Porsche has dropped a couple of cylinders from the Boxster's engine, but given it more power in the process. How did that work out for them?

Porsche Boxster S Quick Spin What’s it all about?? The 718-series Boxster represents a number of firsts for Porsche. It’s the first time the model has featured turbocharging and the first time it’s been offered with a four-cylinder engine. The 2.5-litre rear-mid-engine Boxster S claims a 0-100km/h time of 4.2sec when fitted with Porsche’s PDK dual-clutch tra...

Bill McKinnon road tests and reviews the 2016 Porsche 718 Boxster S with specs, fuel consumption and verdict. Porsche punts on turbo fours and the Boxster, on paper, is a good thing made better. The Boxster has been around for 20 years — and 2016's new from the wheels up 718 model ushers in the greatest changes in Porsche's history. The maker is nervous abou...

For the past 20-years, the Porsche Boxster has been a somewhat achievable entry point to iconic, flat-six Porsche sports car ownership. But now, with the 2016 Porsche 718 Boxster, the 2.7-litre flat-six has made way for a 2.0-litre, turbocharged, boxer-four – pushing that six-cylinder Porsche goal just a little bit further away. About $160k further away if a...

I hate spiders. Always have. Big or small, deadly or harmless, doesn’t matter, I wish every one of these eight-legged freaks would disappear off the face of the planet. Spyders, however, are a different matter, particularly when there’s a Porsche badge on the front. Instead of long, spindly legs and eight tiny eyes, the Boxster Spyder has a detuned version o...