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Haven't driven one, but the few auto journalists that I follow are raving about the car. All good things...

 

Please let us know what you think. 4 cyl turbo. Sound?

 

I work at Champion Porsche and drove the new 718 in Atlanta at training...car is amazing!
Drove back to back with a boxster gts new car way better

 

Chris Harris drives the Porsche 718 Boxster | Top Gear

"And so what we have here is a car that has lost a good deal of its emotional appeal. It is faster and, most of the time, more efficient. It has improved in ways that would be lauded in a family saloon car, but which are less worthy of celebration in a machine which is supposed to work more subjective magic. Despite the extra speed, I’d prefer a nearly new six-cylinder car from last year, but here’s the bit that will really stick in the craw of the opposition: even though Porsche has made the new Boxster less desirable than the old Boxster, it is still by far the best car of its type." - Chris Harris

This sums up what I have been hearing.

 

We passed a 718 coupe going the opposite direction on one of my favorite two lane winding mountain roads. It was black and stunning. We were in our 2011Boxster S. My wife asked:what car was that?

Told her its was the new coupe version of the Boxster.

Her reply: oh. It looks completely different.

Doubt if l can get her out of the 2011. She loves that car.

I must say the 718 looks better in person than in pics, especially in black.

 

How did the 718 sound?
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Couldn't hear it over the sound of our car...and we had the top down.

 

I like the looks, kinda. I saw a red one here, west Oahu, the other day. I was following it in my metallic midnight blue 2000 S. What's lost in the new exterior styling are the sexy curves of old. The Boxster of late have become to angular and jagged for my tastes.

 

A poster on Rennlist said his dealer told him they were disappointed with 718 sales.

That would help explain all the TV ads for the 718 for the past few weeks. Porsche have sent me two nice books...really first class look to them, praising the 718. The first book was mostly about the old 718 racer. The one l got this week had all the stats and several glossy photos of the car which included the engine and two types of turbos...the smaller one and th larger S.

My wife looked at the book and said: that car doesn't look half as good as ours (2011 Boxster S). No sale.

 

^ I can't recall seeing such tepid reviews for a new Porsche. 😔
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^ Your thoughts on the sound?
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^ Cool. Thanks for your thoughts. I thought the sound of the 718 Boxster S at the dealership reveal party was fine. However, that was in a relatively small & enclosed space...T

 

How would an after market exhaust effect the warranty?

 

Which looks better? The older Boxster wins, especially from the rear.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff180/markstudy/f91e9d5954.jpg

 

I agree. I assume the newer one is the bulkier chap on the right...T

 

Of course... Porsches just keep getting fatter.

My SC targa looks tiny next to the new Boxster, hell, it's smaller that the original Boxster.

 

I haven't driven one yet, but really dig this car in person. A few favorite elements - the rear tail lights, and the piece that flows between the door, top, and roll hoops. Gorgeous car in person.

Photos from last week's launch party at Central Austin Porsche.
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I prefer the looks of last years boxster s.

But the performance of the new boxster for 2017 is enticing ..

If Porsche sales are a little slow for 207 it's the pricing.

As much as I admire the brand the pricing is somewhat ridiculous.

The s package, the PDK, the sport exhaust and sport chrono s, as well as pasm pushes the pricing up quite a bit...

Hard for me not to consider a 650 hp c7 z06 for the same money...

 

The option prices are very expensive.

 

The older one nicer imho. New one has big rump.

 

Agree.