2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder - Car and Driver (blog)
With brilliant handling and a sweet flat-six engine mounted behind the driver, the Boxster is a regular on our 10Best list. For the ultimate Boxster, check out the Spyder with its 375 hp. The Boxster is an enthusiast’s dream. First Drive Review – 2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder Ever since the Boxster launched 19 years ago, wags have derided Porsche for not fitting the mid-engined car with a 911-grade powerplant, suggesting that the company is afraid to one-up the... And it’s worth noting that while the House of Ferry trots out the 550 Spyder to tout the Boxster/Cayman’s heritage, the James Dean Deathwagen and its successors—718 RSK, RS60, W-RS, et al—were high-performance racing machines, while the... In contrast, the Boxster has spent its career relegated to the same ignominious fate as the 914. Sure, you could buy a 914 with a six-cylinder in the early ’70s, but it was the 1969 model year’s bottom-feeding 911T engine, while the T itself... With the Boxster Spyder, Porsche promises amends, having finally stuffed behind the seats the 3. 8-liter flat-six from the 911 Carrera S. Still Stunted. Yet the engine is still not as powerful as it is in the 911. Porsche blames the shorter intake manifold required to make the motor fit in a mid-engined application for cutting output from 400 to 375 horsepower. Source: www.caranddriver.com
