I have had 5 Boxster's S 2000, 2004,2006,2009,2013(current), and the 718 is the first one where every angle is to my liking. There is nothing I dislike about the styling; In fact it looks awesome.
There's nothing better than this video as I wait for my 718 to be delivered, thank you. Special thanks for covering the base model with a stick, that's what I've got coming, a 2017 in Lava Orange.
+Daniel Santos You don't get what others talking about because you've never had a Porsche. Porsche should be ashamed for this sound and call them back to change engine!
+Zestor : It's those little backfiring noises. You hear it when changing gears, allowing the car to slowdown (engine braking) and when revving the engine. Funnily I have read, that cars that have this feature, are not as (engine tune) efficient as those without it. It is a compromise for added driver appeal....Or so I understand.
0:30 I just noticed how much the Porsche crest on the wheels look exactly like swastikas when they are spinning. What an unfortunate coincidence. I'd also like to mention that the 718 Boxster is the first Boxster I might consider buying.
+IMB2U omfg I first thought that is some very crazy observation but actually it is true ... especially when you look at it in Full HD. It must be created by the horizontal lines in the Porsche Logo.
+Armands Deglavs Indeed, they could have done a whole lot more. I think it actually looks bland and is a retrograde step compared to, say, the front-end of the 981 Boxster Spyder: imo, the best styled Boxster to date. The rear end is a bit funkier but so far I think Porsche has consistently failed to move the Boxster from the 'respected' bucket to the 'must have one of those' bucket. I rate Michael Mauer a lot and he's made the 991 (both in Gen 1 and Gen 2) an object of real desire.....but he must have left a junior in charge of the styling of the 718. I just hope the Cayman 718 works better.....
BertoniBertone Well this is only modernized Boxster and Cayman.Putting "new" 918 head lights what Porsche does for example putting 918 steering wheel in their models.Put legendary 718 name on it and voila better Porsche! But really is it? I think it don't deserves 718 name.Its just like what Fiat did with Lancia.Putting Lancia name on Chrysler Voyager family van. Thats wrong.
I think it sounds terrible. They have to rely on a bunch of pops and farts to try to make it sound cool but it just doesn't work. At around 4:45 in the video it sounds like it's going to clonk out! :) They actually went UP in price about $5-$6k from mine (a 2014 2.7 6 cyl) and actually weigh a few pounds more with 2 less cylinders! What are you doing Porsche? I realize it's now quicker, will get 2 mpg more than my car, but the sound of the flat 6 makes you want to drive it and it is so quintessentially a Porsche noise. If I wanted a car that sounded like this I'd buy a WRX and go just as quickly or better yet buy a Corvette with 100+ more hp and the sound of a V8 which can now keep up with Porsche handling. Guess I bought mine at the right time, I've officially been priced out of new Porsches, especially with the new engine. In the mean time, thank you for preserving my resale value!!
+Paul and Rebecca K they re doing the usual, achieving more from less, proper historical brand advancement. plus its a tribute engine with same displacement and cylinders of the engine that DOMINATED Le Mans and the endurance championship, defeating the reigning diesel engines in endurance and consumption challenge. corvette keeping with Porsche handling is a good joke, thanks for that one
People are just overreacting at the fact that it's a Flat-4 now rather than a Flat-6. But seriously, IT DOESN'T SOUND THAT BAD. If anything, I say Subaru and Porsche should team up for the next WRX/WRX STi like they did for the Legacy Blitzen in the early 2000s and use the engines in these. The STi gets a much needed power bump and rumours suggest Subaru is looking to develop a new DCT for the STi; which Porsche makes arguably the best DCT on the market. The powertrain of a Porsche with the robustness and capability of a Subaru.
Isn't the engine on this a 4 cylinder engine? Would anyone really be interested in that? I you going to buy a Porsche it makes sense to just save up and get a flat 6 or a V8 version surely.
+Daniel Sadjadian Yes, it should be a 6 (both my Boxster and my Cayman are) and the 4 cylinder sounds like crap, but a V8? Not in any Porsche I will every own or drive.
+emdec55 I agree! IMO, a car's engine note is a major contribution to the overall enjoyment of the driving experience. Would you be able to justify shelling out $70k for a lightly optioned base Boxster or $100k for a nicely equipped S when they sound like this? No thanks!
+emdec55 Yes, that crackling seems excessive and artificial. It's too much, too often -- it makes the car sound like an old Beetle with a misfire. (Yet the other four-cylinder Porsche 356 sounds fantastic...)
+TassieLorenzo I think already the six cylinder crackles too much - I am not totally against it, it is just trying too hard. Well, in the sport modes, anyway, in normal mode there is rarely a crackle.
Great stats 0-100kmh and torque - but the sound? Fail, I'm afraid. I love dropping a gear in my 987 just to hear the wail. But not anywhere near as fast as these though...
The car looks fantastic inside and out. I'm sure it handles brilliantly too. However I'm sorry, but it sounds terrible. Should have done more work on the exhaust.
wow that is one disappointing sound...love my 981 s....could this actually increase the future price of used 981s?....the sound of the 6 cylinder version is worth 20k imo.
Well, the car looks fantastic. Sound, not so much. But with more HP, more ft lbs, and more mpg I'm sure it's a hoot to drive. I get it. But let's just say I won't be trading in my flat 6 Box anytime soon.
All those cars that blip on the gear change, I think that would get pretty annoying fairly quickly. As for the Porsche, I think they've made a reasonable attempt to hide a boring 4-pot, but ultimately it sounds like a flatulent frog.
wtf all this whining about sound? its the only thing to look on a car?...this 718 boxter looks amazing to me...sound its not the best but you can always change exhaust...
it sounds like a wet fart just crap (no pun intended): very disappointing.They could have made a smaller turbo flat six but rhey want to distance this and the Cayman from the 911.
i buy a Ford Focus RS 350 hp 4wheel drive because this is no more a real Porsche 6 . For a 4 cyl i will not spend so much money just to get the sexy Porsche design no thanks
Total woman's Porsche.. Yet another Boxter lookalike...So much Boxter styling and not enough left of the Cayman\911 DNA... This car will have zero collectors factor.. and be worth less than half its showroom price after 3 years.. The motor is fine.. Its the Bisexual boxter look that makes it so feminine...Why Porsche...Why ruin yet another design.. Why not build a collaboration with Mazda ( the BX5 MIATA S ) It'll be a big hit in Japan...F^#@ OFF Porsche.. Who signed off on the exterior tooling for this car..??
I have had 5 Boxster's S 2000, 2004,2006,2009,2013(current), and the 718 is the first one where every angle is to my liking. There is nothing I dislike about the styling; In fact it looks awesome.
+Malcolm Mac Donald wow teh boxster man!
What a terrific video - pure eye and ear candy - thank you
This video is pure indulgence!! So amazingly shot. A beautiful car and breathtaking scenery!! Well done!
11:05 sounds like a thunderstorm.. Loving it
There's nothing better than this video as I wait for my 718 to be delivered, thank you. Special thanks for covering the base model with a stick, that's what I've got coming, a 2017 in Lava Orange.
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Wonderful footage. Car sounds just fine.
It sounds good enough for me to want one. Great video.
This is the most beautiful Boxter ive seen and that orange color is poppin.
Very much looking forward to your in-depth review!
+Michael Gross indeed :)
+Michael Gross See the FULL REVIEW 718 Boxster S: th-cam.com/video/CT1JNv3Pk_M/w-d-xo.html
Awesome, thanks! Was really looking forward to this one! Will watch it later today on the big screen. :)
It's sounds awesome, i don't get what others are talking about
+Daniel Santos not compared to the flat 6 it doesn't. Not even close.
+Daniel Santos It sounds like it's about to conk out. :/
+UALHVY
Sorry but those days are gone. Emissions and regulation has put pay to that! I happen to think it sounds rather good.
Perhaps at Porsche. Other manufacturers are still producing cars that sound awesome.
If a 4 cylinder Porsche is for you: Buy one.
+Daniel Santos You don't get what others talking about because you've never had a Porsche.
Porsche should be ashamed for this sound and call them back to change engine!
Rear is magnificent...
This is going to be another big hit. It is a great entry vehicle to Porsche.
The Porsche center cap makes a swastika when moving. @5:27
A very superb and timeless styling.
Excellent video
I have the 981 GTS.. the 718 being a 4c banger I was worried, but Porsche did a good job with it.
They can make it crackle every second, but it's still a 4 cylinder engine sound...
+prs170589 what is crackle?
+Zestor : It's those little backfiring noises. You hear it when changing gears, allowing the car to slowdown (engine braking) and when revving the engine.
Funnily I have read, that cars that have this feature, are not as (engine tune) efficient as those without it. It is a compromise for added driver appeal....Or so I understand.
+Mark Law interesting!
Mark Law but that is not crackle it crackle when you open a chips bag xD I think the exhaust pop and not crackle you know what i mean that pop
Zestor : Yeah I see what you mean. I would actually call it something different also, but don't think I can say it in polite conversation.
Sincerely.
Beautifully made vid of a beautiful car. You captured the sexy growls of the S perfectly
0:30 I just noticed how much the Porsche crest on the wheels look exactly like swastikas when they are spinning. What an unfortunate coincidence.
I'd also like to mention that the 718 Boxster is the first Boxster I might consider buying.
+IMB2U omfg I first thought that is some very crazy observation but actually it is true ... especially when you look at it in Full HD. It must be created by the horizontal lines in the Porsche Logo.
+Autogefühl Definitely. But I don't think it would happen if it was the regular gold, black and red logo. Someone should let Porsche know.
+IMB2U its because Mr Porsche worked for Nazis
@@berketeke7797 Everyone did, you would get killed so everyone was working for the nazis at some point.
It's called heritage
It sounds much better now. I drove the 2018 model.
where was this filmed? canary islands?
So head light style from 918 Spyder and tail lights from Cayman/Boxster GTS model.
+Armands Deglavs Indeed, they could have done a whole lot more. I think it actually looks bland and is a retrograde step compared to, say, the front-end of the 981 Boxster Spyder: imo, the best styled Boxster to date. The rear end is a bit funkier but so far I think Porsche has consistently failed to move the Boxster from the 'respected' bucket to the 'must have one of those' bucket. I rate Michael Mauer a lot and he's made the 991 (both in Gen 1 and Gen 2) an object of real desire.....but he must have left a junior in charge of the styling of the 718. I just hope the Cayman 718 works better.....
BertoniBertone Well this is only modernized Boxster and Cayman.Putting "new" 918 head lights what Porsche does for example putting 918 steering wheel in their models.Put legendary 718 name on it and voila better Porsche! But really is it? I think it don't deserves 718 name.Its just like what Fiat did with Lancia.Putting Lancia name on Chrysler Voyager family van. Thats wrong.
+Armands Deglavs Styling is good.
TassieLorenzo Looks good, i agree
See the FULL REVIEW 718 Boxster S: th-cam.com/video/CT1JNv3Pk_M/w-d-xo.html
I really like this new PORSCHE !!
wounderful design !!
the sound is OK but it could be better
whats with the john waters mustache drl's?
Displacement has gone down considerably... Will prices go down as well...?
+jjrdias haha good point! What u think? :D
***** Obviously... they're going up! Cheers.
+jjrdias ya =)
+jjrdias No, no, no that's not the Porsche way! They charge you more for less and then you can start adding on extras!
+jjrdias funny, never saw that joke when ford puts an eco bost engine on their cars
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They could of done more with the front bumber, considering it's an actually name change
It sounds a little flatulent, especially during gear changes. The looks are an improvement though.
I think it sounds terrible. They have to rely on a bunch of pops and farts to try to make it sound cool but it just doesn't work. At around 4:45 in the video it sounds like it's going to clonk out! :)
They actually went UP in price about $5-$6k from mine (a 2014 2.7 6 cyl) and actually weigh a few pounds more with 2 less cylinders! What are you doing Porsche? I realize it's now quicker, will get 2 mpg more than my car, but the sound of the flat 6 makes you want to drive it and it is so quintessentially a Porsche noise. If I wanted a car that sounded like this I'd buy a WRX and go just as quickly or better yet buy a Corvette with 100+ more hp and the sound of a V8 which can now keep up with Porsche handling. Guess I bought mine at the right time, I've officially been priced out of new Porsches, especially with the new engine. In the mean time, thank you for preserving my resale value!!
+Paul and Rebecca K interesting!
+Paul and Rebecca K they re doing the usual, achieving more from less, proper historical brand advancement.
plus its a tribute engine with same displacement and cylinders of the engine that DOMINATED Le Mans and the endurance championship, defeating the reigning diesel engines in endurance and consumption challenge.
corvette keeping with Porsche handling is a good joke, thanks for that one
Hello,name Ländernamen country please ( beautiful )
The sound is not my cup of tea...but the looks - the boxster is a real sportive beauty !
J'aime écouter le bruit de ce moteur, ça me fais aimer encore plus fort le flat6 3.2 de ma boxster 😍
amazing sound.
Fantastic car
People are just overreacting at the fact that it's a Flat-4 now rather than a Flat-6. But seriously, IT DOESN'T SOUND THAT BAD. If anything, I say Subaru and Porsche should team up for the next WRX/WRX STi like they did for the Legacy Blitzen in the early 2000s and use the engines in these. The STi gets a much needed power bump and rumours suggest Subaru is looking to develop a new DCT for the STi; which Porsche makes arguably the best DCT on the market. The powertrain of a Porsche with the robustness and capability of a Subaru.
+JPWRX_9786 "Doesn't sound that bad" is hardly a reason to buy it, is it? :)
0:36 Wheel centres Porsche crest look like Swastika.
The future is electric , i am waiting for Mission E . Maybe Porsche 919 ? Sounds good to me !
Isn't the engine on this a 4 cylinder engine? Would anyone really be interested in that? I you going to buy a Porsche it makes sense to just save up and get a flat 6 or a V8 version surely.
+Daniel Sadjadian yes 4 cyl
+Autogefühl sound wie shit!!!give me 6cilinder boxer back
+Daniel Sadjadian Yes, it should be a 6 (both my Boxster and my Cayman are) and the 4 cylinder sounds like crap, but a V8? Not in any Porsche I will every own or drive.
+Larry Gibert No V8 - not a fan of the 918? :)
+Gerardo Salas Wrong, Porsche has V6 in Panamera, Cayenne & Macan
Where is this road? I need to drive it!
Somehow they made a 4-cylinder sound meaner than a 6! Awesome. I think there is a little too much popping though. It almost sounds contrived.
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This thing sounds awful. They think all that crackling and popping from the exhaust makes for a better sound than signature Porsche induction noises?
+emdec55 I agree! IMO, a car's engine note is a major contribution to the overall enjoyment of the driving experience. Would you be able to justify shelling out $70k for a lightly optioned base Boxster or $100k for a nicely equipped S when they sound like this? No thanks!
+emdec55 Yes, that crackling seems excessive and artificial. It's too much, too often -- it makes the car sound like an old Beetle with a misfire. (Yet the other four-cylinder Porsche 356 sounds fantastic...)
+TassieLorenzo I think already the six cylinder crackles too much - I am not totally against it, it is just trying too hard. Well, in the sport modes, anyway, in normal mode there is rarely a crackle.
the boxster as we knew ir died with the 2016 spyder.
I’d get that misfire sorted out at the dealer before I drive it again
where did guy get these shots from
+Klaus Scherer These is Porsche media film.
TassieLorenzo that's my point... He deleted the music which is why it sounds like shit
Great stats 0-100kmh and torque - but the sound? Fail, I'm afraid.
I love dropping a gear in my 987 just to hear the wail. But not anywhere near as fast as these though...
The car looks fantastic inside and out. I'm sure it handles brilliantly too. However I'm sorry, but it sounds terrible. Should have done more work on the exhaust.
I wonder when the GTS is going to come out hopefully with a 5 or 6
At 5:23 is a Porsche flaw? That is a swastika?
that obviously happened with that exact speed and that exact frame rate / shutter speed of that camera, pretty weird
pretty weird right? Of course it doesn't mean that but its funny how it ended up being that of all things
0:39 those symbols on the rims... look...hmm...
sounds like what it is.. 2/3 of a 6 cylinder boxer muffled by a turbo.
lol, that things a beast!! What happened to the tame hairdressers car!!! Angry, knarly and nasty thing hehehe, luv it
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Sounds like a plug wire is off or running out of fuel.
Looks great to me.....
wow that is one disappointing sound...love my 981 s....could this actually increase the future price of used 981s?....the sound of the 6 cylinder version is worth 20k imo.
yea people will be wanting the last of the sixes for their lovely wail.
I like it.
Sublime !!!
I want a turbo boxster but, it needs to be a flat 6. This car sound like a fucking honda without cat conv.
Well, the car looks fantastic. Sound, not so much. But with more HP, more ft lbs, and more mpg I'm sure it's a hoot to drive. I get it. But let's just say I won't be trading in my flat 6 Box anytime soon.
I think Porsche just made a mistake. Nobody is on board with this vehicle being a 4 cylinder...
+SquillyMon we will soon find out personally
*****
Wish I did not sell my 73' 914 2.0L Fuel Injected...methinks prices are on the way up.
The previous boxster looks and sounds better... - is better...
All those cars that blip on the gear change, I think that would get pretty annoying fairly quickly. As for the Porsche, I think they've made a reasonable attempt to hide a boring 4-pot, but ultimately it sounds like a flatulent frog.
wtf all this whining about sound? its the only thing to look on a car?...this 718 boxter looks amazing to me...sound its not the best but you can always change exhaust...
it sounds like a wet fart just crap (no pun intended): very disappointing.They could have made a smaller turbo flat six but rhey want to distance this and the Cayman from the 911.
It’s quicker than a 911 GT3 - that’s not distancing. It quicker than a 911 GT3 think about that.
It’s misfiring, best get it into the dealer, sort out that horrible noise it makes
Certainly won't be replacing my 911 with one of these... sounds awful.
Sounds like an Audi/VW MQB car now. :-( Oh well, I got my 3.8 Spyder!
Nice car with 4 cylinder shit! Shit sound ... No 6 cylinder, No buy
nearly all of the sound in the video sounds like edited and fake
i buy a Ford Focus RS 350 hp 4wheel drive because this is no more a real Porsche 6 . For a 4 cyl i will not spend so much money just to get the sexy Porsche design no thanks
981 was the last true Boxster. This is a piece of shit(engine).
My TTS makes better sound than this LOL
+George Lucas we ll test that live in our review coming up in about a week
LOL this is not a true rep of the sound, come on now.
It sounds sporty, like a Subaru Impreza...not the signature Porsche sports car sound. Very sad. Stick with the 981 Boxster S and Cayman S
You know the signature Porsche sound is this right. Do some homework this is how Porsche started
Wer das Geld hat, sollte sich schnell noch einen GTS oder Spyder sichern und in zwei Jahren mit 50% Aufschlag verkaufen...
Sounds like a flat six with asthma.......Sorry Porsche :(
Congrats Porsche, it's a Subaru! Brilliant! #not
The sound is terrible.
Sound terrible !!!
klingt beschissen. Ein Boxster mit Turbo ist wie Chuck Norris mit Kinderwagen. Geht gar nicht.
Whatever were Porsche thinking when they gave it that awful sound to follow on from the wonderful 6 cylinder car! Just plain awful.
Total woman's Porsche.. Yet another Boxter lookalike...So much Boxter styling and not enough left of the Cayman\911 DNA... This car will have zero collectors factor.. and be worth less than half its showroom price after 3 years..
The motor is fine.. Its the Bisexual boxter look that makes it so feminine...Why Porsche...Why ruin yet another design.. Why not build a collaboration with Mazda ( the BX5 MIATA S ) It'll be a big hit in Japan...F^#@ OFF Porsche.. Who signed off on the exterior tooling for this car..??
After the introduction of the Boxster Spyder...this is a HUGE step backwards. FAIL.
Sounds like crap imo