are firmly padded and feature plenty of side support to hold you in place through corners those pronounced bolsters make for a narrow seating area which can prove overly constrictive for broad-shouldered folks the interior has a premium atmosphere with high-quality materials and a solid build the analog instruments are sports car serious with a tachometer sitting front and center within the cluster this crowds the speedometer off to the side but it's easier to read the digital speedo display anyway although the infotainment touchscreen has been made simpler the console features an overabundance of small tightly cropped buttons cargo storage is surprisingly ample thanks to a deep front trunk plus another moderately sized one behind the engine give it enough luggage space for a weekend trip for two as is often the case with Porsches checking off just a few of the multitude of available options piles the price down quickly the Boxster starts at fifty seven thousand fifty dollars but after adding in the PD transmission power seats 19-inch wheels and a few other niceties the price climbs at 69 thousand seven hundred ninety dollars for more on sports cars check out consumer Borg\n"