Porsche 718

Variants: 

The Porsche 718 is available in Cayman, Boxster, Cayman Style Edition, Boxster Style Edition, Cayman GTS 4.0, Boxster GTS 4.0, Cayman GT4, Spyder, and Cayman GT4 RS. 

Engine and Transmission: 

For Porsche enthusiasts, the most important thing is its engineering. The 718 gets two brand new engines – a 2.0-litre and 2.5-litre four-cylinder engines. Porsche has also retained the signature boxer layout of the engines. The 2.0-litre 295bhp power and 380Nm torque engine will power the Boxster and the Cayman, while the ‘S’ versions will feature the 345bhp, 420Nm torque 2.5-litre mill. While globally, the 718s are available with manual options as well, in India, you will get the seven-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic gearbox with the optional Sport Chrono package that helps in quicker shifts. 

Exterior: 

The front bumper has been tweaked, and the three-part air dam looks sporty with the blacked-out mesh grille and the LED daytime running lamps. The headlamps get the optional quad LED setup and looks menacing. While the profile is the same, the tail has got a complete makeover. The strip connecting the two LED tail lamps separates the rear bumper from the fender and looks dapper. 

Interior: 

On the inside, it gets a stylish Panamera-like layout with an integrated touch-screen display for the infotainment system. The classic three-spoke steering wheel gets paddle shifters for the automatic transmission.  

Safety and features: 

It gets a three-round ascending centre console, a sports steering wheel, instrument cluster with rev counters. Besides this, it also gets a lightweight stainless steel exhaust system with a rear silencer and two clear tailpipes. What’s more, it gets Dynamic Light System Plus, a headlight cleaning system, and Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) with a rear differential lock.  

Seating arrangement: 

The Porsche 718 is a two-seater car.  

Colours: 

It is available in 34 different colours – Toupe, Dolomite Silver Metallic, Yellow, White, Silver, Grey, Chilli Red, Firebrick, Aventurine Green Metallic, Granite Black, Gray, Silver Metallic, Gunmetal Black, Chalk, Teal, Shark Blue, Snow White Pearl, Midnight Blue, Guards Red, Polar White, Battleship Gray, Carrara White, Platinum, Carmine Red, Jet Black Metallic, Lava Orange, Gentian Blue Metallic, Black, Midnight Black, Agate Grey Metallic, Racing Yellow, Python Green, Scarlet Red, and Frozen Berry Metallic.   

Rivals: 

The Porsche 718 twins compete against the BMW Z4, the Mercedes SLC 43 AMG and the Ford Mustang.Overview: