Porsche 718 Boxster in Sepang

Sime Darby Auto Performance (SDAP) has brought along the new Porsche 718 Boxster as a preview for the media at the Porsche World Roadshow at the Sepang International Circuit today – the updated mid-engined roadster is being showcased there ahead of its official launch in Malaysia.

Firstly, that new name – 718 is Porsche’s new junior sports car model name, linking it to the 718 race car from the late 1950s, which also used a flat-four engine (more on that later). The “Boxster” bit now denotes the bodystyle, with this and the recently-unveiled 718 Cayman coupé now rolled into a single model line.

More