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

Anonymous

Actually, Its not bad at all!
But 6 cylinders are better.

02/25/2016 - 21:06 |
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Anonymous

It sounds like a 1.0 Ford Focus while somebody playing videogame inside it

02/25/2016 - 21:13 |
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Anonymous

Damn, sounds so… BAD!!!!

02/25/2016 - 23:04 |
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Alex B 1

It’s begging for UEL headers.

02/25/2016 - 23:46 |
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Anonymous

When I saw the video title I thought it was some gangster who uploaded it with really bad grammar xD “Mee in de Porsche homie”

02/26/2016 - 04:03 |
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WillywellW

991 to 991.2 Is not so bad, but this is just different worlds.

02/26/2016 - 04:31 |
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Anonymous

I prefer the sound of the Alfa 4C. It sounds much angrier IMHO and those turbo whooshes… :D big grin

02/26/2016 - 08:02 |
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Anonymous

I’m thinking they might be using similar tech to the golf R for the sound.

02/26/2016 - 10:19 |
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Anonymous

Sounds like a bmw bike…

02/26/2016 - 13:15 |
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