Porsche 718

“I’ve never been a fan of a track with just a few corners. I’ve always loved tracks with many, many corners. This is the ultimate track, with 800 corners.” So states legendary British racing driver Derek Bell, as he prepares to jump into a Porsche 718 and drive the historic Targa Florio course in Italy.

The Porsche 718 Boxster S aims for addition by subtraction, swapping out two of its six cylinders for a 2.5-liter, flat-four turbo. Now the first drive videos are starting to roll out on the world’s car sites, and we can see this new powerplant in action.

I think we were all a bit nervous when we learned that the Cayman would be moving from the classic flat-six engines they had offered since introduction to turbo four-cylinder engines. Porsche has now gone official with specs on the 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S, along with full details on the engines.

Back in December, I mentioned that the Porsche 718 would be coming back in Boxster and Cayman models. The 718 Boxster has now been officially unveiled along with its new flat-four heart, and it looks damn good too.

Porsche has always called its sports cars by a numerical name. We all know the 911, but back in the day there were the 914, 928, 944, and many others. Porsche has now revealed that it will be bringing back the 718 name for versions of the Boxster and Cayman.