STUTTGART: Porsche has grouped the Boxster and Cayman as the 718 Series. The renaming is effective with the introduction of the 2016 models.
The Stuttgart sports car manufacturer’s 718 designation is a reference to the sports car of this type of the year 1957, which enjoyed much success in car races of the period.
The 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman are showing more similarities – both visual and technical. In the future, both will have equally powerful flat four-cylinder "boxer" engines with turbocharging. And the roadster will be positioned at a higher price level than the Coupé – as is the case for the 911 models.
Porsche will introduce the 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman over the course of 2016.
The 718 model series is a continuation of the proven four-cylinder concept and the history of Porsche sports cars. The latest example is the 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car, which also has a turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 2 litres of displacement.
The rebranding came as Porsche delivered a record 209,894 cars worldwide from January to November, a 24 percent increase in comparison to the same period in 2014.
“With more than 200,000 Porsche models delivered, we have reached a milestone of our strategy 2018 well ahead of schedule”, said Porsche executive board member (sales and marketing) Detlev von Platen.
