Porsche 718 Boxster S not coming to India

Only the 2.0-litre version of the roadster will be hitting our shores.

Overdrive April 13, 2016 19:24:38 IST
Porsche 718 Boxster S not coming to India

With the release of the Porsche 718 Boxster worldwide, there’s both good and bad news. The good - It’s coming to India. The bad - we are not getting the S variant. The roadster got a major update by downsizing its engine from a naturally aspirated flat-6 to a turbocharged flat-4. Many purists were against this decision as a naturally aspirated engine is more predictable and has a more evocative exhaust note.

The base 718 Boxster gets an all-new 2.0-litre turbocharged flat-4 petrol engine, producing 300PS and 380Nm of torque. This...

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