Porsche 718 Style Edition Boxster and Cayman released in 964 Carrera RS colour

Porsche has released Style Editions of the 2023 718 Cayman and Boxster sports cars, priced from $125,800 and $128,600 before on-road costs respectively.

The 718 Cayman and Boxster Style Editions are effectively identical in trim, save for the Boxster's ragtop. Australian deliveries will commence in the second half of 2023.

The specification is built around the base 718 with a mid-mounted 2.0-litre turbo-petrol flat-four developing 220kW/380Nm hooked to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.

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Getting from stand-still to 100km/h will take 5.1 seconds in either manual 718, the optional seven-speed PDK automatic drops that time to 4.9 seconds.

The Style Editions are the latest in a host of (relatively) affordable but unique Porsche variants announced for Australia, following the Macan and 911 T.

Pictured here, the Boxster wears a heritage paint colour called Ruby Star Neo, a callback to the hero hue featured on the 1992 964 Carrera RS. This is available for both Boxster and Cayman.

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But you don’t have to go Ruby Star if you don’t want – Porsche offers myriad colours, including Crayon, pictured on the 718 Cayman.

The Style Edition decal package is available in black or white at the customer’s choice, and includes the bonnet and roof stripes as well as ‘Porsche’ logos down the sides.

718 Style Edition equipment

Justifying the relatively small $3800 premium over a cooking Cayman or Boxster, the Style Edition gets more than just exterior tweaks like the Spyder 20-inch alloy wheels (in white or black, to match decals) and Crayon contrast stitching inside.

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The heated 14-way adjustable seats are trimmed in leather as standard with Porsche crests embossed in the headrests and illuminating stainless steel kick plates. There are no changes to suspension or powertrain, though.

As for equipment, the Style Edition gets Xenon headlights, PDLS active headlights, 7.0-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay, navigation, DAB radio, voice control, blind-spot monitoring and a heated steering wheel.

As with any Porsche product, further customisation – such as extended leather packages, colour-matched keys – will be possible using the configurator.

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2023 Porsche 718 pricing

Prices listed are before on-road costs