Power up with Cayman and Boxster S limited editions

STUTTGART, Germany — Porsche has revealed a brace of new limited-edition models, the Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 and the Cayman S Sport, and only a handful of each will be offered in North America, starting in October. The Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 will be priced at $66,900, while the Cayman S Sport will have a sticker of $69,900.

Porsche said it will build 500 Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 and 700 Cayman S Sport models for global markets. Of those totals, fewer than 50 Boxsters and about 100 Caymans, each with a numbered plaque in the glovebox, will make it to the States.

Both cars get a slightly hotter 303-horsepower 3.4-liter six-cylinder engine, as well as a number of mechanical and visual enhancements.

Porsche designed the Cayman S Sport to resemble the 911GT3 RS, including such details as black rims, mirrors and air intake grilles as well as a black cockpit design package. The Cayman S Sport will be available in a variety of exterior colors, including the GT3 RS shades of green and orange, with the model designation Cayman S in black lettering along the flanks.

The suspension has been lowered by 0.4 inch, and Porsche Active Suspension Management is fitted, along with 5mm spacers on the 19-inch SportDesign wheels. Additional features include a sport exhaust system with twin-chamber tailpipe, bi-xenon headlamps, the Sports Chrono package and sport seats. The steering wheel, gearshift lever and handbrake lever are all wrapped in Alcantara.

The Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 is painted Carrara White — named for its similarity to the color of Italian marble. The 19-inch SportDesign wheels, side air intakes, center console and instrument dials are also finished in white. The car also gets contrasting gray stripes, a stone gray convertible top and black leather upholstery.

This special Boxster S comes with an Edition 2 chronograph with a white-face dial, from the Porsche Design Dashboard Collection.

What this means to you: You might want to give your local Porsche dealer a call ahead of time, since it didn't take the company long to sell out of the limited-edition Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 and Boxster RS60 Spyder.