Porsche is likely to launch its entry-level sports cars 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster in India by next month and has started accepting bookings of both the cars. The deliveries will begin by November month of this year. The company has also revealed the prices (ex-showroom, Mumbai) of both the cars. Porsche 718 Cayman will be available at Rs 80.13 lakhs and the 718 Boxster will be available at Rs 83.95 lakhs.
Both the 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster will be powered by a downsized 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged engine instead of the 3.4-litre, six-cylinder engine which powers the current Cayman and Boxster models. The 2.0-litre engine will churn out a maximum power and torque output of 300hp and 380Nm respectively. The engine gets mated to a seven-speed automatic PDK gearbox. The top speed of the cars is 275kmph and can reach from 0-100kmph in just 5.1 seconds.
To be available in two trim levels Standard and S, both the cars will be getting a lot of standard features including ceramic brakes, bi-xenon headlamps with integrated four-point LED daytime running lights, electronically-folding exterior mirrors, sports seats, a Porsche 918-inspired sports steering wheel along with the Porsche Communication Management system. 718 Cayman will be getting an eight-speaker music system while the 718 Boxster will be offered only with six speakers.
