Porsche Centre Doha of Al Boraq Automobiles has announced that the new Boxster and Cayman GTS (Gran Turismo Sport) models are available for order, with first units being delivered in May.
Featuring uprated engines and Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) chassis, the Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS stand as the most powerful and fastest iteration of these mid-engine sports models from Porsche.
The six-cylinder boxer engines fitted are based on the 3.4-litre units from the Boxster S and Cayman S. Thanks to fine-tuning they deliver an additional 15hp: the Boxster GTS now has an output of 330hp, and the Cayman GTS, 340hp.
Torque increases by ten newton metres in each model. The Sport Chrono package is standard. In conjunction with the optional Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) gearbox and Sport Plus mode, this translates into sprints from 0-100 km/h in 4.7 seconds for the Boxster GTS, with the Cayman GTS a tenth of a second faster.
The Boxster GTS’s top speed with the manual six-speed transmission is 281km/h - the first of the new premium roadsters to top the 280km/h mark. At 285km/h the Cayman GTS is even faster. The new top models achieve an overall New European Driving Cycle fuel consumption with PDK of 8.2 l/100km.
The Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS feature the PASM as standard which offers the driver a choice of sportier or more comfortable settings at the press of a button. The tyres measuring 235/35 at the front and 265/35 at the rear on 20-inch Carrera S wheels provide the perfect setup. Like other Porsche GTS models, both two-seaters come with standard sports seats and leather interiors enhanced with Alcantara elements.
The distinctive front and modified rear end, blackened bi-xenon headlights - with Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) - and taillights as well as silky black gloss exterior lettering are subtle yet unmistakable features of these new models.
GTS has promised outstanding Porsche performance ever since the legendary 904 Carrera back in 1963. In the 1980s and 1990s the 924 GTS and 928 GTS cultivated this principle. It was reborn in 2007 in the form of the Cayenne GTS, and was subsequently also implemented in the 911 series and the Panamera.
The basic retail prices in Qatar are as: Boxster GTS - QR253,500; Cayman GTS - QR257,000.
Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS
