Porsche Boxster and Cayman (981)

The Porsche 981 is the internal designation of the third-generation Boxster and second-generation Cayman, built by Porsche. It was announced on 13 March 2012 at the Geneva Auto Show, with sales starting in early summer 2012, and it was succeeded by the 982. It took its design language from the 911 (991) and the 918. The chassis is 40 percent more torsionally rigid, the front track is 40 mm wider and the wheelbase 60 mm longer, with a weight cut of up to 35 kg against the 987. It was the first Boxster and Cayman with electrically assisted steering. The Boxster has a new 2.7 litre flat-six of 194 kW, and the Boxster S the 3.4 litre engine. A GTS followed in March 2014 and a Boxster Spyder in 2015.