Porsche has had a strict tradition and history of sticking to boxer engines, with very few inline- and vee- configured motors in between, until recently. But now, the rumor mill suggests that Porsche may be introducing a completely new turbocharged boxer-four, which will supposedly be the base engine for the Boxster and the Cayman—and maybe [...]
CARandDRIVER has announced its 2012 CARandDRIVER 10Best winners for the year. “Over one week in September, and over a distance of more than 15,000 miles, our editors drove every new 2013 model under $80,000, as well as our returning winners, to bring you this year’s 10Best,” CARandDRIVER said – here’s the full list of winners. [...]
SpeedART has just completed its tuning kit for the third generation Porsche Boxster 981, several months after its initial teasers were released. The tuning house offers up both performance and styling mods for the Boxster with plenty of customization options that begin with two power kits. Available on the ‘S’ and regular models, the first [...]
After ending its deal with Valmet Automotive of Finland, Porsche moved production of its car to German and today, the sports car brand officially began producing the Boxster at Volkswagen Osnabruck GmbH. “This step will assist Porsche’s main factory in Stuttgart in meeting the rising demand for its products,” Porsche said in a statement. “In [...]
SpeedART has jumped on crafting a kit for the latest Porsche Boxter just a month after it hit European showrooms. Called the SP81-R, SpeedART’s version takes a little more aggressive look at the new Boxster For power, the German tuning house offers an ECU remap and a titanium exhaust system that comes with sport-catalysts and [...]
The EPA has announced the official fuel-economy figures for the new 2013 Porsche Boxster (Boxster S figures still pending). The 2013 Porsche Boxster is powered by a 2.7 liter 6-cylinder engine making 265-hp and 206 lb-ft of torque. The EPA rates the car at 22/32 mpg (city/highway) and 26 mpg combined when mated to 7-speed [...]
According to a report by De Telegraaf, Porsche has plans to bring turbos to its smaller engines. The publication reports that Porsche engineers have confirmed that turbos will be coming to smaller engines in models like the Porsche Boxster and the Cayman. The move is being made in an effort to increase\ fuel-economy and lower [...]
Valet Automotive used to be Porsche’s partner for overflow production, but output of the Stuttgart sports cars was phased out there last year. Now Volkswagen’s Osnabrueck, Germany, car plant will kick-off volume production of the 2013 Porsche Boxster this fall. Click here for a first drive review of the 2013 Porsche Boxster. In 2009, Volkswagen took [...]
As announced earlier this morning, egmCarTech has teamed up with /DRIVE to bring you more comprehensive automotive content and of course, reviews by none other than Chris Harris. To launch this new segment on egmCarTech, we start of with Chris Harris’ first drive of the new 2013 Porsche Boxster S. Check out more news on [...]
The 2013 Porsche Boxster just made its world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. A leaked image from a press conference shows that the Boxster S lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in just 7 minutes and 58 seconds – that’s better than the Chevrolet Corvette and the Cadillac CTS-V. Check out our post on the [...]
