Porsche 718 Boxster

We have a few years of drivetrain jumble ahead as automaker transitions.

Unchanged flat-four engine, a lot more standard equipment.

It's faster than the old Cayman GT4.

AMG proposes replacing SLC with a pure sports car.

The testers had good top-down weather

The upcoming Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder has been spied testing on the Nürburgring. The last time we posted spy shots of the Spyder was in January, a cold time of the year to flaunt its new bikini top above the shapely engine cover. This time around, the Spyder's lapping the famous German race track, looking very production ready.

Rumors continue that the next Porsche Boxster Spyder will get the 4.0-liter flat-six from the 911 GT3, rated around 430 hp.

Rumors suggest it could even get a flat-six.

The 718 GTS twins are more than quick enough to keep you entertained and to impress your friends.

It has several unique body changes.

The complex is a playground for all things Porsche.

New name, new engines, but the Boxster goodness is retained.

After years of ever more expensive sportscars, we work through the idea of a more affordable, less powerful version of the Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman here in the US.

Porsche reveals the newly updated and turbocharged 718 Boxster at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show with the hope that it will live up to its legendary nameplate.

With a new name that's not really new and a turbocharged flat-four amidships, the 718 Boxster is Porsche's second act in its turbo renaissance.

The new Porsche Boxster and Cayman are coming next year, and when they'll arrive, they'll have a new name: 718. The two cars will also have a new, turbocharged, four-cylinder engine.