Here’s What The New Four-Cylinder Porsche Boxster 718 Sounds Like From Behind The Wheel

Does the Boxster still sound as good now it's switched to turbo four-pot power? Thanks to this onboard video - shot during the first round of passenger rides for journalists - we get a good idea!
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A few weeks ago, Porsche confirmed what we’d long been expecting: the Boxster is switching from flat-sixes to an all-new range of turbocharged flat-fours. As we explained in our in-depth look at the new ‘718 Boxster’, the new engines are much more powerful, but how do they sound? This onboard video gives us a good idea.

You can also just about hear some engine noise in the new video below from Porsche, although it’s drowned out by some thumping music.

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Our verdict on the new engine note? Certainly not a bad noise, but not a patch on the old sixes.

What do you think?

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Comments

PMG11

that thing sounds MEAN

02/25/2016 - 17:21 |
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Anonymous

It sounds like the speakers are playing a noise in the cabin. Or is that just me?

02/25/2016 - 17:22 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Think it does

02/25/2016 - 17:24 |
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Matt Robinson
Matt Robinson

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Apparently it doesn’t naff stereo augmented sound, but I’m yet to double check that with Porsche myself

02/25/2016 - 17:40 |
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Anonymous

Lame.

02/25/2016 - 17:32 |
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Ben F. (Slowmaro)

As little barbeque said it sounds as if there’s a lot of compensation for the noise. There’s good sounding turbo-4’s out there but this sounds wayyy too scripted.
And since Audi has been doing active engine noise through the speakers it wouldn’t surprise me if Porsche was doing it too.

02/25/2016 - 17:39 |
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Rip CT, this shit was a good app back in the day

A new boxster ?
Hairdressers Rejoice

02/25/2016 - 17:49 |
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Paul Anderson

The fuel economy seems to be shockingly bad though

02/25/2016 - 17:49 |
16 | 2

Still better than the 2016 Mustang GT ;)

02/27/2016 - 00:52 |
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captaind00m

sounds like a video game exhaust

02/25/2016 - 17:52 |
34 | 0

Still sounds better than Gran Turismo

02/26/2016 - 04:39 |
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Joel Peñaló

10/10; would swap into my WRX

02/25/2016 - 17:53 |
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Dat Incredible Chadkake

Not bad

02/25/2016 - 17:57 |
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DeLeon

Sound reminds me of the P1 0.o

02/25/2016 - 18:01 |
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