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This is the last petrol model to be built on Porsche's mid-engined platform and the most powerful derivative of the Boxster since production began in 1995.

The 718 Spyder RS is the drop top-sibling to the 718 Cayman GT4 RS coupé, both sharing the same 493bhp 4.0-litre six-cylinder engine. 

This is a more sat-back RS but still one with adjustable ride height, camber, track and anti-roll bars, plus uniball joints in the suspension. An over-endowed BMW Z4 rival it is not.

Richard Lane, Deputy road test editor

The Boxster is more focused and slightly less suited to the road than the Cayman, but the engine’s immediacy and dulcet tones make it a must-have if you’re not using your Porsche for day-to-day mundanities.

Lightweight simplicity and driver appeal is what the 911 Carrera T is all about. 

How lightweight? Well, the Carrera T ditches most of the regular 911’s sound deadening and even goes as far as swapping in a more compact battery. 

The car’s dynamic composure and purposeful handling allow it to carry remarkable speed.

Matt Saunders, Road test editor

This car is the only new Porsche to combine a 380bhp twin-turbocharged flat-six engine with three pedals, too.

There are plenty of options when it comes to the Cayenne, but our favourite is the S, complete with its 4.0 litre V8 engine. 

It comes with four-wheel drive as standard, a spacious boot and loads of leg room, making it a great family-friendly SUV. 

Certain luxury SUVs alternatives ride more sweetly than the Cayenne, but few are as appealing and interesting to drive to those with keener sporting tastes.

Richard Lane, Deputy road test editor

Inside, there’s a high-resolution digital dashboard with the option to upgrade to a passenger side touchscreen too. But despite the fancy technology, the car doesn’t miss the mark when it comes to physical buttons, as it has physical climate controls and even an old-school volume dial.

If you’re looking for a 718 Cayman as day-to-day transport, the GTS 4.0 is the one for you. 

The six-cylinder 394bhp engine makes this car thrilling to drive but also offers a linearity that makes it easy to potter around in.

For anyone fearing a four-cylinder implant of total featurelessness, rest assured: the coupé has not succumbed.

Matt Saunders, Road test editor

Plus, the primary ride control is exemplary and you can really glide serenely over bumps.

The steering response of the GTS is seamless too: it feels like there's no interruption between you and the road.

This fast-charging SUV is a worthy successor to the petrol Macan, being an electric car that looks and, crucially, feels like a Porsche.

It comes in four different derivatives: Macan, 4, 4S and Turbo. We suggest opting for the regular car, which comes with 365bhp.

The Macan Electric is seriously complete and capable electric SUV – one that hits real high notes in many of the areas you would expect.

Matt Prior, Editor-at-large

The motors are positioned behind the axles, in a nod to the 911, allowing for more expressive, rearward-biased handling.

And with the option of an augmented-reality head-up display, which projects sat-nav prompts at an effective distance of 10m ahead of the driver, you will be living in the future with this Porsche.

As the only V8-engined non-hybrid Panamera going, it would be wrong not to include the GTS in this list. 

Its 494bhp engine has exhaust tuning that really brings out the aural appeal of a V8.

The V8 engine likes to rev and keeps the car savagely on the boil when it is. It's a spectacularly fast saloon.

Richard Lane, Deputy road test editor

Its handling is poised, level and precise and for a car of its weight (more than two tonnes): there's plenty of cornering balance, which is just what you would expect from a Porsche GT.