new updated front and also more power.
Getting closer and closer to the base 911 Carrera.
2014 Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS picture gallery
2014 Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS spied
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new updated front and also more power.
Getting closer and closer to the base 911 Carrera.
2014 Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS picture gallery
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new updated front and also more power.
Getting closer and closer to the base 911 Carrera.
2014 Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS picture gallery
Presumably the new LED's and bumpers back and front will appear in 2015 on 981 mid life facelift[&o]
As Jeff says there's a good thread with views exchanged already going on.
Sometimes I do think a joint Cayman/Boxster register would sometimes have its advantages but I know it will never happen...
Not much of a 981 community has gathered as the number of owners is still relatively low and then diluted by half across the 2 registers....
Sometimes I do think a joint Cayman/Boxster register would sometimes have its advantages but I know it will never happen...
Not much of a 981 community has gathered as the number of owners is still relatively low and then diluted by half across the 2 registers....
The finished article with the correct wheels will be a very desirable package indeed to anyone without a Spyder or a Cayman R [
]. Realistically, if you have any intention of doing more than, say, 6k miles a year, the GTS would be the better choice. My wife would love to passenger in a car where she can recline her seat a little and snooze on the motorway with wind noise supressed by a triple insulated hood.
The Boxster in particular could be a real Jekyll and Hyde car - roof up sophisticated motorway cruiser and then arrive at the fun roads, drop the roof (on the go at up to 40mph, not in a lay by like the Spyder), switch on the sports exhaust and adjust the PASM and have plenty of fun in the twisties. It will be so good you could temporarily forget how special the Spyder / R cars are...
In 2 years time, with a facelifted 981.2 out, will a Boxster GTS be worth more or less than a Spyder though? I'll take all cash bets and you can bookmark the thread! With the average price of used Spyders now being over £40k it will take something special to tempt owners out of them for sure.
]. Realistically, if you have any intention of doing more than, say, 6k miles a year, the GTS would be the better choice. My wife would love to passenger in a car where she can recline her seat a little and snooze on the motorway with wind noise supressed by a triple insulated hood.The Boxster in particular could be a real Jekyll and Hyde car - roof up sophisticated motorway cruiser and then arrive at the fun roads, drop the roof (on the go at up to 40mph, not in a lay by like the Spyder), switch on the sports exhaust and adjust the PASM and have plenty of fun in the twisties. It will be so good you could temporarily forget how special the Spyder / R cars are...
In 2 years time, with a facelifted 981.2 out, will a Boxster GTS be worth more or less than a Spyder though? I'll take all cash bets and you can bookmark the thread! With the average price of used Spyders now being over £40k it will take something special to tempt owners out of them for sure.
I have to agree with that 6.
But as a first step perhaps it would be useful to combine the two forums, as is done on PH and P-9, to avoid duplication such as that which has happened here. There's so much commonality between the two "types" that I can't think that the subject matter wouldn't be of interest to both communities; but some may object.
Maybe we should have a poll on each forum so that anyone posting regularly can express an opinion.
Jeff
981 ownership will take off over time but I agree that there is sense in joining the Boxster and Cayman fora.
However, when the Spyder thread reaches 100000 hits, which it probably will next month, it may be time for that to diversify a little bit!
However, when the Spyder thread reaches 100000 hits, which it probably will next month, it may be time for that to diversify a little bit!
A spy shot of an almost undisguised Porsche Boxster GTS has appeared online, months ahead of its official debut at the Beijing motor show in April.
The picture, which was first published on automotive website Worldcarfans, follows recent winter testing images of the car and its Cayman sister.
This latest image shows what appears to be a near-finished version of the GTS, complete with the 'correct' 20-inch wheels from the 911 Carrera S and new front-end styling.
GTS versions of both the Porsche Cayman and Boxster, which will get performance upgrades in addition to cosmetic ones, are set to go on sale in April following their Beijing motor show debuts. Details of the cars were leaked last year from an American dealer conference.
Both new versions get a 15bhp power increase over the standard 3.4-litre S variant, meaning the Boxster GTS will have 326bhp on offer, while the Cayman GTS gets 335bhp.
The cars gain distinctive new bumper designs at the front and rear, a new sports exhaust, and the aforementioned 20-inch wheels borrowed from the 911 Carrera S. The Cayman GTS also gets new LED daytime running lights.
A manual gearbox will come as standard, but a PDK transmission will be available as an option. Reports suggest that Porsche's Active Suspension Management system will be standard.
In the UK, the GTS is expected to command a price increase of around £4000 over the S version. That means the Boxster GTS should start from around £50,000 and the Cayman GTS from close to £53,000.
Previous spy shots revealed the cars undergoing final testing in winter conditions, confirming that development work on the new Porsche Cayman and Boxster GTS models was close to completion.
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