The recently launched boxster gts and related cayman gts use highly strung four pot engines with 361bhp so the new spyder will need to produce more power to cement itself as the top boxster.
New boxster spyder roof.
Instead the spyder has a manually folding top without much of the sound deadening and insulation found in.
Although the 718 spyder has its manually operated tent like roof and fabric door pulls to save weight it still weighs 3 206 pounds.
The new spyder s manual roof unclips from its moorings on the spyder s windshield header and rear haunches and simply folds into a space below the rear decklid making it much easier to deal with.
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The mechanism saves 10kg.
For context that s 174 pounds more than a manual 718 boxster.
The roof on the new car is still a largely manual affair but is far easier to erect and stow while it can also be used right up to the spyder s top speed of 180mph.
The roof isn t a conventional convertible top like you get in the standard 718 boxster.
With gt3 hardware and a screaming flat six engine this droptop is one of porsche s best sports cars yet.
Turning off the sat nav voice was a little more difficult but done now.
To call the 718 spyder a more powerful boxster would truly be an understatement.
The roof is a doddle once worked out.
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