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Well, now we own the fastest spec of the entire 718 lineup, as well as the slowest. Last Saturday was quite a day. Picked up our brand-new Guards Red Cayman S with most of the go-fast goodies (PDK, PASM, Sport Chrono). My wife drove home, and I followed her in our '18 Night Blue Boxster (6MT, base model.) So now we have two 718s parked in our garage. 
First order of business? Repaint those jet-black wheels into OEM silver. (I hate black wheels, but given that I got 20% off MSRP for the car, I'm not gonna complain.) Just installed the trunk protectors and put her on a battery maintainer. In 2 weeks she goes into Premier Films here in the Bay Area for a full-front PPF installation (plus the side runners and rear wheel arches, an absolute must) and a full coating of Modesta BC-04.
The two cars are very different in almost every way. We custom-ordered our Boxster after agonizing for weeks on the configurator, thereby creating essentially the perfect car for us. It lacks the go-fast features (it's manual, with no Sport Chrono or PASM), but it has all the comfort and style features we wanted -- the lovely Night Blue metallic paint, a full leather interior (gorgeous Luxor Beige/ black), Lane Change Assist (absolutely essential to driving anywhere with the top up, IMO), heated multifunction steering wheel/ seats, the Bose stereo, the Light Design package, and the delightful Sport Seats Plus, which I swear were created by engineers in Zuffenhausen who somehow found my exact body measurements and built a seat tailored to me.
The Cayman S is an entirely different beast: it has all the go-fast toys, plus Sport Exhaust and 20" wheels, but precious few interior comforts and style elements. While it does have seat heating and ventilation, the interior is basic black leather seats with the 'Leather Package' (just a few pieces covered in leather.) It has the base stereo, no Lane Change Assist, no multifunction/ heated steering wheel, no Light Design package (which I actually quite like), and it also has the regular 14-way adjustable Sport Seats. The Sport Seats Plus in the Boxster are vastly, vastly superior in my opinion. I miss those seats, and I miss the full leather interior of the Boxster. That said, the Cayman is ridiculously fast.
It's interesting how different the personalities of the cars are. The Boxster is a sweet, pretty car that draws compliments mostly from women. The Cayman just gets jealous glares from guys. It's almost like I have a male car and a female car in the same garage. Uh oh. If I leave them alone together, will I wind up with a litter of little Porsches? >
Pics attached...
First order of business? Repaint those jet-black wheels into OEM silver. (I hate black wheels, but given that I got 20% off MSRP for the car, I'm not gonna complain.) Just installed the trunk protectors and put her on a battery maintainer. In 2 weeks she goes into Premier Films here in the Bay Area for a full-front PPF installation (plus the side runners and rear wheel arches, an absolute must) and a full coating of Modesta BC-04.
The two cars are very different in almost every way. We custom-ordered our Boxster after agonizing for weeks on the configurator, thereby creating essentially the perfect car for us. It lacks the go-fast features (it's manual, with no Sport Chrono or PASM), but it has all the comfort and style features we wanted -- the lovely Night Blue metallic paint, a full leather interior (gorgeous Luxor Beige/ black), Lane Change Assist (absolutely essential to driving anywhere with the top up, IMO), heated multifunction steering wheel/ seats, the Bose stereo, the Light Design package, and the delightful Sport Seats Plus, which I swear were created by engineers in Zuffenhausen who somehow found my exact body measurements and built a seat tailored to me.
The Cayman S is an entirely different beast: it has all the go-fast toys, plus Sport Exhaust and 20" wheels, but precious few interior comforts and style elements. While it does have seat heating and ventilation, the interior is basic black leather seats with the 'Leather Package' (just a few pieces covered in leather.) It has the base stereo, no Lane Change Assist, no multifunction/ heated steering wheel, no Light Design package (which I actually quite like), and it also has the regular 14-way adjustable Sport Seats. The Sport Seats Plus in the Boxster are vastly, vastly superior in my opinion. I miss those seats, and I miss the full leather interior of the Boxster. That said, the Cayman is ridiculously fast.
It's interesting how different the personalities of the cars are. The Boxster is a sweet, pretty car that draws compliments mostly from women. The Cayman just gets jealous glares from guys. It's almost like I have a male car and a female car in the same garage. Uh oh. If I leave them alone together, will I wind up with a litter of little Porsches? >
Pics attached...
