Here's The New Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder Making Throaty Six-Pot Noises

Nurburgring testing footage shows a prototype 718 Boxster Spyder making sweet noises from its 4.0-litre flat-six
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While certainly effective, the turbocharged flat-fours found in the 718 Boxster and Cayman ranges aren’t exactly tuneful, are they? Thankfully, however, there some 718 Boxters and Caymans with healthier cylinder counts.

We’re talking about the new Boxster Spyder and Cayman GT4, both of which are expected to be powered by a detuned version of the 991.2 911 GT3’s 4.0-litre, naturally-aspirated flat-six. Praise be.

Here's The New Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder Making Throaty Six-Pot Noises

The Boxster Spyder can be seen testing at the Nurburgring in this video, and while the revs are - sadly - being kept quite low, the exhaust note is definitely not of the four-cylinder variety. Some of the YouTube commenters seem to think it’s been fitted with the 3.0-litre flat-six from the 911 Carrera, but this is something we doubt - Porsche has previously told us that it’s impossible to package the twin-turbocharged unit with extensive and costly changes to the 718.

We should hopefully be seeing the car in full either later this year or early 2019, along with its Cayman brother. We can’t wait.

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Comments

Freddie Skeates

Can’t wait to see that markup though amirite

08/29/2018 - 09:13 |
14 | 0

Haha no markups on new vehicles in the uk

08/29/2018 - 10:17 |
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Anonymous

Perfect YouTube button place,the new 718 is now a YouTube 718 Boxster Spyder

08/29/2018 - 09:17 |
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SirJamjaxIsGoingAgain-PeaceOutChaps

I actually squealed in delight upon reading that title.

08/29/2018 - 09:53 |
6 | 0

Mood change :

Boxster Spyder/Cayman GT4 incoming (good)

Gets flat six (hmm tasty)

Gets GT3 4.0L flat six (WTF IM LOSING MY SHIT PORSCHE YOU DA MVP)

08/29/2018 - 10:11 |
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rjvader

Is it just me that thought that image looked more like a lightly modified MR2 MK3?

08/29/2018 - 09:56 |
11 | 0

Actually yeah

08/29/2018 - 10:07 |
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Anonymous

Brother?…

08/29/2018 - 10:08 |
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Anonymous

Coxster?!

08/29/2018 - 11:00 |
0 | 8
Anonymous

cockster?

08/29/2018 - 11:01 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

It certainly doesn’t sound like the 4.0L flat six

08/29/2018 - 11:33 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

In reply to by Chewbacca_budd…

EDIT: after watching the video a few times it does sound like the 4.0L

08/29/2018 - 11:46 |
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Anonymous

OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD

08/29/2018 - 16:01 |
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PorscheBoi996

It dont think its getting the 4.0 Litre Flat Six, its sounds too much like the Carrera S’ 3.0 Twin Turbo Flat Six, and that’s not a bad thing

08/29/2018 - 21:58 |
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And as much as i believe the PDK is the best gearbox ever designed, it shouldn’t be on the GT4 or Spyder, a Manual is all it needs

08/29/2018 - 21:59 |
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