Porsche 718 Cayman / Boxster 982
The best-balanced chassis Porsche sells — even if the turbo four never sounded the part.
40 reviewers · 67 videos · 12 hours watched
Reviewers strongly agree on its handling and fun to drive, but split on performance and daily drivability.
across 40 reviewers
"this is the 718 s it has 350 horsepower and it sounds brilliant and it goes likes pink"
Petrol Ped · ▶ 5:48"first thought the engine very laggy very slow to respond and not powerful at all"
JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 5:53"it's now just as happy to burble you to the shops in back or take you on a leisurely Motorway drive to the seaside"
DriveMag · ▶ 0:23"the box says always and the same to the game very very uncomfortable for me especially when you're on longer motorway runs"
Autogefuhl · ▶ 48:40"price performance wise a clear winner for today"
Autogefuhl · ▶ 92:14"my issue is what they're delivering here aside from the driving experience doesn't match up with the price tag"
Savagegeese · ▶ 27:25Performance
4.0/540 of 40 reviewerssplit“this is the 718 s it has 350 horsepower and it sounds brilliant and it goes likes pink”
positive · Petrol Ped · ▶ 5:48“It has 300 horsepower and feels like it has much more.”
positive · Salomundo · ▶ 16:57“thesee faster down the straights one quicker through the aplex down the straights I think it's got the edge on the Porsche but through the corners it has not”
positive · Autocar · ▶ 4:04Handling
5.0/540 of 40 reviewersstrong consensus“the connection to the road is absolutely there in the every single thing that you do”
positive · Salomondrin · ▶ 3:14“the steering so precise it's like like a resurgent holding a fine scalpel just about to performs a really delicate piece of brain surgery”
positive · Petrol Ped · ▶ 12:18“in terms of chassis this thing is just sublime”
positive · Autocar · ▶ 5:13Fun to drive
4.5/540 of 40 reviewersconsensus“I thought it was the most exciting thing out there it was just so connected to the road”
positive · Salomondrin · ▶ 25:00“these things just brilliant to drive”
positive · Petrol Ped · ▶ 10:16“if you want the best handling and the sportiest ride it will always be the boxster and the cayman”
positive · Autogefuhl · ▶ 53:49Daily drivability
4.0/539 of 40 reviewerssplit“it's now just as happy to burble you to the shops in back or take you on a leisurely Motorway drive to the seaside”
positive · DriveMag · ▶ 0:23“it's essentially a really quick Volkswagen Golf I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing but it just does everything so well”
positive · Seen Through Glass · ▶ 3:52“it is a more habitable interior and all of that adds up to the fact that the porush weighs... it is a more rounded you might argue more complete car”
positive · Autocar · ▶ 7:05Value
3.5/538 of 40 reviewerssplit“price performance wise a clear winner for today”
positive · Autogefuhl · ▶ 92:14“ludicrous amount of Porsche sports car for the money.”
positive · 9WERKS TV · ▶ 17:35“it only costs 50 to £60,000 which makes it all the more of a crying shame that it does not sound and respond as well as it used to”
positive · Autocar · ▶ 8:56Hear it in the reviewer’s words
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