Porsche Cayman/Boxster GTS spied

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It doesn't quite have the allure of a 'GT3' badge, but seeing 'GTS' on a Porsche is definitely a good thing if judged by its recent efforts. The Panamera GTS is probably the nicest model in the range, and the 997 Carrera GTS was an appropriately excellent swansong for that car. If a Cayenne is more to your fancy, we'd bet that GTS is pretty damn good. There are one or two older GTS-badged Porsches that are rather special too...

Power will be up to 340hp

So a Boxster and Cayman GTS will surely be very eagerly anticipated. Judging by the info that's leaked out already, the upgrades seem like familiar GTS fare; some additional power (up by 15hp, to 340), a sports exhaust, standard PASM and some minor cosmetic enhancements. Wheels will be the 20-inch Carrera S items from the 911, and yellow calipers of course denote the PCCB carbon brakes. They will probably remain optional on the GTS though. Despite the Panamera precedent, the Boxster and Cayman GTS are likely to have PDK and manual gearbox options. Thanks Porsche.

The inevitable comparisons will be with the Boxster Spyder and Cayman R. The GTS isn't as comprehensive an overhaul as with those cars, but it should be remembered that they were valedictory specials for the 987 model line. We're fairly early into the lifecycle of the current cars so hopefully there's more to come.

The GTS models will debut at Beijing. A price of $75,000 (£45,500) in the US has been suggested, without mentioning a specific model. For reference, that's $13,000 more than a Boxster S and $11,000 more than a Cayman S in America. With a Panamera GTS (£93,175) over £7K extra compared to the 4WD S (£85,721) in Britain, we would expect a GTS Cayman or Boxster to cost and extra £3-4K over the S at least.