Monday, April 1, 2013

Porsche again captured the title of "Sports car of the year"


In addition to numerous premier auto show in New York, stood out among the rest of this year's auto show presentation of the annual awards World Car Awards, and in the most important category for us, the 2013 World Performance Car, winning laurels went to Sportcar Porsche Boxster and Cayman.Bavarian mid-engined sportscars opposed such heavyweights as the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT86, and it is recognized that the victory over such serious contenders, especially Ferrari, really shows what a long way the Boxster and Cayman have been over the years .

In the basic variant, the Boxster is equipped with a 265-horsepower, a 2.7-liter engine and the model's offers to the customers 315-horsepower, 3.4-liter unit. The car is available with either a 6-speed manual gearbox or with the 7-speed PDK dual-clutch, sending drive to the rear wheels. This Boxster overclocking up to the first hundred in just 4.7 seconds.

Porsche Cayman, in turn, comes with a 2.7-liter engine, with a capacity of 275 horsepower standard, and the 325-horsepower engine selecting S. As Boxster, it is available with a 6-speed mechanics and seven-speed automatic. When selecting a model with a 3.4-liter engine, the PDK gearbox and the package Sport Chrono, changing the first hundred only takes 4.4 seconds.
It already the third time when the Bavarian company receives so prestigious award. Last year, Porsche 911 became the winner, and Cayman already received the title World Performance Car in 2006.

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