Bringing more power to the people, the new Porsche 718 Boxter and 718 Boxter S integrate the brand’s latest performance innovations while giving a numerical nod to the marque’s history. The bolstered roadsters are named after a paragon of Porsche, the 718 mid-engine racer (built from 1957 through 1962) that won its class multiple times at Le Mans and took first overall at the European Hill Climb Championship in 1958 and 1959.

The new namesakes beat the previous Boxter models in the automotive trifecta o…