Porsche’s newest Boxster is what you might call a black sheep. Instead of the flat-six that you’ll find in most Porsches, the new Boxster comes with a turbocharged 4-cylinder. It’s still a spectacular engine, but it’s lacking some of the flat-six’s fortissimo.
Don’t get us wrong, though. It’s a Porsche, and that turbocharged 4-cylinder engine is far from slow. With a top speed of 170mph, and a 0-60 time of just 4.9 seconds, we’d pit it against the 2015 flat-six Boxster any day. Plus, the new 718 gets nearly 30mpg on the highway.
The name 718 Boxster pays homage to the 718 RSK, a two seat, mid-engine 4-cylinder that finished first in its class and third overall at the 1958 24 Hours of LeMans. Any vehicle that can do that is legendary in our book, so let’s just hope the new 718 lives up to its predecessor.
Listen as automotive journalist Mark Arsen and master certified sales and leasing consultant Bob McGuire explore the all-new 2017 Mercedes-Benz E 300. Its torque-heavy turbocharged 4-cylinder engine gets nearly 30 mpg on the highway, and offers 271 lb-ft of torque. That means it’s very quick off the line.
McGuire even claims this is the most powerful 4-cylinder you will ever drive, which makes us think that a race between the Porsche and the Mercedes-Benz E 300 is in order. We’d love to see that.
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