Auto Car Porsche Boxster Spyder first drive review

Porsche Boxster Spyder adalah versi tercepat, paling paling give eksklusif Ekstrem dari 981-series roadsters. Luar biasa Chassis, kemudi Tajam give memabukkan dating enam mesin mobil salah satu bantuan menyampaikan sport paling mengemudi berharga pengalaman dengan harga apapun. Namun, itu juga yang paling mahal Boxster give Praktis paling juga, Berkat kabin dipreteli give atap menjengkelkan fiddly. The Spyder khusus, tetapi juga pengingat Tepat waktu bisa betapa baik Boxster - Porsche menggunakan Berharap kami ini untuk sebagai dasar Generasi berikutnya dari 718 GTS model mengenakan lencana.

Need to know:

• Stripped back 'pure' version of the 981-series Boxster
• 370 bhp 3.8-liter flat-six engine, 0-62 mph in 4.5 seconds
• Manually operated fabric roof to save weight

Versions of the most extreme and impractical from a 981-series Porsche Boxster. It is also the rarest, and cool, thanks to the beautifully curved rear deck is made from a single sheet of aluminum, plus nameplate destined Spyder made famous by Hollywood, James Dean and its royalty light 550 Spyder.

Aggressive, Porsche Motorsport inspired front bumper makes it 10mm longer nose-to-tail on the Boxster GTS, and for riding on the passive sports suspension as standard, it is 10mm lower. At 1300kg, it is 30kg lighter as well, especially since there is no electric-folding roof, door handles or even radio. Although you can restore the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) infotainment, that privilege will cost a further £ 2,141.

The main draw of the Boxster Spyder, however, is the engine and drivetrain. For the first time, Porsche has installed larger, normally aspirated 3.8-liter flat-six to the Boxster to develop 370bhp. This is the same unit that features in the Cayman GT4 race-honed, and the like GT4, it is equipped with a six-speed manual gearbox.

The roof will be loved and hated in equal measure. The good news is that it looks bespoke, can cope with the automatic car wash and the 180mph top speed of the car. The bad news is fiddly process required to delete: shifted from the roof rail electrical header, but then you have to step out of the car to open the boot, unclip the support fly, manually retract the word roof and boot shut. Even with practice, the process takes a good minute of faffing, which may be unbearable for your passengers, especially if it rains. What adds more frustrating is the fact you can not access the rear boot unless the roof down.

It may be too raw to be considered as a daily driver. The lack of improvement, cabin noise and the roof will thwart fiddly if you have to use the Spyder daily. However, as the second or even third car, or perhaps sad, as a financial investment for the future, the Spyder offers one of the purest, most thrilling and thoroughly engaging driving experience you can buy at any price.

However, with the former models almost new currently sits close to the £ 90,000, the entire RS Ford Focus over the original price, it seems that speculators have turned Spyder into a cash cow others destined for the garage collectors and auction houses, is not something that should be encouraged, and enjoyed.

In addition, careful trawl classifieds we will bring you to some examples of the 981 GTS, which with a choice of several options installed can provide 90 percent of sensation, at half the cost Spyder.

Key facts:

• Model: Porsche Boxster Spyder
• Price: £60,000 / £69,702 as tested
• Engine: 3.8-litre flat six, six-speed manual
• Power/Torque: 370bhp, 309lb ft
• 0-62mph: 4.5secs
• Top speed: 180mph
• Economy: 28.5mpg
• CO2/BIK tax liability: 230g/km / 37%
• Boot space: 150 litres (front) / 130 litres (rear)

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