Porsche Kills Off The Boxster And Cayman

For years, buyers looking to park a Porsche sports car in their driveway could choose between the Boxster, the Cayman, and the 911. However, as Weissach continues its shift towards electrification, the ICE-powered Boxster and Cayman have officially been killed off.

We’ve known about the demise of the two models for quite some time, and in some markets, they’ve already been axed. However, now Porsche has confirmed that global order books for the two models have been closed. So, if you were hoping to get yourself a brand new one but haven’t already contacted your local dealer, you’re, unfortunately, late to the party.

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Although order books for the two models have closed, we don’t yet know when production will officially end. Some recent rumors had indicated that it would take Porsche until 2026 to fulfill all of the 718 Cayman and Boxster orders it already has. The company hasn’t commented on that, but the last units that leave the factory could become collector’s items in the years to come.

As mentioned above, the writing has been on the wall for the two models for several years. In early 2024, Porsche was forced to stop selling the Cayman and Boxster in Europe because they failed to comply with cybersecurity regulations and it deemed that wasn’t worth updating them to current standards.

An Electric Future

While the ICE-powered 718 twins we know and love is dead, the Cayman and Boxster names will live on as Porsche is currently in the midst of developing all-electric versions of both. Prototypes have been spied testing frequently during the past two years and the production models are expected to launch by 2026.

It’s understood that Porsche will sell the new models in single-motor, rear-wheel drive, and dual-motor, all-wheel drive versions. There’s no word on tech specs just yet, but it stands to reason that they’ll be quicker than their predecessors. However, while we trust the German brand to ensure the driving dynamics will match those of their predecessors, making them stir the same kind of emotions with an electric, instead of a combustion, powertrain may prove a hard task.