2015 Porsche Boxster GTS (Photo: Porsche) |
Most noticeable will be styling enhancements including new revised front and rear fascias with blacked out trim, blackened bi-xenon headlights integrating the Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) as standard, blackened taillights, and “silky black gloss” exterior lettering. While these trim details
2015 Porsche Cayman GTS (Photo: Porsche) |
The new GTS models are moulded from the already soul stirring Boxster S and Cayman S trims, but these cars’ 3.4-litre horizontally opposed (flat) six get a 15-horsepower boost plus an extra seven pound-feet of torque. This results in 330 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque for the Boxster GTS, and 340 horsepower plus 280 lb-ft of torque for the Cayman GTS.
Porsche’s seven-speed manual is standard, with the brand’s seven-speed dual-clutch Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) gearbox being optional, the latter transmission capable of aiding the cars in their sprints from zero to 100km/h. The Boxster GTS takes just 4.9 seconds to complete the task, where the Cayman GTS hits
2015 Porsche Cayman GTS (Photo: Porsche) |
All that power would be useless without control, therefore the Stuttgart-based performance brand has fitted its Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) system as standard equipment, which allows driver control of ride settings that range from comfort, for uneven inner city pavement or just low speed cruising on a lazy Sunday afternoon, and sportier settings for tackling those same backroads at faster speeds,
2015 Porsche Boxster GTS (Photo: Porsche) |
Like all GTS models that have come before, both the Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS feature standard sports seats covered in leather upholstery, plus special Alcantara trim wraps the steering wheel, covers the seat inserts, armrests and shows up elsewhere in the two-place cabin.
Fuel economy has not yet been added to Porsche Canada’s retail website, but Euro 6 testing has been done with both models achieving overall combined fuel consumption
2015 Porsche Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS interior. (Photo: Porsche) |
Pricing is set to $83,900 for the Boxster GTS and $85,800 for the Cayman GTS, plus Porsche’s very reasonable $1,085 freight and dealer prep charge, with availability set for summertime. For the time being, the new models are available on the company’s retail website where you can check out specs and build them in the configurator. Enjoy.
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