The Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 and Cayman GTS 4.0 are now both offered with a new seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. costs begin from £68,643 for the 718 Boxster as well as £66,783 for the 718 Cayman, representing a £2,303 boost over the basic six-speed handbook models.
Porsche’s new automatic gearbox is hitched to the exact same naturally aspirated 4.0-litre flat-six petrol engine, which has an similar output of 396bhp as well as 420Nm of torque. However, the transmission’s shorter ratios as well as quicker shifts has dropped both cars’ 0–62mph times by half a second to four seconds flat.
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Both vehicles include Porsche’s sport Chrono bundle as standard, which adds four driver profiles – Normal, Sport, sport plus as well as Individual. In sport mode, the automatic gearbox’s upshifts are more aggressive, while downshifts are programmed to happen higher up the rev variety as well as with automatic throttle blips.
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Sport plus mode screws the maximum amount of performance out of the drivetrain as well as unlocks a introduce manage function. Finally, private mode enables the driver to configuration the car’s chassis, engine as well as gearbox parameters according to their personal preferences.
Porsche has likewise added a new sport response function which, in essence, is a “push to pass” button. The programme demands the maximum amount of performance from the 718 GTS’s powertrain for 20 seconds, regardless of the present driving mode.
In addition, the new automatic gearbox is now offered in the more hardcore 718 Spyder as well as 718 Cayman GT4 flagship designs – as well as both include a mechanically locking differential as standard. costs begin from £75,850 for the former as well as £77,780 for the latter – or £2,000 more costly than the basic models.
To complement the new gearbox, Porsche has modified the level of basic devices offered across the 718 family. The outgoing models’ Alcantara upholstery has been swapped for Race-Tex microfibre, while a new Python eco-friendly paint surface will be added to the 718 Spyder as well as 718 Cayman GT4.
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