The base Boxster comes standard with a five-speed manual transmission that gets the job done, but when you’re spooling the car out over a really great road, you can’t help but wish there was one more gear, just a little more oomph. The six-speed manual that’s standard on the Boxster S is a sweet affair. Like all Porsche shifters, it’s as precise as the action on a well-oiled rifle. A five-speed Tiptronic S auto-manual transmission is available for both models, making electronically perfect shifts via controls on the steering wheel.