What we have here is another one of Magazine Motorsport’s no-nonsense zero to top speed tests. This time they’ve picked a 2013 Porsche Boxster S, the one with the big 3.4-litre, 315 hp engine, equipped with a six-speed manual transmission. Yes, we know the official top speed figure for the Boxster S is 280, but hey, a tenner is not worth arguing!

Porsche Boxster S: 3.4-litre boxer engine with 315 hp (232 kW); rear-wheel drive, six-speed manual transmission, optional seven-speed Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK); acceleration 0 – 100 km/h in 5.1 seconds, with PDK in 5.0 seconds (4.8 seconds with Sport Chrono Package); top speed 279 km/h, with PDK 277 km/h; fuel consumption (NEDC) 8.8 l/100 km, CO2 206 g/km; with PDK 8.0 l/100 km CO2 188 g/km.